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Wood (compress list)
*HS Heading^)**	Description
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
4402	Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
4403	Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
4404	Hoopwood; 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
4406	Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
4407	Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
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
4409	Wood (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
4410	Particle 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
4411	Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
4412	Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
4413	Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
4414	Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
4415	Packing 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
4416	Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
4417	Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and trees, of wood
4418	Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
4419	Tableware and kitchenware, of wood
4420	Wood 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
4421	Other articles of wood
4501	Natural cork, raw or simply prepared; waste cork; crushed, granulated or ground cork
4502	Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers
4503	Articles of natural cork
4504	Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork
4601	Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens)
4602	Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting materials or made up from goods of heading 4601; articles of loofah

^*) The commodities mentioned may also be covered by other specific sampling cards depending on their precise nature.

Wood
Recommended minimum quantity for each final sample	3 pieces (cuts) of wood (timber wood) 1 or more pieces of individual articles (depending on their size) 1 solid piece of CITES wood having the surface with the tree rings at least 9 cm² (3 cm x 3 cm) Approx. 50 cm x 50 cm for wood or cork plates Weight-based sampling size for bulk: 0,5 kg
Applicable standards (ISO and EU Norms) and relevant legislation	You should also refer to your national legislation and national guidelines regarding sampling.

Equipment needed
Suggested sampling tool depending on the method used	General tools: knife, scissors, measuring tape etc. Hand saw or chainsaw
Containers to be used for the sampling	Wrapping paper, paper or plastic box Plastic bags, different sizes, with or without pre-printed label (P00) Paper bags or cardboard boxes (cartons) different sizes, with or without pre-printed label (R00, R01) Plastic bottles, various sizes (P03) If possible, place the sample in a plastic or paper bag. If the sample is wet or humid, paper bags are preferred to prevent from formation of mould. Plastic bags with perforation /pores can be used too.
Safety precautions and risk assessment	Please refer to your national legislation and guidelines on health and safety. Pay attention to safety and warning signs. Wear personal protective equipment. You should be aware of and follow any health and safety instructions in the local risk assessment and/or safe working practices for the location where the sampling is to take place. Personal protective equipment Hand protection: if necessary Head protection if necessary Eye protection: safety goggles if necessary

Sampling plan
Type of consignment	Procedure
Consignment for customs clearance	One incremental sample is usually taken as representing the goods covered by the same customs declaration. Sampling procedures then depend on the type of consignment mentioned in this table below.
Wood in bulk (logs). Sawn timbers or any timber wood in bulk	Where the product is transported (or stored) loose in bulk, the load must be considered as a whole and the samples must be taken from all parts of the load. Whole piece(s) or cuts are taken as samples from one or more positions throughout the bulk consignment by random selection or systematically. You must ensure that the goods being checked consist of a single consignment. If there are several consignments, they should be identified separately. An aggregate sample may be formed only from the same lot contained in the same consignment. If there is wood of different origin, suppliers, or is remarkably different within the consignment (different species or species groups), it should be identified and sampled separately. Using a hand or chain saw, cut approx. 5 cm to 10 cm of wood from length (parallel to the direction of the grain). The cross section (showing the tree rings) must be at least 9 cm² (3 cm x 3 cm), as this is needed for testing. If the wood has smaller cross-section the piece with largest possible surface area with tree rings should be taken.
Pallet or parcel load	Whole piece(s) or cuts are taken as samples from different transport packages / pallets found at different positions in the transport vehicle or in the storage facility by random selection or systematically. The minimum number of pieces to be sampled is one. Where the articles are small (all dimensions up to 10 cm), ensure that the final sample consists of at least 3 pieces.
Individual articles	Depending on the quantity in the consignment, value, and the size of the article, the minimum number of pieces to be sampled is one. Where the articles are small (all dimensions up to 10 cm), ensure that the final sample consists of at least 3 pieces.

Handling of samples
General comments	Samples should be taken in one solid piece. Samples should be free from irregular grain or rotted areas and insect holes. Also areas such as nail/nail holes, stamps, labels or marking, saw or drill marks etc. must be avoided.
Sampling form	Fill in the sampling form. One copy should be attached to the samples and one copy should be kept for the record.
Transport	Samples should be kept at room temperature in a dry place. They must be protected from exposure to conditions which may change their relevant properties such as sunlight, humidity or chemical substances (vapours).
Storage	Samples should be kept at room temperature in a dry place. They must be protected from exposure to conditions which may change their relevant properties such as sunlight, humidity or chemical substances (vapours).

Revisions
Version	Date	Changes
1.1	30.03.2019	First version
1.1.1	01.11.2019	Update - small text modification
1.2	10.02.2021	Update - new format

Wood
Definition (list of HS codes covered by this card)	Wood; Cork; Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials For wood wool or wood flour see specific card for “Chemicals, solids” For products in retail sale packages and finished articles see also specific card for “Retail packages and finished articles”.

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