Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4416
4416.00: Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
Wooden casks and barrels
4416.00 is the HS subheading for wooden casks and barrels, under heading 4416 in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4416 00 00 00 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlQuarantine Release Certificate
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- (EU) 2019/2072
- Documents
- 9115
- 991Y
- 992Y
- 993Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £58.9m | 47.9% | -60.6% |
 Spain | £55.4m | 45% | -28.9% |
 France | £3.9m | 3.2% | -48.9% |
 Portugal | £2.3m | 1.9% | -0.4% |
 Lithuania | £1.1m | 0.9% | +2.4% |
 China | £339k | 0.3% | -42% |
 Japan | £213k | 0.2% | -34% |
 Estonia | £189k | 0.2% | +156.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 3.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.1% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5% 
Brazil Free – 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Argentina Free – 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines Japan 2.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$203kUS$203k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$181m
Exports: 105
- France: US$530m
- United States: US$476m
- Spain: US$181m
- Austria: US$16m
- Romania: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$15m
- Italy: US$13m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Portugal: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Chile: US$8m
- Germany: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Eswatini: US$944k
- Serbia: US$898k
- Thailand: US$731k
- Türkiye: US$689k
- Dominican Republic: US$688k
- Israel: US$607k
- Moldova: US$586k
- Czechia: US$579k
- Slovakia: US$478k
- Colombia: US$471k
- Sweden: US$470k
- South Africa: US$388k
- Russia: US$350k
- Singapore: US$335k
- Denmark: US$300k
- Greece: US$250k
- Switzerland: US$242k
- Slovenia: US$232k
- New Zealand: US$216k
- Latvia: US$207k
- Argentina: US$204k
- Malaysia: US$203k
- Philippines: US$154k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$140k
- India: US$128k
- Barbados: US$107k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$99k
- Norway: US$79k
- Fiji: US$70k
- Lebanon: US$69k
- Taiwan: US$67k
- Indonesia: US$66k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109kUS$109k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$52m
Imports: 185
- United Kingdom: US$342m
- United States: US$289m
- Ireland: US$105m
- Spain: US$82m
- China: US$55m
- Japan: US$52m
- Italy: US$52m
- France: US$44m
- Australia: US$44m
- Canada: US$27m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Germany: US$17m
- Chile: US$17m
- Argentina: US$15m
- New Zealand: US$14m
- India: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Israel: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Dominican Republic: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$6m
- Jamaica: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Panama: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Barbados: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Guyana: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Armenia: US$846k
- Serbia: US$823k
- Colombia: US$823k
- Georgia: US$797k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$772k
- Lebanon: US$748k
- Moldova: US$738k
- Morocco: US$656k
- Belarus: US$653k
- Kazakhstan: US$620k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$530m | 39.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$476m | 35.3% |
| 3 | Spain | US$181m | 13.4% |
| 4 |  Austria | US$16m | 1.2% |
| 5 |  Romania | US$15m | 1.1% |
| 6 | Lithuania | US$15m | 1.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$13m | 1% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$13m | 0.9% |
| 9 | Portugal | US$12m | 0.9% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$9m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$342m | 25.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$289m | 21.4% |
| 3 |  Ireland | US$105m | 7.8% |
| 4 | Spain | US$82m | 6.1% |
| 5 | China | US$55m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Japan | US$52m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$52m | 3.8% |
| 8 | France | US$44m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$44m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Canada | US$27m | 2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 6%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Zambia, Burundi
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 12% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 33% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 9% | 3% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.1% | 0% – 3.2% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 6352 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs & other coopers' products & parts thereof, of wood (including staves)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31700 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood (including staves)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1623 Manufacture of wooden containers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4416.00 | unchanged |
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
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves (not including used products and second-hand products; not including single use packing material and packing containers used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product; not including packing material and packing containers clearly suitable for repetitive use used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product from the moment they are used for such purpose and onwards)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N354812 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and trade program status of wood barrels
- 600013287 HMRC
A hardwood timber and steel hoop barrel, which is made using traditional cooperage methods. The barrel can be used with a Christmas tree using a tree stand (stand sold separately and not subject to this ATaR) or the barrel can be used in the garden as planter tubs. The wooden barrel is 50cm in…
- 600012974 HMRC
A hardwood timber and steel hoop barrel, which is made using traditional cooperage methods. The barrel comes with a Christmas tree holder insert. The barrel can be used with a Christmas tree or the insert can be removed and the barrel can be used in the garden as planter tubs. The wooden barrel…
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4416.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 4416.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 wooden casks and barrels worth £122.9m (down 49% on the year before), at an average of £3.02 per kg; United States supplied 48%, followed by Spain.
World trade in wooden casks and barrels reached US$1bn in 2024, up 4% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 39.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves?
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves fall under HS subheading 4416.00, part of heading 4416, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers'… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4416.00 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 casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers'… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4416.00 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 casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers'…?
France, with US$530m in 2024 (39.3% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on wooden casks and barrels?
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 wooden casks and barrels from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (48%), Spain (45%) and France (3%), out of total imports of £122.9m.