GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 4418.99
4418.99.20.00.00: Cellular wood panels, whether or not covered by ordinary metal sheet.
Other builders' joinery of wood
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into GCC
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
4418.99 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: other, other
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA Free – 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.6% 
Canada 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 3.9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2% 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC lines: 4418.99
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N352384 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of solid wood flooring from Peru
- N347619 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of solid wood flooring from Indonesia
- N337033 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coated wood boards, siding, and moldings from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia
- N333881 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of various moldings from Canada
31 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of heading 4405, ‘wood flour’ means wood powder of which not more than 8 % by weight is retained by a sieve with an aperture of 0,63 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 44141010, 44182110, 44192010, 44201110 and 44209091, ‘tropical wood’ means the following tropical woods: acajou d'Afrique, alan, azobé, balsa, dark red meranti, dibétou, ilomba, imbuia, iroko, jelutong, jongkong, kapur, kempas, keruing, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), makoré, mansonia, meranti bakau, merbau, obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, ramin, sapelli, sipo, teak, tiama, virola, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya and yellow meranti.
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4418.90.
HS code 4418.99.20.00.00 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 4418.99 (builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: other, other).
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–3.2%, the Canada duty is 3%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3.9%, the Taiwan duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 18% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 4418.99 worth US$33m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$1m.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 4418.99.20.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 4418.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$5m), followed by China.