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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

HS HEADING 4401

Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

In plain English

This heading covers wood intended for fuel in various physical forms, including whole pieces like logs, billets, twigs, and faggots, as well as processed materials such as chips, particles, sawdust, waste, and scrap. The goods are categorized by whether they are made from coniferous or non-coniferous trees and by their specific shape or level of processing. Subheadings distinguish between unprocessed wood pieces, wood in chip or particle form, and sawdust or waste that is either agglomerated into pellets, briquettes, or other similar forms, or left in its natural, non-agglomerated state.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (9)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

4401.11

Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, coniferous

4401.12

Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, non-coniferous

4401.21

Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, coniferous, whether or not agglomerated

4401.22

Wood; for fuel, in chips or particles, non-coniferous, whether or not agglomerated

4401.31

Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets

4401.32

Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood briquettes

4401.39

Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs or similar forms, other than wood pellets or wood briquettes

4401.41

Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated; sawdust

4401.49

Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated and not including sawdust

Chapter 44 classification notes

Chapter 44 dominated by tropical-hardwood trade — significant CITES Appendix II coverage (rosewood, mahogany). EUTR (EU Timber Regulation) and US Lacey Act apply to imports — illegal-origin wood seizure routine.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Bamboo articles go to Chapter 14 or 46 (plaiting materials), not 44; bamboo flooring (engineered) is 4418.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 44

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