4407.23: Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, teak

1. 4407 23 00 00 Teak m³
2. 4407 23 10 00 Sanded; end-jointed, whether or not planed or sanded Freem³
3. 4407 23 20 00 Planed Freem³
4. 4407 23 90 00 Other Freem³

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.4m-28.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.73 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
India	£957k	66.4%	+41.5%
Costa Rica	£222k	15.4%	-59.2%
Indonesia	£118k	8.2%	-82%
China	£63k	4.4%	—
Panama	£43k	3%	-14.2%
Türkiye	£21k	1.4%	+24%
United Kingdom	£4k	0.3%	+13.4%
Thailand	£4k	0.3%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 4.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3% Türkiye Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.5% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Togo	US$23m	11.8%
2	Brazil	US$21m	10.8%
3	China	US$17m	8.5%
4	India	US$17m	8.4%
5	Côte d’Ivoire	US$16m	8.1%
6	Benin	US$15m	7.7%
7	Myanmar (Burma)	US$13m	6.7%
8	Tanzania	US$12m	6.3%
9	Malaysia	US$10m	5.3%
10	Laos	US$8m	4.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	India	US$99m	50.1%
2	Italy	US$19m	9.4%
3	United States	US$10m	4.9%
4	China	US$7m	3.3%
5	Türkiye	US$5m	2.8%
6	Portugal	US$5m	2.5%
7	Germany	US$5m	2.4%
8	Belgium	US$5m	2.3%
9	United Kingdom	US$5m	2.3%
10	Taiwan	US$4m	2.1%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

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
• 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 40%highest: Zambia, Cameroon, Central African Republic

93

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Armenia	5%		2023
Australia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Bahamas	0%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	15%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	5%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cameroon	30%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	30%		2023
Chad	30%		2023
China	0%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	30%		2023
Costa Rica	5%		2023
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
El Salvador	5%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	1.5%	0% – 2.5%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	0%		2023
Gabon	30%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Ghana	10%		2023
Guatemala	5%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Honduras	5%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	0%		2023
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	8.5%	2.5% – 10%	2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	5%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Panama	5%		2023
Papua New Guinea	10%		2023
Philippines	7%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	10%		2023
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	5%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	15%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	15%		2023
Switzerland	0%		2023
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Togo	10%		2023
Türkiye	1.5%	0% – 2.5%	2023
Uganda	10%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Vanuatu	15%		2023
Vietnam	0%		2023
Zambia	40%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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

2484 Wood of non-coniferous species specified in heading 247.5, sawn/chipped lengthwise, sliced/peeled, whether/not planed, sanded/end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311210

CPC 2.1 product

31102 Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm, of non-coniferous wood

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

1610 Sawmilling and planing of wood

Earlier HS editions

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 sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm (not including used products and second-hand products)

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

1. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 4407.29.

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