Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 4412.31
4412.31.941: Plywood with tropical wood face: Less than 24 mm but not less than 12 mm in thickness
Plywood with tropical wood face
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into Japan
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Same subheading in other tariffs
4412.31 With at least one outer ply of tropical wood
UK 6% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 9% 
EU 7% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.5% 
Türkiye 7% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.5% 
USA Free – 8% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 7% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 104 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan 8.5% – 12.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 4412.31
- 4412.31.111(1) Tongued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides
- 4412.31.191With at least one outer ply of tropical wood: (2) Other
- 4412.31.911Less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.921Less than 6 mm but not less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.931Less than 12 mm but not less than 6 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.941Less than 24 mm but not less than 12 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.951Not less than 24 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.112(1) Tongued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides
- 4412.31.192With at least one outer ply of tropical wood: (2) Other
- 4412.31.912Less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.922Less than 6 mm but not less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.932Less than 12 mm but not less than 6 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.942Less than 24 mm but not less than 12 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.952Not less than 24 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.118(1) Tongued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides
- 4412.31.198With at least one outer ply of tropical wood: (2) Other
- 4412.31.918Less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.928Less than 6 mm but not less than 3 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.938Less than 12 mm but not less than 6 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.948Less than 24 mm but not less than 12 mm in thickness
- 4412.31.958Not less than 24 mm in thickness
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N363390 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Indonesia
- N359963 U.S. CBP
The classification of melamine- and HDF-overlaid plywood from Indonesia
- N359403 U.S. CBP
The classification of phenolic film-faced and medium density overlay plywood from Ghana
- N357197 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wood products from multiple countries
21 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) wood, in chips, in shavings, crushed, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading 1211);
(b) bamboos or other materials of a woody nature of a kind used primarily for plaiting, in the rough, whether or not split, sawn lengthwise or cut to length (heading 1401);
(c) wood, in chips, in shavings, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in dyeing or in tanning (heading 1404);
(d) activated charcoal (heading 3802);
(e) articles of heading 4202;
(f) goods of Chapter 46;
(g) footwear or parts thereof of Chapter 64;
(h) goods of Chapter 66 (for example, umbrellas and walking sticks and parts thereof);
(ij) goods of heading 6808;
(k) imitation jewellery of heading 7117;
(l) goods of Section XVI or XVII (for example, machine parts, cases, covers, cabinets for machines and apparatus and wheelwrights' wares);
(m) goods of Section XVIII (for example, clock cases and musical instruments and parts thereof);
(n) parts of firearms (heading 9305);
(o) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);
(p) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites);
(q) articles of Chapter 96 (for example, smoking pipes and parts thereof, buttons, pencils, and monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles) excluding bodies and handles, of wood, for articles of heading 9603; or
(r) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
2. In this chapter, the expression ‘densified wood’ means wood which has been subjected to chemical or physical treatment (being, in the case of layers bonded together, treatment in excess of that needed to ensure a good bond), and which has thereby acquired increased density or hardness together with improved mechanical strength or resistance to chemical or electrical agencies.
3. Headings 4414 to 4421 apply to articles of the respective descriptions of particle board or similar board, fibreboard, laminated wood or densified wood as they apply to such articles of wood.
4. Products of heading 4410, 4411 or 4412 may be worked to form the shapes provided for in respect of the goods of heading 4409, curved, corrugated, perforated, cut or formed to shapes other than square or rectangular or submitted to any other operation, provided it does not give them the character of articles of other headings.
5. Heading 4417 does not apply to tools in which the blade, working edge, working surface or other working part is formed by any of the materials specified in note 1 to Chapter 82.
6. Subject to note 1 above and except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to ‘wood’ in a heading of this chapter applies also to bamboos and other materials of a woody nature.
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 4412.32.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 4412.31.941 is one of 21 lines under subheading 4412.31, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood.
The applied rate is 8.5%, and quantities are declared in CM, SM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%–10%, the EU duty is 7%–10%, the Türkiye duty is 7%–10%, the US duty is 0%–8%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 7%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Taiwan duty is 8.5%–12.5%, 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 20%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 4412.31 worth US$698m in 2024; the largest supplier was Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 4412.31.941?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 8.5%; the supplementary unit is CM, SM. 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 4412.31 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Indonesia (US$343m), followed by Malaysia.