Analysis
HTS 4403.49.02 covers other, of tropical wood: other under heading 4403 (wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sap- wood, or roughly squared).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 61% of the 257 tariff lines in chapter 44 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 113310 (Logging), an industry of 7,261 US establishments employing 42,916 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 18 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4403.11.00 | Treated with paint, stain, creosote or other preservatives: coniferous | Free |
| 4403.12.00 | Treated with paint, stain, creosote or other preservatives: nonconiferous | Free |
| 4403.21.01 | Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | Free |
| 4403.22.01 | Of pine (Pinus spp.), other | Free |
| 4403.23.01 | Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | Free |
| 4403.24.01 | Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other | Free |
| 4403.25.01 | Other, coniferous: other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | Free |
| 4403.26.01 | Other, coniferous: other | Free |
| 4403.41.00 | Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | Free |
| 4403.42.00 | Other, of tropical wood: teak | Free |
| 4403.91.00 | Of oak (Quercus spp.) | Free |
| 4403.93.01 | Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | Free |
| 4403.94.01 | Of beech (Fagus spp.), other | Free |
| 4403.95.01 | Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | Free |
| 4403.96.01 | Of birch (Betula spp.), other | Free |
| 4403.97.00 | Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) | Free |
| 4403.98.00 | Of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) | Free |
| 4403.99.01 | Other: other | Free |