Heading · Chapter 44
4401: Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
9 subheadings make up heading 4401 in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).
Duty rates compared
Subheadings 9
- 4401.11Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots: coniferous
- 4401.12Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots: non-coniferous
- 4401.21Wood in chips or particles: coniferous
- 4401.22Wood in chips or particles: non-coniferousHardwood wood chips
- 4401.31Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs: wood pelletsWood pellets
- 4401.32Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs: wood briquettes
- 4401.39Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs: other
- 4401.41Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: sawdust
- 4401.49Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$485kUS$485k+US$41m+US$212m+> US$642m
Exports: 146
- Vietnam: US$4bn
- United States: US$3bn
- Latvia: US$713m
- Canada: US$663m
- Australia: US$642m
- Thailand: US$520m
- Germany: US$517m
- Estonia: US$377m
- Brazil: US$283m
- Indonesia: US$282m
- Austria: US$238m
- Malaysia: US$234m
- Belgium: US$232m
- South Africa: US$212m
- Chile: US$204m
- Lithuania: US$186m
- Netherlands: US$173m
- France: US$152m
- Poland: US$140m
- Ukraine: US$139m
- Sweden: US$129m
- Croatia: US$120m
- Czechia: US$117m
- Portugal: US$116m
- Spain: US$107m
- Slovenia: US$104m
- Russia: US$96m
- Norway: US$90m
- Denmark: US$76m
- Uruguay: US$72m
- United Kingdom: US$70m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$70m
- Slovakia: US$62m
- New Zealand: US$60m
- Fiji: US$41m
- Italy: US$41m
- Hungary: US$40m
- Eswatini: US$39m
- Romania: US$36m
- Ireland: US$36m
- China: US$18m
- Finland: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Montenegro: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Albania: US$3m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- India: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$298kUS$298k+US$5m+US$94m+> US$575m
Imports: 193
- Japan: US$3bn
- China: US$3bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Denmark: US$816m
- South Korea: US$629m
- Italy: US$575m
- France: US$520m
- Netherlands: US$417m
- Germany: US$332m
- Sweden: US$324m
- Indonesia: US$269m
- Austria: US$253m
- Belgium: US$222m
- Finland: US$198m
- United States: US$160m
- Canada: US$132m
- Portugal: US$115m
- Poland: US$97m
- Switzerland: US$94m
- Taiwan: US$88m
- Norway: US$83m
- Laos: US$80m
- Spain: US$74m
- Romania: US$67m
- Türkiye: US$64m
- Latvia: US$63m
- Ireland: US$56m
- Slovenia: US$54m
- Czechia: US$47m
- India: US$46m
- South Africa: US$45m
- Lithuania: US$42m
- Slovakia: US$29m
- Hungary: US$27m
- Luxembourg: US$25m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Croatia: US$24m
- Estonia: US$20m
- Greece: US$16m
- North Macedonia: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Eswatini: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Iceland: US$7m
- Iraq: US$6m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$4bn | 28.8% | |
| 2 | US$3bn | 18.2% | |
| 3 | US$713m | 5% | |
| 4 | US$663m | 4.6% | |
| 5 | US$642m | 4.5% | |
| 6 | US$520m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$517m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$377m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$283m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$282m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$3bn | 21.8% | |
| 2 | US$3bn | 19% | |
| 3 | US$2bn | 15.4% | |
| 4 | US$816m | 5.7% | |
| 5 | US$629m | 4.4% | |
| 6 | US$575m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$520m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$417m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$332m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$324m | 2.3% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 4401 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 4401 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 4401 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 4401 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
World trade in heading 4401 goods reached US$14bn in 2024, up 0.2% on 2023.
Vietnam was the largest exporter with 28.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Japan imported the most (US$3bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 31st among 146 exporters with US$70m.
The United Kingdom imported US$2bn.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 440131, the expression ‘wood pellets’ means by-products, such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood-processing industry, furniture-making industry or other wood-transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such pellets are cylindrical, with a diameter not exceeding 25 mm and a length not exceeding 100 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheading 440132, the expression ‘wood briquettes’ means by-products such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood processing industry, furniture making or other wood transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such briquettes are in the form of cubiform, polyhedral or cylindrical units with the minimum cross-sectional dimension greater than 25 mm.
3. For the purposes of subheading 440713, ‘S-P-F’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of spruce, pine and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
4. For the purposes of subheading 440714, ‘Hem-fir’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of Western hemlock and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms?
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms fall under HS heading 4401, part of chapter 44, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4401 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4401 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in…?
Vietnam, with US$4bn in 2024 (28.8% of world exports).