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HS 44 Chapter · Wood, Cork & Basketware

Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Chapter 44 of the Harmonised System covers Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal. It groups 21 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.

Sourcing this category from India

Products classified under HS 44 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.

How to read this code

44 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.

Headings under HS 44

The Harmonised System breaks Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal into these 21 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.

44.01 9 subheadings

Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

44.02 3 subheadings

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

44.03 19 subheadings

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared

44.04 2 subheadings

Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets, stakes of wood, pointed, not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed, not turned, bent, etc., suitable for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles, etc.

44.05 1 subheadings

Wood wool; wood flour

44.06 4 subheadings

Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood

44.07 21 subheadings

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

44.08 4 subheadings

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, planed or not, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm

44.09 4 subheadings

Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed

44.10 4 subheadings

Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (e.g. waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances

44.11 6 subheadings

Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances

44.12 14 subheadings

Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood

44.13 1 subheadings

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

44.14 2 subheadings

Wooden frames; for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects

44.15 2 subheadings

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

44.16 1 subheadings

Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves

44.17 1 subheadings

Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood

44.18 18 subheadings

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

44.19 5 subheadings

Tableware and kitchenware, of wood

44.20 3 subheadings

Wood marquetry & inlaid wood; ornaments of wood

44.21 4 subheadings

Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420

Products under HS 44 we source from India

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.
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