Crates - wooden boxes & crates Hs Code

Crates - wooden boxes & crates harmonized system code

Product Overview Wooden Boxes and Crates classified under HS Code 441510 comprise rigid containers constructed primarily from seasoned timber, designed for the packaging, storage, and transportation of goods across various sectors. These crates are manufactured through precision woodworking processes including cutting, assembling, nailing, and finishing, ensuring structural integrity and durability. Typical physical specifications include variable dimensions tailored to cargo size, with thicknesses ranging from 8 mm to 25 mm for side panels and reinforced corner joints to withstand loading stresses. The product range under 441510 encompasses subcategories such as nailed wooden boxes, slatted crates, and solid wooden cases, each designed to meet specific load-bearing and ventilation requirements. Commercially, these crates are extensively utilized in food service for fresh produce and meat transport, in retail for bulk packaging, and within processing industries for secure handling of components and machinery. Their value proposition lies in offering cost-effective, reusable containment solutions that comply with phytosanitary regulations, contributing to reduced damage rates and optimized logistics in international supply chains. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 441510 falls within Chapter 44 (Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal), specifically under Heading 4415, which covers “Packing cases, boxes, crates and similar articles, of wood.” The six-digit structure is: 44 (Chapter) – 15 (Heading) – 10 (Subheading), precisely identifying wooden crates used for packing purposes. This classification is assigned based on the product’s primary material composition (wood), construction method (nailed or assembled), and intended commercial function (packaging and transport). Trade considerations include adherence to International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) to prevent pest transmission, which mandates heat treatment or fumigation of wooden packaging. Standard packaging configurations often incorporate slatted designs to facilitate air circulation for perishables, while preservation methods focus on moisture resistance and structural stability under variable climatic conditions. Shipping requirements emphasize compliance with load distribution standards and dimensional tolerances to optimize container space. Quality standards align with ISO 9001 manufacturing controls and ISO 6780 for pallet and crate dimensions, ensuring conformity with WTO trade facilitation guidelines and customs documentation accuracy.

Crates - wooden boxes & crates 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.