Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 4418.81

4418.81.991

4418.81.991: Glulam (glue-laminated timber): With a shorter side (width) of cross-section of not less than 15 cm in length and with a cross-sectional area of not less than 300 cm2; of non-rectangular and non-square cross-section

Glulam (glue-laminated timber)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 4418 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes.
  2. 4418.50.000 Shingles and shakes
  3. 4418.81.991 With a shorter side (width) of cross-section of not less than 15 cm in length and with a cross-sectional area of not less than 300 cm2; of non-rectangular and non-square cross-section

What you pay

Importing into Japan

Customs duty 3.9% standard rate depends on the country of origin

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

4418.81 Engineered structural timber products: glue-laminated timber (glulam)

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9% Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Japan lines: 4418.81

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.

  • N323775 U.S. CBP 16 February 2022 · 4418.81.00.00

    The tariff classification and marking of glulam timber elements from Austria

Legal notes

Additional notes

1. For the purposes of heading 4405, ‘wood flour’ means wood powder of which not more than 8 % by weight is retained by a sieve with an aperture of 0,63 mm.

2. For the purposes of subheadings 44141010, 44182110, 44192010, 44201110 and 44209091, ‘tropical wood’ means the following tropical woods: acajou d'Afrique, alan, azobé, balsa, dark red meranti, dibétou, ilomba, imbuia, iroko, jelutong, jongkong, kapur, kempas, keruing, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), makoré, mansonia, meranti bakau, merbau, obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, ramin, sapelli, sipo, teak, tiama, virola, white lauan, white meranti, white seraya and yellow meranti.

Chapter notes: Chapter 44 →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 4418.60, 4418.91, 4418.99.

In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 4418.81.991 is one of 5 lines under subheading 4418.81, engineered structural timber products: glue-laminated timber (glulam).

The applied rate is 3.9%, and quantities are declared in CM, KG.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 3.2%, the Canada duty is 3%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, 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 0%–18% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

Japan imported goods of subheading 4418.81 worth US$283m in 2024; the largest supplier was Finland.

Questions and answers

What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 4418.81.991?

The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 3.9%; the supplementary unit is CM, KG. 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 4418.81 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Finland (US$116m), followed by Romania.

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