Types of lumber: which fall under the Unified State Automated Information System Forest, which can be ignored

List of wood types subject to registration in EGAIS Forest

Let us immediately note that wood products (for example, tables, chairs, boxes and other prefabricated structures) do not fall under the control of the EGAIS system for lumber. If you trade, buy or transport such goods, you do not have to enter data about them into EGAIS Forest.

The current classification of lumber in the Unified State Automated Information System includes types of materials with OKPD 2 codes from 02.20.11.111 to 02.20.14.190. You can find out more about them in Order No. 1047-r. For example, the code for softwood lumber for EGAIS 02.20.11.111 corresponds to the category “pine logs for sawing and planing.”

Lumber is understood as materials obtained by longitudinal sawing of logs and ridges of certain sizes and quality . They have two parallel planes.

The list of types of wood, transactions with which are subject to registration in the Unified State Automated Information System, includes pine, spruce, larch, cedar, fir and other coniferous logs intended for:

• sawing and planing;
• peeling;
• manufacturing of communication and power transmission line supports;
• production of piles of hydraulic structures and bridge elements;
• cutting on a mining rack;
• construction and laying for goods.

The list of wood subject to registration in the Unified State Automated Information System in 2021 includes pulpwood (the upper part of a tree trunk) and logs (the trunk of a fallen tree, separated from the root part and cleared of branches) from coniferous species and their mixtures (the same spruce, pine, fir and others). This also includes timber for use in round form.

Hardwood lumber is also subject to registration in EGAIS. Including logs intended for:

• sawing and planing;
• production of peeled veneer;
• making matches;
• construction and laying for goods.

Other types of wood subject to registration in the Unified State Automated Information System:

• hardwood pulpwood;
• firewood from coniferous, deciduous and other species (including mixed ones);
• firewood sawn into logs (all types);
• fuel wood.

The Order also provides a list of types of wood, according to HS codes. Let's give some examples in the table.

More details can be found in the current Order. Please note that HS codes can be short or full: short corresponds to a broad group of products, full is assigned to a separate category with certain (narrow) characteristics.

HS codes

4407 - Timber sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced ​​or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm:

With certain exceptions, this heading covers all types of wood and timber of any length but having a thickness of more than 6 mm, sawn or chipped in the direction of the grain of the wood or obtained by planing or peeling.
These types of wood and timber products include: beams, planks, sheets, boards, slats, etc., as well as products that are considered equivalent to sawn wood materials or timber obtained by processing on edge trimming machines and having very precise dimensions, such processing provides a higher quality surface than sawing and makes subsequent trimming unnecessary. The same heading includes sheets of planed or peeled wood, as well as strips and friezes for parquet flooring, except those which have been profiled along the sides, ends or planes (heading 44.09). It should be noted that the wood products classified in this heading need not have a rectangular (including square) cross-section or a uniform cross-section along the entire length of the product.

Products of this heading may be hewn (regardless of whether the corners formed by two adjacent edges are rounded), ground or joined at the ends, for example, into a tenon (see the general provisions of the explanatory notes to this group).

This heading does not include:

(a) Wood rough cut into four edges, for example rough sawn (heading 44.03).

(b) Wood chips and similar products (heading 44.04).

(c) Sheets of veneer and plywood (and other wood-based materials not elsewhere specified), the thickness of which does not exceed 6 mm (heading 44.08).

(d) Wooden materials with one of the sides, ends or planes shaped (heading 44.09).

(e) Strips (slats) of plywood or veneer for parquet flooring (heading 4412).

(e) Joinery and carpentry structures (heading 44.18).

Explanations for subheadings

For the definition of the terms “sawn lengthwise or split” and “planed or peeled”, see the HS Explanatory Note to heading 4408, second and third paragraphs.

