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HS 44.09 Heading · Wood, Cork & Basketware

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

HS heading 44.09 covers 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. Within Chapter 44 it splits into 4 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.

India exports 2024
$16.6M
Share of Chapter 44
2.9%
Rank in its chapter
#9 of 21

Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.

Sourcing this category from India

HS 44.09 covers wood continuously shaped along edges or faces — flooring strips, mouldings and beadings. India's wood-working units export profiled flooring, skirting and decorative mouldings, drawing on its furniture clusters and engineered-wood capacity.

How to read this code

44.09 is the four-digit HS heading for wood (including strips, friezes for parquet floori. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many wood, cork & basketware lines — check our import guides for your market.

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Top destinations for Chapter 44 exports

India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.

#1 USA $194.9M
#2 United Arab Emirates $51.1M
#3 Bhutan $42.2M
#4 Netherlands $23.6M
#5 United Kingdom $23.5M

Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.

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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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