diff --git a/docs/UAT-PRACTICE.md b/docs/UAT-PRACTICE.md
index 21b0878..d5e39fd 100644
--- a/docs/UAT-PRACTICE.md
+++ b/docs/UAT-PRACTICE.md
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ hard stop. Switch to a supported browser.
 3. **Wood categories.** Pick at least one from the synced list.
 4. **Edge type, figure, grade.** Pick from the synced lists. One edge type, at least one figure,
    exactly one grade.
-5. **Thickness band.** Pick the Woo band that the measured thickness rounds up into.
+5. **Thickness band.** Not a control — it is derived automatically from the measured
+   thickness (the thickness-in rounds up into the synced Woo band, `TV-9` / `QUALITY-95`).
+   It displays read-only on the Review screen; fix it upstream by correcting the thickness
+   on capture/measure if the band looks wrong.
 6. **Moisture.** Keep the default (kiln-dried) or change it.
 7. **fig-* tags.** Optional; pick any from the synced list.
 8. **feat-* tags.** Zero or more. Only pick existing `feat-*` tags.
diff --git a/docs/contracts/UX.md b/docs/contracts/UX.md
index 8881014..439847b 100644
--- a/docs/contracts/UX.md
+++ b/docs/contracts/UX.md
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ Cites REVIEW-5, REVIEW-15, REVIEW-20, METADATA-45.
   with an "AI" badge; below it the field starts empty. The badge is presentation only and clears
   on edit.
 - **Required set.** Exactly one species and at least one wood-category leaf; one Edge Type, at
-  least one Figure, exactly one Grade, one Thickness band, one Moisture; fig-* and feat-* tags
-  optional; price; title, short_description, and description.
+  least one Figure, exactly one Grade, one Moisture; fig-* and feat-* tags optional; price;
+  title, short_description, and description. The **Thickness band is not an owner control** — it
+  is derived deterministically from `thickness_in` (the value rounds up into the synced Woo band,
+  `TV-9` / `QUALITY-95`), displayed read-only, and satisfies the readiness requirement
+  (`REVIEW-5`) via that derived value.
 - **Primary category.** The owner declares one primary wood category and any secondary ones; the
   default is the first selected.
 - **Inline nudges.** Every empty required field shows an inline nudge as the owner works; there is
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/review/MultiSelect.svelte b/frontend/src/create/review/MultiSelect.svelte
index 7f818ed..462acca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/create/review/MultiSelect.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/create/review/MultiSelect.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   //              (METADATA-10: "parents group only and are never assigned"); only the
   //              leaf rows are selectable. Filtering hides a parent group when none of
   //              its leaves match.
-  import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
+  import { createEventDispatcher, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 
   export interface Opt { id: number; name: string; ai: boolean }
   export interface Group { parent: { id: number; name: string }; leaves: Opt[] }
@@ -23,16 +23,30 @@
   export let placeholder = 'Choose…';
   export let testid = '';
   export let onToggle: (id: number) => void;
+  // #90: commit (persist + re-review) after a toggle settles. The parent wires this
+  // so multi-select changes flush to the slab immediately — no need to touch another
+  // field first. Debounced so a quick multi-tap doesn't fire a commit per click.
+  export let onCommit: (() => void) | undefined = undefined;
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
   let open = false;
   let filter = '';
   let focused: number | null = null;
+  let commitTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
 
   const grouped = groups.length > 0;
 
   // Effective selectable set (leaves when grouped, options when flat).
   $: allOpts = (grouped ? groups.flatMap((g) => g.leaves) : options) as Opt[];
+  // #90: the closed state must show WHAT is selected (names), not just a count.
+  // Truncate long lists so the button stays one line.
+  $: selectedNames = allOpts.filter((o) => selected.includes(o.id)).map((o) => o.name);
+  $: summary =
+    selectedNames.length === 0
+      ? ''
+      : selectedNames.length <= 2
+        ? selectedNames.join(', ')
+        : `${selectedNames.slice(0, 2).join(', ')} +${selectedNames.length - 2}`;
   $: q = filter.trim().toLowerCase();
   $: filteredFlat = q ? allOpts.filter((o) => o.name.toLowerCase().includes(q)) : allOpts;
   // Grouped: keep a parent only if at least one of its leaves survives the filter.
@@ -44,24 +58,46 @@
   $: count = selected.length;
   $: allFilteredSelected = filteredFlat.length > 0 && filteredFlat.every((o) => selected.includes(o.id));
 
