Subheading · Chapter 94 · Heading 9403
9403.30: Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices
Wooden office furniture
9403.30 is the HS subheading for wooden office furniture, under heading 9403 in chapter 94.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9403 30 00 00 Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices
- Not exceeding 80 cm in height
- 9403 30 11 00 Desks Free
- 9403 30 19 00 Other Free
- Exceeding 80 cm in height
- 9403 30 91 00 Cupboards with doors, shutters or flaps; filing, card-index and other cabinets Free
- 9403 30 99 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
- 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)
- 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
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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
- Documents
- C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
- Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £33.9m | 31% | +5.6% |
 Lithuania | £12.6m | 11.5% | -21.6% |
 Poland | £11.5m | 10.5% | -7.3% |
 Italy | £7.9m | 7.2% | -45.5% |
 Vietnam | £7.2m | 6.6% | +81.1% |
 Germany | £6.9m | 6.3% | +22.8% |
 Austria | £6m | 5.5% | +240% |
 Türkiye | £2.3m | 2.1% | -22.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$175kUS$175k+US$6m+US$45m+> US$150m
Exports: 162
- China: US$1bn
- Canada: US$363m
- Poland: US$262m
- Italy: US$205m
- Germany: US$150m
- Lithuania: US$143m
- Sweden: US$115m
- Vietnam: US$100m
- United States: US$94m
- Malaysia: US$85m
- Türkiye: US$84m
- Spain: US$77m
- Mexico: US$62m
- United Kingdom: US$55m
- India: US$50m
- Austria: US$49m
- Portugal: US$45m
- Denmark: US$43m
- France: US$36m
- Czechia: US$36m
- Finland: US$34m
- Switzerland: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$26m
- Greece: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- Slovakia: US$19m
- Brazil: US$16m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Estonia: US$15m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- South Korea: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- Latvia: US$11m
- Romania: US$10m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Russia: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$891k
- Kuwait: US$679k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$9m+US$35m+> US$90m
Imports: 222
- United States: US$894m
- Germany: US$244m
- France: US$207m
- United Kingdom: US$145m
- Saudi Arabia: US$122m
- Canada: US$116m
- United Arab Emirates: US$90m
- Switzerland: US$86m
- Netherlands: US$84m
- Norway: US$62m
- Italy: US$62m
- Belgium: US$53m
- Australia: US$48m
- South Korea: US$48m
- Iraq: US$46m
- Greece: US$46m
- Spain: US$43m
- Mexico: US$43m
- Sweden: US$39m
- Austria: US$37m
- Japan: US$36m
- Denmark: US$35m
- Poland: US$35m
- Philippines: US$33m
- Thailand: US$32m
- Malaysia: US$29m
- Singapore: US$27m
- Romania: US$24m
- Ireland: US$23m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Qatar: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$18m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Hungary: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16m
- Cambodia: US$15m
- Luxembourg: US$14m
- India: US$14m
- Chile: US$14m
- Morocco: US$14m
- Israel: US$14m
- Kuwait: US$14m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Libya: US$13m
- Russia: US$10m
- Panama: US$10m
- Oman: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- China: US$10m
- Ghana: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Dominican Republic: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Bahrain: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 29.3% |
| 2 |  Canada | US$363m | 10.6% |
| 3 | Poland | US$262m | 7.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$205m | 6% |
| 5 | Germany | US$150m | 4.4% |
| 6 | Lithuania | US$143m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$115m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$100m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  United States | US$94m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$85m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$894m | 26.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$244m | 7.1% |
| 3 |  France | US$207m | 6.1% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$145m | 4.2% |
| 5 |  Saudi Arabia | US$122m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Canada | US$116m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$90m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$86m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$84m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Norway | US$62m | 1.8% |
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.
- N345865 U.S. CBP
The classification of a storage cabinet from China
- N315234 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of privacy phone booths and components.
- 600013718 HMRC
Executive Desk ‘Executive’ Desk designed by Mario Gottardi in 1947. The materials were produced and assembled by Roncoroni, Cantù, Italy. It is made from Wood-veneered wood, wood, glass, brass, felt and measures 77.3 x 250.5 x 85.5 cm (30 3/8 x 98 5/8 x 33 5/8 in), 77.3cm high. The dominant…
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9403.30 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9403.30 into 4 tariff lines; 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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported wooden office furniture worth £109.3m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £3.00 per kg; China supplied 31%, followed by Lithuania.
World trade in wooden office furniture reached US$3bn in 2024, down 2.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 29.3% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wooden furniture of a kind used in offices?
Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices fall under HS subheading 9403.30, part of heading 9403, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wooden furniture of a kind used in offices in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9403.30 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 wooden furniture of a kind used in offices in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9403.30 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 wooden furniture of a kind used in offices?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (29.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export wooden office furniture 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.
Where does the UK import wooden office furniture from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (31%), Lithuania (12%) and Poland (11%), out of total imports of £109.3m.