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HSN Code 44188100: Glue-laminated timber (glulam)

HSN 4418 81 00 is glue-laminated timber (glulam), a tariff item of heading 4418 (builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles…). GST: 5% / 18%. Basic customs duty: 10%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 0.5% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 4418Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
GST rate5% / 18%

More than one entry reaches this code. The description of the goods decides the rate.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · 5 entries
Basic customs duty10%

Standard rate, unit kg..

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 44
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP0.5%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 0.3%. Up to 31 December 2026.

Appendix 4R · w.e.f. 10 Oct 2024
Classification

Where HSN 4418 81 00 Sits

Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.

Chapter
44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Heading
4418 · Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
Tariff item
4418 81 00 · Glue-laminated timber (glulam)
Unit
kg.
GST

GST Rate on HSN 4418 81 00

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
5%Schedule I, S. No. 3034418Bamboo wood building joinery
18%Schedule II, S. No. 1624418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes [other than bamboo wood building joinery]
5%Schedule I, S. No. 29244 or any ChapterThe following goods, namely: — [(a)] Cement Bonded Particle Board; [(b)] Jute Particle Board; [(c)] Rice Husk Board; [(d)] Glass-fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG) [(e)] Sisal-fibre Boards; [(f)] Bagasse Board; and [(g)] Cotton Stalk Particle Board [(h)] Particle/fibre board manufactured from agricultural crop res idues (chapter-wide entry)
5%Schedule I, S. No. 29344, 68, 83Idols of wood, stone [including marble] and metals [other than those made of precious metals] (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 16444 or any ChapterResin bonded bamboo mat board, with or without veneer in between; Bamboo flooring tiles (chapter-wide entry)
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 4418 81 00

An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 4418 81 00

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.5% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.3% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.

  1. Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
  2. All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
  3. Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
  4. Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
  5. Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading

Other Codes Under HSN 4418

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
4418 11 00Of tropical wood10%
4418 19 00Other10%
4418 21 10Flush doorsOf tropical wood: kg. 10% -10%
4418 21 20Frames and thresholds of flush doorsOf tropical wood: kg. 10% -10%
4418 21 90OtherOf tropical wood: kg. 10% -10%
4418 29 10Flush doorsOther: kg. 10% -10%
4418 29 20Frames and thresholds of flush doorsOther: kg. 10% -10%
4418 29 90OtherOther: kg. 10% -10%
4418 30 00Posts and beams other than products of sub-headings 4418 81 to 4418 8910%
4418 40 00Shuttering for concerete constructional work10%
4418 50 00Shingles and shakes10%
4418 73 00Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo10%
4418 74 00Other, for mosaic floors10%
4418 75 00Other, multilayer10%
4418 79 00Other10%
4418 81 00Glue-laminated timber (glulam)10%
4418 82 00Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam)10%
4418 83 00I beams10%
4418 89 00Other10%
4418 91 00Of bamboo10%
4418 92 00Cellular wood panels10%
4418 99 00Other10%
Not shown on this page
  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.

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Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 4 questions readers ask most on this topic.

HSN 4418 81 00 is the tariff item for glue-laminated timber (glulam), under heading 4418 (Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles…) of Chapter 44.

The entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) that reach this code give 5% / 18%. The rate depends on the description in the entry.

The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 10%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the duty and IGST at the GST rate are added. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Yes. Appendix 4R lists the code at 0.5% of FOB value. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.