Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4401
4401.22: Wood in chips or particles: non-coniferous
Hardwood wood chips
Official description Non-coniferous
4401.22 is the HS subheading for hardwood wood chips, under heading 4401 in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4401 22 00 00 Non-coniferous Free
- 4401 22 10 00 Of eucalyptus (eucalyptus spp.) Free
- 4401 22 90 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 6
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 616, S.I. 2020/707, 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia
- Legal act
- CS Indonesia No.1/2019
- Documents
- C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
- Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Import controlQuarantine Release Certificate
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- (EU) 2019/2072
- Documents
- 9115
- 992Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £4m | 55.6% | -7.8% |
 Latvia | £747k | 10.5% | -12.6% |
 Germany | £740k | 10.4% | +9.4% |
 Ireland | £689k | 9.7% | +24.9% |
 Estonia | £539k | 7.6% | -2.7% |
 Poland | £147k | 2.1% | -16.6% |
 United States | £118k | 1.7% | -31.1% |
 Sweden | £73k | 1% | +344.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$476.1kUS$476.1k+US$7.2m+US$60.2m+> US$453.6m
Exports: 92
- Vietnam: US$3.1bn
- Thailand: US$481.8m
- Australia: US$453.6m
- Chile: US$201.9m
- South Africa: US$191.2m
- Brazil: US$170.4m
- Indonesia: US$158.3m
- Uruguay: US$71.8m
- Malaysia: US$60.2m
- Latvia: US$44.9m
- Germany: US$34.6m
- Netherlands: US$32.7m
- New Zealand: US$32m
- Estonia: US$31.2m
- France: US$30.6m
- United States: US$26.7m
- Italy: US$16.2m
- Fiji: US$15.4m
- Belgium: US$14.2m
- Norway: US$13.8m
- Croatia: US$9.2m
- United Kingdom: US$7.7m
- Spain: US$7.2m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Canada: US$6.8m
- Hungary: US$5.9m
- Poland: US$4.4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Portugal: US$2.3m
- Tanzania: US$1.7m
- Romania: US$1.6m
- China: US$1.6m
- Czechia: US$1.5m
- Sweden: US$1.5m
- Ukraine: US$1.1m
- Finland: US$855.8k
- Ireland: US$728.6k
- Austria: US$657.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$567.3k
- Denmark: US$566.1k
- Cambodia: US$557k
- Bulgaria: US$529.3k
- Slovakia: US$496.5k
- Singapore: US$493.4k
- Luxembourg: US$476.1k
- Peru: US$393.5k
- Russia: US$352.4k
- Switzerland: US$253.8k
- India: US$234.1k
- Mexico: US$197.8k
- Laos: US$179.3k
- Türkiye: US$131.1k
- Moldova: US$61.1k
- Japan: US$60k
- Saudi Arabia: US$53.6k
- Greece: US$40.4k
- Zimbabwe: US$34.2k
- Mali: US$31.8k
- Egypt: US$27k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$26.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$85.1kUS$85.1k+US$1.3m+US$13.7m+> US$97.8m
Imports: 156
- China: US$2.6bn
- Japan: US$1.6bn
- Indonesia: US$268.5m
- South Korea: US$98.8m
- Portugal: US$97.8m
- Taiwan: US$80.1m
- Laos: US$79.6m
- Denmark: US$66.8m
- India: US$42.4m
- Sweden: US$38.1m
- Finland: US$36.1m
- Spain: US$33.5m
- Belgium: US$28.2m
- Austria: US$16.1m
- France: US$16m
- Canada: US$13.7m
- Germany: US$13.6m
- Ireland: US$10.2m
- United Kingdom: US$8.7m
- Netherlands: US$7.3m
- Hungary: US$7.2m
- Switzerland: US$7.1m
- Italy: US$6.9m
- Lithuania: US$6.8m
- United States: US$5.3m
- Latvia: US$4.5m
- Slovenia: US$3.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.9m
- Türkiye: US$2.5m
- Czechia: US$2.5m
- Kuwait: US$2.5m
- Iceland: US$2.3m
- Australia: US$2.2m
- Argentina: US$2.1m
- Russia: US$2m
- Chile: US$1.6m
- Thailand: US$1.6m
- Luxembourg: US$1.3m
- Fiji: US$1.3m
- Brazil: US$1.2m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
- Poland: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$987k
- Norway: US$967.3k
- South Africa: US$754.5k
- Moldova: US$719.1k
- Israel: US$570.7k
- Greece: US$549.4k
- Slovakia: US$544.4k
- Estonia: US$497.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$480.6k
- Mexico: US$471.3k
- Georgia: US$452.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$348.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$339.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$320.5k
- Bulgaria: US$313.1k
- Azerbaijan: US$257.1k
- Bahamas: US$241k
- Serbia: US$237.5k
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4401.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4401.22 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported hardwood wood chips worth £7.1m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.35 per kg; Netherlands supplied 56%, followed by Latvia.
World trade in hardwood wood chips reached US$5.2bn in 2024, up 9.3% on 2023.
Vietnam was the largest exporter with 59% of the total, ahead of Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood in chips or particles: non-coniferous?
Wood in chips or particles: non-coniferous fall under HS subheading 4401.22, part of heading 4401, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood in chips or particles: non-coniferous in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4401.22 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: non-coniferous in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4401.22 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: non-coniferous?
Vietnam, with US$3.1bn in 2024 (59% of world exports).
Which countries can export hardwood wood chips to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on hardwood wood chips?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import hardwood wood chips from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (56%), Latvia (11%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £7.1m.