Subheading · Section IX
4401.21: Wood in chips or particles: coniferous
Official description Coniferous
- FreeUK
- FreeEU
- 30%Türkiye
- FreeUSA
- US$1.3bnWorld trade in 2024
Subheading 4401.21 belongs to heading 4401 (fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms) in chapter 44.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4401.21; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4401.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 4401.21; the statutory rate is 30%.
Subheading 4401.21 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.3bn (−0.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$331.9m), followed by Latvia.
The biggest buyer was Japan, with imports of US$350.7m.
The United Kingdom ranked 9th among 75 exporters with US$26m; its largest buyer was Norway.
The United Kingdom imported US$4.9m, most of it from Ireland.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4401 21 00 00 Coniferous Free
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 4401 21 00 Coniferous Free—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 4401.21.00.00.00 İğne yapraklı ağaçlar 30%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 4401.21.00.00 Coniferous Freet dwb
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.5mUS$1.5m+US$12.8m+US$26.1m+> US$163.4m
Exports: 75
- United States: US$331.9m
- Latvia: US$168.7m
- Australia: US$163.4m
- Germany: US$127.3m
- Estonia: US$80.5m
- Spain: US$40.6m
- Lithuania: US$34.3m
- Norway: US$26.1m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Fiji: US$25.6m
- Portugal: US$22.1m
- Belgium: US$20.8m
- New Zealand: US$20.5m
- France: US$19m
- Slovenia: US$18.2m
- Russia: US$16.5m
- Sweden: US$15.7m
- Vietnam: US$12.8m
- Slovakia: US$12.5m
- Austria: US$12m
- Finland: US$10.9m
- Czechia: US$10.8m
- Netherlands: US$10.3m
- Poland: US$7.2m
- Ireland: US$6.8m
- Denmark: US$6.6m
- Ukraine: US$4.3m
- Mexico: US$3.5m
- Canada: US$3.5m
- Italy: US$2.8m
- Venezuela: US$2.4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.4m
- Luxembourg: US$2.3m
- Eswatini: US$1.7m
- South Africa: US$1.6m
- Brazil: US$1.5m
- Switzerland: US$1.3m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Chile: US$865.4k
- China: US$752.6k
- Malaysia: US$546k
- Uruguay: US$134k
- Egypt: US$132.6k
- Romania: US$131.4k
- Bulgaria: US$126.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$123.5k
- Indonesia: US$67.9k
- Honduras: US$60.4k
- South Korea: US$53.6k
- Serbia: US$50.8k
- Iceland: US$43.6k
- Greece: US$37.3k
- Bangladesh: US$33.2k
- Ecuador: US$31.9k
- Türkiye: US$25.6k
- Argentina: US$20.7k
- Singapore: US$18k
- Japan: US$13.8k
- Philippines: US$12.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$124kUS$124k+US$3.3m+US$23.7m+> US$90.6m
Imports: 120
- Japan: US$350.7m
- Sweden: US$137.1m
- Denmark: US$134.6m
- Canada: US$90.6m
- Finland: US$79.5m
- China: US$74m
- Türkiye: US$58m
- Austria: US$52.7m
- France: US$40.1m
- Netherlands: US$37.3m
- Germany: US$27.5m
- Belgium: US$23.7m
- Poland: US$23.1m
- Norway: US$21.5m
- Switzerland: US$18.6m
- Czechia: US$11.8m
- Italy: US$10.7m
- Portugal: US$9.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6.7m
- Latvia: US$6.7m
- Spain: US$6.5m
- United States: US$5.4m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4.9m
- Romania: US$4.8m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Iceland: US$3.9m
- Ireland: US$3.3m
- Hungary: US$2.6m
- Croatia: US$2.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Slovakia: US$1.5m
- Estonia: US$1.2m
- Qatar: US$1.1m
- South Korea: US$717.4k
- Singapore: US$708.8k
- Mexico: US$616.8k
- Peru: US$586.1k
- Bahamas: US$545.3k
- Israel: US$496.6k
- Australia: US$420k
- Bahrain: US$397.7k
- Eswatini: US$391.8k
- Serbia: US$321.3k
- Oman: US$314.6k
- Taiwan: US$267.5k
- Cyprus: US$266k
- India: US$257.8k
- Mauritius: US$212k
- Moldova: US$194.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$186.9k
- Thailand: US$148.4k
- Argentina: US$133.9k
- Malta: US$127.3k
- Greece: US$124k
- Panama: US$112.3k
- Iraq: US$92.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$331.9m | 25.9% |
| 2 |  Latvia | US$168.7m | 13.2% |
| 3 |  Australia | US$163.4m | 12.8% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$127.3m | 10% |
| 5 |  Estonia | US$80.5m | 6.3% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$40.6m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Lithuania | US$34.3m | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Norway | US$26.1m | 2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$26m | 2% |
| 10 |  Fiji | US$25.6m | 2% |
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood in chips or particles: coniferous?
Wood in chips or particles: coniferous fall under HS subheading 4401.21, part of heading 4401, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood in chips or particles: coniferous in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4401.21 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 wood in chips or particles: coniferous in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4401.21 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 wood in chips or particles: coniferous?
The United States, with US$331.9m in 2024 (25.9% of world exports).