Yes, it will very likely need to clear MAF. We brought in a bunch of antique wood furniture, and it was all inspected.
As far as how to do it -- around the time the shipment arrives, you will need to fill out an "unaccompanied baggage" declaration form to start the process. Once it clears customs, then MAF will have a look at the inventory of your shipment and pick out the items that they want to inspect. They charge a small fee based on the number of items (my last container had 36 items inspected and the fee was $180).
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