Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4403
4403.99: Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark: other, other
Other hardwood logs
Official description Other
4403.99 is the HS subheading for other hardwood logs, under heading 4403 in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4403 99 00 00 Other 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 4
- 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
- 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))
- 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 - 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | £891k | 33.8% | +22% |
 France | £561k | 21.2% | -36.8% |
 Ireland | £328k | 12.4% | -50.1% |
 Poland | £149k | 5.6% | -47.2% |
 China | £134k | 5.1% | -23.9% |
 Germany | £127k | 4.8% | -24.3% |
 Slovakia | £123k | 4.6% | -48.3% |
 Latvia | £107k | 4.1% | -6.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$720.4kUS$720.4k+US$6.4m+US$22.9m+> US$70.6m
Exports: 121
- United States: US$584m
- Papua New Guinea: US$110m
- Malaysia: US$74.5m
- Solomon Islands: US$70.6m
- France: US$65.4m
- Latvia: US$50.8m
- Germany: US$47.2m
- Hungary: US$35.5m
- Suriname: US$30.4m
- Spain: US$26.1m
- Laos: US$24.5m
- Belgium: US$22.9m
- Canada: US$21.8m
- Croatia: US$15.9m
- Switzerland: US$14.4m
- Slovakia: US$13.1m
- Czechia: US$13.1m
- Zambia: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$12.6m
- Slovenia: US$11.8m
- Australia: US$10m
- Honduras: US$9.6m
- Poland: US$9.4m
- Denmark: US$8.7m
- India: US$8.6m
- Serbia: US$8.5m
- Austria: US$7.6m
- Mozambique: US$6.8m
- South Africa: US$6.6m
- Italy: US$6.4m
- Portugal: US$4.8m
- Thailand: US$4.3m
- Estonia: US$4.3m
- Paraguay: US$4.2m
- Netherlands: US$4.2m
- Russia: US$4m
- Cameroon: US$3.7m
- Mauritius: US$3.6m
- Romania: US$3.5m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$3.4m
- Indonesia: US$3.2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.5m
- Argentina: US$2.4m
- Norway: US$2.1m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$1.9m
- China: US$1.8m
- Peru: US$1.8m
- Finland: US$1.7m
- Türkiye: US$1.5m
- Panama: US$1.4m
- Sweden: US$1.3m
- Guyana: US$1.2m
- Brazil: US$1.2m
- United Kingdom: US$1.1m
- Uganda: US$1.1m
- Benin: US$1.1m
- Colombia: US$833.5k
- Bulgaria: US$720.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$106.8kUS$106.8k+US$2.1m+US$12.1m+> US$44.2m
Imports: 153
- China: US$688.9m
- India: US$140.3m
- Vietnam: US$129.2m
- Italy: US$45.2m
- Canada: US$44.2m
- Portugal: US$39.2m
- Germany: US$30.4m
- Poland: US$22.7m
- Belgium: US$22.6m
- Sweden: US$19.4m
- Lithuania: US$17.3m
- Taiwan: US$16.9m
- Indonesia: US$15.9m
- Austria: US$13.1m
- Spain: US$12.1m
- Japan: US$12.1m
- Denmark: US$11.2m
- United States: US$10.7m
- Netherlands: US$10.5m
- South Korea: US$9.7m
- Finland: US$9.6m
- Estonia: US$8.3m
- Slovakia: US$8.1m
- Slovenia: US$7.1m
- Romania: US$6.6m
- France: US$6.4m
- Senegal: US$4.3m
- Bahamas: US$4.2m
- United Kingdom: US$4.1m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3.9m
- Hungary: US$3.8m
- Switzerland: US$3.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.2m
- Uruguay: US$2.5m
- Egypt: US$2.4m
- Philippines: US$2.2m
- Luxembourg: US$2.1m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1.5m
- Pakistan: US$1.3m
- Tanzania: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.2m
- Iraq: US$1.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$964.3k
- Colombia: US$848.2k
- Cambodia: US$695.1k
- Thailand: US$652k
- Malaysia: US$515.9k
- Bulgaria: US$478.4k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$446.9k
- Kuwait: US$420.9k
- St Lucia: US$410.9k
- Bermuda: US$353.6k
- Albania: US$349.8k
- Brazil: US$341.5k
- Aruba: US$237.9k
- Ireland: US$218.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$584m | 41.1% |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea | US$110m | 7.7% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$74.5m | 5.2% |
| 4 |  Solomon Islands | US$70.6m | 5% |
| 5 | France | US$65.4m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Latvia | US$50.8m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Germany | US$47.2m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Hungary | US$35.5m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Suriname | US$30.4m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$26.1m | 1.8% |
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.
Subheading 4403.99 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 4403.99; 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 other hardwood logs worth £2.6m (down 26% on the year before), at an average of £0.01 per kg; Hungary supplied 34%, followed by France.
World trade in other hardwood logs reached US$1.4bn in 2024, down 2.7% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 41.1% of the total, ahead of Papua New Guinea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark: other, other?
Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark: other, other fall under HS subheading 4403.99, part of heading 4403, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood in the rough in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4403.99 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 the rough in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4403.99 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 the rough?
The United States, with US$584m in 2024 (41.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export other hardwood logs 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 other hardwood logs?
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 other hardwood logs from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Hungary (34%), France (21%) and Ireland (12%), out of total imports of £2.6m.