Code 4406 91 · Heading 4406

Impregnated softwood railway and tramway sleepers

This category covers railway and tramway sleepers made of softwood that have been impregnated. The product must be a wooden sleeper for railway or tramway tracks.

For example

Impregnated softwood railway sleepers
Impregnated softwood tramway sleepers

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, coniferous

How we got to this code

IX
44
4406
4406 91

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The path to this code

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

Step 4 of 4

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?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 4406 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood 6 of 21 headings under chapter 44
Are the sleepers made of coniferous wood or other wood, and are they impregnated or not impregnated?
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Step 4 · Subheading 4406 91 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, i… 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 4406
Are these impregnated railway or tramway sleepers made of softwood?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

4406 91 00

Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, coniferous

Duty free

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

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4406 11 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, not impregnated, coniferous 0.0%
4406 12 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, not impregnated, non-coniferous 0.0%
4406 91 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, coniferous you are here 0.0%
4406 92 Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood, impregnated, non-coniferous 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

44.06.9100 Coniferous

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

4406 91 00 00 Coniferous

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

4406.91.00.00 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, Other, Coniferous

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

44.06.9100

Coniferous

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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

4406 91 00 00

Coniferous

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).

See the 1 US line

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.

4406.91.00.00

Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, Other, Coniferous

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.76.01 Section 232 timber, lumber and their derivative products, Proclamation 10976 of 29 September 2025 (90 FR 48127) clause (1), heading 9903.76.01 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with the list of U.S. note 37(b): imports of softwood timber and lumber shall be subject to a 10 percent ad valorem duty rate, on top of the duty provided in the applicable subheading, whatever the origin, for goods entered on or after 14 October 2025 (clause (5))

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.