Wooden kitchenware|HS Code

Wooden kitchenware harmonized system code

Product Overview Wooden Kitchenware under the Harmonized System (HS) Code 4419 refers to an array of kitchen utensils made from wood. These products are characterized by their robust nature, lightweight, and durability. They are produced with different types of wood, including hardwoods such as oak and softwoods like pine, which are heat treated and polished to ensure high-quality and longevity. The broad HS Code 4419 is divided into subcategories that include wooden tableware and kitchenware like spoons, forks, cutting boards, serving trays, salad bowls, and stirring utensils. These items are primarily used in various sectors ranging from hospitality, food service, retail to processing industries where they are appreciated for their aesthetic appeal, heat resistance, and eco-friendly nature. Wooden Kitchenware's market positioning leans towards its value proposition of durability, functionality, and sustainable consumption, offering competitive advantages against plastic and metal counterparts. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 4419 is structured in the HS system under Chapter 44 (Wood and Articles of Wood), Heading 19 (Tableware and Kitchenware). The complete 6-digit code provides a specific classification for wooden kitchenware, ensuring consistent global trade. Wooden kitchenware fits under this HS Code due to its composition primarily of wood and its explicit use in the kitchen or dining settings. Trade considerations for these products include packaging in protective materials to prevent scratches or damage during transportation. Common preservation methods include the application of food-safe oils or waxes to maintain the wood's natural characteristics and prevent cracking. Shipping requirements often necessitate careful handling due to the product's sensitivity to extreme temperatures and moisture. In terms of quality standards, wooden kitchenware should meet specific measurable attributes such as strength, durability, and resistance to heat and moisture, compliant with international trade regulations like those imposed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and customs documentation standards.

Wooden kitchenware 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.