Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4404

4404.20

4404.20: Hoopwood: non-coniferous

Official description Non-coniferous

Subheading 4404.20 belongs to heading 4404 (hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn…) in chapter 44.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 4404 20 00 00 Non-coniferous Free
  2. Chipwood and the like Free
  3. 4404 20 00 10 Chipwood Free
  4. 4404 20 00 11 Other Free
  5. 4404 20 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
    • 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 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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£3.3m+9.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.73 per kg
Jan 2024: £187kFeb 2024: £163kMar 2024: £161kApr 2024: £228kMay 2024: £201kJun 2024: £138kJul 2024: £133kAug 2024: £150kSept 2024: £174kOct 2024: £264kNov 2024: £245kDec 2024: £251kJan 2025: £174kFeb 2025: £141kMar 2025: £186kApr 2025: £322kMay 2025: £375kJun 2025: £256kJul 2025: £311kAug 2025: £351kSept 2025: £323kOct 2025: £264kNov 2025: £257kDec 2025: £202kJan 2026: £311kFeb 2026: £150kMar 2026: £485kApr 2026: £498kMay 2026: £332kJun 2026: £120kJul 2026: £161kAug 2026: £243k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Latvia £1.2m 36.4% +53%
Romania £549k 16.4% +94.4%
Hungary £544k 16.2% +48.2%
Poland £273k 8.2% -32.2%
United States £235k 7% -36.1%
Ireland £106k 3.2% +57.4%
China £96k 2.9% +2.9%
Bulgaria £68k 2% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4404.20 · US$105m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$101kUS$101k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$5m

Exports: 103
  1. Hungary: US$12m
  2. France: US$12m
  3. China: US$6m
  4. Portugal: US$5m
  5. Romania: US$5m
  6. Belgium: US$4m
  7. United Kingdom: US$4m
  8. Russia: US$4m
  9. Uganda: US$4m
  10. Italy: US$4m
  11. South Africa: US$3m
  12. Poland: US$3m
  13. Tanzania: US$3m
  14. Germany: US$3m
  15. Serbia: US$3m
  16. Ukraine: US$3m
  17. Guatemala: US$3m
  18. Finland: US$2m
  19. Netherlands: US$2m
  20. Bulgaria: US$2m
  21. Türkiye: US$2m
  22. Sweden: US$2m
  23. Spain: US$2m
  24. Croatia: US$2m
  25. Austria: US$1m
  26. United States: US$1m
  27. Latvia: US$848k
  28. Malaysia: US$813k
  29. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$801k
  30. Vietnam: US$724k
  31. New Zealand: US$683k
  32. Canada: US$504k
  33. Estonia: US$425k
  34. Denmark: US$393k
  35. Slovakia: US$343k
  36. India: US$333k
  37. Guyana: US$308k
  38. Indonesia: US$301k
  39. Moldova: US$288k
  40. Slovenia: US$268k
  41. Saudi Arabia: US$250k
  42. Kenya: US$224k
  43. Sri Lanka: US$210k
  44. Czechia: US$204k
  45. Lithuania: US$180k
  46. Thailand: US$151k
  47. Eswatini: US$150k
  48. Brazil: US$130k
  49. Switzerland: US$127k
  50. Azerbaijan: US$122k
  51. Australia: US$101k
  52. Peru: US$73k
  53. Egypt: US$71k
  54. Georgia: US$56k
  55. Singapore: US$56k
  56. Kyrgyzstan: US$54k
  57. Chile: US$44k
  58. Senegal: US$43k
  59. Ireland: US$41k
  60. Armenia: US$36k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Hungary US$12m 11.2%
2 France US$12m 11.2%
3 China US$6m 5.6%
4 Portugal US$5m 4.7%
5 Romania US$5m 4.6%
6 Belgium US$4m 4.1%
7 United Kingdom US$4m 4%
8 Russia US$4m 3.8%
9 Uganda US$4m 3.6%
10 Italy US$4m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$15m 14.7%
2 Belgium US$11m 10.1%
3 France US$10m 9.6%
4 Germany US$7m 7.1%
5 Denmark US$6m 6%
6 China US$5m 4.7%
7 Switzerland US$5m 4.3%
8 Poland US$4m 4.1%
9 Italy US$4m 3.5%
10 United Kingdom US$3m 2.7%

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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 8% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 10% – 30% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 12% 5% – 15% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 65% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 17% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 1% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 3.5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 4% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 12% 5% – 15% 2023
Japan 4.2% 0% – 7.5% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.7%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Maldives 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 8% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 10% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 0% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 5% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 12% 5% – 15% 2023
St Lucia 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 2% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 12% 5% – 15% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 12% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.5%* 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 10% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 3% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 40% 2023
Zimbabwe 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

HSCode
20174404.20unchanged
20124404.20unchanged
20074404.20unchanged
20024404.20unchanged
19964404.20unchanged
19924404.20unchanged

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)

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4404.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 4404.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £3.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 10% on the year before); Latvia supplied 36%, followed by Romania.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$105m (+4.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was Hungary (US$12m), followed by France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for hoopwood: non-coniferous?

Hoopwood: non-coniferous fall under HS subheading 4404.20, part of heading 4404, in section IX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on hoopwood: non-coniferous in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4404.20 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: non-coniferous in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4404.20 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: non-coniferous?

Hungary, with US$12m in 2024 (11.2% 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 (36%), Romania (16%) and Hungary (16%), out of total imports of £3.3m.

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