Code 4402 20 · Heading 4402

Charcoal made from nutshells or nuts, including agglomerated charcoal, with stated exclusions

This covers charcoal made from nutshells or nuts, including charcoal that has been agglomerated. It does not cover bamboo charcoal, charcoal dosed or packed as medicines, charcoal mixed with incense, activated charcoal or drawing charcoal.

For example

Charcoal made from nutshells
Agglomerated charcoal made from nutshells

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Wood charcoal of shell or nut, whether or not agglomerated (excl. of bamboo, used as a medicament, mixed with incense, activated charcoal and in the form of crayons)

How we got to this code

IX
44
4402
4402 20

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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

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Step 1 · Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and …
Is the item made of wood or charcoal, made of cork, or a basketry or other product made of plaiting materials?
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Step 2 · Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1 of 3 chapters in section IX
Is it charcoal, firewood or wood waste, raw or sawn wood, a wood-based panel, a building or packaging product, cooperage, a tool or tool part, kitchenware, a decorative or household article, or another article of wood—and which exact form or use applies?
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Step 3 · Heading 4402 Wood charcoal, incl. shell or nut charcoal, whether… 2 of 21 headings under chapter 44
Is it bamboo charcoal, charcoal made from nutshells or nuts, or other charcoal?
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Step 4 · Subheading 4402 20 Wood charcoal of shell or nut, whether or not agglo… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 4402
Is it charcoal made from bamboo, charcoal made from nutshells or nuts, or charcoal made from another material?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

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4402 20 00

Wood charcoal of shell or nut, whether or not agglomerated (excl. of bamboo, used as a medicament, mixed with incense, activated charcoal and in the form of crayons)

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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4402 10 Bamboo charcoal, incl. shell or nut charcoal, whether or not agglomerated (excl. used as a medicament, mixed with incense, activated bamboo charcoal and in the form of crayons) 0.0%
4402 20 Wood charcoal of shell or nut, whether or not agglomerated (excl. of bamboo, used as a medicament, mixed with incense, activated charcoal and in the form of crayons) you are here 0.0%
4402 90 Wood charcoal, whether or not agglomerated (excl. of bamboo or shell or nut, charcoal used as a medicament, charcoal mixed with incense, activated charcoal and charcoal in the form of crayons) 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

44.02.2000 Of shell or nut

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines2 British lines

4402 20 00 10 Exported from Somalia

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

4402.20.00.00 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated, Of shell

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

44.02.2000

Of shell or nut

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

4402.20.00.00

Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated, Of shell or nut

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.