Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4418
4418.75: Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: assembled flooring panels, other, multilayer
Multilayer engineered flooring panels
Official description Other, multilayer
4418.75 is the HS subheading for multilayer engineered flooring panels, under heading 4418 in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4418 75 00 00 Other, multilayer Freem²
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £32.6m | 36% | -12.9% | |
| £15.3m | 16.9% | -14.5% | |
| £11.2m | 12.4% | -1.9% | |
| £6.3m | 6.9% | +21.2% | |
| £4.5m | 5% | -7.8% | |
| £3.5m | 3.9% | -32.6% | |
| £2.8m | 3.1% | +6.7% | |
| £2.4m | 2.6% | +4.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$763kUS$763k+US$15m+US$70m+> US$229m
Exports: 94
- China: US$367m
- Poland: US$280m
- Germany: US$229m
- Austria: US$199m
- Lithuania: US$155m
- Italy: US$100m
- Sweden: US$81m
- Vietnam: US$75m
- Canada: US$73m
- Ukraine: US$70m
- Thailand: US$56m
- Croatia: US$51m
- Indonesia: US$50m
- France: US$41m
- Switzerland: US$40m
- Belgium: US$37m
- Netherlands: US$31m
- Hungary: US$30m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Romania: US$22m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Belarus: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- United States: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Marshall Islands: US$2m
- Paraguay: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Greece: US$763k
- Mexico: US$736k
- Norway: US$522k
- Moldova: US$484k
- Luxembourg: US$349k
- Australia: US$341k
- Ireland: US$322k
- Armenia: US$231k
- South Africa: US$204k
- New Zealand: US$179k
- India: US$142k
- Kazakhstan: US$136k
- Pakistan: US$135k
- Singapore: US$112k
- United Arab Emirates: US$99k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$547kUS$547k+US$7m+US$28m+> US$120m
Imports: 166
- United States: US$345m
- Germany: US$248m
- Switzerland: US$167m
- Italy: US$139m
- United Kingdom: US$120m
- France: US$106m
- Austria: US$95m
- Sweden: US$92m
- Belgium: US$83m
- Poland: US$64m
- Norway: US$50m
- China: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$46m
- South Korea: US$40m
- Denmark: US$36m
- Australia: US$33m
- Slovenia: US$28m
- Spain: US$27m
- Romania: US$25m
- Canada: US$23m
- Czechia: US$22m
- Türkiye: US$22m
- Israel: US$18m
- Japan: US$17m
- Serbia: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Estonia: US$14m
- Ireland: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- New Zealand: US$11m
- Azerbaijan: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$10m
- Greece: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Montenegro: US$6m
- North Macedonia: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Georgia: US$4m
- Armenia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Albania: US$3m
- Iceland: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$367m | 16.7% | |
| 2 | US$280m | 12.7% | |
| 3 | US$229m | 10.4% | |
| 4 | US$199m | 9% | |
| 5 | US$155m | 7% | |
| 6 | US$100m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$81m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$75m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$73m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$70m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$345m | 15.6% | |
| 2 | US$248m | 11.2% | |
| 3 | US$167m | 7.6% | |
| 4 | US$139m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$120m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$106m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$95m | 4.3% | |
| 8 | US$92m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$83m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$64m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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.
- 11%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Cape Verde, Morocco
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
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| 25% | 2022 | ||
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| 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 14% | 2023 | ||
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| 15% | 2022 | ||
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| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 30% | 2023 | ||
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| 15% | 2023 | ||
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| 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 10% | 2023 | ||
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| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.3%* | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
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| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.1% | 3.2% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 63534 Assembled flooring panels
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31600 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood (including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1622 Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4418.75 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4418.72 | changed |
| 2007 | 4418.72 | changed |
| 2002 | 4418.30, 4418.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 4418.30, 4418.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 4418.30, 4418.90 | changed |
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
Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes (not including used products and second-hand products)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
Binding rulings for similar goods 16
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.
- N363306 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N351710 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Indonesia
- N348786 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Indonesia
- N333981 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N333982 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N324600 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring imported from China
16 rulings in total for this code
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4418.72.
Subheading 4418.75 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 4418.75; 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 multilayer engineered flooring panels worth £90.5m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £2.79 per kg; China supplied 36%, followed by Poland.
World trade in multilayer engineered flooring panels reached US$2bn in 2024, down 0.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 16.7% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: assembled flooring panels, other, multilayer?
Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular: assembled flooring panels, other, multilayer fall under HS subheading 4418.75, part of heading 4418, 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 4418.75 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 builders' joinery and carpentry of wood in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4418.75 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 builders' joinery and carpentry of wood?
China, with US$367m in 2024 (16.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export multilayer engineered flooring panels 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 multilayer engineered flooring panels?
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 multilayer engineered flooring panels from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (36%), Poland (17%) and Lithuania (12%), out of total imports of £90.5m.