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
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 556 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 applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.
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 556) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.
Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. 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.