Subheading · Chapter 44 · Heading 4421

4421.20

4421.20: Other articles of wood: coffins

Official description Coffins

4421.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4421, other articles of wood, chapter 44.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 4421 20 00 00 Coffins Freep/st
  2. 4421 20 10 00 Of fibreboard Freep/st
  3. 4421 20 90 00 Other Freep/st

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
  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition on goods for torture and repression
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1479
    Documents
    • C064 Authorisation for export or import of goods that could be used for torture (Regulation (EU) 2019/125)
    • Y904 Goods other than those described in the TR footnotes linked to the measure
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£3.3m+8.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.01 per kg
Jan 2024: £257kFeb 2024: £164kMar 2024: £264kApr 2024: £220kMay 2024: £169kJun 2024: £184kJul 2024: £278kAug 2024: £207kSept 2024: £265kOct 2024: £291kNov 2024: £316kDec 2024: £259kJan 2025: £262kFeb 2025: £265kMar 2025: £305kApr 2025: £200kMay 2025: £249kJun 2025: £259kJul 2025: £227kAug 2025: £154kSept 2025: £305kOct 2025: £320kNov 2025: £271kDec 2025: £310kJan 2026: £220kFeb 2026: £224kMar 2026: £379kApr 2026: £219kMay 2026: £290kJun 2026: £295kJul 2026: £245kAug 2026: £242k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Poland £1.9m 57.4% +15.4%
China £718k 21.6% +45.7%
Indonesia £549k 16.5% -28.9%
Italy £31k 0.9% -43.2%
Türkiye £21k 0.6% +40.7%
Thailand £18k 0.6% +88.1%
Spain £14k 0.4% +18.5%
Sri Lanka £14k 0.4% +94.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4421.20 · US$477m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$103kUS$103k+US$3m+US$10m+> US$52m

Exports: 89
  1. China: US$156m
  2. Mexico: US$84m
  3. Poland: US$52m
  4. Canada: US$29m
  5. Romania: US$27m
  6. United States: US$16m
  7. Italy: US$12m
  8. Hungary: US$11m
  9. Czechia: US$10m
  10. Slovenia: US$7m
  11. Croatia: US$6m
  12. Albania: US$6m
  13. Belgium: US$5m
  14. Vietnam: US$5m
  15. Sweden: US$5m
  16. Guatemala: US$4m
  17. Portugal: US$4m
  18. Moldova: US$4m
  19. Austria: US$4m
  20. Ukraine: US$3m
  21. Serbia: US$3m
  22. South Africa: US$3m
  23. Indonesia: US$3m
  24. Malaysia: US$2m
  25. Estonia: US$2m
  26. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  27. France: US$2m
  28. Netherlands: US$1m
  29. Türkiye: US$1m
  30. Tunisia: US$1m
  31. Bulgaria: US$850k
  32. United Kingdom: US$844k
  33. North Macedonia: US$777k
  34. Spain: US$770k
  35. Germany: US$671k
  36. Brazil: US$647k
  37. Denmark: US$558k
  38. Argentina: US$308k
  39. Côte d’Ivoire: US$291k
  40. Slovakia: US$241k
  41. India: US$110k
  42. Lithuania: US$108k
  43. Greece: US$106k
  44. Peru: US$103k
  45. Russia: US$99k
  46. Kenya: US$86k
  47. Japan: US$70k
  48. Thailand: US$68k
  49. Colombia: US$63k
  50. Latvia: US$52k
  51. Laos: US$51k
  52. Bangladesh: US$50k
  53. New Zealand: US$44k
  54. Australia: US$41k
  55. Norway: US$34k
  56. Morocco: US$22k
  57. Angola: US$22k
  58. Ireland: US$13k
  59. Switzerland: US$12k
  60. Taiwan: US$12k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$156m 32.7%
2 Mexico US$84m 17.7%
3 Poland US$52m 10.9%
4 Canada US$29m 6%
5 Romania US$27m 5.7%
6 United States US$16m 3.4%
7 Italy US$12m 2.5%
8 Hungary US$11m 2.3%
9 Czechia US$10m 2.1%
10 Slovenia US$7m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$102m 21.3%
2 Japan US$89m 18.6%
3 Germany US$64m 13.4%
4 Italy US$51m 10.7%
5 Canada US$41m 8.5%
6 France US$26m 5.4%
7 South Korea US$10m 2.2%
8 Taiwan US$9m 2%
9 Spain US$8m 1.6%
10 Austria US$7m 1.5%

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 4421.91, 4421.99.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4421.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4421.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 2%). 1 of them 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 these goods worth £3.3m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £3.01 per kg; Poland supplied 57%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$477m in 2024, up 0.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 32.7% of the total, ahead of Mexico.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other articles of wood: coffins?

Other articles of wood: coffins fall under HS subheading 4421.20, part of heading 4421, in section IX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other articles of wood: coffins in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4421.20 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 other articles of wood: coffins in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4421.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other articles of wood: coffins?

China, with US$156m in 2024 (32.7% 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 Poland (57%), China (22%) and Indonesia (17%), out of total imports of £3.3m.