Cutting board|HS Code

Cutting board harmonized system code

Product Overview A Cutting Board, falling under the HS Code 4419, is a durable surface used for chopping, slicing, and dicing various food items, thereby ensuring the underlying surface remains unscathed. These boards are typically crafted from superior quality wood, plastic, or glass, with specifications such as thickness, size, and weight varying based on utility and customer preference. Within the HS Code 4419, Cutting Boards are further classified by their material, design, and processing level. Commercially, these boards find extensive usage in the food service industry, including restaurants, cafes, and catering services, as well as in retail and home kitchens. Furthermore, they are used in food processing industries that require precise and sanitary cutting surfaces. The value proposition of Cutting Boards under HS Code 4419 lies in their robust construction, long-term durability, and versatility of use, positioning them competitively in both domestic and international markets. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The Cutting Board under the HS Code 4419 belongs to Chapter 44 (Wood and Articles of Wood), Heading 19 (Tableware and Kitchenware), and Subheading 4419 (Tableware and Kitchenware, of wood). The classification rationale is based on the material and purpose of the product, i.e., wood-based kitchenware. Key trade considerations include packaging, usually in cartons or shrink wrap for preservation and protection during transit. Shipping requirements depend on the quantity ordered and destination, with most suppliers offering options for air, sea, or land freight. Quality standards for Cutting Boards under HS Code 4419 follow stringent international regulations, particularly regarding the safety, durability, and sanitary aspects of the product. It's crucial for the products to be compliant with WTO and customs documentation standards, and their classification must align with international trade classification systems. As a rule, the cutting boards must be free from cracks, warps, and any form of contamination to ensure safe and hygienic food preparation.

Cutting board 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.