Import/export HS code 14: Natural materials for weaving and crafts

Vegetable products like bamboo, rattan, and straw used for making baskets, mats, and other handcrafted items

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 33,283,542
Netherlands 15,112,021
China 11,086,673
India 10,508,370
Sri Lanka 6,832,605

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 14,124,763 19,158,779 +5,034,016
Netherlands 8,115,649 6,996,372 -1,119,277
China 5,243,063 5,843,610 +600,547
India 5,341,399 5,166,971 -174,428
Sri Lanka 4,210,130 2,622,475 -1,587,655
Malaysia 750,222 442,656 -307,566
Austria 405,655 725,468 +319,813
Denmark 927,911 47,715 -880,196
Lithuania 345,325 541,169 +195,844
Turkey 468,471 415,962 -52,509

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 32,811,178
Netherlands 14,104,132
China 12,353,929
India 10,349,021
Sri Lanka 7,150,070

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 14,125,290 18,685,888 +4,560,598
Netherlands 7,471,323 6,632,809 -838,514
China 5,781,607 6,572,322 +790,715
India 5,114,718 5,234,303 +119,585
Sri Lanka 4,517,587 2,632,483 -1,885,104
Malaysia 750,222 443,555 -306,667
Austria 367,551 722,180 +354,629
Lithuania 352,313 531,091 +178,778
Turkey 485,293 386,165 -99,128
Denmark 797,363 33,199 -764,164

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 31
Outer London - East and North East 19
West Midlands 19
Outer London - West and North West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - East 24 21 -3
Outer London - East and North East 18 12 -6
West Midlands 16 12 -4
Outer London - West and North West 5 13 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 11 +6
Kent 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - South 9 4 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,132,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,698,087
Air transport 8,736,041
Other 577,230
Road transport 444,440

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,567,232 32,564,793 +2,997,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,209,529 8,488,558 +279,029
Air transport 4,910,763 3,825,278 -1,085,485
Other 421,263 155,967 -265,296
Road transport 206,332 238,108 +31,776

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,870,097
Felixstowe 12,256,305
London Gateway Port 9,817,840
London Heathrow Airport 6,308,108
Southampton 4,580,462

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 17,257,764 20,612,333 +3,354,569
Felixstowe 6,255,229 6,001,076 -254,153
London Gateway Port 5,419,465 4,398,375 -1,021,090
London Heathrow Airport 3,672,548 2,635,560 -1,036,988
Southampton 2,055,007 2,525,455 +470,448
Grangemouth Docks 1,444,672 1,180,320 -264,352
Eurotunnel 1,153,202 1,453,775 +300,573
Dover 878,943 961,087 +82,144
London 462,414 1,198,749 +736,335
Harwich 783,839 724,416 -59,423

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 28
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 42
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 41

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 91
0-1m 67
15m-54m 33
54m+ 30
Other 12

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 1,359,701
China 453,042
United States 194,136
Netherlands 165,042
Czechia 139,531

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 880,875 478,826 -402,049
China 200,090 252,952 +52,862
United States 118,929 75,207 -43,722
Netherlands 61,456 103,586 +42,130
Czechia 67,677 71,854 +4,177
Germany 74,732 53,222 -21,510
Switzerland 63,293 17,845 -45,448
Japan 59,860 13,055 -46,805
Norway 64,981 2,388 -62,593
Sweden 9,123 44,338 +35,215

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 144,395
China 22,290
Viet Nam 4,327
Netherlands 3,945
Ireland 3,694

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 136,462 7,933 -128,529
China 2,422 19,868 +17,446
Viet Nam 0 4,327 +4,327
Netherlands 2,123 1,822 -301
Ireland 3,694 0 -3,694
Switzerland 850 384 -466
Nicaragua 317 140 -177
Sri Lanka 0 290 +290

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,960,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 905,514
Other 223,676
Air transport 209,770

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,101,832 858,557 -243,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 526,811 378,703 -148,108
Other 180,476 43,200 -137,276
Air transport 134,640 75,130 -59,510

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 681,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 573,791
Southampton 536,471
Liverpool Docks 416,068
000 196,671

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Holyhead 440,174 241,772 -198,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 295,896 277,895 -18,001
Southampton 224,511 311,960 +87,449
Liverpool Docks 233,465 182,603 -50,862
000 154,342 42,329 -112,013
London Gateway Port 119,345 50,656 -68,689
Immingham Docks 81,205 78,371 -2,834
Felixstowe 90,379 61,564 -28,815
London Heathrow Airport 58,226 33,603 -24,623
East Midlands Airport 54,921 21,054 -33,867

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 14

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Vegetable products like bamboo, rattan, and straw used for making baskets, mats, and other handcrafted items