Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

21 headings · 128 six-digit codes · World Customs Organization Harmonized System

HS code 44 wood and articles of wood, also written as HSN code 44, covers fuel wood, charcoal, timber, boards and finished wooden goods. Use this page to see which heading fits your product and how to tell close codes apart.

Chapter 44 is one of the more finely subdivided chapters: 21 headings carry 128 six-digit codes between them, an average of 6.1 per heading. The deepest is 4407 (Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or…) with 21. The chapter sits in Section IX, Wood, Cork, Straw and Plaiting Materials, alongside 2 other chapters.

Headings in this chapter

4401Fuel 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 forms440111 to 440149e.g. 440111 — Wood; for fuel, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or similar forms, whether or not agglomerated, coniferous9 codes 4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated440210 to 440290e.g. 440210 — Wood; charcoal of bamboo, whether or not agglomerated3 codes 4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared440311 to 440399e.g. 440311 — Wood; coniferous species, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared; treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives19 codes 4404Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets, stakes of wood, pointed, not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed, not turned, bent, etc., suitable for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles, etc.440410 to 440420e.g. 440410 — Wood; coniferous, split poles, piles, pickets, stakes, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; sticks for umbrellas, tool handles etc, roughly trimmed but not turned or bent; chipwood etc, hoopwood2 codes 4405Wood wool; wood floure.g. 440500 — Wood; wood wool and wood flour1 code 4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood440611 to 440692e.g. 440611 — Wood; railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties), not impregnated, coniferous4 codes 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm440711 to 440799e.g. 440711 — Wood; coniferous species, of pine (pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm21 codes 4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm440810 to 440890e.g. 440810 — Wood; coniferous, sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, not over 6 mm thick4 codes 4409Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed440910 to 440929e.g. 440910 — Wood; coniferous (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed4 codes 4410Particle board, oriented strand board (osb) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances441011 to 441090e.g. 441011 — Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances4 codes 4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances441112 to 441194e.g. 441112 — Medium density fibreboard (mdf), of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm6 codes 4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood441210 to 441299e.g. 441210 — Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood; of bamboo14 codes 4413Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapese.g. 441300 — Wood; densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes1 code 4414Wooden frames; for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects441410 to 441490e.g. 441410 — Wooden frames; for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects; of tropical wood2 codes 4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood441510 to 441520e.g. 441510 — Wood; cases, boxes, crates, drums, similar packings and cable-drums2 codes 4416Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including stavese.g. 441600 — Wood; casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves1 code 4417Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of woode.g. 441700 — Wood; tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, boot and shoe lasts and trees, of wood1 code 4418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes441811 to 441899e.g. 441811 — Wood; windows, french-windows and their frames; of tropical wood18 codes 4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood441911 to 441990e.g. 441911 — Tableware and kitchenware, of wood; of bamboo, bread boards, chopping boards and similar boards5 codes 4420Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles of wood; statuettes and other ornaments of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in chapter 94442011 to 442090e.g. 442011 — Wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of tropical wood3 codes 4421Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420442110 to 442199e.g. 442110 — Wood; clothes hangers4 codes

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HS code 44 wood and articles of wood: what it covers

Chapter 44 follows the wood from forest to finished product. It starts with fuel wood and charcoal. It moves on to logs and sawn timber, then to boards and panels, and ends with goods made of wood.

Most headings split by the kind of tree. The codes separate coniferous wood, such as pine, fir and spruce, from non-coniferous wood, such as oak, beech and birch. Tropical woods like teak and meranti often get their own codes. Many codes also split by thickness, by treatment or by shape.

That is why the first question is always the same: what is the product, and what shape is it in? A log, a sawn plank and a plywood sheet all come from wood, but each sits under a different heading.

Chapter 44 headings by product group

Here is a simple way to read the chapter. Each group below links to the heading pages, where you can see the six-digit codes in full.

Fuel wood and charcoal: 4401 covers fuel wood, wood chips, sawdust and wood pellets. 4402 covers wood charcoal, including bamboo charcoal and nut or shell charcoal.
Logs and rough wood: 4403 is wood in the rough, such as logs. 4405 is wood wool and wood flour. 4406 is railway sleepers.
Sawn wood and veneer: 4407 is sawn wood, often called lumber. 4408 is veneer sheets.
4411 is MDF and other fibreboard. 4412 is plywood, LVL and blockboard. 4413 is densified wood.
Packing and casks: 4415 covers wooden pallets, crates and boxes.
Joinery and flooring: 4418 covers windows, doors, assembled flooring panels, glulam and CLT.
Wooden articles: 4414 is frames. 4417 is tool handles. 4419 is tableware and kitchenware. 4420 is ornaments and inlaid wood. 4421 covers other items such as clothes hangers and coffins.

How to pick the right Chapter 44 code

Start with the form of the product. Is it fuel, a log, a sawn plank, a sheet, a board or a finished item? That answer points you to a heading. Then use the details below to choose the subheading.

Thickness splits 4407 from 4408.

For boards, check how they are made. Fibreboard sits in 4411, and MDF is split by thickness: 441112 for up to 5 mm, 441113 for over 5 mm up to 9 mm, and 441114 for over 9 mm. Plywood and similar layered products sit in 4412.

For fuel, the form matters. Wood pellets are 440131 and wood briquettes are 440132. Rough teak logs are 440342, while sawn teak is 440723.

One more tip: 4420 includes some wooden furniture, but only items that do not fall in chapter 94. If you are unsure, try the HS code classifier.

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Related chapters in this section

Wood is only part of this section. If your product is made of cork, see chapter 45. For baskets, wickerwork and goods made of straw or esparto, see chapter 46.

Other chapters in Section IX

Wood, Cork, Straw and Plaiting Materials covers chapters 44–46.

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Straight answers

HS Chapter 44: common questions

What is HS code 44?

HS code 44, also called HSN code 44, is the chapter for wood and articles of wood, and for wood charcoal. It runs from fuel wood and logs to boards, pallets and wooden goods.

What is the HS code for plywood?

Plywood is in heading 4412, which also covers veneered panels and similar layered wood. Subheadings run from 441231 to 441299 and depend on the outer plies, such as tropical or coniferous wood.

What is the HS code for MDF board?

MDF is in heading 4411. The code depends on thickness: 441112, 441113 or 441114.

What is the HS code for wood pellets?

Wood pellets are 440131 under heading 4401. Wood briquettes have their own code, 440132.

What is the difference between HS 4407 and 4408?

Heading 4407 is for wood sawn or sliced lengthwise that is thicker than 6 mm. Heading 4408 is for veneer and plywood sheets that are not over 6 mm thick.

Where can I find HS code 44 import and export data?

Open the import data and export data pages and look up chapter 44 there. The section above explains what the records contain.

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