4408.39: Sheets for veneering: of tropical wood, other

1. 4408 39 00 00 Other m³
2. Acajou d'afrique, limba, mahogany (swietenia spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de para, palissandre de rio, palissandre de rose, sapelli, sipo, virola and white lauan m³
3. 4408 39 15 00 Sanded; end-jointed, whether or not planed or sanded Freem³
4. Other m³
5. 4408 39 21 00 Planed Freem³
6. 4408 39 30 00 Other Freem³
7. 4408 39 30 10 Okoumé sheets for veneering for plywood panels - with a largest dimension of 900mm or more, but not more than 3 250mm, - with a smallest dimension of 95mm or more but not more than 2 000mm, - with a thickness of 0.5mm or more, but not more than 4mm, - unsanded, - not planed, and - sawn, sliced or peeled lengthwise Freem³
8. 4408 39 30 90 Other Freem³
9. Other m³
10. 4408 39 55 00 Planed; sanded; end-jointed, whether or not planed or sanded Freem³
11. Other m³
12. 4408 39 70 00 Small boards for the manufacture of pencils Freem³
13. Other m³
14. 4408 39 85 00 Of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm Freem³
15. 4408 39 95 00 Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm Freem³
16. 4408 39 95 10 Iroko sheets for veneering for plywood panels: -with a largest dimension of 900 mm or more, but not more than 3 250 mm, -with a smallest dimension of 95 mm or more but not more than 2 000 mm, -with a thickness of more than 1 mm, but not more than 4 mm, -unsanded, -not planed, and -sawn, sliced or peeled lengthwise Freem³
17. 4408 39 95 20 Igaganga sheets for veneering for plywood panels: -with a largest dimension of 900 mm or more, but not more than 3 250 mm, -with a smallest dimension of 95 mm or more but not more than 2 000 mm, -with a thickness of more than 1 mm, but not more than 4 mm, -unsanded, -not planed, and -sawn, sliced or peeled lengthwise Freem³
18. 4408 39 95 30 Ozigo sheets for veneering for plywood panels: -with a largest dimension of 900 mm or more, but not more than 3 250 mm, -with a smallest dimension of 95 mm or more but not more than 2 000 mm, -with a thickness of more than 1 mm, but not more than 4 mm, -unsanded, -not planed, and -sawn, sliced or peeled lengthwise Freem³
19. 4408 39 95 90 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£3.1m+39.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.24 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Italy	£1.4m	45.3%	+42%
United States	£587k	19%	+1,695.4%
Germany	£347k	11.2%	+112.3%
Spain	£146k	4.7%	-38.8%
Slovenia	£119k	3.9%	+5.1%
Ghana	£101k	3.3%	+113.3%
China	£94k	3%	-22.6%
Gabon	£67k	2.2%	-22.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 6% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 3.7% Türkiye Free – 6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 3.9% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$193.7m	21.4%
2	Gabon	US$167m	18.5%
3	Indonesia	US$79.4m	8.8%
4	Vietnam	US$71.6m	7.9%
5	Cameroon	US$55.8m	6.2%
6	Italy	US$55.2m	6.1%
7	Côte d’Ivoire	US$42.7m	4.7%
8	Thailand	US$34.4m	3.8%
9	Myanmar (Burma)	US$29.1m	3.2%
10	India	US$17.5m	1.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$173.5m	19.2%
2	Nigeria	US$151.4m	16.7%
3	India	US$139.2m	15.4%
4	France	US$70.7m	7.8%
5	Italy	US$58.3m	6.4%
6	Morocco	US$48.5m	5.4%
7	United States	US$36.1m	4%
8	Spain	US$19.9m	2.2%
9	Greece	US$14.1m	1.6%
10	Taiwan	US$13.8m	1.5%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4408.90.

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