4401.31.00.00 - Wood pellets 🖩

HTS Code 4401.31.00.00 specifically covers wood pellets. These are uniformly sized, compressed wood particles produced through mechanical processes that force sawdust, wood chips, or other wood waste through a die. The primary purpose of wood pellets is typically for use as fuel, offering a dense and energy-efficient alternative to raw wood or other biomass fuels.

This category is distinguished from its sibling, HTS Code 4401.32.00.00, which covers wood briquettes. While both are agglomerated forms of wood waste, briquettes are generally larger, denser, and often have a more irregular shape compared to the consistently cylindrical and smaller form of pellets. The manufacturing process for briquettes may also differ, sometimes involving higher pressure and heat, resulting in a less uniform product.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification under 4401.31.00.00 is primarily determined by the physical form of the wood product being a compressed pellet, regardless of the specific wood species from which it is derived, provided it is derived from wood waste or particles and intended for similar uses.