Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 4407.12
4407.12.911: Sawn fir and spruce: Not more than 160 mm in thickness
Sawn fir and spruce
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm.
- 4407.12 Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)
- 4407.12.911 Not more than 160 mm in thickness
What you pay
Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
4407.12 Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)
UK Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 4407.12
- 4407.12.110Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.): (1)Planed or sanded
- 4407.12.190Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.): (2)Other
- 4407.12.210Not more than 160 mm in thickness
- 4407.12.290Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.): other
- 4407.12.911Not more than 160 mm in thickness
- 4407.12.919Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.): other
- 4407.12.990Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.): other
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 440131, the expression ‘wood pellets’ means by-products, such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood-processing industry, furniture-making industry or other wood-transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such pellets are cylindrical, with a diameter not exceeding 25 mm and a length not exceeding 100 mm.
2. For the purposes of subheading 440132, the expression ‘wood briquettes’ means by-products such as cutter shavings, sawdust or chips, of the mechanical wood processing industry, furniture making or other wood transformation activities, which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight. Such briquettes are in the form of cubiform, polyhedral or cylindrical units with the minimum cross-sectional dimension greater than 25 mm.
3. For the purposes of subheading 440713, ‘S-P-F’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of spruce, pine and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
4. For the purposes of subheading 440714, ‘Hem-fir’ refers to wood sourced from mixed stands of Western hemlock and fir where the proportion of each species varies and is unknown.
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4407.10.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 4407.12.911 is one of 7 lines under subheading 4407.12, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.).
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in CM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 4407.12 worth US$482m in 2024; the largest supplier was Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 4407.12.911?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is CM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 4407.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Sweden (US$110m), followed by Finland.