Import/export HS code 460121: Bamboo plaiting products

Items made from bamboo, including woven strips or sheets, used for mats, screens, or other 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 1,437,838
Viet Nam 442,870
Netherlands 246,081
Indonesia 59,554
India 57,754

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 754,522 683,316 -71,206
Viet Nam 115,151 327,719 +212,568
Netherlands 232,539 13,542 -218,997
Indonesia 21,646 37,908 +16,262
India 18,465 39,289 +20,824
Italy 5,618 45,857 +40,239
Denmark 20,055 16,871 -3,184
France 5,919 13,564 +7,645
Germany 8,149 10,648 +2,499
Poland 11,756 0 -11,756

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 1,709,304
Viet Nam 447,843
India 75,277
Indonesia 59,554
Italy 46,943

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 1,010,859 698,445 -312,414
Viet Nam 119,110 328,733 +209,623
India 27,329 47,948 +20,619
Indonesia 21,646 37,908 +16,262
Italy 1,086 45,857 +44,771
Denmark 8,402 8,120 -282
Belgium 4,532 7,094 +2,562
France 0 11,167 +11,167
Netherlands 2,124 3,378 +1,254
Thailand 4,821 0 -4,821

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Greater Manchester 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
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Essex 2 0 -2
Kent 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 1,209,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 571,821
Air transport 465,634
Other 161,998

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) 533,591 675,881 +142,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 400,017 171,804 -228,213
Air transport 141,645 323,989 +182,344
Other 133,969 28,029 -105,940

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 808,008
London Heathrow Airport 397,407
Eurotunnel 285,060
London Gateway Port 280,571
000 161,998

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 514,758 293,250 -221,508
London Heathrow Airport 115,603 281,804 +166,201
Eurotunnel 232,578 52,482 -180,096
London Gateway Port 41,467 239,104 +197,637
000 133,969 28,029 -105,940
Southampton 84,847 63,405 -21,442
Liverpool Docks 20,939 124,262 +103,323
Birmingham Airport 8,569 15,246 +6,677
London 11,390 9,964 -1,426
Grangemouth Docks 4,146 15,583 +11,437

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 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 7

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 18
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
Other 5
15m-54m 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 £
India 46,425
Ireland 34,354
United States 20,213
Switzerland 11,402
Italy 10,915

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 £
India 46,425 0 -46,425
Ireland 30,337 4,017 -26,320
United States 13,629 6,584 -7,045
Switzerland 11,402 0 -11,402
Italy 0 10,915 +10,915
Germany 0 8,384 +8,384
Netherlands 6,196 939 -5,257
Poland 0 6,744 +6,744
Spain 5,434 0 -5,434
Nigeria 0 4,406 +4,406

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 59
Viet Nam 31

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 45 14 -31
Viet Nam 31 0 -31

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 82,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,670
Other 90

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 £
Air transport 43,079 39,764 -3,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,425 0 -46,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,352 4,318 -28,034
Other 76 14 -62

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 70,858
London Gateway Port 46,425
Holyhead 30,244
London Heathrow Airport 8,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,458

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 £
East Midlands Airport 43,079 27,779 -15,300
London Gateway Port 46,425 0 -46,425
Holyhead 29,293 951 -28,342
London Heathrow Airport 0 8,154 +8,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,091 3,367 +1,276
ZLC 0 2,570 +2,570
London Stansted Airport 0 1,261 +1,261
Liverpool Docks 968 0 -968
000 76 14 -62

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 460121

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

Description: Items made from bamboo, including woven strips or sheets, used for mats, screens, or other purposes