HTS heading 4404 · Chapter 44
HTS 4404: Hoopwood
HTS heading 4404 covers hoopwood; 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. It has 3 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (2 lines), 3.2% (1 line).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4404.10.00 | Coniferous | Free | Free | ||
| 4404.10.00.40 | Fence pickets, palings and rails[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4404.10.00.80 | Poles, piles and posts[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4404.10.00.90 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4404.20.00 | Nonconiferous | Free | Free | ||
| 4404.20.00.40 | Fence pickets, palings and rails[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4404.20.00.80 | Poles, piles and posts[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4404.20.00.90 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 4405.00.00.00 | Wood wool (excelsior); wood flour[kg] | 3.2% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 33 1/3% | Estimate → |
9 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 4405.00.00.00 at the general rate of 3.2%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (3.2%) | $320.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $367.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.