Teak frames carry 2 years in Brown Jordan's contract warranty, and Barlow Tyrie's 10-year teak term excludes contract use

Brown Jordan's warranty for contract use, its term for commercial and other non-residential buyers, covers wood frames for 2 years against structural failure. The same list gives its extruded and cast aluminum frames 5 years. Barlow Tyrie warrants teak for 10 years, and its warranty document says the terms do not apply to use in a contract or non-residential situation, or to deterioration caused by teak oil or other wood treatments.

The terms here come from each company's published documents, checked November 1, 2026. They are quoted to show how the terms work, and this site does not rank or recommend any maker.

The materials guide compares teak with aluminum, steel, HDPE and resin wicker, and the warranty guide covers commercial terms across materials.

Warranty terms for teak and other hardwoodsBrown Jordan gives wood frames 2 years under both its contract and residential terms

Four published documents set terms for teak or other outdoor hardwoods. They cover different failures and different buyers, so the years in the chart are a starting point for comparison only.

"If the teak furniture fails structurally (i.e., broken frame) within two (2) years from the date of purchase, we will, at our option, replace, repair or refinish the product."

Brown Jordan, Claims & Warranty

That is Brown Jordan's wood frame term. Its residential terms also give wood frames 2 years, while its residential aluminum frames get 15. The page says wood frames need user maintenance and that fading and color change are not covered.

Victor Stanley, whose warranty page describes its products as site furnishings, warrants Ipe and Jatoba slats for 10 years and Kebony slats for 5 years against structural failure or bacterial rot. Its steel frames and weldments carry 10 years. Country Casual Teak guarantees its furniture to the original purchaser for 3 years against defects in material and workmanship, and metal plaques, fabric and furniture covers for 1 year. Its page sets no separate commercial term.

Graying, checking and sealerAll four documents leave graying and checking out of coverage

All four documents leave weathering out of coverage, including graying and checking, the fine surface cracks that open as wood dries and swells. They differ on what to put on the wood.

Brown Jordan says its teak weathers to a silver-gray patina and calls this expected. To keep or restore the original warm tone, it recommends a teak cleaner and a teak sealer. It says new teak can show oil spots that look like water marks, that oil may transfer lightly to cushions, and that in humid climates the grain may rise and hairline cracks appear as the wood acclimates.

Barlow Tyrie's document excludes deterioration from teak oil or other wood treatments, and damage from a pressure washer. A buyer who mixes makers on one patio may need two maintenance routines, one that seals and one that leaves the wood bare. The care guide lists the routines by material.

The HTS lines for teakTeak seats have their own HTS lines, and the general duty rate on each is Free

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), the U.S. list of import classifications, gives teak its own statistical lines in chapter 94. The general duty rate is Free on each of them. Additional duties by country of origin are covered in the tariffs guide.

Teak chairs and other teak seats split into plantation-harvested and other teak. The chapter's statistical notes define plantation-harvested as "wood harvested from trees grown on a plantation." Wooden dining tables have a single line, 9403.60.80.40, with no teak split, while other teak furniture such as side and coffee tables falls in 9403.60.80.89.

The annex to Proclamation 10976, the Section 232 action on timber and lumber products, lists the upholstered wooden seat lines 9401.61.40.11, .40.31, .60.11 and .60.31. The upholstered teak chair line, 9401.61.20, is not on that list.

The Lacey Act declarationOther wooden furniture under 9403.60.80 joined the declaration on December 1, 2024

The Lacey Act requires that imported wood was legally harvested. APHIS, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has phased in a declaration that importers file for listed HTS codes.

Its schedule lists seats with wooden frames under 9401.69 from April 1, 2010, the upholstered teak chair line 9401.61.20 from August 6, 2015, and other wooden furniture under 9403.60.80 from December 1, 2024.

The declaration applies to formal entries, which APHIS describes as generally valued at $2,500 or more. It asks for the genus and species of the wood, the country where it was harvested, and the quantity in metric units. APHIS lists pieces and counts as invalid units, so a quantity of chairs goes in as cubic meters or kilograms of wood. Only the importer of record or its agent, such as a customs broker, may file.

Genus and species

of the wood

Country of harvest

where the wood was harvested

Quantity

in metric units, cubic meters or kilograms; pieces and counts are invalid units

Who files

the importer of record or its agent, such as a customs broker

A worked exampleIn the example, only the 2 chair frames that break in the first year fall inside the term

This example uses round numbers and describes no real property. A hotel imports 80 teak dining chairs without cushions, 20 teak dining tables and 10 teak benches for a pool terrace, on one shipment worth well over $2,500. The mill records show the teak was plantation-grown.

All three lines need a declaration with the species, the country of harvest and the volume or weight of wood. The tables go in the dining table line, where no teak split exists.

The furniture then carries a 2-year contract term on wood frames, like Brown Jordan's. The chart follows four events through it.

Only the two chair frames that break in the first year fall inside the term. The graying and the checking are excluded as weathering, and the bench that breaks in year 3 is past it.