HTS heading 4404
Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like — 9 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4404 | Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 4404.10.00 | Coniferous + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 4404.10.00.40 | Fence pickets, palings and rails + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.10.00) | kg |
| 4404.10.00.80 | Poles, piles and posts + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.10.00) | kg |
| 4404.10.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.10.00) | kg |
| 4404.20.00 | Nonconiferous + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 4404.20.00.40 | Fence pickets, palings and rails + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.20.00) | kg |
| 4404.20.00.80 | Poles, piles and posts + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.20.00) | kg |
| 4404.20.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4404.20.00) | kg |
6 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
9 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.