+  function scheduleCommit() {
+    if (typeof onCommit !== 'function') return;
+    if (commitTimer) clearTimeout(commitTimer);
+    commitTimer = setTimeout(() => { commitTimer = undefined; onCommit(); }, 250);
+  }
   function toggle(id: number) {
     onToggle(id);
     focused = id;
+    scheduleCommit(); // #90: persist + re-review without waiting for another field
   }
   function selectAll() {
     for (const o of filteredFlat) if (!selected.includes(o.id)) onToggle(o.id);
+    scheduleCommit();
   }
   function clearAll() {
     for (const o of [...filteredFlat]) if (selected.includes(o.id)) onToggle(o.id);
+    scheduleCommit();
+  }
+  function close() {
+    open = false;
+    filter = '';
+    if (commitTimer) { clearTimeout(commitTimer); commitTimer = undefined; }
+    if (typeof onCommit === 'function') onCommit(); // flush immediately on Done
+    dispatch('commit');
   }
-  function close() { open = false; filter = ''; dispatch('commit'); }
   function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) { if (e.key === 'Escape' && open) open = false; }
+  function destroy() { if (commitTimer) clearTimeout(commitTimer); }
+  onDestroy(destroy);
 </script>
 
 <div class="ms" class:open data-testid={testid} on:keydown={onKey}>
   <button type="button" class="ms-btn" data-testid={testid ? `${testid}-btn` : 'ms-btn'} on:click={() => (open = !open)} aria-expanded={open}>
-    <span class="ms-label">{open ? 'Choose ' + label.toLowerCase() : placeholder}</span>
-    <span class="ms-c">{count === 1 ? '1 selected' : `${count} selected`}</span>
+    <span class="ms-label" data-testid={testid ? `${testid}-summary` : 'ms-summary'}>
+      {open
+        ? 'Choose ' + label.toLowerCase()
+        : summary !== ''
+          ? summary
+          : placeholder}
+    </span>
+    <span class="ms-c">{count === 0 ? '' : (count === 1 ? '1 selected' : `${count} selected`)}</span>
     <span class="ms-arrow" aria-hidden="true">{open ? '▴' : '▾'}</span>
   </button>
 
@@ -129,6 +165,7 @@
   .ms { border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 3px; background: #1a1a1a; overflow: hidden; }
   .ms-btn { width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
     padding: 9px 10px; background: #1d1d1d; border: 0; color: #eee; font-size: .9rem; cursor: pointer; text-align: left; }
+  .ms-btn .ms-label { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; color: #eee; }
   .ms-btn .ms-c { color: #00e5ff; font-weight: 700; font-size: .8rem; white-space: nowrap; }
   .ms-arrow { color: #777; }
   .ms-panel { border-top: 1px solid #333; background: #161616; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/review/Review.svelte b/frontend/src/create/review/Review.svelte
index f8f3cc2..fd46375 100644
--- a/frontend/src/create/review/Review.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/create/review/Review.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+  import { onMount, onDestroy, tick } from 'svelte';
   import {
     getSlab, updateSlab, reviewSlab, getTaxonomy, getSettings, inferTaxon, inferContent,
     ApiError,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   } from '../../api/slabs';
   import type { CalibratedCapture } from '../flow';
   import MultiSelect from './MultiSelect.svelte';
+  import { deriveThicknessTermId } from './thicknessBand';
 
   // Props handed off by App (one-column flow, UX.md §1).
   export let slabId: string;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
   let loading = true;
 
