1401 20 00 · Rattans
See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 1401, second paragraph, (2).
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1401.20
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 22 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
TEDB · 24 October 2026
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| €3m | 62% | -56.4% | |
| €837k | 17.2% | -50% | |
| €540k | 11.1% | +71.7% | |
| €258k | 5.3% | -17.9% | |
| €133k | 2.7% | +6.7% | |
| €35k | 0.7% | -56.8% | |
| €35k | 0.7% | -1.6% | |
| €5k | 0.1% | — |
1401.20 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: rattans
1. This chapter does not cover the following products which are to be classified in Section XI: vegetable materials or fibres of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of textiles, however prepared, or other vegetable materials which have undergone treatment so as to render them suitable for use only as textile materials.
2. Heading 1401 applies, inter alia, to bamboos (whether or not split, sawn lengthwise, cut to length, rounded at the ends, bleached, rendered non-inflammable, polished or dyed), split osier, reeds and the like, to rattan cores and to drawn or split rattans. The heading does not apply to chipwood (heading 4404).
3. Heading 1404 does not apply to wood wool (heading 4405) and prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 1401, second paragraph, (2).
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rattans | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Rattans | Free | — |
CN code 1401 20 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 1401.20 (vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: rattans).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of goods of subheading 1401.20 into the EU came to €4.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 49% on the year before); China supplied 62%, followed by Singapore.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free and the US duty is 0%–2%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 1401.20 worth US$15.7m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 1401.20 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$7.6m), followed by Singapore.
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.