What is the import duty on plywood from Vietnam in each market?

What is the import duty on plywood from Vietnam, market by market?

Import duty on plywood from Vietnam is set by the importing country, not by Vietnam. It depends on three things: the HS subheading of the panel, the trade agreement between that country and Vietnam, and whether the shipment carries the origin proof that agreement asks for.

The table is the first answer. The sections below explain each column, show the duty on one container in money, and list the certificate forms by agreement.

Why does the HS code decide the duty?

Every customs tariff in the world classifies plywood under heading 4412 of the Harmonized System (HS). The six-digit subheading is the same everywhere; the national digits after it, and the rate, belong to the importing country.

For plywood, the subheading follows the species of the outer plies:

The core does not move the panel to another subheading. A poplar face on a Styrax core and a poplar face on a Eucalyptus core share 4412.33. What changes the code is the face, and in the US, the precise face species.

That is why our invoice lists face species, core species, glue and thickness on each line. Your broker reads the face and picks the national code; customs reads the same line and finds the same answer.

How much is EU and UK duty on plywood from Vietnam?

The EU charges 0% on Vietnamese plywood of heading 4412 with an EUR.1, under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). That preference has been 0% on the plywood lines since 1 January 2025. Without the EUR.1, the standard rate is 7% for birch, poplar, eucalyptus, other hardwood and pine faces, and 10% for listed tropical faces and LVL. The Commission describes the agreement on its EU-Vietnam trade agreement page, and your broker reads the rate for the 10-digit code in TARIC.

The UK runs its own tariff since Brexit. On commodity 4412331012 the UK Trade Tariff shows duty of 0% under the UK-Vietnam trade agreement, against the third-country rate. Most plywood lines carry a 6% standard rate, and listed tropical faces 10%.

Two points EU and UK importers often miss:

1. Above EUR 6,000, the EUR.1 is the only proof the EU accepts from Vietnam. French customs guidance states it plainly. REX statements are for the other direction.
2. One container for both markets needs two certificates. One for the EU consignee, one for the UK consignee.

Our EVFTA guide has the CN code table, the staging to 0% and a worked example for Germany.

How much is Canadian duty on plywood from Vietnam?

Canada charges no duty on plywood from Vietnam. In the 2026 Canadian Customs Tariff, chapter 44, every plywood line from 4412.10 to 4412.39 shows Free in the MFN column, and Free again under CPTPT, the tariff treatment for CPTPP countries such as Vietnam (checked on 21 October 2026). Because the standard rate is already Free, a Form CPTPP saves nothing on these lines. The certificate of origin still matters for the trade case below.

The CBSA case on Chinese decorative plywood. On April 10, 2026 the Canada Border Services Agency opened dumping and subsidy investigations (DONP2 2026) into decorative and other non-structural plywood from China, on a complaint by Columbia Forest Products and the Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association. It sent questionnaires to 238 possible exporters and 120 importers. The scope covers panels that meet ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2024 and also veneer core platforms.

It excludes structural plywood made to CSA O121, O151 or O153 or to PS 1 and PS 2, finished flooring, panels that are not flat, and phenolic film-faced plyform. Provisional duties have applied since the preliminary determinations of 24 August 2026: 0% to 173.6% for 11 named Chinese exporters and 227.5% of the export price for all others. The final CBSA determinations are due on November 23, 2026, and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding on December 22, 2026 (GHY International).

The case is against goods “originating in or exported from” China. Chinese plywood shipped through Vietnam is still in scope, and the CBSA decides origin from how and where the panel was made, not from the port of loading. For Canadian orders we give the same face and core species lines and Vietnamese harvest origin we supply to US importers, so the broker can declare Vietnam as the country of origin and support it.

One more Canadian measure. Since July 31, Canada has charged a temporary 25 per cent safeguard surtax on certain imported wood cabinets, vanities and their subassemblies (Inside Logistics, August 13, 2026). The surtax is set by SOR/2026-169. The surtax covers finished cabinets made from any wood material, plywood included. Flat plywood panels of heading 4412 are not in it.

How much is US duty on plywood from Vietnam?

The US has no free trade agreement with Vietnam, so plywood pays the general rate of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). In the USITC HTS for October 2026, that rate depends on the face species:

US duty is charged on the transaction value without international freight and insurance, which is close to the FOB value. That is different from the EU and most other markets, which charge on a CIF-type value.

Three US layers sit on top of the HTS rate:

1. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties. The US Department of Commerce issued final determinations on hardwood and decorative plywood from Vietnam on 21 July 2026 (all-others rates of 90.12% anti-dumping and 47.68% countervailing), and the US International Trade Commission voted affirmative injury on 19 August 2026 (published in the Federal Register on 9 September 2026). Structural PS 1 and PS 2 plywood, phenolic film-faced form plywood, flooring and ready-to-assemble furniture are outside that scope. Our anti-dumping guide tracks the order.
2. The 2023 circumvention ruling. Panels finished in Vietnam with Chinese core components (core platforms or core veneers, with or without Chinese faces) pay the duties on Chinese plywood; other Vietnamese panels need importer and exporter certifications.
3. Additional duties on Vietnamese goods listed in HTS Chapter 99, which change by executive action; read them at the date of entry.

For US orders, our panels carry the TSCA Title VI label and the invoice and bill of lading state TSCA Title VI compliance. We supply face and core species and the Vietnamese harvest origin for the importer’s Lacey Act declaration.

How much is Saudi and Gulf duty on plywood from Vietnam?

Saudi Arabia applies the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) common external tariff, which the US trade.gov Saudi Arabia guide gives as “at least five percent” on most goods from outside the GCC, calculated on the CIF value. VAT at 15% is then charged on the duty-paid value.

