Import/export HS code 140120: Rattan for crafting

Rattan stems and fibers, commonly used in furniture making, baskets, and decorative 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 £
China 440,415
Netherlands 260,839
Italy 92,139
Singapore 80,442
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,861

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 250,031 190,384 -59,647
Netherlands 149,716 111,123 -38,593
Italy 30,289 61,850 +31,561
Singapore 3,212 77,230 +74,018
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,091 27,770 +16,679
France 0 33,760 +33,760
Indonesia 29,313 0 -29,313
United States 16,875 1,057 -15,818
Spain 9,101 1,938 -7,163
Germany 5,299 1,130 -4,169

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 612,956
Netherlands 156,484
Indonesia 127,629
Singapore 40,280
France 31,246

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 289,437 323,519 +34,082
Netherlands 124,332 32,152 -92,180
Indonesia 60,516 67,113 +6,597
Singapore 3,212 37,068 +33,856
France 0 31,246 +31,246
United States 13,030 1,965 -11,065
Spain 9,101 3,255 -5,846
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 10,095 +10,095
Slovenia 1,699 3,664 +1,965
Viet Nam 5,268 0 -5,268

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cumbria 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - East 1

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 557,915
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 384,055
Air transport 77,641
Other 46

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) 273,864 284,051 +10,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,192 195,863 +7,671
Air transport 44,539 33,102 -11,437
Other 31 15 -16

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 308,797
Felixstowe 224,394
Harwich 163,188
Eurotunnel 93,560
Dover 51,450

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 £
Southampton 164,182 144,615 -19,567
Felixstowe 110,096 114,298 +4,202
Harwich 120,090 43,098 -76,992
Eurotunnel 24,639 68,921 +44,282
Dover 14,751 36,699 +21,948
Thamesport 7,089 32,292 +25,203
Birmingham Airport 19,136 18,390 -746
London Gateway Port 996 27,047 +26,051
Killingholme 9,952 12,944 +2,992
London Heathrow Airport 19,559 1,085 -18,474

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 1
2025-09 3
2025-08 1
2025-07 2

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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 4
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 £
Denmark 13,076
Ireland 12,628
Czechia 6,828
Netherlands 5,105
Bermuda 4,923

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 £
Denmark 2,271 10,805 +8,534
Ireland 6,257 6,371 +114
Czechia 3,844 2,984 -860
Netherlands 5,105 0 -5,105
Bermuda 4,923 0 -4,923
France 973 2,304 +1,331
United Arab Emirates 2,961 0 -2,961
Switzerland 0 2,411 +2,411
Norway 1,781 0 -1,781
Singapore 1,505 0 -1,505

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 £
Netherlands 3,945
China 420

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 £
Netherlands 2,123 1,822 -301
China 0 420 +420

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) 23,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,421
Other 11,628
Air transport 5,466

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) 12,193 11,787 -406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,704 6,717 +13
Other 5,257 6,371 +1,114
Air transport 5,466 0 -5,466

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,875
Immingham Docks 13,603
000 11,628
Liverpool Docks 4,923
London Heathrow Airport 2,290

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 7,088 11,787 +4,699
Immingham Docks 6,886 6,717 -169
000 5,257 6,371 +1,114
Liverpool Docks 4,923 0 -4,923
London Heathrow Airport 2,290 0 -2,290
ZLC 1,671 0 -1,671
East Midlands Airport 1,505 0 -1,505

Quick facts

HS code: 140120

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

Description: Rattan stems and fibers, commonly used in furniture making, baskets, and decorative items