New Zealand Timber and Wood Products Procurement Policy (TWPP)

Products covered under the Timber and Wood Products Procurement Policy

Timber products are classified under harmonised system codes. Products classified in the following codes are covered under the Timber and Wood Products Procurement Policy:

4407: Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced, peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm.

4408: Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood (spliced or not) and other wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6mm.

4409: Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edge or face, planed, sanded or finger-jointed or not.)

4410: Particle board and similar board; 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.

4414: Wooden frames; for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects.

4418: Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled parquet 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.

4802: Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphic, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 48.01 or 48.03; hand-made paper and paperboard.

9401.61: Seats; with wooden frames, upholstered, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture.

9401.62: Seats; with wooden frames, not upholstered, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture.

9403.30: Furniture; wooden, for office use.

9403.40: Furniture; wooden, for kitchen use.

9403.50: Furniture; wooden, for bedroom use.

9403.60: Furniture; wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use.

9403.90.00.09: Furniture; parts, legs of wood, not being fabricated frames.

9403.90.00.19: Furniture; parts, of wood, excluding legs.

Contact for Enquiries

Senior Policy Analyst
International Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 4 894 0650
Fax: +64 4 894 0742

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