Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
HS heading 44.12 covers Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood. Within Chapter 44 it splits into 14 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $50.6M
- Share of Chapter 44
- 8.8%
- Rank in its chapter
- #4 of 21
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 44.12 covers plywood, veneered panels and laminated wood. India is a substantial plywood producer, exporting commercial, marine and decorative ply from clusters such as Yamunanagar and Perumbavoor, classified here by construction and surface ply.
How to read this code
44.12 is the four-digit HS heading for plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated woo. 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.
Subheadings under HS 44.12
The Harmonised System breaks Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood into these 14 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood; of bamboo
Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood
Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut
Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood not listed in subheading 4412.33
Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood; laminated veneered lumber (LVL); with at least one outer ply of tropical wood
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL); with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL); with both outer plies of coniferous wood
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard; with at least one outer layer of tropical wood
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard; with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood, (not containing particle board)
Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard; with both outer plies of coniferous wood
Plywood; n.e.c. in heading 4412, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood
Plywood; n.e.c. in heading 4412, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood
Plywood; n.e.c. in heading 4412, with both outer plies of coniferous wood
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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.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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