HS Code 4409
Continuously Shaped Wood and Mouldings
HS code 4409 covers continuously shaped wood, including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, featuring profiles like tongued, grooved, or v-jointed edges al
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HS Code 4409 — Continuously Shaped Wood and Mouldings
This code covers wood that has been shaped along its edges or faces to create profiles like tongue-and-groove, bevelling, or beading. Common applications include flooring strips, skirting boards, and decorative wall panelling.
What's included
- Tongue and groove flooring
- Beaded mouldings
- V-jointed panelling
- Wood skirting boards
What's excluded
- Assembled parquet panels → use
4418(Multi-piece assembled flooring belongs under builders' joinery.) - Simple planed timber → use
4407(If it only has flat planed surfaces without decorative or interlocking profiles.)
Common examples
- Oak tongue and groove flooring strips
- Pine v-jointed wall cladding
- Moulded wooden picture rail
- Beaded cedar ceiling strips
Frequently asked questions
Is finished flooring in 4409?
Only if it is individual strips or friezes. If it is already assembled into blocks or panels, it moves to 4418.
Trade & shipping notes
- Typical duty range: 0% - 8%
- Documentation: Often subject to anti-dumping duties in specific corridors (e.g., China to USA).
- Typical shipping mode: FCL
- Top exporters: Brazil, Indonesia, China
- Top importers: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
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Key takeaway
Covers wood with linear profiles (T&G, etc.) before they are assembled into larger panels.
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