Subheading · Chapter 44 · Section IX, Wood and articles of wood
HS 4401 12Non-coniferous
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal › Fuel 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
- Customs duty
- 5%
- 2 tariff items
- GST now
- 0%, 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Prohibited
- Unit
- mt
- Duty in China
- 0%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
2 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4401 12 10 | In logs | 5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | mt |
| 4401 12 90 | Other | 5% | 0%, 5% or 18% | mt |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 2 tariff items: 5%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 2 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 0%, 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 0%, 5%, 12% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 122 | Firewood or fuel wood | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 294 | Wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms | 5% |
| 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 124 | Deities made of stone, marble or wood | Nil |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 292 | The following goods, namely: - b. Cement Bonded Particle Board; c. Jute Particle Board; d. Rice Husk Board; e. Glass-fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG) f. Sisal-fibre Boards; g. Bagasse Board; and h. Cotton Stalk Particle Board i. Particle/fibre board manufactured from agricultural crop residues | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 293 | Idols of wood, stone [including marble] and metals [other than those made of precious metals] | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 164 | Resin bonded bamboo mat board, with or without veneer in between; Bamboo flooring tiles | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 0%, 5%, 12% or 18% | 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 0%, 5% or 18% | 10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4401 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or parti-cles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, brique-ttes, pellets or similar forms | Nil | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Prohibited: 2 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 4401 12, and China's below.
China: the same goods (4401 12)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force and 1 expired under 4401 12. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4401.12.00.10 | Endangered non-coniferous fuelwood濒危非针叶木薪柴 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | ABEFPQ |
| 4401.12.00.90 | Other non-coniferous fuelwood其他非针叶木薪柴 | 0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 0% | 13% | 0% | ABPQ |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
Every Chinese code in full
4401.12.00Non-coniferous firewood (in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms)
4401.12.00.10Endangered non-coniferous fuelwood濒危非针叶木薪柴
Logs, blocks, branches, in bundles or similar forms圆木段,块,枝,成捆或类似形状
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
- EEndangered species export permit濒危物种允许出口证明书
- FEndangered species import permit濒危物种允许进口证明书
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Type (Chinese, Latin genus name, Latin species name)种类(中文、拉丁文属名、拉丁文种名)
- 3.Appearance (logs, blocks, branches, bundles or similar forms)外观(圆木段、块、枝、成捆或类似形状等)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 4401120010999Endangered non-coniferous fuelwood (in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms)濒危非针叶木薪柴(圆木段,块,枝,成捆或类似形状)
4401.12.00.90Other non-coniferous fuelwood其他非针叶木薪柴
Logs, blocks, branches, in bundles or similar forms圆木段,块,枝,成捆或类似形状
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Type (Chinese, Latin genus name, Latin species name)种类(中文、拉丁文属名、拉丁文种名)
- 3.Appearance (logs, blocks, branches, bundles or similar forms)外观(圆木段、块、枝、成捆或类似形状等)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 4401120090999Other non-coniferous firewood (in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms)其他非针叶木薪柴(圆木段,块,枝,成捆或类似形状)
4401.12.00.00Non-coniferous fuelwood非针叶木薪柴Expired
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 0%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 70%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 0%
- Updated by China
- 7 Sep 2026
Licences and certificates
- AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
- BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
- PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
- QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Type (Chinese, Latin genus name, Latin species name)种类(中文、拉丁文属名、拉丁文种名)
- 3.Appearance (logs, blocks, branches, bundles or similar forms)外观(圆木段、块、枝、成捆或类似形状等)
- 4.GTIN
- 5.CAS
- 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 4401120000999Non-coniferous firewood (in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms)非针叶木薪柴(圆木段,块,枝,成捆或类似形状)
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.