Vietnam has no free trade agreement with Saudi Arabia, so Vietnamese plywood enters at the standard GCC rate with a non-preferential certificate of origin. The GCC moved to a 12-digit tariff in January 2025; your broker reads the exact line in the ZATCA tariff.

Two Saudi points to settle before shipment:

• Conformity registration. Many products need a certificate in Saudi Arabia’s SABER system before clearance; check your plywood line with your broker before loading.
• Document attestation. Saudi buyers often ask for the certificate of origin and invoice to be attested; our guide to origin marking and document legalisation covers the chamber and embassy steps.

Time at sea from Hai Phong to the Middle East is typically 15–25 days, by carrier and route. For prices, see plywood price in Saudi Arabia.

What is the import duty on plywood from Vietnam to India?

At the standard rate, plywood of heading 4412 entering India pays 10% basic customs duty (BCD), the social welfare surcharge calculated on the duty, and 18% integrated GST (IGST) on the value plus duties. That is the stack published tariff calculators showed for plywood lines in May 2026; the binding source is the CBIC customs tariff and its notifications on the date of import.

Vietnam is a member of ASEAN, and the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AIFTA) gives qualifying lines a preferential basic duty. One published calculator listed 0% preferential rates for plywood line 4412 31 10 via ASEAN agreements. The preference needs an AIFTA certificate of origin, Form AI, issued in Vietnam.

India also uses mandatory quality control orders on some wood panels. Ask your customs broker whether the plywood line you import is under one before you place the order.

Which certificate of origin does each agreement use?

The certificate of origin is the document that turns a standard rate into a preferential one. Each agreement has its own form, issued in Vietnam by the Ministry of Industry and Trade or its authorised offices.

Where two agreements cover the same destination, the importer picks the one with the lower rate for the line, and the exporter applies for that form. Tell us which one your broker uses; we apply for that form and no other.

Is duty charged on FOB or CIF value?

Duty is a percentage of the customs value, and countries define that value in two ways. The difference changes the duty bill on the same container.

VAT, GST or IGST at import is then charged on the customs value plus the duty, and in many countries plus other import charges. For a VAT-registered business that tax is recoverable; the duty is a cost.

What is the duty on one container in each market?

The example below takes one 40HC of 18 mm poplar-faced furniture plywood on a Styrax core: 990 sheets of 1220 × 2440 mm, about 53 m³, at our indicative starting price for furniture plywood of US$350/m³ (October 2026). Freight and insurance of US$3,000 is an assumption for the example, not a quote.

Read across the table and the certificate of origin is worth more than any freight negotiation in the EU and the UK. Canada is the cheapest entry in the table: no duty, and GST on the FOB value only. For the United States, the HTS rate is the smaller part: the anti-dumping and countervailing position of the panel decides the landed cost.

Inland transport, port fees and broker fees come on top in every market. The price per cubic metre is a starting point; the final price depends on face, core, glue, thickness, size, quantity and delivery term.

How do you find the rate for your own country?

You can find the duty on plywood from Vietnam in any country in five steps, with the national tariff as the final source.

1. Fix the six-digit HS code from the face species, using the table above.
2. Open the national tariff of your country: TARIC for the EU, the UK Trade Tariff, the USITC HTS, the CBSA Customs Tariff for Canada, ZATCA for Saudi Arabia, the CBIC tariff for India.
3. Read the national line for the exact panel: thickness, coating, face species.
4. Look for a preference with Vietnam as origin, and note the certificate form it needs.
5. Add VAT or GST and any anti-dumping, countervailing or additional duty listed for Vietnam.

Then send us the code and the form. We put the code on the invoice and apply for that certificate, so the documents match your declaration on the first try.

Is there anti-dumping duty on plywood from Vietnam?

The United States has the 2026 anti-dumping and countervailing case on hardwood and decorative plywood from Vietnam, described above. The EU applies anti-dumping duty to hardwood plywood from China under Regulation (EU) 2025/2333, not to plywood of Vietnamese origin. Canada’s 2026 case, with provisional duties of up to 227.5% since 24 August 2026, is also on decorative plywood from China only.

Other countries open and close cases over time. Our anti-dumping guide keeps the country-by-country status. Duty is never the reason to choose a mill; the panel and its documents are.

What makes a certificate of origin fail at customs?

A preferential certificate fails for small reasons, and the importer pays the standard duty until it is fixed:

1. A weight or volume that differs from the packing list and the bill of lading.
2. A consignee spelled differently from the customs declaration.
3. The wrong form for the agreement the broker declared, for example Form D for an EU shipment.
4. An HS code that differs from the one on the declaration.
5. A missing origin file when the panel uses imported face veneers.

We send drafts of the invoice, packing list and certificate after loading, for you or your broker to approve before issue. When a certificate arrives after the goods, several agreements, including the EVFTA, allow a certificate issued after export, and the duty is reclaimed with it.

What this means for your order from Minh Thanh

The duty is fixed by your country; getting it right is a document job we do with every order:

• Invoice lines with face, core, glue, thickness and the HS code your broker confirms.
• The certificate of origin in the form your agreement needs: EUR.1 for the EU, the matching form elsewhere.
• Market files on order: CARB P2 / TSCA Title VI certificate (ICTT mill no. 23024) and TSCA labels for the US, the EUDR compliance dossier for the EU, chamber test reports, the PPWR packaging test.
• Photos and video of your container before loading.

Minimum order is one 40HC, mixed specifications by agreement, production 15–45 days after the 30% deposit, FOB Hai Phong, CFR or CIF. To quote, send application, core, glue and emission, face grade, thickness and size, packing and quantity, and your port to contact@minhthanhplywood.com or WhatsApp +84 988 586 601 (Lisa). We reply within hours, with free samples on request; see the trade terms for payment and delivery.