Import/export HS code 140190: Various plant weaving materials

Other natural plant materials like reeds, rushes, and straw, used for weaving and crafting purposes

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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 2,694,684
Austria 1,016,835
Netherlands 988,341
Lithuania 886,494
Turkey 799,841

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 1,126,815 1,567,869 +441,054
Austria 351,652 665,183 +313,531
Netherlands 470,264 518,077 +47,813
Lithuania 345,325 541,169 +195,844
Turkey 449,145 350,696 -98,449
Poland 75,424 468,672 +393,248
Ukraine 77,937 172,125 +94,188
Ireland 238,346 4,066 -234,280
Georgia 151,012 81,120 -69,892
Hungary 166,327 46,631 -119,696

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 2,692,375
Netherlands 998,516
Austria 975,443
Lithuania 883,404
Turkey 770,044

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 1,135,813 1,556,562 +420,749
Netherlands 506,875 491,641 -15,234
Austria 313,548 661,895 +348,347
Lithuania 352,313 531,091 +178,778
Turkey 449,145 320,899 -128,246
Kazakhstan 81,137 508,625 +427,488
Ukraine 179,602 207,799 +28,197
Georgia 160,090 81,120 -78,970
Hungary 175,388 46,631 -128,757
Spain 62,304 69,452 +7,148

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Outer London - East and North East 2
West Yorkshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1

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) 4,886,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,947,049
Road transport 412,523
Other 238,395
Air transport 54,673

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) 2,073,175 2,813,392 +740,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,290,588 1,656,461 +365,873
Road transport 204,724 207,799 +3,075
Other 238,352 43 -238,309
Air transport 35,897 18,776 -17,121

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,030,730
Dover 1,269,132
Felixstowe 1,180,653
London 1,083,896
London Gateway Port 635,388

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 647,579 1,383,151 +735,572
Dover 659,717 609,415 -50,302
Felixstowe 616,001 564,652 -51,349
London 208,256 875,640 +667,384
London Gateway Port 488,235 147,153 -341,082
Eurotunnel 211,234 266,298 +55,064
Thamesport 263,137 199,214 -63,923
ZLC 204,724 207,799 +3,075
000 238,352 43 -238,309
Hull 110,384 91,601 -18,783

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Manufacture of food products 1
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 3
2025-08 1

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
15m-54m 7
1m-15m 5
0-1m 4
54m+ 4
Other 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 258,723
Germany 50,902
United States 48,242
India 25,460
Australia 18,290

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 199,191 59,532 -139,659
Germany 28,941 21,961 -6,980
United States 28,769 19,473 -9,296
India 25,460 0 -25,460
Australia 8,722 9,568 +846
Austria 3,225 11,250 +8,025
Czechia 10,296 0 -10,296
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,753 0 -3,753
Sweden 1,510 1,000 -510
Spain 1,071 1,344 +273

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
Ireland 3,694
Nicaragua 457

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
Ireland 3,694 0 -3,694
Nicaragua 317 140 -177

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) 176,171
Other 148,546
Air transport 74,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,276

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) 100,407 75,764 -24,643
Other 140,473 8,073 -132,400
Air transport 41,179 33,153 -8,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,594 11,682 -23,912

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 148,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,575
Liverpool Docks 40,202
East Midlands Airport 38,618
Milford 31,441

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 £
000 140,473 8,073 -132,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,270 23,305 -17,965
Liverpool Docks 10,760 29,442 +18,682
East Midlands Airport 20,316 18,302 -2,014
Milford 31,441 0 -31,441
London Gateway Port 27,854 2,114 -25,740
Holyhead 6,485 13,572 +7,087
ZLC 17,522 1,455 -16,067
Fishguard 8,941 8,445 -496
Southampton 7,740 9,568 +1,828

Quick facts

HS code: 140190

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

Description: Other natural plant materials like reeds, rushes, and straw, used for weaving and crafting purposes