Import/export HS code 460121: Bamboo plaiting products

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,406,047
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 842,725 563,322 -279,403
Viet Nam 148,368 294,502 +146,134
Netherlands 233,553 12,528 -221,025
Indonesia 21,646 37,908 +16,262
India 18,465 39,289 +20,824
Italy 5,618 45,857 +40,239
Denmark 22,113 13,497 -8,616
Germany 8,149 10,648 +2,499
France 2,857 13,564 +10,707
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 1,676,303
Viet Nam 447,843
India 73,961
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 1,097,852 578,451 -519,401
Viet Nam 153,341 294,502 +141,161
India 29,387 44,574 +15,187
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 0 -1
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) 1,177,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 567,443
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) 633,257 544,424 -88,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 413,767 153,676 -260,091
Air transport 149,659 315,975 +166,316
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 780,407
London Heathrow Airport 397,407
Eurotunnel 283,850
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 597,504 182,903 -414,601
London Heathrow Airport 123,617 273,790 +150,173
Eurotunnel 233,492 50,358 -183,134
London Gateway Port 41,467 239,104 +197,637
000 133,969 28,029 -105,940
Liverpool Docks 49,158 96,043 +46,885
Southampton 80,657 63,405 -17,252
Birmingham Airport 8,569 15,246 +6,677
London 10,074 9,964 -110
Grangemouth Docks 8,147 11,582 +3,435

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 3
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+ 7
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
United States 20,213
Switzerland 11,402
Ireland 11,283
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
United States 13,629 6,584 -7,045
Switzerland 11,402 0 -11,402
Ireland 8,225 3,058 -5,167
Italy 0 10,915 +10,915
Germany 0 8,384 +8,384
Netherlands 6,196 939 -5,257
Poland 5,000 1,744 -3,256
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 53 6 -47
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) 13,599
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 48,079 34,764 -13,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,425 0 -46,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,232 3,367 -6,865
Other 84 6 -78

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
London Heathrow Airport 8,154
Holyhead 7,173
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 48,079 22,779 -25,300
London Gateway Port 46,425 0 -46,425
London Heathrow Airport 0 8,154 +8,154
Holyhead 7,173 0 -7,173
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 84 6 -78

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