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 34,212,577
Netherlands 16,290,169
China 10,883,027
India 10,089,409
Sri Lanka 6,890,368

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 14,185,527 20,027,050 +5,841,523
Netherlands 9,318,611 6,971,558 -2,347,053
China 4,996,697 5,886,330 +889,633
India 4,798,412 5,290,997 +492,585
Sri Lanka 3,928,964 2,961,404 -967,560
Malaysia 760,116 442,394 -317,722
Austria 402,248 704,218 +301,970
Denmark 915,372 56,901 -858,471
Lithuania 332,006 572,976 +240,970
Turkey 496,758 395,884 -100,874

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 33,791,911
Netherlands 14,090,752
China 12,123,943
India 9,934,700
Sri Lanka 7,213,263

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 14,180,618 19,611,293 +5,430,675
Netherlands 7,622,260 6,468,492 -1,153,768
China 5,539,763 6,584,180 +1,044,417
India 4,610,983 5,323,717 +712,734
Sri Lanka 4,205,990 3,007,273 -1,198,717
Malaysia 762,366 443,293 -319,073
Bulgaria 1,197,426 0 -1,197,426
Austria 362,346 700,930 +338,584
Turkey 516,109 368,842 -147,267
Lithuania 320,506 562,898 +242,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 32
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 17 11 -6
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 11 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 11 +5
Kent 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
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) 63,506,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,724,603
Air transport 8,853,777
Other 588,709
Road transport 426,828

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) 29,704,390 33,802,508 +4,098,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,235,108 8,489,495 +254,387
Air transport 5,017,198 3,836,579 -1,180,619
Other 370,498 218,211 -152,287
Road transport 220,383 206,445 -13,938

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 40,091,028
Felixstowe 11,970,013
London Gateway Port 9,529,289
London Heathrow Airport 6,416,248
Southampton 4,469,206

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 18,340,507 21,750,521 +3,410,014
Felixstowe 6,107,147 5,862,866 -244,281
London Gateway Port 4,923,973 4,605,316 -318,657
London Heathrow Airport 3,732,528 2,683,720 -1,048,808
Southampton 1,863,520 2,605,686 +742,166
Eurotunnel 1,281,139 1,391,484 +110,345
Grangemouth Docks 1,292,926 1,275,456 -17,470
Dover 874,066 924,687 +50,621
London 411,155 1,199,018 +787,863
Harwich 774,890 803,721 +28,831

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 126
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 29
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
2025-11 42
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 41
2025-07 37

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 94
0-1m 66
15m-54m 32
54m+ 32
Other 14

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 1,404,507
China 495,924
United States 194,136
Czechia 132,981
Germany 120,699

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 889,034 515,473 -373,561
China 242,972 252,952 +9,980
United States 112,071 82,065 -30,006
Czechia 67,677 65,304 -2,373
Germany 67,082 53,617 -13,465
Netherlands 58,817 41,736 -17,081
Switzerland 67,209 20,053 -47,156
Norway 74,461 2,388 -72,073
Japan 59,860 13,055 -46,805
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 159,648
QV 27,602
China 19,682
XU 11,512
Viet Nam 4,327

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 133,749 25,899 -107,850
QV 26,742 860 -25,882
China 2,128 17,554 +15,426
XU 5,374 6,138 +764
Viet Nam 0 4,327 +4,327
Netherlands 2,008 1,907 -101
Ireland 0 3,694 +3,694
Switzerland 923 434 -489
Nicaragua 317 140 -177
Sri Lanka 0 259 +259

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) 1,900,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 961,645
Other 237,883
Air transport 212,603

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) 1,109,432 790,880 -318,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 582,942 378,703 -204,239
Other 174,618 63,265 -111,353
Air transport 123,495 89,108 -34,387

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 719,674
Southampton 537,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 529,170
Liverpool Docks 410,621
000 210,281

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 477,103 242,571 -234,532
Southampton 225,839 311,960 +86,121
Dover / Eurotunnel 287,971 241,199 -46,772
Liverpool Docks 225,166 185,455 -39,711
000 147,876 62,405 -85,471
London Gateway Port 119,345 50,656 -68,689
Immingham Docks 90,685 78,371 -12,314
Felixstowe 134,444 14,912 -119,532
London Heathrow Airport 50,409 41,420 -8,989
East Midlands Airport 50,542 27,215 -23,327

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