   // Picker option types (id + name + whether the AI recommended it).
-  interface Opt { id: number; name: string; ai: boolean }
+  interface Opt { id: number; name: string; ai: boolean; lowIn?: number }
   const byId = <T extends { id: number }>(arr: T[]) => {
     const m = new Map<number, T>();
     for (const x of arr) m.set(x.id, x);
@@ -54,7 +55,13 @@
       const attr = tax!.attributes.find(
         (a) => a.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase(),
       );
-      return (attr?.terms ?? []).map((t) => ({ id: t.id, name: t.name, ai: false }));
+      return (attr?.terms ?? []).map((t) => {
+        // Carry the band's numeric lower bound for thickness (TV-9 round-up); other
+        // attributes ignore it. "2-4 in" → 2; a name with no leading number → undefined.
+        const m = t.name.match(/\d+(?:[./]\d+)?/);
+        const lowIn = m ? Number(m[0]) : undefined;
+        return { id: t.id, name: t.name, ai: false, lowIn: Number.isFinite(lowIn) ? lowIn : undefined };
+      });
     };
     speciesOpts = childrenOf(speciesGrouper).map((c) => ({ id: c.id, name: c.name, ai: false }));
     // Wood categories: parent/child grouped (METADATA-10 — parents group only, never
@@ -82,12 +89,33 @@
   }
 
   // --- Editable model (mirrors the live slab) ---
-  let speciesId: number | '' = '';
+  // #90: single-selects bind a STRING var to the native <select>, because
+  // <option value={id}> coerces the option value to a string. Binding a
+  // `number | ''` var directly to those string values is the classic
+  // number/string mismatch that leaves the selected option blank after AI
+  // prefill or reload. `Number(...)` at commit normalizes back.
+  let speciesSel: string = '';
+  let edgeSel: string = '';
+  let gradeSel: string = '';
   let woodCatIds: number[] = [];
-  let edgeTypeId: number | '' = '';
   let figureIds: number[] = [];
-  let gradeId: number | '' = '';
-  let thicknessId: number | '' = '';
+  // #88: thickness band is NOT an owner control — it is derived deterministically
+  // from thickness_in (TV-9 / QUALITY-95) against the synced Woo thickness terms.
+  // The Review screen shows it read-only; the owner changes thickness upstream, and
+  // the band follows.
+  $: thicknessId = deriveThicknessTermId(
+    slab?.thickness_in ?? null,
+    thicknessOpts.map((o) => ({ id: o.id, name: o.name })),
+  );
+  $: thicknessName = thicknessOpts.find((o) => o.id === thicknessId)?.name ?? '';
+  // #88 display text: the derived band name, or an explicit "no band" note when a
+  // thickness is set but nothing in the synced set encloses it.
+  $: thicknessDisplay =
+    thicknessId !== ''
+      ? thicknessName
+      : (slab?.thickness_in ?? 0) > 0
+        ? `— no band for ${fmt1(slab!.thickness_in!)}″`
+        : '—';
   let moistureId: number | '' = '';
   let figTagIds: number[] = [];
   let featTagIds: number[] = [];
@@ -129,12 +157,13 @@
   const fmt2 = (v: number) => v.toFixed(2);
 
