Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 4412.33
4412.33.32: Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear: other
Hardwood-faced plywood (birch, beech, oak etc.)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 6 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:
- Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm in thickness:
- 4412.33 Other, with at least one outer ply of nonconiferous wood of the species alder (Alnus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), chestnut (Castanea spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), hickory (Carya spp.), horse chestnut (Aesculus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), maple (Acer spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), plane tree (Platanus spp.), poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), robinia (Robinia spp.), tulipwood (Liriodendron spp.) or walnut (Juglans spp.):
- Not surface covered, or surface covered with a clear or transparent material which does not obscure the grain, texture or markings of the face ply:
- 4412.33.32 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 8% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 40% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 4412.33.32 Other 8%
- 4412.33.32.25 Wood flooring m3
- 4412.33.32.35 With a face ply of sen (Kalopanax spp.) m3
- 4412.33.32.55 With a face ply of mahogany (Swietenia spp. or Khaya spp.) m3
- 4412.33.32.65 Panels not exceeding in any dimension 3.6 mm in thickness, 1.2 m in width and 2.2 m in length m3
- 4412.33.32.75 Not surface covered m3
- 4412.33.32.85 Other m3
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK 6% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
EU 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 103 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 6% General (MFN) 7 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) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line USA lines: 4412.33
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.
- N363306 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N354610 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N348452 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Poland
- N348456 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N337688 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood panel from Belarus
- N335201 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and marking of multilayer wood flooring
- N325470 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring from Vietnam
- N325471 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of multilayer wood flooring imported from Vietnam
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.
HTS code 4412.33.32 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 4412.33 (other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder).
The general duty is 8%.
6 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 7%, the Türkiye duty is 7%, 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 Japan duty is 6%, 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%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 4412.33 worth US$1.4bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 4412.33.32?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 8%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 4412.33.32 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 4412.33 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Vietnam (US$424m), followed by Cambodia.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.