Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4409
4409.22: Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring: non-coniferous, of tropical wood
Official description Of tropical wood
4409.22 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4409, wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled)…, chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK from Barbados
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4409 22 00 00 Of tropical wood Free
Additional duties and import rulesBarbados
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- 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 1
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | £5.5m | 41.5% | +19.8% |
 Malaysia | £2.7m | 20.2% | -2.5% |
 Netherlands | £2.5m | 19.1% | -2.8% |
 Congo - Brazzaville | £840k | 6.4% | -19.4% |
 Italy | £609k | 4.6% | -3.4% |
 Türkiye | £292k | 2.2% | — |
 Brazil | £280k | 2.1% | -25.4% |
 Ireland | £99k | 0.8% | +56.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$400kUS$400k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$101m
Exports: 97
- Indonesia: US$398m
- Brazil: US$206m
- Malaysia: US$101m
- Peru: US$26m
- Bolivia: US$25m
- Belgium: US$10m
- China: US$10m
- Italy: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Gabon: US$6m
- Singapore: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Ghana: US$964k
- Suriname: US$934k
- Chile: US$854k
- Czechia: US$848k
- Austria: US$817k
- Slovenia: US$763k
- Taiwan: US$746k
- Romania: US$689k
- Fiji: US$676k
- Sweden: US$646k
- South Africa: US$643k
- Poland: US$586k
- Finland: US$551k
- Estonia: US$467k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$441k
- Denmark: US$426k
- Laos: US$413k
- Ireland: US$400k
- Mozambique: US$325k
- Ecuador: US$264k
- Latvia: US$240k
- Solomon Islands: US$163k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$155k
- Guatemala: US$141k
- Lithuania: US$136k
- Croatia: US$134k
- Australia: US$129k
- New Zealand: US$119k
- United Arab Emirates: US$112k
- Bulgaria: US$111k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$176kUS$176k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$78m
Imports: 156
- United States: US$152m
- China: US$88m
- Netherlands: US$87m
- France: US$79m
- Australia: US$78m
- South Korea: US$56m
- Japan: US$48m
- Germany: US$45m
- Belgium: US$39m
- New Zealand: US$30m
- Denmark: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- India: US$15m
- Italy: US$15m
- Canada: US$9m
- Spain: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Mauritius: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Maldives: US$2m
- French Polynesia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Panama: US$956k
- Romania: US$880k
- St Barthélemy: US$862k
- Ireland: US$774k
- Thailand: US$713k
- New Caledonia: US$700k
- Croatia: US$587k
- United Arab Emirates: US$540k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$524k
- Bulgaria: US$469k
- Dominican Republic: US$467k
- Indonesia: US$443k
- Lithuania: US$429k
- Azerbaijan: US$412k
- Saudi Arabia: US$401k
- Morocco: US$396k
- Sri Lanka: US$371k
- Costa Rica: US$349k
- Chile: US$331k
- Hungary: US$315k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | US$398m | 45.6% |
| 2 | Brazil | US$206m | 23.7% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$101m | 11.5% |
| 4 |  Peru | US$26m | 3% |
| 5 |  Bolivia | US$25m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$10m | 1.2% |
| 7 |  China | US$10m | 1.1% |
| 8 | Italy | US$8m | 1% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$8m | 0.9% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$7m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$152m | 17.4% |
| 2 | China | US$88m | 10% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$87m | 10% |
| 4 |  France | US$79m | 9% |
| 5 |  Australia | US$78m | 8.9% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$56m | 6.4% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$48m | 5.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$45m | 5.1% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$39m | 4.5% |
| 10 |  New Zealand | US$30m | 3.5% |
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4409.29.
Subheading 4409.22 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4409.22; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
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 £13.2m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £1.77 per kg; Indonesia supplied 42%, followed by Malaysia.
World trade in these goods reached US$873m in 2024, down 6.6% on 2023.
Indonesia was the largest exporter with 45.6% of the total, ahead of Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring: non-coniferous, of tropical wood?
Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring: non-coniferous, of tropical wood fall under HS subheading 4409.22, part of heading 4409, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wood (including strips and friezes for parquet… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4409.22 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 (including strips and friezes for parquet… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4409.22 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 (including strips and friezes for parquet…?
Indonesia, with US$398m in 2024 (45.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
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 Indonesia (42%), Malaysia (20%) and Netherlands (19%), out of total imports of £13.2m.