   function hydrate(s: Slab, t: Taxonomy | null) {
-    speciesId = s.species_id ?? '';
+    speciesSel = s.species_id != null ? String(s.species_id) : '';
     woodCatIds = [...(s.wood_category_ids ?? [])];
-    edgeTypeId = s.edge_type_term_id ?? '';
+    edgeSel = s.edge_type_term_id != null ? String(s.edge_type_term_id) : '';
     figureIds = [...(s.figure_term_ids ?? [])];
-    gradeId = s.grade_term_id ?? '';
-    thicknessId = s.thickness_term_id ?? '';
+    gradeSel = s.grade_term_id != null ? String(s.grade_term_id) : '';
+    // thicknessId is derived reactively from slab.thickness_in (#88) — not hydrated
+    // from the stored term, so a stale stored band can't shadow the derived value.
     moistureId = s.moisture_term_id ?? '';
     figTagIds = [...(s.fig_tag_ids ?? [])];
     featTagIds = [...(s.feat_tag_ids ?? [])];
@@ -165,11 +194,11 @@
     reviewError = '';
     try {
       const patch = {
-        species_id: speciesId === '' ? null : Number(speciesId),
+        species_id: speciesSel === '' ? null : Number(speciesSel),
         wood_category_ids: woodCatIds,
-        edge_type_term_id: edgeTypeId === '' ? null : Number(edgeTypeId),
+        edge_type_term_id: edgeSel === '' ? null : Number(edgeSel),
         figure_term_ids: figureIds,
-        grade_term_id: gradeId === '' ? null : Number(gradeId),
+        grade_term_id: gradeSel === '' ? null : Number(gradeSel),
         thickness_term_id: thicknessId === '' ? null : Number(thicknessId),
         moisture_term_id: moistureId === '' ? null : Number(moistureId),
         fig_tag_ids: figTagIds,
@@ -218,13 +247,13 @@
       const r = await inferTaxon(slabId);
       const s = r.suggestions;
       const recs: number[] = [];
-      if (s.species_id) { speciesId = s.species_id; recs.push(s.species_id); }
+      if (s.species_id) { speciesSel = String(s.species_id); recs.push(s.species_id); }
       if (s.wood_category_ids) {
         woodCatIds = [...s.wood_category_ids];
         if (!primaryCatId) primaryCatId = woodCatIds[0];
         recs.push(...s.wood_category_ids);
       }
-      if (s.edge_type_term_id) edgeTypeId = s.edge_type_term_id;
+      if (s.edge_type_term_id) edgeSel = String(s.edge_type_term_id);
       if (s.figure_term_ids) { figureIds = [...s.figure_term_ids]; recs.push(...s.figure_term_ids); }
       if (s.feature_tag_ids?.length) {
         featTagIds = [...s.feature_tag_ids];
@@ -234,6 +263,9 @@
       aiRecommendations = recs;
       aiNote = recs.length ? `AI suggested ${recs.length} field${recs.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} — review & edit below.` : 'No confident AI suggestions.';
       await commitReview();
+      // #90: force the <select> DOM to reflect the prefilled values after Svelte's
+      // own select_option(reset) has run.
+      syncSelects();
     } catch (e) {
       aiNote = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : 'Inference unavailable.';
     } finally {
@@ -272,6 +304,22 @@
     return arr.includes(id) ? arr.filter((x) => x !== id) : [...arr, id];
   }
 
+  // #90: keep the native <select> DOM option in sync when the bound value is set
+  // programmatically (AI prefill, reload hydrate). Svelte 4's update() re-runs
+  // select_option(select, val) on every val change, which resets el.value to the
+  // bound value — so a $: sync in the same flush gets overwritten. We defer with
+  // tick() so the write lands AFTER Svelte's DOM update, guaranteeing the visible
+  // option matches the bound value. Idempotent: only writes when they differ.
+  async function syncSelects() {
+    await tick();
+    if (speciesEl && speciesEl.value !== speciesSel) speciesEl.value = speciesSel;
+    if (edgeEl && edgeEl.value !== edgeSel) edgeEl.value = edgeSel;
+    if (gradeEl && gradeEl.value !== gradeSel) gradeEl.value = gradeSel;
+  }
+  let speciesEl: HTMLSelectElement | undefined;
+  let edgeEl: HTMLSelectElement | undefined;
+  let gradeEl: HTMLSelectElement | undefined;
+
   onMount(async () => {
     try {
       const [s, t, set] = await Promise.all([getSlab(slabId), getTaxonomy(), getSettings()]);
@@ -279,6 +327,8 @@
       deriveOptions();
       hydrate(s, t);
       canGenerateContent = !!set.content_llm_enabled;
+      // #90: sync the <select> DOM to the hydrated values (same race as AI prefill).
+      syncSelects();
       await commitReview();
     } catch (e) {
       loadError = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : 'Could not load the slab.';
@@ -333,10 +383,10 @@
     <!-- Species (single, AI-assist) -->
     <div class="field">
       <label class="lbl" for="species">Species <span class="ai">AI assist</span></label>
-      <select id="species" class="sel" data-testid="species" bind:value={speciesId} on:change={commitReview}>
+      <select id="species" class="sel" data-testid="species" bind:this={speciesEl} bind:value={speciesSel} on:change={commitReview}>
         <option value="">— select —</option>
         {#each speciesOpts as o (o.id)}
-          <option value={o.id} data-ai={o.ai ? 'true' : ''}>{o.name}{o.ai ? '  (AI)' : ''}</option>
+          <option value={o.id} data-ai={aiRecommendations.includes(o.id) ? 'true' : ''}>{o.name}{aiRecommendations.includes(o.id) ? '  (AI)' : ''}</option>
         {/each}
       </select>
     </div>
@@ -349,12 +399,13 @@
       placeholder="Choose wood categories"
       testid="wood-cat"
       onToggle={(id) => (woodCatIds = toggleMulti(woodCatIds, id))}
+      onCommit={commitReview}
     />
 