4407 10 310 0 — 4407 10 380 0

These subheadings do not include:

A. "imprecisely" processed timber, that is, timber which has been planed in order to remove growths and some rough saw marks (subheadings 4407 10 910 0 - 4407 10 980 0);

b. lengthwise sawn timber which, taking into account the characteristics of the wood and the state of processing technology, does not show any sawing marks, provided that the absence of saw marks is the result of a process inherent in such sawing, which is necessary for technical reasons and is not intended to facilitate

the next use of wood after eliminating these traces (subheadings 4407 10 910 0 - 4407 10 980 0).

4407 10 910 0 — 4407 10 980 0

These subheadings do not include complete sets of boards made of sawn, planed or peeled wood with a thickness of more than 6 mm, intended for the manufacture of box containers or laths. Such sets of boards fall in heading 44.15, whether they have additional fittings such as corners or bottom fixings or not. See also the HS Explanatory Note to heading 4415.

4407 24 150 0 — 4407 29 950 0

See also the general provisions of the HS explanations to this group on the names of some tropical tree species. See also the Appendix to the HS Explanations to this group.

4407 99 960 0

The term “tropical wood” in this subheading refers only to species not listed in Note 1 to the subheadings of this group.

This subheading includes the following tropical wood species: aiele, alone, andoung, bilinga, bomanga, bubinga, ebene, ebiara, faro, kapokier, limbali, longhi, movingui, mutenye, naga, niove, tali, tchitola, wenge and zingana.

Explanations from representatives of EGAIS Forest

On the official website of EGAIS Forest, explanations are given for the classification of lumber:

“The presented types of materials include sawmill products, which are obtained as a result of longitudinal division of logs and longitudinal-transverse “grinding” of their parts.
Size requirements have been established - at least 6 mm thick . In terms of quality, there must be at least two parallel planes.”

The EGAIS Forest system records the shipment of dry lumber (with moisture content up to 22%) and raw lumber (over 22%). The Order also refers to the following types of wood:

• edged;
• planed;
• treated with antiseptics and other preparations (for example, creosote) to preserve wood (preserve its properties, prevent destruction), painted;
• timber (thickness and width are more than 10 cm);
• block (with a thickness of no more than 10 cm and a width not exceeding double the thickness);
• board (less than 10 cm thick, more than double the thickness).

One example : wooden sleepers for railways. It can be unedged or trimmed. Bars ― are used for the manufacture of supports for railroad switches.

Customs payments and VAT payment

When exporting edged cedar boards, you will not pay the VAT rate to the budget. The price for the client is 20% VAT.

VAT rate: 0%

Export payments: 0%

Excise tax: 0%

Payment for export Edged boards cedar from Russia 0%

When exporting, you can also apply for a VAT refund. To do this, when selling edged cedar boards, it is necessary to prepare a set of all necessary documents. We can help sell your products in the countries of the Customs Union and APEC

When importing (importing) into another country, you will need to pay a tax, similar to VAT. Let's say in the EU this is VAT. IMPORT VAT: 20%

Which lumber does not need to be registered in EGAIS Forest

Let's consider which lumber does not fall under the Unified State Automated Information System in 2021:

• profiled;
• unprocessed (for example, logs);
• carpentry (building parts and assembly elements made of wood);
• prefabricated wooden structures (for example, furniture);
• plywood (composite material made from natural wood);
• particle board (chipboard) - a composite material in the form of a sheet made by hot pressing of wood particles, mainly shavings, mixed with a binder of non-mineral origin);
• wooden containers (boxes, cartons, etc.);
• wood flour, shavings, wood chips.

Profiled lumber is a high-tech building material, made in most cases from softwood. It differs from laminated veneer lumber in that the entire structure inside the tree is not damaged. Profiled solid timber “breathes” and is considered more environmentally friendly.

However, unlike laminated veneer lumber, profiled lumber is subject to greater shrinkage, deformation and cracking. Unfortunately, the state does not specifically define which materials are classified as profiled. The identity of the wood is determined by its characteristic features.

As for the painted material and treated with antiseptics, it also falls into the list of wood that is not subject to registration in the Unified State Automated Information System (despite the fact that it is included in the list of those subject to registration). It's all about the degree of coloring and processing.