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:

化粧ばり用単板（積層木材を平削りすることにより得られるものを含む。）、合板用単板、これらに類する積層木材用単板及びその他の縦にひき、平削りし又は丸剥ぎした木材（厚さが6ミリメートル以下のものに限るものとし、かんながけし、やすりがけし、はぎ合わせをし又は縦継ぎしたものであるかないかを問わない。）

HS code 4408 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as “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:”. This code has 4 subcategories defined below it.

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In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS 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:) totaled ¥642M (YoY +1.3%), with a volume of 1,779,251 SM at about ¥361/SM. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (44.5%), Indonesia (14.3%), Gabon (9.0%). Exports totaled ¥49M (YoY +9.7%), with a volume of 25,252 SM at about ¥1,926/SM. The top export destinations are People's Republic of China (35.9%), United States of America (26.6%), Indonesia (19.8%).

Export (May 2026)

¥49M

YoY: +9.7%

Qty: 25,252 SM

Unit price: ¥1,926/SM

Import (May 2026)

¥642M

YoY: +1.3%

Qty: 1,779,251 SM

Unit price: ¥361/SM

Top export destinations (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥198M	35.9%	52,861 SM	¥3,740/SM
2	United States of America	¥147M	26.6%	51,921 SM	¥2,828/SM
3	Indonesia	¥109M	19.8%	277,114 SM	¥394/SM
4	Viet Nam	¥26M	4.8%	44,358 SM	¥594/SM
5	Cambodia	¥25M	4.6%	74,993 SM	¥335/SM

Top import sources (2025)

#	Country	Value	Share	Qty	Unit price
1	People's Republic of China	¥3B	44.5%	7,991,696 SM	¥365/SM
2	Indonesia	¥938M	14.3%	2,499,341 SM	¥375/SM
3	Gabon	¥587M	9.0%	6,825,171 SM	¥86/SM
4	Philippines	¥390M	5.9%	773,504 SM	¥504/SM
5	Malaysia	¥343M	5.2%	1,973,384 SM	¥174/SM

Subcategories4items

Subheading (6-digit)

440810Coniferous:

Subheading (6-digit)

440831Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau:

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

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: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: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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