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The essentials of Commodity Codes

Commodity Codes for wood and wood products are contained within Chapter 44 of the Integrated Tariff of the UK, with codes aligned to:

 

  • how much they’ve been worked
  • their nature and purpose, and
  • the type of wood they’re made from

 

From 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer be a part of the Customs Union with the EU. So it is essential that members understand the codes most important to their business. As a first step, we advise our members to check our Brexit page to learn how these changes will affect their business.

 

Below we’ve included information both to help you understand how Commodity Codes are assigned, their use and purpose, as well as how to find out the Commodity Codes relevant to you as you make declarations during import.

 

Once you have selected a Commodity Code for your product, this will help alert you to any Duty or VAT to pay on the good during import, relief available, or any restrictions on import or export.

Top 10 most critical Commodity Codes for wood products | TTF Quick Reference Guide

Links to Top 10 most critical Commodity Codes for wood products

1. Sawn Whitewood 4407 12 90 90 | 2. PAR Redwood (Pine) 4407 11 20 00  | 3. Sawn Oak 4407 91 90 00 | 4. Solid Oak Flooring 4409 29 91 00 | 5. T&G Particleboard Flooring 4410 11 90 00 | 6. OSB 4410 12 10 00 | 7. MDF 4411 14 10 00 | 8. Coniferous throughout Plywood 4412 39 00 10 | 9. Tropical Hardwood Face Ply 4412 31 90 00 10. Glulam 4418 99 10 00

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How commodity codes are assigned
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How Commodity Codes are assigned

Wood and wood products, with the exception of furniture, come under Commodity Code 44. This means 44 will always be the first two number of your Commodity Code. Each two digit sequence following these provides further detail on the product.

 

The first two digits of any Commodity Code indicate the relevant Chapter under the UK Global Tariff, with each two digit sequence showing the heading, subheading, down to the minute detail of the specific product.

 

The second two digits in the displayed Commodity Code, in timber, align with the level of processing the good has undergone. Hover over any of the below boxes to find the main product codes for goods according to whether the good has undergone primary, secondary, or tertiary processing.

 

If you would like a further breakdown on any of these product codes, simply click on any of the correlating drop downs below which contain the full definition as contained within the UK Global Tariff scheme.
Forest Products 44 (01-02)

Forest Products 44 (01-02)

Custom codes 01-02 are used for raw goods which have undergone processing in the forest.

Examples include; fuel wood, wood waste and scrap, as well as wood charcoal. 

Sawmill products 44 (03-06)

Sawmill products 44 (03-06)

Custom codes 03-06 are used for which have undergone some processing in the sawmill.

Examples include; wood in the rough, wood wool, hoop wood, and railway sleepers. 

Resawn wood products 44 (07-09)

Resawn wood products 44 (07-09)

Customs Codes 07-09 focus on processed wood products, both hardwoods and softwoods.

This includes the sawn, PAR, and cladding products that TTF members buy and sell on a day to day basis. 

Wood based panels and plywood 44 (10-13)

Wood based panels and plywood 44 (10-13)

Custom codes 10-13 are used for secondary processed goods, prepared for further use.

Examples include most plywoods, panels, oriented strand boards, and other similar laminated timber. 

Pallets and other final goods 44 (14-17)

Pallets and other final goods 44 (14-17)

Custom codes 14-17 are used for goods which have undergone tertiary processing, to be installed for final use.

Examples include wooden picture frames, handles, pallets, boxes, and tool handles. 

Manufactured wood products 44 (18-21)

Manufactured wood products 44 (18-21)

Custom codes 18-21 are used for goods which have undergone tertiary processing, to be installed for final use.

Examples include CLT, windows and doors, beams, posts, and similar manufactured goods. 

Processing in the forest

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

Primary processing in a Sawmill

03 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
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
05 Wood wool; wood flour
06 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood

Secondary processing and resawn wood products

07 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
Section 07 is one of the most important as it includes the sawn and PAR products in both Softwoods and Hardwoods that TTF members buy and sell on a day to day basis. TTF have a search tool to help members select the right product within section 07
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
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
Section 09 is important as wood sections that are profiled or Moulded like Skirtings, Cladding, T&G flooring or boards

Processing for wood based panels

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
11 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
12 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
Section 12 is also very important as the many different types of plywood need to be classified correctly because there are different levels of duty depending on the code with some Coniferous plywood being duty free for part of the year under the coniferous plywood quota. We also had a search tool for this section but this seems to have disappeared?
13 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes

Tertiary processing

14 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
15 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
16 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
17 Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood

Manufactured wood products

18 Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
Section 18 is important because it allows some manufactured wood products to arrive duty free or at very low rates. Such as Windows & Doors, Glulam and therefore CLT, but also manufactured Beams & Posts such as I-beams and potentially LVL beams and assembles.
19 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood
20 Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in Chapter 94
21 Other articles of wood

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Sawn & Planed Wood (Chapter 4407)

Sawn & Planed Wood (Chapter 4407)

Use our tools to find the Commodity Code relevant to your product under Chapter 4407. 

Plywood, Veneered Panels and Similar Laminated Wood (Chapter 4412)

Plywood, Veneered Panels and Similar Laminated Wood (Chapter 4412)

Use our tools to find the Commodity Code relevant to your product under Chapter 4412.