Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4403
4403.93: Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more
4403.93 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4403, wood in the rough, chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4403 93 00 00 Of beech (fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more Freem³
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 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia, North Korea
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1315, S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlQuarantine Release Certificate
- Applies to goods from
- China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, North Korea, South Korea and 2 more
- 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))
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £525k | 71.4% | +212.7% |
 Germany | £88k | 11.9% | +644.4% |
 Spain | £81k | 11% | — |
 Poland | £42k | 5.7% | -9.9% |
 Belgium | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Denmark | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Estonia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Netherlands | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$16m+US$31m+> US$87m
Exports: 32
- Germany: US$87m
- Slovenia: US$39m
- Slovakia: US$36m
- France: US$31m
- Poland: US$28m
- Czechia: US$27m
- Hungary: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Croatia: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Austria: US$5m
- Spain: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- United States: US$618k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$587k
- United Kingdom: US$188k
- Italy: US$168k
- Romania: US$164k
- Serbia: US$134k
- Latvia: US$64k
- Portugal: US$64k
- Canada: US$12k
- Barbados: US$8k
- Bulgaria: US$8k
- Türkiye: US$2k
- China: US$1k
- Russia: US$900
- Lithuania: US$100
- Singapore: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$154kUS$154k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$63m
Imports: 59
- China: US$110m
- Austria: US$63m
- Italy: US$43m
- Slovakia: US$20m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Poland: US$12m
- Belgium: US$10m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Germany: US$6m
- Luxembourg: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- India: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Portugal: US$947k
- Switzerland: US$708k
- Canada: US$568k
- Türkiye: US$533k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$469k
- Netherlands: US$421k
- Hungary: US$407k
- South Korea: US$288k
- Albania: US$225k
- Nicaragua: US$154k
- Singapore: US$152k
- United Kingdom: US$132k
- Malaysia: US$128k
- Estonia: US$73k
- South Africa: US$52k
- Dominican Republic: US$51k
- Egypt: US$50k
- United Arab Emirates: US$47k
- Ireland: US$40k
- Sri Lanka: US$39k
- Latvia: US$35k
- Indonesia: US$33k
- Cape Verde: US$26k
- Lebanon: US$20k
- Pakistan: US$19k
- Taiwan: US$13k
- United States: US$12k
- Morocco: US$11k
- Montenegro: US$11k
- Tunisia: US$8k
- North Macedonia: US$7k
- Iceland: US$5k
- Serbia: US$4k
- Lithuania: US$4k
- Nigeria: US$2k
- Bahamas: US$900
- Norway: US$900
- Uzbekistan: US$900
- Chile: US$100
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4403.92.
Subheading 4403.93 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4403.93; 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 these goods worth £735.5k (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £0.35 per kg; Ireland supplied 71%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$331m in 2024, up 8.9% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 26.3% of the total, ahead of Slovenia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more?
Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more fall under HS subheading 4403.93, part of heading 4403, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4403.93 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 of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4403.93 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 of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest…?
Germany, with US$87m in 2024 (26.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (71%), Germany (12%) and Spain (11%), out of total imports of £735.5k.