4401Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms:

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HS code 4401 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms:”. This code has 9 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 4401 (Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms:) totaled ¥31B (YoY -17.7%), with a volume of 962,800 MT at about ¥31,831/MT. The top import sources are Viet Nam (43.9%), Australia (10.7%), United States of America (10.5%). Exports totaled ¥10M (YoY +22.8%), with a volume of 449 MT at about ¥23,261/MT. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (52.1%), Republic of Korea (26.3%), Thailand (9.5%).

Export (May 2026)

¥10M

YoY: +22.8%

Qty: 449 MT

Unit price: ¥23,261/MT

Import (May 2026)

¥31B

YoY: -17.7%

Qty: 962,800 MT

Unit price: ¥31,831/MT

Top export destinations (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥79M	52.1%	2,473 MT	¥32,123/MT
2	Republic of Korea	¥40M	26.3%	3,179 MT	¥12,631/MT
3	Thailand	¥14M	9.5%	97 MT	¥149,309/MT
4	Nepal	¥7M	4.5%	—	—
5	Maldives	¥6M	4.1%	274 MT	¥22,686/MT

Top import sources (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	Viet Nam	¥181B	43.9%	6,666,488 MT	¥27,136/MT
2	Australia	¥44B	10.7%	1,424,395 MT	¥31,072/MT
3	United States of America	¥43B	10.5%	1,433,815 MT	¥30,258/MT
4	South Africa	¥33B	8.0%	1,139,642 MT	¥28,919/MT
5	Thailand	¥29B	7.1%	1,136,828 MT	¥25,579/MT

Subcategories9items

440132Wood briquettes

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Other codes in the same classification group

4402Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated:4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared:4404Hoopwood; 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:4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood:4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm:4408Sheets 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:4409Wood (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:4410Particle 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:4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances:4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood:4414Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects:4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood:4418Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes:4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood:4420Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in Chapter 94:4421Other articles of wood:

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