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 2,657,636
Austria 1,004,560
Netherlands 960,640
Lithuania 904,982
Turkey 828,128

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 1,028,308 1,629,328 +601,020
Austria 351,652 652,908 +301,256
Netherlands 483,525 477,115 -6,410
Lithuania 332,006 572,976 +240,970
Turkey 477,432 350,696 -126,736
Poland 51,165 455,596 +404,431
Ireland 196,052 60,287 -135,765
Ukraine 104,527 147,771 +43,244
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 2,679,541
Netherlands 969,839
Austria 963,168
Lithuania 883,404
Turkey 798,331

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 1,037,306 1,642,235 +604,929
Netherlands 514,675 455,164 -59,511
Austria 313,548 649,620 +336,072
Lithuania 320,506 562,898 +242,392
Turkey 477,432 320,899 -156,533
Kazakhstan 42,469 479,389 +436,920
Ukraine 206,192 183,445 -22,747
Georgia 160,090 81,120 -78,970
Hungary 193,876 46,631 -147,245
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 4,805,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,938,142
Road transport 414,759
Other 252,322
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) 2,003,939 2,801,634 +797,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,269,467 1,668,675 +399,208
Road transport 218,775 195,984 -22,791
Other 196,058 56,264 -139,794
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 1,999,529
Dover 1,259,090
Felixstowe 1,206,340
London 1,073,730
London Gateway Port 625,602

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 590,880 1,408,649 +817,769
Dover 652,768 606,322 -46,446
Felixstowe 623,007 583,333 -39,674
London 176,449 897,281 +720,832
London Gateway Port 475,523 150,079 -325,444
Eurotunnel 212,370 262,349 +49,979
Thamesport 260,560 187,691 -72,869
ZLC 218,775 195,984 -22,791
000 196,058 56,264 -139,794
Hull 110,384 69,558 -40,826

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
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
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
15m-54m 6
1m-15m 6
54m+ 4
0-1m 3
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 271,916
United States 48,242
Germany 42,464
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 192,604 79,312 -113,292
United States 28,769 19,473 -9,296
Germany 20,108 22,356 +2,248
India 25,460 0 -25,460
Australia 8,722 9,568 +846
Austria 0 14,475 +14,475
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 159,648
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 133,749 25,899 -107,850
Ireland 0 3,694 +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) 165,673
Other 163,799
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) 91,394 74,279 -17,115
Other 134,066 29,733 -104,333
Air transport 37,954 36,378 -1,576
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 £
000 163,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,137
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 £
000 134,066 29,733 -104,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,437 23,700 -8,737
Liverpool Docks 10,760 29,442 +18,682
East Midlands Airport 17,091 21,527 +4,436
Milford 31,441 0 -31,441
London Gateway Port 27,854 2,114 -25,740
ZLC 17,522 1,455 -16,067
Holyhead 8,325 9,672 +1,347
Fishguard 6,921 10,465 +3,544
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