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.
Statistical code Description Tariff rate Tariff rate (EPA) Unit
H.S. code   General Temporary WTO GSP LDC Singapore Mexico Malaysia Chile Thailand Indonesia Brunei ASEAN Philippines I II
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.           Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free    
4401.10 000 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms Free   (Free)                         MT
    Wood in chips or particles                                
4401.21 000 Coniferous Free                             MT
(D.W.)
4401.22 000 Non-coniferous Free                             MT
(D.W.)
4401.30 000 Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms Free   (Free)                         MT
44.02   Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated.           Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free    
4402.10 000 Of bamboo Free                             MT
4402.90   Other Free                              
  010 - Coconut shell charcoal                               MT
    - Other                                
  091 -- Moulded pieces or shapes                               MT
  092 -- In powder form or granule form                               MT
  099 -- Other                               MT
44.03   Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared.           Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free    
4403.10   Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives Free                              
  100 - Coniferous     (Free)                         CM
    - Non-coniferous                                
  210 -- Of Kiri (Paulownia spp.)     (Free)                         CM
  220 -- Of Dipterocarpaceae     (Free)                         CM
  230 -- Other     (Free)                         CM
4403.20   Other, coniferous Free                              
  100 - Of Pinus spp.                               CM
  200 - Of Sitka spruce                               CM
  300 - Of genus Abies and genus Picea, excluding sitka spruce                               CM
  400 - Of genus Larix                               CM
  500 - Of white cedar, yellow cedar and other genus Chamaecyparis                               CM
  600 - Of hemlock and other genus Tsuga                               CM
  700 - Of red cedar and other genus Thuja                               CM
  800 - Of Douglas fir and other genus Pseudotsuga                               CM
  900 - Other                               CM
    Other, of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter :                                
4403.41 000 Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau Free   (Free)                         CM
4403.49   Other Free                              
  100 - White Lauan, White Meranti, White Seraya, Yellow Meranti and Alan     (Free)                         CM
    - Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, Jelutong and Kempas                                
    -- Of Keruing and Kapur                                
  211 --- Roughly squared or half squared     (Free)                         CM
  219 --- Other     (Free)                         CM
    -- Other     (Free)                          
  291 --- Of teak                               CM
  292 --- Of ramin                               CM
  299 --- Other                               CM
  300 - Okoume, Obeche, Sapelli, Sipo, Acajou d'Afrique, Makore and Iroko     (Free)                         CM
  600 - Other     (Free)                         CM
    Other                                
4403.91 000 Of oak (Quercus spp.) Free   (Free)                         CM
4403.92 000 Of beech (Fagus spp.) Free   (Free)                         CM
4403.99   Other                                
  100 1 Of Kiri (Paulownia spp.), excluding roughly squared or half squared 5%   3.5% Free                       CM
    2 Other Free                              
  910 - Of Kiri (Paulownia spp.)     (Free)                         CM
  920 - Of Dipterocarpaceae     (Free)                         CM
  990 - Other     (Free)                         CM
44.04   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.           Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free    
4404.10   Coniferous                                
  100 1 Split poles, piles, pickets and stakes, and hoopwood Free   (Free)                         KG
  210 2 Wooden stricks 5%   (5%) Free                       KG
  290 3 Other 7.5%   (7.5%) Free                       KG
4404.20   Non-coniferous                                
  100 1 Split poles, piles, pickets and stakes, and hoopwood Free   (Free)                         KG
  210 2 Wooden stricks 5%   (5%) Free                       KG
  290 3 Other 7.5%    (7.5%) Free                       KG
44.05                                    
4405.00 000 Wood wool; wood flour. 2.5%   (2.5%) Free   Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free   MT
44.06   Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood.           Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free    
4406.10 000 Not impregnated Free   (Free)                         CM
4406.90 000 Other Free   (Free)                         CM
44.07   Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether
or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding
6 mm.