     <!-- Edge type (single, AI-assist) -->
     <div class="field">
       <label class="lbl" for="edge">Edge type <span class="ai">AI assist</span></label>
-      <select id="edge" class="sel" data-testid="edge-type" bind:value={edgeTypeId} on:change={commitReview}>
+      <select id="edge" class="sel" data-testid="edge-type" bind:this={edgeEl} bind:value={edgeSel} on:change={commitReview}>
         <option value="">— select —</option>
         {#each edgeOpts as o (o.id)}
           <option value={o.id}>{o.name}</option>
@@ -372,13 +423,14 @@
         placeholder="Choose figure"
         testid="figure"
         onToggle={(id) => (figureIds = toggleMulti(figureIds, id))}
+        onCommit={commitReview}
       />
     </div>
 
     <!-- Grade (single, owner judgment — NOT AI-assisted per METADATA-40) -->
     <div class="field">
       <label class="lbl" for="grade">Grade</label>
-      <select id="grade" class="sel" data-testid="grade" bind:value={gradeId} on:change={commitReview}>
+      <select id="grade" class="sel" data-testid="grade" bind:this={gradeEl} bind:value={gradeSel} on:change={commitReview}>
         <option value="">— select —</option>
         {#each gradeOpts as o (o.id)}<option value={o.id}>{o.name}</option>{/each}
       </select>
@@ -394,6 +446,7 @@
         placeholder="Choose fig-* tags"
         testid="fig-tag"
         onToggle={(id) => (figTagIds = toggleMulti(figTagIds, id))}
+        onCommit={commitReview}
       />
     </div>
 
@@ -407,15 +460,14 @@
         placeholder="Choose feat-* tags"
         testid="feat-tag"
         onToggle={(id) => (featTagIds = toggleMulti(featTagIds, id))}
+        onCommit={commitReview}
       />
     </div>
 
