Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4404
4404.10: Hoopwood: coniferous
Official description Coniferous
4404.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4404, hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn…, chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4404 10 00 00 Coniferous Free
- 4404 10 00 10 Chipwood and the like Free
- 4404 10 00 90 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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlQuarantine Release Certificate
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- (EU) 2019/2072
- Documents
- 9115
- 991Y
- 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 of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia
- Legal act
- CS Indonesia No.1/2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £16m | 47.3% | -3.7% | |
| £4.8m | 14.3% | +32.9% | |
| £2.9m | 8.5% | +46.5% | |
| £2.8m | 8.3% | -5.9% | |
| £2.7m | 8% | -2.5% | |
| £2.2m | 6.4% | +113% | |
| £1.7m | 5% | +7.1% | |
| £379k | 1.1% | +19.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$116kUS$116k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$18m
Exports: 90
- Latvia: US$32m
- Poland: US$32m
- United States: US$18m
- Canada: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$12m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Estonia: US$9m
- Ukraine: US$9m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Germany: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$921k
- Denmark: US$838k
- Romania: US$674k
- Italy: US$669k
- Spain: US$603k
- Egypt: US$554k
- Czechia: US$427k
- Vietnam: US$370k
- Chile: US$365k
- Türkiye: US$357k
- Russia: US$348k
- Argentina: US$249k
- New Zealand: US$247k
- Uganda: US$231k
- Australia: US$217k
- Mauritius: US$189k
- Norway: US$185k
- Greece: US$149k
- Slovakia: US$116k
- Slovenia: US$112k
- Croatia: US$104k
- Taiwan: US$85k
- Indonesia: US$67k
- Moldova: US$65k
- Sri Lanka: US$54k
- Japan: US$47k
- Serbia: US$38k
- Ecuador: US$31k
- United Arab Emirates: US$29k
- Tanzania: US$24k
- Peru: US$22k
- Mexico: US$20k
- Senegal: US$19k
- Nicaragua: US$18k
- Luxembourg: US$17k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$668k+US$3m+> US$10m
Imports: 149
- United Kingdom: US$37m
- France: US$22m
- Ireland: US$20m
- United States: US$14m
- Spain: US$10m
- Germany: US$10m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Libya: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Mauritius: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$976k
- Vietnam: US$967k
- Greece: US$966k
- Japan: US$963k
- Romania: US$867k
- Nicaragua: US$838k
- Iceland: US$785k
- Slovenia: US$724k
- Hungary: US$703k
- Estonia: US$668k
- Oman: US$454k
- Slovakia: US$420k
- Bahamas: US$419k
- Sri Lanka: US$312k
- Pakistan: US$309k
- Saudi Arabia: US$288k
- Croatia: US$279k
- Luxembourg: US$277k
- Thailand: US$259k
- Taiwan: US$238k
- Czechia: US$237k
- Rwanda: US$232k
- Uzbekistan: US$229k
- Vanuatu: US$194k
- New Zealand: US$170k
- Egypt: US$169k
- Mauritania: US$156k
- Morocco: US$139k
- Lesotho: US$134k
- India: US$131k
- South Korea: US$119k
- Benin: US$111k
- Cyprus: US$106k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$32m | 16.4% | |
| 2 | US$32m | 16% | |
| 3 | US$18m | 9.2% | |
| 4 | US$12m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$12m | 6% | |
| 6 | US$10m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$9m | 4.6% | |
| 8 | US$9m | 4.4% | |
| 9 | US$7m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$37m | 19% | |
| 2 | US$22m | 11.3% | |
| 3 | US$20m | 10.2% | |
| 4 | US$14m | 7% | |
| 5 | US$10m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$10m | 5% | |
| 7 | US$7m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$7m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$6m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$6m | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 65%highest: Belize, Sudan, Zambia
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 10% – 30% | 2022 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 65% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 4.2% | 0% – 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 1.9%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 63491 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets & stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent/othw. worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles/the like; chipwo
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31330 Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1610 Sawmilling and planing of wood
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4404.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Wood applies from 30 December 2026
Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like (not including used products and second-hand products)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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FR Doc. 2026-19875 · 91 FR 61438 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4404.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4404.10; 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 £33.8m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £0.56 per kg; Latvia supplied 47%, followed by Poland.
World trade in these goods reached US$197m in 2024, down 2.2% on 2023.
Latvia was the largest exporter with 16.4% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hoopwood: coniferous?
Hoopwood: coniferous fall under HS subheading 4404.10, part of heading 4404, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hoopwood: coniferous in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4404.10 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 hoopwood: coniferous in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4404.10 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 hoopwood: coniferous?
Latvia, with US$32m in 2024 (16.4% 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 Latvia (47%), Poland (14%) and Lithuania (9%), out of total imports of £33.8m.