          Free   Free   Free Free Free Free Free    
4407.10   Coniferous             Free   Free              
    1 Of Pinus spp., Abies spp., (other than California red fir, grand fir, noble fir and pacific silver fir) or Piecea spp., (other than sitka spruce), not more than 160mm in thickness                                
  110 (1)Planed or sanded 8%   4.8% Free                       CM
    (2)Other                                
  121 A Of Pinus spp. 4.8%   (4.8%) Free                       CM
  129 B Other 6%   4.8% Free                       CM
    2 Of genus Larix, not more than 160mm in thickness     6%                          
  210 (1)Planed or sanded 8%     Free                       CM
  290 (2)Other 10%     Free                       CM
    3 Other Free                              
  310 - Of incense cedar     (Free)                         CM
    - Other                                
    -- Planed or sanded                                
  321 --- Of Pinus spp., genus Abies, or genus Picea, moe than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  322 --- Of hemlock and other genus Tsuga                               CM
  323 --- Of douglas fir and other genus Pseudotsuga                               CM
  329 --- Other                               CM
    -- Other                                
  330 --- Of Pinus spp.                               CM
    --- Of sitka spruce                                
  341 ---- Not more than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  349 ---- More than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  350 --- Of genus Abies and genus Picea                               CM
    --- Of white cedar, yellow cedar and other genus Chamaecyparis                                
  361 ---- Not more than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  369 ---- More than 160mm in thickness                               CM
    --- Of hemlock and other genus Tsuga                                
  371 ---- Not more than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  379 ---- More than 160mm in thickness                               CM
    --- Of douglas fir and other genus Psudotsuga                                
  381 ---- Not more than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  389 ---- More than 160mm in thickness                               CM
    --- Other                                
  391 ---- Not more than 160mm in thickness                               CM
  399 ---- More than 160mm in thickness                               CM
    Of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter :                                
4407.21 000 Mahogany (Swietenia spp.) Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.22 000 Virola, Imbuia and Balsa Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.25   Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau 10%   6%                          
  010 - Planed or sanded       Free     Free   Free             CM
  090 - Other       3.6% Free       2.6%             CM
4407.26   White Lauan, White Meranti, White Seraya, Yellow Meranti
and Alan
10%   6%                          
  010 - Planed or sanded       Free     Free   Free             CM
  090 - Other       3.6% Free       2.6%             CM
4407.27 000 Sapelli Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.28 000 Iroko Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.29   Other                                
    1 Of Dipterocarpaceae 10%   6%                          
  110 - Planed or sanded       Free     Free   Free             CM
  190 - Other       3.6% Free       2.6%             CM
    2 Other Free           Free   Free              
  215 - Of teak     (Free)                         CM
    - Other     (Free)                          
  291 -- Of ramin                               CM
  299 -- Other                               CM
    Other                                
4407.91 000 Of oak (Quercus spp.) Free           Free   Free             CM
4407.92 000 Of beech (Fagus spp.) Free           Free   Free             CM
4407.93 000 Of maple (Acer spp.) Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.94 000 Of cherry (Prunus spp.) Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.95 000 Of ash (Fraxinus spp.) Free   (Free)       Free   Free             CM
4407.99   Other                                
    1 Of Dipterocarpaceae 10%   6%                          
  310 - Planed or sanded       Free     Free   Free             CM
  390 - Other       3.6% Free       2.6%             CM
    2 Other Free           Free   Free              
  100 - Of Tsuge or boxwood, Tagayasan (Cassia siamea), red sandalwood, rosewood or ebony wood     (Free)                         CM
  200 - Of Kiri(Paulownia spp.)     (Free)                         CM
  400 - Of lignum vitae     (Free)                         CM
  500 - Other     (Free)                         CM
44.08   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.           Free Free Free     Free          
4408.10   Coniferous                   Free   Free Free Free    
  010 1 Of incense cedar (of a length not exceeding 20cm and of a width not exceeding 8cm) Free   (Free)           Free           SM KG
    2 Other                                
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         1.8%              
  110 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free                   SM KG
  190 B Other 20%       Free                   SM KG
    (2)Other 5%                              
  210 - Sheets for plywood     (5%) 3% Free       1.5%           SM KG
  290 - Other     (5%) Free         Free           SM KG
    Of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter                                
