Heading · Chapter 44
4418: Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
18 subheadings make up heading 4418 in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal).
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 0.5% 
EU Free – 6% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 1% 
Türkiye Free – 3% Third-country duty 31 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
USA Free – 8% General (MFN) 31 tariff lines · average 3% 
Canada Free – 8% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Mexico 5% – 15% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 1% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 42 tariff lines · average 3% 
Japan Free – 6% General (MFN) 34 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 19 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 26 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 38 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 18% General (MFN) 28 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines Subheadings 18
- 4418.11Windows, French windows and their frames: of tropical wood
- 4418.19Windows, French windows and their frames: otherWooden windows and frames (non-tropical)
- 4418.21Doors and their frames and thresholds: of tropical wood
- 4418.29Doors and their frames and thresholds: otherWooden doors and frames (non-tropical)
- 4418.30Posts and beams other than products of subheadings 441881 to 441889
- 4418.40Shuttering for concrete constructional work
- 4418.50Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: shingles and shakes
- 4418.73Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo
- 4418.74Other, for mosaic floors
- 4418.75Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: assembled flooring panels, other, multilayerMultilayer engineered flooring panels
- 4418.79Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: assembled flooring panels, other
- 4418.81Engineered structural timber products: glue-laminated timber (glulam)Glulam (glue-laminated timber)
- 4418.82Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam)
- 4418.83Engineered structural timber products: i beams
- 4418.89Engineered structural timber products: other
- 4418.91Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: other, of bamboo
- 4418.92Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: other, cellular wood panels
- 4418.99Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: other, otherOther builders' joinery of wood
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$43m+US$236m+> US$1.5bn
Exports: 167
- China: US$1.9bn
- Austria: US$1.6bn
- Poland: US$1.6bn
- Canada: US$1.6bn
- Germany: US$1.5bn
- United States: US$549m
- Indonesia: US$517m
- Denmark: US$475m
- Italy: US$436m
- Estonia: US$400m
- Lithuania: US$385m
- Sweden: US$325m
- Brazil: US$314m
- Vietnam: US$291m
- Malaysia: US$289m
- Türkiye: US$244m
- Spain: US$236m
- Czechia: US$235m
- Mexico: US$209m
- Belgium: US$201m
- Finland: US$198m
- Romania: US$192m
- Hungary: US$182m
- Ukraine: US$170m
- France: US$168m
- Slovakia: US$164m
- Latvia: US$163m
- Portugal: US$153m
- Russia: US$148m
- Netherlands: US$143m
- Slovenia: US$117m
- Thailand: US$98m
- Chile: US$92m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$85m
- Serbia: US$84m
- Croatia: US$82m
- Switzerland: US$81m
- United Kingdom: US$72m
- Philippines: US$58m
- South Africa: US$48m
- Ireland: US$46m
- New Zealand: US$43m
- Cambodia: US$41m
- Guatemala: US$32m
- Belarus: US$27m
- Norway: US$26m
- Bulgaria: US$21m
- Morocco: US$21m
- India: US$21m
- Australia: US$21m
- Luxembourg: US$13m
- Japan: US$13m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Uruguay: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$10m
- Greece: US$9m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$30m+US$118m+> US$598m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$3.3bn
- Germany: US$1.4bn
- United Kingdom: US$1.1bn
- Switzerland: US$889m
- France: US$884m
- Italy: US$703m
- Canada: US$598m
- Japan: US$567m
- Netherlands: US$528m
- Norway: US$406m
- Denmark: US$391m
- Belgium: US$364m
- Austria: US$346m
- Sweden: US$341m
- Australia: US$326m
- Poland: US$248m
- Spain: US$239m
- Czechia: US$171m
- Ireland: US$167m
- Romania: US$153m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$139m
- Slovakia: US$118m
- Kazakhstan: US$117m
- Finland: US$110m
- Portugal: US$109m
- Hungary: US$99m
- China: US$98m
- Singapore: US$95m
- Croatia: US$93m
- United Arab Emirates: US$87m
- Morocco: US$84m
- Saudi Arabia: US$82m
- South Korea: US$80m
- Israel: US$77m
- Slovenia: US$75m
- Lithuania: US$73m
- Türkiye: US$70m
- Iceland: US$66m
- Luxembourg: US$65m
- Malaysia: US$58m
- India: US$53m
- Bulgaria: US$52m
- Serbia: US$51m
- Russia: US$50m
- New Zealand: US$50m
- Greece: US$46m
- Mexico: US$45m
- Iraq: US$43m
- Estonia: US$42m
- Taiwan: US$36m
- Latvia: US$36m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Azerbaijan: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- Dominican Republic: US$30m
- Libya: US$27m
- Philippines: US$26m
- Thailand: US$25m
- Macao SAR China: US$24m
- Uzbekistan: US$23m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$1.9bn | 11.8% |
| 2 |  Austria | US$1.6bn | 10% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$1.6bn | 9.9% |
| 4 | Canada | US$1.6bn | 9.6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$1.5bn | 9% |
| 6 | United States | US$549m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$517m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Denmark | US$475m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$436m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Estonia | US$400m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$3.3bn | 19.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1.4bn | 8.5% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$1.1bn | 6.7% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$889m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  France | US$884m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Italy | US$703m | 4.3% |
| 7 | Canada | US$598m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Japan | US$567m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$528m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Norway | US$406m | 2.5% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 4418 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 20 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 4418 into 22 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 1%). 16 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 4418 covers 31 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3%. 24 of them are duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 4418 into 31 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 3%). 8 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 4418 covers 25 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 7 of them are duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 4418 into 19 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 15% (average 14.5%).
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 4418 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is 12.6%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 4418 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is 12.6%.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 4418 covers 19 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 16 of them are duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 4418 into 42 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 3%). 17 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 4418 covers 34 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 6 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 4418 into 19 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 4418 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 4418 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 4418 covers 38 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 4418 into 28 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 18% (average 11.5%). 9 of them are duty-free.
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 4418 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
World trade in heading 4418 goods reached US$16.4bn in 2024, down 6.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 11.8% of the total, ahead of Austria.
The United States imported the most (US$3.3bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 38th among 167 exporters with US$72m.
The United Kingdom imported US$1.1bn.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of heading 4405, ‘wood flour’ means wood powder of which not more than 8 % by weight is retained by a sieve with an aperture of 0,63 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 44141010, 44182110, 44192010, 44201110 and 44209091, ‘tropical wood’ means the following tropical woods: acajou d'Afrique, alan, azobé, balsa, dark red meranti, dibétou, ilomba, imbuia, iroko, jelutong, jongkong, kapur, kempas, keruing, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), makoré, mansonia, meranti bakau, merbau, obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, ramin, sapelli, sipo, teak, tiama, virola, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya and yellow meranti.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes?
Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes fall under HS heading 4418, part of chapter 44, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on builders' joinery and carpentry of wood in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4418 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on builders' joinery and carpentry of wood in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4418 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most builders' joinery and carpentry of wood?
China, with US$1.9bn in 2024 (11.8% of world exports).