Regulated timber products

Code 4403

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared.

Code 4407

Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm.

Code 4408

Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm.

Code 4409.10.00

Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:
- coniferous

Code 4409.22.00

Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:

- of tropical wood

Code 4409.29.00

Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed:

- non-coniferous--other

Code 4410

Particle board, oriented strand board (osb) and similar board (for example, waferboard) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances.

Code 4411

Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances.

Code 4412

Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood.

Code 4413.00.00

Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes.

Code 4414

Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects.

Code 4416.00.00

Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves.

Code 4418

Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes.

Code 4701.00.00

Mechanical wood pulp.

Code 4702.00.00

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades.

Code 4703

Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades.

Code 4704

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades.

Code 4705.00.00

Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes.

Code 4801

Newsprint, in rolls or sheets.

Code 4802

Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punch cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than paper of 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard.

Code 4803

Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets.

Code 4804

Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of 4802 or 4803.

Code 4805

Other uncoated paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, not further worked or processed than as specified in note 3 to this chapter.

Code 4806.20.00

Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets:

- greaseproof papers

Code 4806.30.00

Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets:

- tracing papers

Code 4806.40.00

Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls or sheets:

- glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers

Code 4807.00.00

Composite paper and paperboard (made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive), not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls or sheets.

Code 4808

Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of the kind described in 4803.

Code 4809

Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (including coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates), whether or not printed, in rolls or sheets.

Code 4810

Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size.

Code 4811

Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in 4803, 4809 or 4810.

Code 4813

Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes.

Code 4816

Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers (other than those of 4809), duplicator stencils and offset plates, of paper, whether or not put up in boxes.

Code 4817

Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery.

Code 4818

Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.

Code 4819

Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like.

Code 4820

Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard.

Code 4821

Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed.

Code 4823

Other paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, cut to size or shape; other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres.

Code 9401.61.00

Seats (other than those of 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof:
- other seats, with wooden frames-upholstered

Code 9401.69.00

Seats (other than those of 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof:
- other seats with wooden frames-other

Code 9403.30.00

Other furniture and parts thereof:
- wooden furniture of a kind used in offices

Code 9403.40.00

Other furniture and parts thereof:
- wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen

Code 9403.50.00

Other furniture and parts thereof:
- wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom

Code 9403.60.00

Other furniture and parts thereof:
- other wooden furniture

Code 9403.91.00

Other furniture and parts thereof:
- parts

Code 9406.10.00

Prefabricated buildings:
- of wood

The Department of Home Affairs provides information on tariff classification. Alternatively, if you use a customs broker, you may wish to contact them for this information.

If your product does not contain any timber or wood-fibre content (in any shape or form), then you do not need to do due diligence.

You do not need to do due diligence on wood, pulp or paper products that fall outside the regulated tariff codes. This could include items such as wooden musical instruments, sporting equipment, and printed paper products.

However, you must not import any product that contains illegally logged timber. You should keep this in mind when deciding whether to import a timber product that is not regulated. If you suspect the product includes illegal timber, you should not import it.

Yes. You still need to do due diligence on the timber contained in the product.

Yes. Both MDF and plywood are regulated timber products and require due diligence to be undertaken prior to import.

If the product is 100 years or older, it will fall under an ‘antique’ tariff code that is not regulated and you do not need to do due diligence.

For products less than 100 years old, you will need to do due diligence. In these situations, it’s important to consider what information is ‘reasonably practicable’ to gather on the product.

For more information, see Step 2 on due diligence for importers.