4408.31   Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau                                
    1 Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6% 2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9%    
  110 (1)Laminated lumber 15%       Free                   SM KG
  190 (2)Other 20%       Free                   SM KG
    2 Other 5%                              
  210 - Sheets for plywood     (5%) 3% Free       2.2% 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% SM KG
  290 - Other     (5%) Free         Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
4408.39   Other                                
    1 Of Padok(kwarin)                   Free   Free Free Free    
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6%              
  110 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free                   SM KG
  120 B Other 20%       Free                   SM KG
  190 (2)Other 8%   5.6% Free         Free           SM KG
  200 2 Of Jelutong, not more than 20cm in length and not more than 8cm Free   (Free)           Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
    3 Of teak                                
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6% 2.6%     4.9% 2.9%    
  510 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free             4.9%     SM KG
  520 B Other 20%       Free             4.5%     SM KG
  590 (2)Other Free   (Free)           Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
    4 Other                                
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6% 2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9%    
  410 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free                   SM KG
  420 B Other 20%       Free                   SM KG
    (2)Other 5%                              
  910 - Sheets for plywood     (5%) 3% Free       2.2% 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% SM KG
  990 - Other     (5%) Free         Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
4408.90   Other                                
    1 Of Tsuge or boxwood, Tagayasan (Cassia siamea), red sandalwood, rosewood or ebony wood                                
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6% 2.6%     4.9% 2.9%    
  110 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free             4.9%     SM KG
  120 B Other 20%       Free             4.5%     SM KG
  190 (2)Other 8%   5.6% Free         Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
    2 Other                                
    (1)Obtained by slicing laminated wood     6% 3.6%         2.6% 2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9%    
  510 A Laminated lumber 15%       Free                   SM KG
  520 B Other 20%       Free                   SM KG
    (2)Other 5%                              
  610 - Sheets for plywood     (5%) 3% Free       1.5% 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% SM KG
  690 - Other     (5%) Free         Free Free   Free Free Free SM KG
44.09   Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed.           Free   Free     Free          
4409.10   Coniferous :             Free   Free Free   Free Free Free    
  100 1 Drawn wood 7.5%   3.7% Free                       KG
  200 2 Beadings and mouldings 4.8%   3.6% Free                       KG
    3 Other                                
  310 (1)Of Pinus spp., Abies spp.(other than California red fir, grand fir, noble fir and pacific silver fir), Picea spp.(other than sitka spruce) and Larix spp., not more than 160mm in thickness 8%   5% Free                     CM KG
  320 (2)Other Free   (Free)                       CM KG
    Non-coniferous                                
4409.21   Of bamboo                                
  100 1 Drawn wood 7.5%   (7.5%) 4.5% Free   0.7%   3.7% 3.3%   6.1% 6.1% 3.7%   KG
  200 2 Beadings and mouldings 4.8%   3.6% Free     Free   Free Free   Free Free Free   KG
  900 3 Other Free   (Free)       Free   Free Free   Free Free Free CM KG
4409.29   Other                 Free Free   Free Free Free    
  100 1 Drawn wood 7.5%   3.7% Free     Free                 KG
  200 2 Beadings and mouldings 4.8%   3.6% Free     Free                 KG
    3 Other                                
  910 (1)Of Dipterocarpaceae 10%   5% Free     Free               CM KG
    (2)Other Free                              
  991 - Of Kwarin, Tsuge or boxwood, Tagayasan (Cassia siamea), red sandalwood, rosewood or ebony wood     (Free)       Free               CM KG
  992 - Of Kiri(Paulownia spp.)     (Free)       Free               CM KG
  999 - Other     (Free)       Free               CM KG
44.10   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.           Free   Free     Free          
    Of wood                                
4410.11   Particle board                                
    1 In sheets or in boards 8%   6% 3.6% Free         2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9%    
  110 - Unworked or not further worked than sanded             1.8%   2.6%           CM KG
  120 - Surface-covered with melamine-impregnated paper             1.8%   2.6%           CM KG
  190 - Other             ! Free or 1.8%   ! 2.6% or unbound           CM KG
  900 2 Other 10%   5% 3% Free   ! Free or 1.5%   ! 2.2% or unbound 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% CM KG
4410.12   Oriented strand board (OSB)                                
    1 In sheets or in boards 8%   6% 3.6% Free   1.8%     2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9%    
  110 - Unworked or not further worked than sanded                 2.6%           CM KG
  190 - Other                             CM KG
