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Chapter 44 - Wood and articles of wood

100 tariff codes found in this chapter

HS CodeDescriptionMFN Rate
4401.11.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: - ConiferousFree
4401.12.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: - Non-coniferousFree
4401.21.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Wood in chips or particles: - ConiferousFree
4401.22.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Wood in chips or particles: - Non-coniferousFree
4401.31.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap agglomerated, in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: - Wood pelletsFree
4401.32.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap agglomerated, in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: - Wood briquettesFree
4401.39.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap agglomerated, in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: - OtherFree
4401.41.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: - SawdustFree
4401.49.00.00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. - Sawdust and wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: - OtherFree
4402.10.10.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Of bamboo - Wood charcoal (not including shell or nut charcoal), containing 10% or less by weight of binderFree
4402.10.90.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Of bamboo - Other6.5%
4402.20.10.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Of shell or nut - Charcoal of coconut shell for use in the manufacture of activated carbonFree
4402.20.90.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Of shell or nut - Other6.5%
4402.90.10.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Other - Wood charcoal (not including shell or nut charcoal), containing 10% or less by weight of binderFree
4402.90.90.00Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated. - Other - Other6.5%
4403.11.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: - ConiferousFree
4403.12.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: - Non-coniferousFree
4403.21.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or moreFree
4403.21.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.21.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.21.00.30Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other, whiteFree
4403.21.00.90Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - OtherFree
4403.22.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), otherFree
4403.22.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), other - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.22.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), other - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.22.00.30Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), other - Other, whiteFree
4403.22.00.90Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.), other - OtherFree
4403.23.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or moreFree
4403.23.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.23.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.23.00.91Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - Of white or black spruceFree
4403.23.00.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - OtherFree
4403.24.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), otherFree
4403.24.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.24.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.24.00.91Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other - Other: - Of white or black spruceFree
4403.24.00.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), other - Other: - OtherFree
4403.25.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or moreFree
4403.25.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.25.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.25.00.91Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - Of Douglas-firFree
4403.25.00.92Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - Of cedarFree
4403.25.00.93Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - Of hemlockFree
4403.25.00.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - Other: - OtherFree
4403.26.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - OtherFree
4403.26.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Poles, piles and postsFree
4403.26.00.20Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.26.00.91Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Other: - Of Douglas-firFree
4403.26.00.92Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Other: - Of cedarFree
4403.26.00.93Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Other: - Of hemlockFree
4403.26.00.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, coniferous: - Other - Other: - OtherFree
4403.41.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, of tropical wood: - Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti BakauFree
4403.42.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, of tropical wood: - TeakFree
4403.49.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other, of tropical wood: - OtherFree
4403.91.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of oak (Quercus spp.)Free
4403.91.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of oak (Quercus spp.) - Red oakFree
4403.91.00.90Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of oak (Quercus spp.) - OtherFree
4403.93.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of beech (Fagus spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or moreFree
4403.94.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of beech (Fagus spp.), otherFree
4403.95.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or moreFree
4403.95.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - YellowFree
4403.95.00.90Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more - OtherFree
4403.96.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of birch (Betula spp.), otherFree
4403.97.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)Free
4403.97.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.97.00.90Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) - OtherFree
4403.98.00.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)Free
4403.99.00Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - OtherFree
4403.99.00.10Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Logs for pulping (pulpwood): - Logs for pulping (pulpwood)Free
4403.99.00.50Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other, mapleFree
4403.99.00.91Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other: - Of cherryFree
4403.99.00.92Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other: - Of ashFree
4403.99.00.93Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other: - Of walnutFree
4403.99.00.94Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other: - Of elmFree
4403.99.00.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. - Other: - Other - Other: - OtherFree
4404.10.00.00Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like. - ConiferousFree
4404.20.00.00Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like. - Non-coniferousFree
4405.00.00.00Wood wool; wood flour.Free
4406.11.00.00Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Not impregnated: - ConiferousFree
4406.12.00.00Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Not impregnated: - Non-coniferousFree
4406.91.00Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - ConiferousFree
4406.91.00.10Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - Coniferous - Switch tiesFree
4406.91.00.90Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - Coniferous - OtherFree
4406.92.00Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - Non-coniferousFree
4406.92.00.10Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - Non-coniferous - Switch tiesFree
4406.92.00.90Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood. - Other: - Non-coniferous - OtherFree
4407.11.00Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.)Free
4407.11.00.11Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - PonderosaFree
4407.11.00.12Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - RedFree
4407.11.00.13Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - WhiteFree
4407.11.00.14Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - LodgepoleFree
4407.11.00.15Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - YellowFree
4407.11.00.19Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Dressed: - OtherFree
4407.11.00.21Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Rough: - PonderosaFree
4407.11.00.22Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Rough: - RedFree
4407.11.00.23Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Rough: - WhiteFree
4407.11.00.29Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of pine (Pinus spp.) - Rough: - OtherFree
4407.12.00Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.)Free
4407.12.00.11Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.) - Dressed: - FirFree
4407.12.00.12Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. - Coniferous: - Of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.) - Dressed: - SpruceFree

About HS Chapter 44

Chapter 44 of the Canadian customs tariff covers wood and articles of wood. TariffCalc lists 100 10-digit tariff items in this chapter, with MFN (Most Favoured Nation) duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 6.5% (average 0.2%).

97 of 100 items (97%) are duty-free under MFN. Importers from countries with Canadian free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP, CCFTA, CKFTA, and others) can often import at 0% when rules of origin are met.

Example calculation

Value for duty (CAD)$10,000
MFN duty (0.2%)$20
GST 5%$501
Total landed (before freight)$10,521

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Frequently asked questions

What is HS Chapter 44 in the Canadian customs tariff?

Chapter 44 covers wood and articles of wood. It contains 100 10-digit tariff items in the TariffCalc database, with MFN duty rates ranging from 0.0% to 6.5%.

What is the typical duty rate for Chapter 44 imports?

The average MFN rate across Chapter 44 is 0.2%. The majority of items (97%) are duty-free (0%) under MFN. Free trade agreements (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP) may reduce the rate to 0% for qualifying goods.

Do free trade agreements apply?

Yes. Most items in this chapter qualify for preferential rates under CUSMA (US, Mexico), CETA (EU, UK), CPTPP (Japan, Vietnam, etc.), and other Canadian FTAs. See each tariff item’s detail page for the full rate-by-agreement breakdown.

How do I calculate import duties?

For a CAD $10,000 shipment in this chapter at the average MFN rate (0.2%), duties would be approximately $20, plus 5% GST ($501), for a total of $10,521 before freight. Use the TariffCalc calculator for a precise calculation by tariff item, country of origin, and province.

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