Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4419
4419.20: Tableware and kitchenware, of wood: of tropical wood
Official description Of tropical wood
Subheading 4419.20 belongs to heading 4419 (tableware and kitchenware, of wood) in chapter 44.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4419 20 00 00 Of tropical wood
- 4419 20 10 00 Of tropical wood specified in additional note 2 to this chapter Free
- 4419 20 90 00 Other Free
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 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.9m | 50.6% | +59.4% | |
| £1.2m | 31.7% | +171% | |
| £198k | 5.3% | +11.4% | |
| £150k | 4% | -29.3% | |
| £109k | 2.9% | +92.6% | |
| £56k | 1.5% | +27.8% | |
| £30k | 0.8% | +3.2% | |
| £29k | 0.8% | +0.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$428k+US$2m+> US$10m
Exports: 112
- Vietnam: US$27m
- China: US$22m
- India: US$14m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Gabon: US$1m
- Denmark: US$885k
- Sweden: US$744k
- Cameroon: US$719k
- Tunisia: US$700k
- Türkiye: US$580k
- Taiwan: US$573k
- Japan: US$501k
- United Kingdom: US$471k
- Czechia: US$441k
- Brazil: US$428k
- Laos: US$324k
- Malaysia: US$180k
- Austria: US$178k
- Slovakia: US$173k
- Romania: US$105k
- Switzerland: US$104k
- Canada: US$93k
- Hungary: US$92k
- South Korea: US$67k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$67k
- Lithuania: US$65k
- Russia: US$65k
- Albania: US$65k
- Colombia: US$57k
- Slovenia: US$57k
- Croatia: US$52k
- Bulgaria: US$51k
- Ukraine: US$49k
- Mexico: US$44k
- Finland: US$38k
- Pakistan: US$34k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$32k
- South Africa: US$31k
- Dominican Republic: US$30k
- Latvia: US$30k
- Estonia: US$30k
- Serbia: US$29k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$27k
- Greece: US$25k
- Ireland: US$21k
- Singapore: US$16k
- Guyana: US$16k
- United Arab Emirates: US$16k
- Kuwait: US$15k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$238k+US$2m+> US$5m
Imports: 175
- United States: US$25m
- Germany: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- France: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$999k
- Türkiye: US$888k
- Philippines: US$877k
- Romania: US$829k
- Slovakia: US$807k
- Brazil: US$632k
- Chile: US$533k
- New Zealand: US$515k
- Finland: US$483k
- India: US$370k
- Singapore: US$370k
- Croatia: US$355k
- Ireland: US$341k
- Malaysia: US$341k
- Israel: US$333k
- Argentina: US$328k
- Luxembourg: US$318k
- Saudi Arabia: US$269k
- Hungary: US$248k
- Slovenia: US$238k
- Colombia: US$218k
- Maldives: US$215k
- Morocco: US$200k
- Peru: US$180k
- United Arab Emirates: US$174k
- Taiwan: US$170k
- Thailand: US$158k
- Lithuania: US$147k
- Iceland: US$141k
- Bulgaria: US$133k
- Estonia: US$132k
- Cyprus: US$132k
- Serbia: US$123k
- South Africa: US$120k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$112k
- Ukraine: US$109k
- Dominican Republic: US$98k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$27m | 24% | |
| 2 | US$22m | 19.4% | |
| 3 | US$14m | 12.2% | |
| 4 | US$10m | 8.6% | |
| 5 | US$8m | 7.4% | |
| 6 | US$5m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$4m | 3.2% | |
| 8 | US$3m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$3m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$25m | 22.3% | |
| 2 | US$9m | 8.3% | |
| 3 | US$9m | 7.8% | |
| 4 | US$8m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$5m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$5m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$4m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$3m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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.
- 15%median duty
- 11number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Morocco, Zambia, Algeria
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| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
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| 6% | 2023 | ||
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| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
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| 3.7% | 2.7% – 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
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| 8% | 2023 | ||
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| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.3% | 3.2% – 5.3% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
- 63542 Tableware & kitchenware, of wood
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31912 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1629 Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4419.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 4419.00 | changed |
| 2007 | 4419.00 | changed |
| 2002 | 4419.00 | changed |
| 1996 | 4419.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 4419.00 | 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
Tableware and kitchenware, of wood (not including used products and second-hand products)
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.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 4419.90.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4419.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4419.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3%. 1 of them is duty-free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £3.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 45% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$113m (+24.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Vietnam (US$27m), followed by China.
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.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tableware and kitchenware, of wood: of tropical wood?
Tableware and kitchenware, of wood: of tropical wood fall under HS subheading 4419.20, part of heading 4419, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tableware and kitchenware, of wood in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4419.20 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 tableware and kitchenware, of wood in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4419.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most tableware and kitchenware, of wood?
Vietnam, with US$27m in 2024 (24% 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 China (51%), India (32%) and Vietnam (5%), out of total imports of £3.8m.