What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 44 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 3.2% to 10.7% (median 5.1%); roughly 65% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 44?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section IX: Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork

Chapter 44: Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Q: What does HTS Chapter 44 cover?

Chapter 44 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal. It sits within Section IX: Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork. Tandom's catalog lists all 557 10-digit statistical lines and 17 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 44 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal and sits within Section IX: Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork.

About Chapter 44

Chapter 44 contains 557 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 17 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 44 range from 3.2% to 10.7%, with a median of 5.1%. About 64% of the chapter's lines (356 of 557) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4401.11.00.00	·Coniferous	Free	20%	—	kg
4401.12.00.00	·Nonconiferous	Free	20%	—	kg
4401.21.00.00	·Coniferous	Free	Free	—	t dwb
4401.22.00.00	·Nonconiferous	Free	Free	—	t dwb
4401.31.00.00	·Wood pellets	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.32.00.00	·Wood briquettes	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.39	·Other:	—	—	—	—
4401.39.20.00	··Artificial fire logs composed of wax and sawdust, with or without added materials	Free	20%	—	kg
4401.39.42	··Other	Free	Free	—	—
4401.39.42.10	···Sawdust	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.39.42.20	···Shavings	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.39.42.90	···Other	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.41.00.00	·Sawdust	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.49.00	·Other	Free	Free	—	—
4401.49.00.20	··Shavings	Free	Free	—	kg
4401.49.00.90	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4402.10.00.00	Of bamboo	Free	Free	—	t
4402.20.00.00	Of shell or nut	Free	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4403.11.00	·Coniferous	Free	Free	—	—
4403.11.00.20	···Telephone, telegraph and electrical power poles	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4404.10.00	Coniferous	Free	Free	—	—
4404.10.00.40	·Fence pickets, palings and rails

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4406.11.00.00	·Coniferous	Free	Free	—	m3, No.
4406.12.00.00	·Nonconiferous	Free	Free

Chapter 44: Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

`4401`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:

`4402`Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated:

`4403`Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap- wood, or roughly squared:

`4404`Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like:

`4405`Wood wool (excelsior); wood flour

`4406`Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood:

`4407`Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm:

`4408`Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm:

`4409`Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:

`4410`Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (for example, waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances:

`4411`Fiberboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances:

`4412`Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:

`4413`Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes

`4414`Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects:

`4415`Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums, of wood; pallets, box-pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood:

`4416`

`4417`

`4418`Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels and assembled flooring panels; shingles and shakes:

`4419`Tableware and kitchenware, of wood:

`4420`Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewelry or cutlery and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling within chapter 94:

`4421`Other articles of wood:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 44 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 44 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 44?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4407.11.00	·Of pine (Pinus spp.)	Free	$1.70/m3	—	—
4407.11.00.01	··Finger-jointed	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4408.10.01	Coniferous	Free	20%	—	—
4408.10.01.25	·Douglas fir	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4409.10	Coniferous:	—	—	—	—
4409.10.05.00	·Wood continuously shaped along any of its ends, whether or not also continuously shaped along any of its edges or faces, all the foregoing whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4410.11.00	·Particle board	Free	40%	—	—
4410.11.00.10	··Unworked or not further worked than sanded

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4411.12	·Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm:	—	—	—	—
4411.12.10.00	··Not mechanically worked or surface covered	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4412.10	Of bamboo:	—	—	—	—
4412.10.05.00	·Plywood	8%	40%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4414.10.00.00	Of tropical wood	3.9%	33 1/3%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
4414.90.00.00	Other	3.9%	33 1/3%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4415.10	Cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings; cable-drums:	—	—	—	—
4415.10.30.00	·Packing boxes and cases with solid sides, lids and bottoms

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4416.00	Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves:	—	—	—	—
4416.00.30	Casks, barrels and hogsheads	Free	15%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4417.00	Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood:	—	—	—	—
4417.00.20.00	Broom and mop handles, 1.9 cm or more in diameter and 97 cm or more in length	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4418.11.00.00	·Of tropical wood	3.2%	33 1/3%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
4418.19.00.00	·Other	3.2%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4419.11.00.00	·Bread boards, chopping boards and similar boards	3.2%	33 1/3%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	No.
4419.12.00.00	·Chopsticks	3.2%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4420.11.00	·Of tropical wood	3.2%	33 1/3%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
4420.11.00.00	·Of tropical wood

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4421.10.00.00	Clothes hangers	3.2%	33 1/3%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	hundreds
4421.20	Coffins:	—	—	—

4401Fuel 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:

4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated:

4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap- wood, or roughly squared:

4404Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like:

4405Wood wool (excelsior); wood flour

4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood:

4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm:

4408Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm:

4409Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:

4410Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (for example, waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances:

4411Fiberboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances:

4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:

4413Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes

4414Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects:

4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums, of wood; pallets, box-pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood:

4416

4417

4418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels and assembled flooring panels; shingles and shakes:

4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood:

4420Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewelry or cutlery and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling within chapter 94:

4421Other articles of wood:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 44 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 44 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 44?

`4401`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:

`4402`Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated:

`4403`Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap- wood, or roughly squared:

`4404`Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like:

`4405`Wood wool (excelsior); wood flour

`4406`Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood:

`4407`Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm:

`4408`Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm:

`4409`Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:

`4410`Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (for example, waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances:

`4411`Fiberboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances:

`4412`Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:

`4413`Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes

`4414`Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects:

`4415`Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums, of wood; pallets, box-pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood:

`4416`

`4417`

`4418`Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels and assembled flooring panels; shingles and shakes:

`4419`Tableware and kitchenware, of wood:

`4420`Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewelry or cutlery and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling within chapter 94:

`4421`Other articles of wood: