Heading · Chapter 44
4407: Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
21 subheadings make up heading 4407 in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 75 tariff lines 
EU Free – 4.9% Third-country duty 65 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Türkiye Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 77 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
USA Free General (MFN) 21 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 58 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 39 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 53 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 140 tariff lines · average 0.2% 
Japan Free – 6% General (MFN) 59 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 36 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 53 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 21 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 27 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 65 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 21 tariff lines Subheadings 21
- 4407.11Of pine (Pinus spp.)Sawn pine
- 4407.12Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)Sawn fir and spruce
- 4407.13Of S-P-F (spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.) and fir (Abies spp.))Sawn S-P-F lumber
- 4407.14Of Hem-fir (Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and fir (Abies spp.))
- 4407.19Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: coniferous, otherOther sawn softwood
- 4407.21Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, mahogany (Swietenia spp.)
- 4407.22Virola, imbuia and balsa
- 4407.23Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, teak
- 4407.25Dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau
- 4407.26White lauan, white meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti and alan
- 4407.27Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, sapelli
- 4407.28Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, iroko
- 4407.29Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, otherOther sawn tropical wood
- 4407.91Of oak (Quercus spp.)Sawn oak
- 4407.92Of beech (Fagus spp.)
- 4407.93Of maple (Acer spp.)
- 4407.94Of cherry (Prunus spp.)
- 4407.95Of ash (Fraxinus spp.)
- 4407.96Of birch (Betula spp.)
- 4407.97Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)
- 4407.99Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: other, otherOther sawn hardwood
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11mUS$11m+US$91m+US$456m+> US$2.7bn
Exports: 167
- Canada: US$6.5bn
- Sweden: US$3.7bn
- Russia: US$3.6bn
- United States: US$2.7bn
- Germany: US$2.7bn
- Finland: US$2.2bn
- Austria: US$1.8bn
- Thailand: US$1.3bn
- Latvia: US$892m
- Chile: US$830m
- Brazil: US$798m
- New Zealand: US$640m
- Romania: US$525m
- France: US$523m
- Croatia: US$485m
- Malaysia: US$467m
- Czechia: US$456m
- Belarus: US$455m
- Cameroon: US$423m
- Ukraine: US$420m
- Poland: US$411m
- Norway: US$372m
- Gabon: US$365m
- Belgium: US$352m
- Estonia: US$313m
- Lithuania: US$301m
- China: US$298m
- Italy: US$276m
- Slovakia: US$274m
- Slovenia: US$272m
- Netherlands: US$269m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$198m
- Uruguay: US$185m
- Indonesia: US$165m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$145m
- Ireland: US$143m
- Philippines: US$125m
- Vietnam: US$118m
- Serbia: US$110m
- Argentina: US$108m
- Hungary: US$101m
- Spain: US$91m
- Eswatini: US$82m
- United Kingdom: US$81m
- Ecuador: US$75m
- Tanzania: US$73m
- South Africa: US$69m
- Switzerland: US$63m
- Australia: US$62m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$61m
- Portugal: US$58m
- Denmark: US$54m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$52m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$51m
- Ghana: US$50m
- Türkiye: US$49m
- Bolivia: US$47m
- Japan: US$45m
- Laos: US$40m
- Luxembourg: US$36m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$69m+US$330m+> US$1.2bn
Imports: 220
- United States: US$7.7bn
- China: US$6.7bn
- United Kingdom: US$2.3bn
- Japan: US$1.5bn
- Italy: US$1.3bn
- Germany: US$1.3bn
- Netherlands: US$1.2bn
- France: US$968m
- Egypt: US$870m
- Mexico: US$764m
- Belgium: US$675m
- Saudi Arabia: US$671m
- Vietnam: US$555m
- Austria: US$538m
- India: US$513m
- Canada: US$504m
- South Korea: US$456m
- Poland: US$448m
- Denmark: US$441m
- Spain: US$438m
- Uzbekistan: US$425m
- Estonia: US$330m
- Morocco: US$314m
- Australia: US$302m
- United Arab Emirates: US$292m
- Taiwan: US$289m
- Algeria: US$287m
- Norway: US$278m
- Philippines: US$232m
- Türkiye: US$230m
- Sweden: US$228m
- Hungary: US$223m
- Slovenia: US$208m
- Israel: US$202m
- Switzerland: US$199m
- Lithuania: US$192m
- Azerbaijan: US$180m
- Czechia: US$172m
- Malaysia: US$166m
- Ireland: US$150m
- Thailand: US$143m
- Pakistan: US$135m
- Indonesia: US$130m
- Croatia: US$128m
- Latvia: US$124m
- South Africa: US$122m
- Dominican Republic: US$120m
- Greece: US$104m
- Portugal: US$103m
- Romania: US$90m
- Slovakia: US$84m
- Serbia: US$83m
- Tunisia: US$82m
- New Zealand: US$70m
- Kuwait: US$69m
- Cambodia: US$65m
- Yemen: US$54m
- Guatemala: US$54m
- Finland: US$53m
- Kazakhstan: US$53m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$6.5bn | 17.1% |
| 2 |  Sweden | US$3.7bn | 9.8% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$3.6bn | 9.4% |
| 4 | United States | US$2.7bn | 7.1% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$2.7bn | 7% |
| 6 |  Finland | US$2.2bn | 5.9% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$1.8bn | 4.6% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$1.3bn | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Latvia | US$892m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Chile | US$830m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$7.7bn | 20.3% |
| 2 |  China | US$6.7bn | 17.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$2.3bn | 5.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$1.5bn | 4% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$1.3bn | 3.5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$1.3bn | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$1.2bn | 3.1% |
| 8 |  France | US$968m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Egypt | US$870m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$764m | 2% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 4407 covers 75 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 4407 into 65 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4.9% (average 1.7%). 38 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 4407 covers 77 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2.5%. 49 of them are duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 4407 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 4407 covers 58 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 4407 into 39 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 1.5%). 27 of them are duty-free.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 4407 covers 32 tariff lines and the duty is 5.4%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 4407 into 53 tariff lines; the duty is 5.4%.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 4407 covers 24 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 4407 into 140 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 0.2%). 135 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 4407 covers 59 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 43 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 4407 into 36 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 4407 covers 53 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 4407 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 4407 covers 27 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 4407 into 65 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 4407 covers 21 tariff lines and the duty is 10%.
World trade in heading 4407 goods reached US$38bn in 2024, down 1.2% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 17.1% of the total, ahead of Sweden.
The United States imported the most (US$7.7bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 44th among 167 exporters with US$81m.
The United Kingdom imported US$2.3bn.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 440131, the expression ‘wood pellets’ means by-products, such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood-processing industry, furniture-making industry or other wood-transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such pellets are cylindrical, with a diameter not exceeding 25 mm and a length not exceeding 100 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheading 440132, the expression ‘wood briquettes’ means by-products such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood processing industry, furniture making or other wood transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such briquettes are in the form of cubiform, polyhedral or cylindrical units with the minimum cross-sectional dimension greater than 25 mm.
3. For the purposes of subheading 440713, ‘S-P-F’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of spruce, pine and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
4. For the purposes of subheading 440714, ‘Hem-fir’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of Western hemlock and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm?
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm fall under HS heading 4407, part of chapter 44, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4407 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 sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4407 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4.9%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled?
Canada, with US$6.5bn in 2024 (17.1% of world exports).