+    <!-- #88: thickness band is deterministic from thickness_in — display-only, no owner pick. -->
     <div class="field">
-      <label class="lbl" for="thickness">Thickness band</label>
-      <select id="thickness" class="sel" data-testid="thickness-band" bind:value={thicknessId} on:change={commitReview}>
-        <option value="">— select —</option>
-        {#each thicknessOpts as o (o.id)}<option value={o.id}>{o.name}</option>{/each}
-      </select>
+      <label class="lbl" for="thickness">Thickness band <span class="sug">from thickness</span></label>
+      <div id="thickness" class="ro" data-testid="thickness-band">{thicknessDisplay}</div>
     </div>
     <div class="field">
       <label class="lbl" for="moisture">Moisture</label>
@@ -504,6 +556,8 @@
   .lbl { display: block; font-size: .8rem; color: #bbb; margin: 0 0 4px; }
   .lbl .ai { margin-left: 6px; font-size: .58rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 1px 5px; border-radius: 2px; background: #00e5ff; color: #002; }
   .inp, .sel { width: 100%; padding: 9px; background: #1d1d1d; border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 3px; color: #eee; font-size: .9rem; text-align: left; }
+  /* #88 read-only thickness band: same chrome as .sel but non-interactive. */
+  .ro { width: 100%; padding: 9px; background: #141414; border: 1px solid #333; border-radius: 3px; color: #9ad0d8; font-size: .9rem; text-align: left; }
   .sel { appearance: none; background-image: linear-gradient(45deg,transparent 50%,#777 50%),linear-gradient(135deg,#777 50%,transparent 50%); background-position: calc(100% - 16px) 55%,calc(100% - 11px) 55%; background-size: 5px 5px; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
   .ta { resize: vertical; }
   .field { margin-bottom: 12px; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.test.ts b/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711e2bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import { deriveThicknessTermId, type ThicknessBand } from './thicknessBand';
+
+// Synced-Woo-shaped bands (id + name). The e2e fixture uses a single "2-4 in" band.
+const BANDS: ThicknessBand[] = [
+  { id: 39, name: '2-4 in' },
+];
+
+test('TV-9 / QUALITY-95: 1 in rounds up into the enclosing synced band', () => {
+  const bands: ThicknessBand[] = [
+    { id: 10, name: '1-2 in' },
+    { id: 39, name: '2-4 in' },
+  ];
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(1, bands), 10);
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(1.5, bands), 10);
+  // 2.0 is exactly the upper bound of the 1-2 band → belongs to it.
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(2.0, bands), 10);
+  // 2.01 falls into 2-4.
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(2.25, bands), 39);
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(4, bands), 39);
+});
+
+test('e2e fixture: thickness_in 2 → the single "2-4 in" band (id 39)', () => {
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(2, BANDS), 39);
+});
+
+test('above every band → empty (no invented band; upstream thickness fix resolves it)', () => {
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(5, BANDS), '');
+});
+
+test('no thickness / non-finite → empty', () => {
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(null, BANDS), '');
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(undefined, BANDS), '');
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(0, BANDS), '');
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(NaN, BANDS), '');
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(2, []), '');
+});
+
+test('band names are parsed from the synced names, never hardcoded (order-independent)', () => {
+  // Reverse the array: the derivation must still pick the right band by bound.
+  const bands: ThicknessBand[] = [
+    { id: 39, name: '2-4 in' },
+    { id: 10, name: '1-2 in' },
+  ];
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(1.5, bands), 10);
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(3, bands), 39);
+});
+
+test('malformed band names are skipped without throwing', () => {
+  const bands: ThicknessBand[] = [
+    { id: 1, name: 'N/A' },
+    { id: 2, name: '4-2 in' }, // inverted, unusable
+    { id: 39, name: '2-4 in' },
+  ];
+  assert.equal(deriveThicknessTermId(3, bands), 39);
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.ts b/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1168988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/create/review/thicknessBand.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * Deterministic thickness-band derivation (TV-9 / QUALITY-95, METADATA-15/25).
+ *
+ * The Woo "Thickness" attribute is a set of named bands (e.g. "2-4 in"). The
+ * owner enters a numeric thickness in 1/8-inch steps; the band is derived by
+ * rounding that thickness UP into the band whose numeric upper bound first
+ * encloses it. The Review UI never exposes a band picker — the band always
+ * follows from thickness_in (issue #88).
+ *
+ * Pure function so it is unit-testable without a browser/backend.
+ */
+
+export interface ThicknessBand {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/** Parse the leading numeric bounds ("2-4 in" → {min:2,max:4}). Returns null if the name
+ *  carries no usable numeric upper bound (defensive — a band we can't place is skipped). */
+function parseBounds(name: string): { min: number; max: number } | null {
+  // Match the first two numbers in the name, in order (handles "2-4 in", "1/8", "12in+").
+  const nums = name.match(/\d+(?:[./]\d+)?/g);
+  if (!nums) return null;
+  const asNum = (s: string) => Number(s);
+  const min = asNum(nums[0]);
+  const max = nums.length >= 2 ? asNum(nums[1]) : min;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(min) || !Number.isFinite(max)) return null;
+  if (max < min) return null; // malformed "4-2"; not a usable band
+  return { min, max };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Round `thicknessIn` (inches, 1/8" steps) up into the synced Woo thickness band.
+ * Returns the term id, or '' when no band encloses the value (no thickness known,
+ * empty synced set, or a value above every band — all leave the field empty so the
+ * owner's upstream fix, not a wrong band, resolves it).
+ */
+export function deriveThicknessTermId(
+  thicknessIn: number | null | undefined,
+  bands: ThicknessBand[],
+): number | '' {
+  if (typeof thicknessIn !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(thicknessIn) || thicknessIn <= 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  // Sort bands by upper bound so "first enclosing max" is well-defined regardless of
+  // the order Woo returned them in.
+  const ranked = bands
+    .map((b) => ({ b, bounds: parseBounds(b.name) }))
+    .filter((x): x is { b: ThicknessBand; bounds: { min: number; max: number } } => x.bounds !== null)
+    .sort((a, z) => a.bounds.max - z.bounds.max);
+  for (const { b, bounds } of ranked) {
+    // A value exactly on the band's max belongs to that band; above it, fall through.
+    if (thicknessIn <= bounds.max) {
+      return b.id;
+    }
+  }
+  return '';
+}