Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4411
4411.12: Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm
MDF up to 5 mm
4411.12 is the HS subheading for MDF up to 5 mm, under heading 4411 in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4411 12 00 00 Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm m³
- 4411 12 10 00 Not mechanically worked or surface covered (raw board) 6%m³
- Other m³
- 4411 12 92 00 Of a density exceeding 0.8 g/cm3 (hdf) 6%m³
- 4411 12 92 10 Fibreboard: -with a thickness of 2.20 mm or more but not more than 2.80 mm, -with a density of 0.95 g/cm³ or more, -lacquered or coated with melamine foil on both sides, and -with dimensions of 1 300 mm x 1 100 mm or less, 6%m³
- 4411 12 92 90 Other 6%m³
- 4411 12 94 00 Of a density not exceeding 0.8 g/cm3 6%m³
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 3
- 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
- Import controlImport control of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia
- Legal act
- CS Indonesia No.1/2019
- Documents
- C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
- Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £16.7m | 46.6% | -8.7% |
 Poland | £6.2m | 17.4% | +22.9% |
 Spain | £5.9m | 16.5% | +9.6% |
 France | £2.1m | 6% | +0.8% |
 China | £1.5m | 4.3% | -20.9% |
 Germany | £1.3m | 3.6% | -32.9% |
 Hungary | £844k | 2.4% | -3.2% |
 Italy | £321k | 0.9% | -34.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$604kUS$604k+US$8m+US$47m+> US$97m
Exports: 105
- Thailand: US$180m
- China: US$164m
- Poland: US$132m
- New Zealand: US$97m
- Brazil: US$87m
- Hungary: US$84m
- Malaysia: US$82m
- Canada: US$62m
- Indonesia: US$62m
- Spain: US$59m
- Germany: US$47m
- France: US$47m
- United States: US$46m
- Ireland: US$45m
- Türkiye: US$37m
- Slovenia: US$36m
- Argentina: US$25m
- Italy: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Russia: US$12m
- Austria: US$12m
- Chile: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$982k
- Croatia: US$961k
- Australia: US$790k
- Serbia: US$767k
- Taiwan: US$687k
- Dominican Republic: US$684k
- Japan: US$668k
- Senegal: US$654k
- Ukraine: US$604k
- Tanzania: US$576k
- United Arab Emirates: US$535k
- Norway: US$451k
- Luxembourg: US$433k
- Cambodia: US$411k
- Bolivia: US$389k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$372k
- Belarus: US$370k
- Saudi Arabia: US$337k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$845kUS$845k+US$5m+US$19m+> US$57m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$187m
- Japan: US$135m
- Italy: US$86m
- Mexico: US$77m
- Saudi Arabia: US$62m
- Germany: US$57m
- Netherlands: US$47m
- United Kingdom: US$44m
- Spain: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31m
- Egypt: US$30m
- Malaysia: US$27m
- Portugal: US$26m
- South Korea: US$23m
- India: US$23m
- Ukraine: US$22m
- Morocco: US$21m
- Canada: US$20m
- Algeria: US$19m
- Sweden: US$19m
- Romania: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Nigeria: US$17m
- Peru: US$15m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Serbia: US$12m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Colombia: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Poland: US$8m
- Tunisia: US$8m
- Iraq: US$8m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Iran: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- China: US$6m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Mongolia: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- North Korea: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | US$180m | 12.4% |
| 2 | China | US$164m | 11.3% |
| 3 | Poland | US$132m | 9.1% |
| 4 |  New Zealand | US$97m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$87m | 6% |
| 6 | Hungary | US$84m | 5.8% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$82m | 5.7% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$62m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$62m | 4.3% |
| 10 | Spain | US$59m | 4.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$187m | 12.9% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$135m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Italy | US$86m | 6% |
| 4 |  Mexico | US$77m | 5.3% |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | US$62m | 4.3% |
| 6 | Germany | US$57m | 4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$47m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$44m | 3% |
| 9 | Spain | US$34m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$33m | 2.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N345470 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of painted, beaded fiberboard panels from Brazil
- N302988 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of molded fiberboard door skins from Romania
- N288599 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of paper-overlaid plywood and fiberboard from China
- 600008808 HMRC
A multifunctional cat litter box with tree tower. The cat litter box enclosure includes a litter box, cat house with a cushion, top hammock, hanging toy ball and different platform. Made of medium-density fibreboard, plush, cotton and sisal. Used as a litter box furniture, cat house and cat tree.…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4411.12 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4411.12 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 173 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 MDF up to 5 mm worth £35.9m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £0.72 per kg; Ireland supplied 47%, followed by Poland.
World trade in MDF up to 5 mm reached US$1bn in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.
Thailand was the largest exporter with 12.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm?
Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm fall under HS subheading 4411.12, part of heading 4411, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4411.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4411.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm?
Thailand, with US$180m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export MDF up to 5 mm to the UK duty-free?
173 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 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on MDF up to 5 mm?
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 MDF up to 5 mm from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (47%), Poland (17%) and Spain (17%), out of total imports of £35.9m.