HS chapter 44: Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
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Key facts
- Chapter
- 44
- Description
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
- Headings
- 21
- Subheadings
- 128
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 44 covers wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal. It has 21 headings, 44.01 to 44.21, and 128 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 44 are live on border.bot for the United States (556 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 44 covers wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal.
It has 21 headings, 44.01 to 44.21, and 128 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
44.01 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
- 4401.11Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: Coniferous
- 4401.12Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: Non-coniferous
- 4401.21Wood in chips or particles: Coniferous
- 4401.22Wood in chips or particles: Non-coniferous
- 4401.31Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: Wood pellets
- 4401.32Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: Wood briquettes
- 4401.39Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: Other
- 4401.41Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: Sawdust
- 4401.49Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: Other
44.03 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
- 4403.11Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: Coniferous
- 4403.12Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: Non-coniferous
- 4403.21Other, coniferous: Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more
- 4403.22Other, coniferous: Of pine (Pinus spp.), other
- 4403.23Other, coniferous: Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more
- 4403.24Other, coniferous: Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other
- 4403.25Other, coniferous: Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more
- 4403.26Other, coniferous: Other
- 4403.41Other, of tropical wood: Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau
- 4403.42Other, of tropical wood: Teak
- 4403.49Other, of tropical wood: Other
- 4403.91Other: Of oak (Quercus spp.)
- 4403.93Other: Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more
- 4403.94Other: Of beech (Fagus spp.), other
- 4403.95Other: Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more
- 4403.96Other: Of birch (Betula spp.), other
- 4403.97Other: Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)
- 4403.98Other: Of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)
- 4403.99Other: Other
44.05 Wood wool; wood flour
- 4405.00Wood wool; wood flour
44.07 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm
- 4407.11Coniferous: Of pine (Pinus spp.)
- 4407.12Coniferous: Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)
- 4407.13Coniferous: Of S-P-F (spruce (Picea spp.), pine (Pinus spp.) and fir (Abies spp.))
- 4407.14Coniferous: Of Hem-fir (Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and fir (Abies spp.))
- 4407.19Coniferous: Other
- 4407.21Of tropical wood: Mahogany (Swietenia spp.)
- 4407.22Of tropical wood: Virola, Imbuia and Balsa
- 4407.23Of tropical wood: Teak
- 4407.25Of tropical wood: Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau
- 4407.26Of tropical wood: White lauan, white meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti and alan
- 4407.27Of tropical wood: Sapelli
- 4407.28Of tropical wood: Iroko
- 4407.29Of tropical wood: Other
- 4407.91Other: Of oak (Quercus spp.)
- 4407.92Other: Of beech (Fagus spp.)
- 4407.93Other: Of maple (Acer spp.)
- 4407.94Other: Of cherry (Prunus spp.)
- 4407.95Other: Of ash (Fraxinus spp.)
- 4407.96Other: Of birch (Betula spp.)
- 4407.97Other: Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)
- 4407.99Other: Other
44.11 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
- 4411.12Medium density fibreboard (MDF): Of a thickness not exceeding 5mm
- 4411.13Medium density fibreboard (MDF): Of a thickness exceeding 5mm but not exceeding 9mm
- 4411.14Medium density fibreboard (MDF): Of a thickness exceeding 9mm
- 4411.92Other: Of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm³
- 4411.93Other: Of a density exceeding 0.5g/cm³ but not exceeding 0.8g/cm³
- 4411.94Other: Of a density not exceeding 0.5g/cm³
44.12 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
- 4412.10Of bamboo
- 4412.31Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness: With at least one outer ply of tropical wood
- 4412.33Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness: Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous 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.)
- 4412.34Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness: Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood not specified under subheading 4412.33
- 4412.39Other plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness: Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
- 4412.41Laminated veneered lumber (LVL): With at least one outer ply of tropical wood
- 4412.42Laminated veneered lumber (LVL): Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
- 4412.49Laminated veneered lumber (LVL): Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
- 4412.51Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard: With at least one outer ply of tropical wood
- 4412.52Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard: Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
- 4412.59Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard: Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
- 4412.91Other: With at least one outer ply of tropical wood
- 4412.92Other: Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
- 4412.99Other: Other, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
44.13 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
- 4413.00Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
44.16 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
- 4416.00Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
44.17 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood
- 4417.00Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood
44.18 Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
- 4418.11Windows, French windows and their frames: Of tropical wood
- 4418.19Windows, French windows and their frames: Other
- 4418.21Doors and their frames and thresholds: Of tropical wood
- 4418.29Doors and their frames and thresholds: Other
- 4418.30Posts and beams other than products of subheadings 4418.81 to 4418.89
- 4418.40Shuttering for concrete constructional work
- 4418.50Shingles and shakes
- 4418.73Assembled flooring panels: Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo
- 4418.74Assembled flooring panels: Other, for mosaic floors
- 4418.75Assembled flooring panels: Other, multilayer
- 4418.79Assembled flooring panels: Other
- 4418.81Engineered structural timber products: Glue-laminated timber (glulam)
- 4418.82Engineered structural timber products: Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam)
- 4418.83Engineered structural timber products: I beams
- 4418.89Engineered structural timber products: Other
- 4418.91Other: Of bamboo
- 4418.92Other: Cellular wood panels
- 4418.99Other: Other
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 43, before it, covers furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof; chapter 45, after it, covers cork and articles of cork.
How it is structured
Chapter 44 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (44.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 44 are live on border.bot for the United States (556 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States556 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 44 cover?
HS chapter 44 covers wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 44?
HS chapter 44 has 21 headings and 128 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 44?
National tariff lines under chapter 44 are live on border.bot for the United States (556 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.