HTS heading · chapter 44
4408
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, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm
Analysis
Heading 4408 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers 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, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or…. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 27 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 4 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 4408.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 4408.31 (unnamed, 1 line), 4408.39 (unnamed, 1 line) and 4408.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 30th percentile of the headings in chapter 44.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321211) and Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321212). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4408.10.01 | 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, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm: coniferous | Free |
| 4408.31.01 | Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau | Free |
| 4408.39.02 | Of tropical wood: other | Free |
| 4408.90.01 | 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, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm: other | Free |