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 33,269,659
Netherlands 14,240,234
China 10,704,619
India 10,210,997
Sri Lanka 6,280,346

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 15,810,221 17,459,438 +1,649,217
Netherlands 8,163,625 6,076,609 -2,087,016
China 5,488,572 5,216,047 -272,525
India 5,676,403 4,534,594 -1,141,809
Sri Lanka 4,179,452 2,100,894 -2,078,558
Malaysia 757,466 420,878 -336,588
Austria 435,917 682,554 +246,637
Turkey 512,022 355,162 -156,860
Lithuania 327,123 531,091 +203,968
Spain 353,696 466,844 +113,148

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 32,799,132
Netherlands 13,289,761
China 11,939,438
India 10,055,668
Sri Lanka 6,596,084

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 15,813,493 16,985,639 +1,172,146
Netherlands 7,492,076 5,797,685 -1,694,391
China 6,067,618 5,871,820 -195,798
India 5,460,367 4,595,301 -865,066
Sri Lanka 4,486,198 2,109,886 -2,376,312
Malaysia 757,466 421,777 -335,689
Austria 394,525 682,554 +288,029
Lithuania 333,094 531,091 +197,997
Turkey 523,312 325,365 -197,947
Spain 459,689 332,449 -127,240

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 33
West Midlands 19
Outer London - East and North East 18
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 26 21 -5
West Midlands 16 10 -6
Outer London - East and North East 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 6 13 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 10 +4
Kent 8 8 +0
Outer London - South 9 3 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 4 -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) 60,018,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,013,672
Air transport 8,325,413
Other 563,737
Road transport 391,670

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) 31,019,043 28,999,943 -2,019,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,525,363 7,488,309 -1,037,054
Air transport 4,827,396 3,498,017 -1,329,379
Other 419,871 143,866 -276,005
Road transport 216,409 175,261 -41,148

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 36,959,001
Felixstowe 11,805,108
London Gateway Port 9,287,473
London Heathrow Airport 5,952,379
Southampton 4,492,297

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 18,276,330 18,682,671 +406,341
Felixstowe 6,748,746 5,056,362 -1,692,384
London Gateway Port 5,673,058 3,614,415 -2,058,643
London Heathrow Airport 3,548,398 2,403,981 -1,144,417
Southampton 2,082,263 2,410,034 +327,771
Eurotunnel 1,198,267 1,299,481 +101,214
Grangemouth Docks 1,460,970 882,777 -578,193
Dover 945,571 849,823 -95,748
London 477,789 1,183,374 +705,585
Harwich 804,543 624,222 -180,321

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
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 64
15m-54m 33
54m+ 29
Other 11

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 1,192,547
China 453,042
United States 192,008
Netherlands 161,729
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 743,278 449,269 -294,009
China 200,090 252,952 +52,862
United States 116,801 75,207 -41,594
Netherlands 65,642 96,087 +30,445
Czechia 67,677 71,854 +4,177
Germany 73,320 52,217 -21,103
Switzerland 61,177 17,845 -43,332
Norway 61,049 0 -61,049
Sweden 25,162 28,299 +3,137
Portugal 51,406 0 -51,406

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 125,648
China 22,290
Viet Nam 4,327
Netherlands 3,933
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 125,377 271 -125,106
China 2,734 19,556 +16,822
Viet Nam 0 4,327 +4,327
Netherlands 2,111 1,822 -289
Ireland 3,694 0 -3,694
Switzerland 644 384 -260
Nicaragua 317 140 -177
Sri Lanka 72 218 +146

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) 1,804,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 851,817
Other 202,739
Air transport 198,986

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) 1,015,771 788,555 -227,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,169 365,648 -120,521
Other 168,013 34,726 -133,287
Air transport 135,106 63,880 -71,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 563,386
Holyhead 557,437
Southampton 536,471
Liverpool Docks 399,997
000 177,345

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 308,484 254,902 -53,582
Holyhead 326,482 230,955 -95,527
Southampton 237,566 298,905 +61,339
Liverpool Docks 227,660 172,337 -55,323
000 143,490 33,855 -109,635
London Gateway Port 119,345 50,656 -68,689
Immingham Docks 98,802 54,454 -44,348
Felixstowe 45,329 61,564 +16,235
London Heathrow Airport 68,319 22,353 -45,966
East Midlands Airport 47,422 21,054 -26,368

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