Import/export HS code 14: Natural materials for weaving and crafts

Vegetable products like bamboo, rattan, and straw used for making baskets, mats, and other handcrafted 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 £
United States 33,169,138
Netherlands 14,334,860
China 12,401,712
India 11,672,620
Sri Lanka 5,708,482

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 £
United States 15,534,673 17,634,465 +2,099,792
Netherlands 7,157,342 7,177,518 +20,176
China 5,846,372 6,555,340 +708,968
India 5,966,539 5,706,081 -260,458
Sri Lanka 3,611,979 2,096,503 -1,515,476
Austria 639,056 704,330 +65,274
Malaysia 773,795 490,031 -283,764
Spain 370,973 650,889 +279,916
Turkey 462,878 364,364 -98,514
Poland 229,113 576,894 +347,781

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 £
United States 32,681,945
China 13,838,076
Netherlands 13,324,651
India 11,564,122
Sri Lanka 5,980,617

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 £
United States 15,524,972 17,156,973 +1,632,001
China 6,473,693 7,364,383 +890,690
Netherlands 6,495,375 6,829,276 +333,901
India 5,793,214 5,770,908 -22,306
Sri Lanka 3,870,090 2,110,527 -1,759,563
Austria 597,664 677,613 +79,949
Malaysia 773,795 490,930 -282,865
Spain 478,393 515,316 +36,923
Turkey 469,051 425,995 -43,056
Kazakhstan 228,334 638,031 +409,697

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 32
West Midlands 19
Outer London - East and North East 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Kent 12

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
Inner London - East 24 22 -2
West Midlands 17 10 -7
Outer London - East and North East 16 12 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Kent 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 8 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 6 +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) 62,264,335
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,429,047
Air transport 9,190,622
Other 567,742
Road transport 382,526

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) 30,488,651 31,775,684 +1,287,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,930,514 8,498,533 +568,019
Air transport 4,883,527 4,307,095 -576,432
Other 400,209 167,533 -232,676
Road transport 233,477 149,049 -84,428

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 36,390,248
Felixstowe 12,948,740
London Gateway Port 9,745,979
London Heathrow Airport 6,505,872
Southampton 5,107,752

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 £
Immingham Docks 17,140,998 19,249,250 +2,108,252
Felixstowe 6,942,349 6,006,391 -935,958
London Gateway Port 5,089,046 4,656,933 -432,113
London Heathrow Airport 3,546,522 2,959,350 -587,172
Southampton 2,320,082 2,787,670 +467,588
Grangemouth Docks 1,466,480 1,392,395 -74,085
Eurotunnel 1,085,380 1,393,716 +308,336
Dover 990,336 1,040,022 +49,686
London 612,776 1,211,264 +598,488
Birmingham Airport 834,976 543,581 -291,395

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 122
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 32
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 46
2026-03 51
2026-02 48
2026-01 59
2025-12 42

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 93
0-1m 65
15m-54m 34
54m+ 29
Other 16

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 981,185
China 490,334
Netherlands 373,215
United States 196,824
Germany 124,553

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 565,993 415,192 -150,801
China 200,090 290,244 +90,154
Netherlands 65,094 308,121 +243,027
United States 105,582 91,242 -14,340
Germany 74,930 49,623 -25,307
Czechia 64,017 35,565 -28,452
Poland 46,644 28,431 -18,213
Switzerland 59,609 15,204 -44,405
Sweden 22,522 43,617 +21,095
France 29,181 21,934 -7,247

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 93,823
China 38,595
Viet Nam 4,327
Netherlands 4,165
Ireland 3,694

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 93,550 273 -93,277
China 3,357 35,238 +31,881
Viet Nam 1,338 2,989 +1,651
Netherlands 1,599 2,566 +967
Ireland 3,694 0 -3,694
Switzerland 490 485 -5
Nicaragua 457 0 -457
Sri Lanka 124 205 +81
Thailand 0 6 +6

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) 1,848,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 881,594
Air transport 209,902
Other 175,154

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) 884,858 963,553 +78,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 496,053 385,541 -110,512
Air transport 116,777 93,125 -23,652
Other 126,998 48,156 -78,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 613,988
Southampton 575,763
Liverpool Docks 372,020
Holyhead 366,663
Felixstowe 245,981

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 321,059 292,929 -28,130
Southampton 245,848 329,915 +84,067
Liverpool Docks 180,878 191,142 +10,264
Holyhead 221,250 145,413 -75,837
Felixstowe 30,069 215,912 +185,843
London Gateway Port 167,133 22,350 -144,783
Immingham Docks 80,262 79,204 -1,058
000 111,769 46,964 -64,805
London Heathrow Airport 52,361 43,044 -9,317
East Midlands Airport 46,285 22,073 -24,212

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 14

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

Description: Vegetable products like bamboo, rattan, and straw used for making baskets, mats, and other handcrafted items