Import/export HS code 140110: Bamboo for weaving

Bamboo sticks and strips, often used in making furniture, baskets, and other handmade products

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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 £
China 5,098,358
Netherlands 754,755
Italy 122,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,801
Indonesia 79,870

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 £
China 2,705,001 2,393,357 -311,644
Netherlands 451,942 302,813 -149,129
Italy 51,397 70,970 +19,573
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 69,288 31,513 -37,775
Indonesia 42,704 37,166 -5,538
Norway 78,703 0 -78,703
Taiwan 35,216 27,535 -7,681
India 0 30,828 +30,828
Poland 19,846 0 -19,846
Colombia 16,648 0 -16,648

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 £
China 5,814,865
Netherlands 227,011
Indonesia 92,545
Norway 78,703
Taiwan 71,111

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 £
China 3,116,535 2,698,330 -418,205
Netherlands 158,061 68,950 -89,111
Indonesia 50,001 42,544 -7,457
Norway 78,703 0 -78,703
Taiwan 45,864 25,247 -20,617
Colombia 16,648 17,025 +377
India 0 30,828 +30,828
South Africa 15,552 0 -15,552
Guatemala 0 13,022 +13,022
Belgium 9,722 3,150 -6,572

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - East 3
Kent 3
Lincolnshire 3
Outer London - East and North East 3

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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Kent 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 2 +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) 5,416,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 915,151
Air transport 90,149
Other 16,649

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) 2,888,818 2,527,673 -361,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 533,344 381,807 -151,537
Air transport 80,066 10,083 -69,983
Other 16,413 236 -16,177

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,533,856
Southampton 1,061,861
London Gateway Port 490,565
Grangemouth Docks 486,081
Immingham Docks 166,366

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 £
Felixstowe 1,956,367 1,577,489 -378,878
Southampton 675,012 386,849 -288,163
London Gateway Port 53,546 437,019 +383,473
Grangemouth Docks 305,739 180,342 -125,397
Immingham Docks 95,313 71,053 -24,260
London 68,861 62,057 -6,804
Harwich 70,260 46,818 -23,442
Dover 36,057 56,948 +20,891
Killingholme 68,130 15,803 -52,327
Belfast Port 36,250 43,278 +7,028

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 17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 10
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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 16
15m-54m 10
54m+ 10
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 66,666
Poland 17,205
Germany 16,894
United States 13,776
Switzerland 13,775

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 29,596 37,070 +7,474
Poland 14,347 2,858 -11,489
Germany 12,346 4,548 -7,798
United States 13,776 0 -13,776
Switzerland 12,693 1,082 -11,611
Estonia 4,240 6,763 +2,523
Netherlands 8,813 1,315 -7,498
United Arab Emirates 4,629 5,150 +521
Lithuania 0 6,714 +6,714
Bulgaria 4,191 856 -3,335

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 £
China 14

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 £
China 14 0 -14

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) 138,430
Air transport 37,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,779
Other 14

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) 77,413 61,017 -16,396
Air transport 36,391 1,409 -34,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,629 5,150 +521
Other 14 0 -14

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,083
Liverpool Docks 39,308
East Midlands Airport 25,798
Holyhead 22,708
Dover 11,004

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 37,727 25,356 -12,371
Liverpool Docks 21,859 17,449 -4,410
East Midlands Airport 24,389 1,409 -22,980
Holyhead 5,581 17,127 +11,546
Dover 11,004 0 -11,004
London Heathrow Airport 11,002 0 -11,002
London Gateway Port 4,629 2,683 -1,946
Southampton 0 2,467 +2,467
Heysham 1,242 1,085 -157
ZLC 1,000 0 -1,000

Quick facts

HS code: 140110

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

Description: Bamboo sticks and strips, often used in making furniture, baskets, and other handmade products