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 1,384,557
Viet Nam 415,975
Netherlands 246,081
India 59,996
Indonesia 59,554

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 694,480 690,077 -4,403
Viet Nam 105,919 310,056 +204,137
Netherlands 232,539 13,542 -218,997
India 21,824 38,172 +16,348
Indonesia 21,646 37,908 +16,262
Italy 1,086 50,389 +49,303
Denmark 21,656 17,768 -3,888
France 5,919 13,564 +7,645
Germany 5,149 13,648 +8,499
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 1,657,180
Viet Nam 420,948
India 78,860
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 948,974 708,206 -240,768
Viet Nam 109,878 311,070 +201,192
India 32,029 46,831 +14,802
Indonesia 21,646 37,908 +16,262
Italy 1,086 45,857 +44,771
Denmark 7,505 9,017 +1,512
Belgium 0 11,626 +11,626
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 1 4 +3
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
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +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) 1,157,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 572,978
Air transport 440,981
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) 474,890 682,642 +207,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 395,745 177,233 -218,512
Air transport 132,772 308,209 +175,437
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 806,473
London Heathrow Airport 370,512
Eurotunnel 285,060
London Gateway Port 246,162
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 454,716 351,757 -102,959
London Heathrow Airport 106,371 264,141 +157,770
Eurotunnel 228,046 57,014 -171,032
London Gateway Port 41,467 204,695 +163,228
000 133,969 28,029 -105,940
Southampton 84,847 63,405 -21,442
Liverpool Docks 20,939 124,262 +103,323
Birmingham Airport 5,569 18,246 +12,677
London Stansted Airport 8,180 14,408 +6,228
London 11,650 10,861 -789

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 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
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
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 7
2025-07 5

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 17
54m+ 7
0-1m 6
Other 4
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 17,643
Switzerland 12,302
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 27,074 7,280 -19,794
United States 13,629 4,014 -9,615
Switzerland 12,302 0 -12,302
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 43 16 -27
Viet Nam 0 31 +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 81,173
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 43,979 37,194 -6,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,425 0 -46,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,122 7,548 -21,574
Other 43 47 +4

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 27,031 3,213 -23,818
London Heathrow Airport 0 8,154 +8,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,091 3,367 +1,276
London Stansted Airport 900 1,261 +361
Liverpool Docks 0 968 +968
000 43 47 +4

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