Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4405
4405.00: Wood wool; wood flour
4405.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4405, wood wool; wood flour, chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4405 00 00 00 Wood wool; wood flour
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 2
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £3m | 60.6% | +11.8% |
 United States | £724k | 14.6% | +211.9% |
 France | £389k | 7.9% | +21.2% |
 Netherlands | £255k | 5.2% | +1.8% |
 Ukraine | £248k | 5% | +83.1% |
 Poland | £182k | 3.7% | +10,645.4% |
 Czechia | £44k | 0.9% | — |
 China | £40k | 0.8% | -7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 3.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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% |
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
- 54number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Zambia
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 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 | 22% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 4% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 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 | 1.9%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 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 | 1% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.3%* | 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 | 0% | 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 | 3.2% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 1.5% | 0% – 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
- 63493 Wood wool; wood flour
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31220 Wood wool; wood flour
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1610 Sawmilling and planing of wood
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4405.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4405.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4405.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4405.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4405.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4405.00 | 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
Wood wool; wood flour (not including single use packing material and packing containers used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4405.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 4405.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 £4.9m (up 33% on the year before), at an average of £0.53 per kg; Germany supplied 61%, followed by United States.
World trade in these 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.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood wool; wood flour?
Wood wool; wood flour fall under HS subheading 4405.00, part of heading 4405, 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 4405.00 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 wool; wood flour in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4405.00 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).
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 Germany (61%), United States (15%) and France (8%), out of total imports of £4.9m.