  900 2 Other 10%   5% 3% Free   1.5%   ! 2.2% or unbound 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% CM KG
4410.19   Other                                
  100 1 In sheets or in boards 8%   6% 3.6% Free   ! Free or 1.8%   ! 2.6% or unbound 2.6%   4.5% 4.9% 2.9% CM KG
  900 2 Other 10%   5% 3% Free   ! Free or 1.5%   ! 2.2% or unbound 2.2%   3.8% 4.1% 2.5% CM KG
4410.90   Other                                
  100 1 In sheets or in boards 8%   7.9% 4.74% Free   0.7%     3.4%   5.9% 6.5% 3.9% CM KG
  900 2 Other 10%   6.6% 3.96% Free   Free     2.9%   5.0% 5.4% 3.2% CM KG
44.11   Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances.           Free Free Free   1.1% Free 2.0% 2.1% 1.3%    
    Medium density fibreboard (MDF) :                                
4411.12   Of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm                 0.8%              
  100 1 Of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3 5.2%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
  200 2 Of a density not exceeding 0.8g/cm 3.5%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
4411.13   Of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm                 0.8%              
  100 1 Of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3 5.2%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
  200 2 Of a density not exceeding 0.8g/cm 3.5%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
4411.14   Of a thickness exceeding 9 mm                 0.8%              
  100 1 Of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3 5.2%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
  200 2 Of a density not exceeding 0.8g/cm 3.5%   2.6% 1.56% Free                     KG
    Other                                
4411.92 000 Of a density exceeding 0.8 g/cm³ 5.2%   2.6% 1.56% Free       0.8%             KG
4411.93 000 Of a density exceeding 0.5 g/cm³ but not exceeding 0.8 g/cm³ 3.5%   2.6% 1.56% Free       0.8%             KG
4411.94 000 Of a density not exceeding 0.5 g/cm³ 3.5%   2.6% 1.56% Free       ! 0.8% or unbound             KG
44.12   Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood.                                
4412.10   Of bamboo                                
    1 Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each ply not exceeding 6mm thickness                                
    (1)With at least one outer ply of Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, White Lauan, Sipo, Limba, Okoume, Obeche, Acajou d'Afrique, Sapelli, Virola, Mahogany (Swietenia spp.), Palissandre de Para, Polissandre de Rio, Palissandre de Rose                                
    A Varnished, printed, grooved, overlaid or similarly surface-worked     10%                   10%      
  111 (a)Tangued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides 10%       Free                   CM SM
  119 (b)Other 15%       Free                   CM SM
    B Other                                
  191 (a)Less than 6mm in thickness 15%   10%   Free               10%   CM SM
  199 (b)Other 10%   8.5%   Free               7.9%   CM SM
    (2)Other                         ! 5.8% or 6%      
    A Varnished, printed, grooved, overlaid or similarly surface-worked     6%                          
  211 (a)Tangued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides 10%       Free                   CM SM
  219 (b)Other 15%       Free                   CM SM
    B Other                                
  291 (a)Less than 6mm in thickness 15%   6%   Free                   CM SM
  299 (b)Other 10%   6%   Free                   CM SM
    2 Other     6%         Free     Free   5.8%      
  910 (1)Laminated lumber 15%     3.6% Free                   CM SM
  990 (2)Other 20%     3.6% Free   ! Free or unbound               CM SM
    Other plywood, consisting solely of sheets of wood (other than bamboo), each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness :                                
4412.31   With at least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in
Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter
                               
    - With at least one outer ply of Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, White Lauan, Sipo, Limba, Okoume, Obeche, Acajoud'Afrique, Sapelli, Virola, Mahogany (Swietenia spp.), Palissandre de Para, Polissandre de Rio, Palissandre de Rose                                
    A Varnished, printed, grooved, overlaid or similarly surface-worked                         10%      
  111 (1)Tangued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides 10%   (10%)   Free                   CM SM
  191 (2)Other 15%   10%   Free                   CM SM
    2 Other                                
    (1)Less than 6mm in thickness 15%   10%   Free               10%      
  911 - Less than 3mm in thickness                             CM SM
  921 - Less than 6mm but not less than 3mm in thickness                             CM SM
    (2)Other 10%   8.5%   Free               7.9%      
  931 - Less than 12mm but not less than 6mm in thickness                             CM SM
  941 - Less than 24mm but not less than 12mm in thickness                             CM SM
  951 - Not less than 24mm in thickness                             CM SM
    - Other                                
    A Varnished, printed, grooved, overlaid or similarly surface-worked     6%                   5.8%      
  119 (1)Tangued, grooved or similarly works on one or both sides 10%       Free                   CM SM
  199 (2)Other 15%       Free                   CM SM
    2 Other                         5.8%      
    (1)Less than 6mm in thickness 15%   6%   Free                      
  919 - Less than 3mm in thickness