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  "summary": "HS code 4403.97 covers wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), other than those classified in 4403.21, 4403.22, 4403.23, 4403.24, 4403.25, 4403.26, 4403.41, 4403.42, 4403.49, 4403.91, 4403.93, 4403.94, 4403.95, 4403.96, 4403.98 and 4403.99. It sits in heading 44.03 (wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared) in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal). Other goods of heading 44.03 are classified under 4403.11 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous), 4403.12 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, non-coniferous), 4403.21 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more), 4403.22 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), other) or 14 others. National tariff lines under 4403.97 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)",
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      "value": "See its 4 lines",
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      "question": "What does HS code 4403.97 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 4403.97 covers wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), other than those classified in 4403.21, 4403.22, 4403.23, 4403.24, 4403.25, 4403.26, 4403.41, 4403.42, 4403.49, 4403.91, 4403.93, 4403.94, 4403.95, 4403.96, 4403.98 and 4403.99."
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    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 4403.97 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 4403.97 is in heading 44.03 (wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared) in chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal)."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where are goods of heading 44.03 classified when 4403.97 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 44.03 are classified under 4403.11 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous), 4403.12 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, non-coniferous), 4403.21 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more), 4403.22 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), other) or 14 others."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 4403.97?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 4403.97 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 4403.97 covers wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.), other than those classified in 4403.21, 4403.22, 4403.23, 4403.24, 4403.25, 4403.26, 4403.41, 4403.42, 4403.49, 4403.91, 4403.93, 4403.94, 4403.95, 4403.96, 4403.98 and 4403.99.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Other: Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)”, read under “Other”, in HS2022."
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        "Other goods of heading 44.03 are classified under 4403.11 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, coniferous), 4403.12 (treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, non-coniferous), 4403.21 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15cm or more), 4403.22 (other, coniferous, of pine (Pinus spp.), other) or 14 others."
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      "text": [
        "4403.97 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 44, are the chapter; the first four, 4403, are heading 44.03; the last two, 97, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "National tariff lines under 4403.97 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "text": [
        "The same text, “Other: Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)”, also divides 1 other heading in chapter 44: 4407.97 under heading 44.07."
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        "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."
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