Wall decor|HS Code

Wall decor harmonized system code

Product Overview Wall Decor under HS Code 4420 refers to wood articles and other wooden items explicitly designed for wall decoration. These products, meticulously crafted from high-quality wood, exhibit distinct characteristics such as different sizes, shapes, and motifs, making each piece unique. They undergo various processing levels, including carving, painting, polishing, and finishing, to ensure durability and maintain aesthetic appeal. Under HS Code 4420, Wall Decor can be further classified into subcategories such as framed artwork, carved panels, and decorative plaques. Commercially, these items are primarily used in the retail industry, hospitality sector, and residential spaces to enhance interior aesthetics. The Wall Decor's market positioning hinges on its craftsmanship, uniqueness, and ability to add a touch of elegance to any room, thereby offering a competitive edge in the décor market. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications Defined under Chapter 44 (Wood and Articles of Wood), Heading 20 (Other Articles of Wood), Wall Decor falls under the complete 6-digit HS Code 4420. This classification is based on the product's nature, being made of wood, and its intended use for decoration. Trade considerations for these items include secure packaging to prevent damage, with common methods involving bubble wrap or foam for cushioning and sturdy boxes for containment. In terms of shipping requirements, Wall Decor items must be properly labeled and handled with care due to their delicate nature. The quality standards for these products are high, requiring precise craftsmanship and the use of top-quality materials. These standards align with World Trade Organisation (WTO) and customs documentation standards, ensuring the product's compliance with international trade classification systems. The classification and trade details provided offer essential information for import/export businesses, customs brokers, trade compliance officers, and international buyers.

Wall decor 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.