Subheading · Chapter 94 · Heading 9401
9401.41: Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment: of wood
Wooden sofa beds and convertible seats
Official description Of wood
9401.41 is the HS subheading for wooden sofa beds and convertible seats, under heading 9401 in chapter 94.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9401 41 00 00 Of wood 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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £18.9m | 49.4% | -27.9% |
 China | £14.7m | 38.3% | -20.3% |
 Türkiye | £1.4m | 3.7% | -17.5% |
 Romania | £1.2m | 3.1% | +127.8% |
 Italy | £580k | 1.5% | -42.1% |
 Malaysia | £476k | 1.2% | -46.3% |
 Czechia | £263k | 0.7% | +225.8% |
 Ukraine | £175k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$85kUS$85k+US$4m+US$16m+> US$110m
Exports: 110
- Poland: US$371m
- China: US$264m
- Vietnam: US$137m
- Romania: US$110m
- Türkiye: US$72m
- Portugal: US$49m
- Mexico: US$29m
- Slovakia: US$26m
- Germany: US$22m
- Belarus: US$17m
- Italy: US$16m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Ukraine: US$15m
- United States: US$15m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Russia: US$11m
- Estonia: US$10m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$908k
- Croatia: US$652k
- India: US$473k
- Albania: US$457k
- Finland: US$431k
- Colombia: US$283k
- Egypt: US$206k
- South Africa: US$199k
- Singapore: US$194k
- Japan: US$188k
- Morocco: US$150k
- Bangladesh: US$149k
- Greece: US$145k
- Luxembourg: US$121k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$85k
- Ireland: US$65k
- United Arab Emirates: US$64k
- South Korea: US$61k
- Curaçao: US$58k
- Guatemala: US$51k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$220kUS$220k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$39m
Imports: 195
- United States: US$242m
- Germany: US$153m
- France: US$141m
- United Kingdom: US$68m
- Canada: US$40m
- Spain: US$39m
- Austria: US$33m
- Czechia: US$33m
- Switzerland: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$24m
- Australia: US$24m
- Japan: US$23m
- Poland: US$22m
- Italy: US$21m
- Croatia: US$21m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Sweden: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$19m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Hungary: US$18m
- Norway: US$17m
- Romania: US$17m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Mexico: US$16m
- Lithuania: US$15m
- Finland: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Chile: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Iraq: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Peru: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Moldova: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Georgia: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$371m | 28.5% |
| 2 | China | US$264m | 20.3% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$137m | 10.5% |
| 4 | Romania | US$110m | 8.5% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$72m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Portugal | US$49m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$29m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Slovakia | US$26m | 2% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$22m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Belarus | US$17m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$242m | 18.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$153m | 11.7% |
| 3 |  France | US$141m | 10.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$68m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$40m | 3.1% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$39m | 3% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$33m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Czechia | US$33m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$26m | 2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$24m | 1.8% |
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9401.40.
Subheading 9401.41 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 9401.41; 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 wooden sofa beds and convertible seats worth £38.3m (down 23% on the year before), at an average of £3.58 per kg; Poland supplied 49%, followed by China.
World trade in wooden sofa beds and convertible seats reached US$1bn in 2024, up 8.1% on 2023.
Poland was the largest exporter with 28.5% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for seats other than garden seats or camping equipment: of wood?
Seats other than garden seats or camping equipment: of wood fall under HS subheading 9401.41, part of heading 9401, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on seats other than garden seats or camping equipment in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9401.41 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 seats other than garden seats or camping equipment in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9401.41 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 seats other than garden seats or camping equipment?
Poland, with US$371m in 2024 (28.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export wooden sofa beds and convertible seats 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 wooden sofa beds and convertible seats?
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 sofa beds and convertible seats from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (49%), China (38%) and Türkiye (4%), out of total imports of £38.3m.