Door|HS Code

Door harmonized system code

Product Overview A door, under HS Code 4418, pertains to a moveable barrier used to cover an opening in a building, room or vehicle. Doors are typically made from various materials such as wood, metal, and glass, with the HS Code 4418 specifically referring to those constructed from wood. Key characteristics of these wooden doors include their physical specifications such as dimensions, design, type of wood used, and the level of processing involved, from raw wood to polished, painted, or varnished finishes. Doors under this category may be further classified into subcategories based on their specific features such as paneled, veneered, and sliding doors. These doors find extensive commercial applications across various sectors including food service, retail, and processing industries, providing both functional and aesthetic value. The market positioning of these doors is based on their inherent advantages such as durability, insulation properties, and versatile design options. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 4418 falls under Chapter 44, which pertains to wood and articles of wood. The 6-digit code 4418 refers specifically to builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including doors. The specific classification of doors under this code is due to their construction primarily from wood and their use in construction and interior design. Trade considerations for these doors involve packaging that provides adequate protection against damage, with preservation methods ensuring the maintenance of the door's quality during transit. Shipping requirements typically depend on the size and quantity of the doors being transported. Quality standards for these doors include adherence to specific dimensions, durability, and finish quality. These standards ensure that the doors meet the expectations of international buyers and comply with World Trade Organization and customs documentation standards. It's essential to note that the description and classification should remain consistent with international trade classification systems to facilitate smooth customs clearance and trade operations.

Door 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.