Wooden tray Hs Code

Wooden tray harmonized system code

Product Overview The wooden tray classified under HS Code 441990 refers to flat or shallow receptacles primarily constructed from solid wood or engineered wood products, intended for holding, carrying, or displaying items. These trays typically feature dimensions ranging from small (approximately 20 cm x 15 cm) to large sizes exceeding 60 cm in length, with thicknesses varying between 5 mm to 20 mm depending on design and intended load capacity. Processing levels include kiln drying to reduce moisture content to below 12%, precision cutting, sanding for smooth finishes, and optional surface treatments such as varnishing or oiling to enhance durability and aesthetic appeal. Within HS Code 441990—“Wooden articles of a kind used in household or kitchen”—subcategories include serving trays, utensil trays, and compartmentalized trays, differentiated by design complexity and functional attributes. Commercially, these trays find extensive use in food service sectors for presentation and transport of meals, in retail environments for product display, and within food processing units for sorting and handling produce. Their value proposition lies in sustainable material sourcing, structural robustness, and compliance with hygiene standards, positioning them as reliable components in supply chains requiring eco-friendly alternatives to plastic or metal trays. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The wooden tray is classified under the Harmonized System (HS) Code 441990, where Chapter 44 covers “Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal,” Heading 4419 specifies “Tableware and Kitchenware, of Wood,” and Subheading 441990 denotes “Other articles of wood, not elsewhere specified.” This classification is appropriate because the product is a wooden article used in household or kitchen settings that does not fall under more specific subheadings such as wooden tableware or kitchen utensils. From a trade compliance perspective, packaging typically involves shrink-wrapping in corrugated fiberboard cartons to prevent moisture ingress and physical damage during transit, with palletization conforming to ISPM 15 phytosanitary standards to mitigate pest risks. Preservation methods include moisture control and use of natural preservatives to maintain dimensional stability and prevent fungal growth. Shipping requirements emphasize protection from extreme humidity and mechanical impact. The product adheres to international quality standards such as ISO 9001 for manufacturing processes and complies with WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) provisions, ensuring uniform classification and facilitating customs clearance across global markets.

Wooden tray 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.