Coasters Hs Code

Coasters harmonized system code

Product Overview Coasters classified under HS Code 441990 refer to flat, typically circular or square-shaped items manufactured primarily from wood or wood-based materials, designed to protect surfaces from moisture, heat, and scratches caused by beverage containers. These products exhibit precise dimensional tolerances, commonly ranging from 90 mm to 120 mm in diameter or equivalent square dimensions, with thickness varying between 3 mm to 10 mm depending on the manufacturing process and intended durability. The processing level includes treatments such as sanding, lacquering, or application of water-resistant coatings to enhance longevity and aesthetic appeal. HS Code 441990 encompasses miscellaneous articles of wood not elsewhere specified, including coasters that do not fall under more specific subheadings for wooden furniture or flooring. Commercially, these coasters serve critical roles in the hospitality sector, food service operations, retail merchandise, and promotional product lines, providing functional surface protection while offering branding opportunities. Their value proposition lies in combining durability, environmental sustainability, and cost-effective production, positioning them competitively within international markets where demand aligns with eco-conscious and quality-driven procurement standards. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The complete HS Code for coasters under this classification is 4419.90, where Chapter 44 pertains to “Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal,” Heading 4419 covers “Tableware and kitchenware of wood,” and Subheading 4419.90 designates “Other articles of wood” not specified elsewhere. The classification rationale hinges on the product’s material composition and intended use, as coasters do not qualify under specific headings reserved for wooden furniture or structural components. Trade considerations include standard packaging in bulk quantities, often palletized with interleaving materials to prevent surface damage, and preservation methods such as kiln drying to achieve moisture content below 12%, ensuring dimensional stability during transit. Shipping requirements conform to ISPM 15 standards for wood packaging, facilitating global customs clearance. Quality standards adhere to internationally recognized benchmarks for wood moisture content, surface finish uniformity, and strength parameters to meet buyer specifications and regulatory compliance. The classification supports accurate customs declarations, tariff applications, and facilitates streamlined customs inspections in accordance with WTO and harmonized system guidelines.

Coasters Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Wood, in chips, in shavings, crushed, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes (heading 12.11); (b) Bamboos or other materials of a woody nature of a kind used primarily for plaiting, in the rough, whether or not split, sawn lengthwise or cut to length (heading 14.01); (c) Wood, in chips, in shavings, ground or powdered, of a kind used primarily in dyeing or in tanning (heading 14.04); (d) Activated charcoal (heading 38.02); (e) Articles of heading 42.02; (f) Goods of Chapter 46; (g) Footwear or parts thereof of Chapter 64; (h) Goods of Chapter 66 (for example, umbrellas and walking-sticks and parts thereof); (ij) Goods of heading 68.08; (k) Imitation jewellery of heading 71.17; (l) Goods of Section XVI or Section XVII (for example, machine parts, cases, covers, cabinets for machines and apparatus and wheelwrights' wares); (m) Goods of Section XVIII (for example, clock cases and musical instruments and parts thereof); (n) Parts of firearms (heading 93.05); (o) Articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (p) Articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites); (q) Articles of Chapter 96 (for example, smoking pipes and parts thereof, buttons, pencils, and monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles) excluding bodies and handles, of wood, for articles of heading 96.03; or (r) Articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art). 2.- In this Chapter, the expression “densified wood” means wood which has been subjected to chemical or physical treatment (being, in the case of layers bonded together, treatment in excess of that needed to ensure a good bond), and which has thereby acquired increased density or hardness together with improved mechanical strength or resistance to chemical or electrical agencies. 3.- Headings 44.14 to 44.21 apply to articles of the respective descriptions of particle board or similar board, fibreboard, laminated wood or densified wood as they apply to such articles of wood.4.- Products of heading 44.10, 44.11 or 44.12 may be worked to form the shapes provided for in respect of the goods of heading 44.09, curved, corrugated, perforated, cut or formed to shapes other than square or rectangular or submitted to any other operation provided it does not give them the character of articles of other headings. 5.- Heading 44.17 does not apply to tools in which the blade, working edge, working surface or other working part is formed by any of the materials specified in Note 1 to Chapter 82. 6.- Subject to Note 1 above and except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to “wood” in a heading of this Chapter applies also to bamboos and other materials of a woody nature.