Subheading · Chapter 94 · Heading 9401

9401.91

9401.91: Seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether: parts, of wood

Official description Of wood

Subheading 9401.91 belongs to heading 9401 (seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether or not convertible into beds…) in chapter 94.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 2% standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9401 91 00 00 Of wood
  2. 9401 91 10 00 Of seats of a kind used for aircraft Free
  3. 9401 91 10 10 Of seats specially designed for the crew, for use in certain types of aircraft Free
  4. 9401 91 10 90 Other Free
  5. 9401 91 90 00 Other 2%

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 3

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 3 lines
  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 3 lines

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free – 2%
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£49.3m+6.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.82 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.2mFeb 2024: £4.5mMar 2024: £4.8mApr 2024: £4.2mMay 2024: £3.6mJun 2024: £3.4mJul 2024: £3.2mAug 2024: £4.3mSept 2024: £5.6mOct 2024: £4.6mNov 2024: £4.1mDec 2024: £2.6mJan 2025: £5mFeb 2025: £3.6mMar 2025: £3.8mApr 2025: £4.4mMay 2025: £3.2mJun 2025: £2.9mJul 2025: £3.4mAug 2025: £3mSept 2025: £3mOct 2025: £3.6mNov 2025: £2.9mDec 2025: £3mJan 2026: £3.3mFeb 2026: £3.4mMar 2026: £4.9mApr 2026: £6.6mMay 2026: £4.1mJun 2026: £6.8mJul 2026: £5.1mAug 2026: £2.6m 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
Ireland £13.2m 26.7% +7.2%
Germany £8.1m 16.5% +64.4%
Italy £4.7m 9.5% -2%
Netherlands £3.6m 7.3% +26.3%
France £3.3m 6.6% -11.1%
United States £2.8m 5.7% +49.8%
Poland £2.5m 5.2% -45.3%
China £2.4m 4.9% +44.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9401.91 · US$772.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$364.2kUS$364.2k+US$7.5m+US$18.3m+> US$54.6m

Exports: 113
  1. China: US$125.6m
  2. Romania: US$60.8m
  3. Vietnam: US$60.2m
  4. Poland: US$54.6m
  5. Italy: US$46.5m
  6. United States: US$43.9m
  7. Germany: US$40.2m
  8. Mexico: US$35.9m
  9. France: US$24.7m
  10. Ireland: US$21m
  11. Czechia: US$18.3m
  12. Hungary: US$15.9m
  13. Lithuania: US$15.7m
  14. Slovakia: US$12.6m
  15. Ukraine: US$12.3m
  16. United Kingdom: US$11.7m
  17. Canada: US$11m
  18. Malaysia: US$10.7m
  19. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$10.1m
  20. Serbia: US$9.5m
  21. Türkiye: US$9.1m
  22. Thailand: US$8.8m
  23. Spain: US$8.8m
  24. North Macedonia: US$8.8m
  25. Latvia: US$8.3m
  26. Indonesia: US$7.7m
  27. Netherlands: US$7.6m
  28. Slovenia: US$7.5m
  29. Portugal: US$7.2m
  30. Croatia: US$6.7m
  31. Estonia: US$5.6m
  32. Denmark: US$5.5m
  33. Sweden: US$4.9m
  34. Belgium: US$4.8m
  35. Bulgaria: US$4.8m
  36. Taiwan: US$2.6m
  37. Norway: US$2.4m
  38. Colombia: US$1.9m
  39. Belarus: US$1.7m
  40. Austria: US$1.6m
  41. Philippines: US$1.5m
  42. Guatemala: US$1.2m
  43. Switzerland: US$1.2m
  44. Tunisia: US$1.1m
  45. Cambodia: US$944.6k
  46. Japan: US$891.2k
  47. Hong Kong SAR China: US$878k
  48. South Korea: US$836.5k
  49. Honduras: US$833.5k
  50. United Arab Emirates: US$778k
  51. India: US$725k
  52. Argentina: US$482.7k
  53. Brazil: US$439.1k
  54. Russia: US$380.9k
  55. Morocco: US$364.2k
  56. South Africa: US$343.7k
  57. Finland: US$333k
  58. Laos: US$180.5k
  59. Israel: US$176.8k
  60. Egypt: US$162.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$125.6m 16.3%
2 Romania US$60.8m 7.9%
3 Vietnam US$60.2m 7.8%
4 Poland US$54.6m 7.1%
5 Italy US$46.5m 6%
6 United States US$43.9m 5.7%
7 Germany US$40.2m 5.2%
8 Mexico US$35.9m 4.6%
9 France US$24.7m 3.2%
10 Ireland US$21m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$169.2m 21.9%
2 Germany US$73.8m 9.6%
3 United Kingdom US$60.8m 7.9%
4 Poland US$44.3m 5.7%
5 Mexico US$32.9m 4.3%
6 Italy US$27.1m 3.5%
7 France US$26.2m 3.4%
8 Japan US$21.6m 2.8%
9 Denmark US$19.1m 2.5%
10 Canada US$16.9m 2.2%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N343523 U.S. CBP 14 November 2024 · 9401.91.90.90

    The tariff classification of seat components from China.

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9401.90.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 9401.91 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2% (average 0.7%). 2 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 9401.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 1.7% and 2.7%.

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 – 2%.

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 £49.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Ireland supplied 27%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$772.9m (−5.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$125.6m), followed by Romania.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether: parts, of wood?

Seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether: parts, of wood fall under HS subheading 9401.91, part of heading 9401, in section XX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on seats (other than those of heading 9402)… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9401.91 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 seats (other than those of heading 9402)… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9401.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most seats (other than those of heading 9402)…?

China, with US$125.6m in 2024 (16.3% 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 – 2% 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 Ireland (27%), Germany (17%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £49.3m.