Heading · Chapter 44
4405: Wood wool; wood flour
Heading 4405 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 4405.00, in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).
Duty rates compared
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$128kUS$128k+US$898k+US$3m+> US$15m
Exports: 67
- Germany: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- United States: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$898k
- Indonesia: US$819k
- Norway: US$781k
- Switzerland: US$733k
- Czechia: US$660k
- Taiwan: US$605k
- Denmark: US$450k
- Thailand: US$387k
- South Africa: US$384k
- Austria: US$383k
- India: US$286k
- Slovakia: US$252k
- Sweden: US$216k
- Mexico: US$211k
- Chile: US$170k
- Finland: US$132k
- Slovenia: US$128k
- Bulgaria: US$125k
- Canada: US$125k
- Estonia: US$103k
- Singapore: US$64k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$64k
- Lithuania: US$62k
- Greece: US$58k
- Russia: US$48k
- New Zealand: US$40k
- Croatia: US$33k
- Laos: US$31k
- Tanzania: US$30k
- Peru: US$24k
- Japan: US$20k
- Egypt: US$13k
- United Arab Emirates: US$13k
- Kazakhstan: US$12k
- Brazil: US$7k
- Portugal: US$7k
- Serbia: US$6k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$6k
- Morocco: US$5k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3k
- Tunisia: US$2k
- Ghana: US$2k
- Cambodia: US$2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$535k+US$2m+> US$5m
Imports: 121
- Netherlands: US$9m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Germany: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- China: US$3m
- India: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Singapore: US$957k
- Sweden: US$905k
- Switzerland: US$852k
- Spain: US$661k
- Portugal: US$578k
- Thailand: US$545k
- Argentina: US$535k
- Ireland: US$522k
- Brazil: US$486k
- Bulgaria: US$485k
- Slovenia: US$443k
- Vietnam: US$403k
- Ukraine: US$400k
- Australia: US$375k
- Saudi Arabia: US$347k
- Luxembourg: US$343k
- Tanzania: US$341k
- Philippines: US$327k
- Türkiye: US$323k
- Hungary: US$319k
- South Africa: US$288k
- Finland: US$276k
- Tunisia: US$274k
- Norway: US$259k
- Greece: US$258k
- Croatia: US$253k
- Uganda: US$248k
- Bahrain: US$247k
- Pakistan: US$237k
- Morocco: US$183k
- Malaysia: US$163k
- United Arab Emirates: US$125k
- Senegal: US$110k
- Lithuania: US$106k
- Chile: US$104k
- Costa Rica: US$94k
- Serbia: US$91k
- Israel: US$74k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$33m | 36.7% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$15m | 17% |
| 3 |  United States | US$6m | 6.2% |
| 4 |  United Kingdom | US$4m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  Ukraine | US$4m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  France | US$3m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  China | US$3m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$2m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$2m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$9m | 10.1% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$8m | 9.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$6m | 6.2% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$5m | 5.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Poland | US$4m | 5% |
| 7 |  Taiwan | US$4m | 4.8% |
| 8 | France | US$4m | 4.6% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$4m | 4.6% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$4m | 4% |
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for heading 4405; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 4405 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for heading 4405; the duty is 3.2%.
World trade in heading 4405 goods reached US$89m in 2024, down 4.3% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 36.7% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
The Netherlands imported the most (US$9m).
The United Kingdom ranked 4th among 67 exporters with US$4m.
The United Kingdom imported US$5m.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of heading 4405, ‘wood flour’ means wood powder of which not more than 8 % by weight is retained by a sieve with an aperture of 0,63 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 44141010, 44182110, 44192010, 44201110 and 44209091, ‘tropical wood’ means the following tropical woods: acajou d'Afrique, alan, azobé, balsa, dark red meranti, dibétou, ilomba, imbuia, iroko, jelutong, jongkong, kapur, kempas, keruing, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), makoré, mansonia, meranti bakau, merbau, obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, ramin, sapelli, sipo, teak, tiama, virola, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya and yellow meranti.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood wool; wood flour?
Wood wool; wood flour fall under HS heading 4405, part of chapter 44, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood wool; wood flour in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4405 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 wool; wood flour?
Germany, with US$33m in 2024 (36.7% of world exports).