Wooden spoon Hs Code

Wooden spoon harmonized system code

Product Overview The wooden spoon classified under HS Code 441990 is a hand-held kitchen utensil primarily fabricated from natural wood materials such as beech, maple, or bamboo, designed for stirring, mixing, and serving food. Typically measuring between 20 to 35 centimeters in length and 3 to 6 centimeters in width at the bowl, these spoons exhibit smooth, sanded surfaces with rounded edges to ensure food safety and user comfort. Manufactured through mechanical cutting, shaping, and surface finishing processes, the product often undergoes kiln drying to reduce moisture content below 12%, enhancing durability and resistance to microbial growth. Within HS Code 441990, the wooden spoon falls under the subcategory of “Tableware and kitchenware, wooden,” which encompasses a range of wooden utensils excluding furniture and flooring products. Commercially, these spoons are utilized extensively in food service establishments, retail kitchenware markets, and food processing industries due to their non-reactive properties and biodegradability. Their value proposition lies in sustainable sourcing, compliance with food-grade material regulations, and cost-effective production, positioning them as essential components in both domestic and commercial culinary operations. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The HS Code 441990 is structured as follows: Chapter 44—Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; Heading 4419—Tableware and kitchenware, of wood; Subheading 441990—Other tableware and kitchenware of wood, excluding items specifically classified elsewhere. This classification is appropriate for wooden spoons as they are distinct wooden utensils intended for food preparation and serving, differentiating them from wooden furniture (Chapter 94) or other wooden articles. Trade considerations for wooden spoons include packaging in moisture-resistant materials such as polyethylene bags or cardboard boxes with desiccants to maintain optimal humidity levels during transit, preventing mold and fungal infestation. Preservation methods often involve heat treatment or fumigation to meet phytosanitary requirements under ISPM 15 standards. Quality standards align with ISO 22000 for food safety management and comply with WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) agreements, ensuring non-toxic finishes and absence of harmful chemical treatments. Shipping typically requires compliance with international customs documentation, including accurate declaration of HS codes, country of origin, and material composition, facilitating smooth clearance through customs authorities worldwide.

Wooden spoon 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.