Subheading · Chapter 14 · Heading 1401

1401.90

1401.90: Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: other

Official description Other

1401.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1401, vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting, chapter 14.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 1401 90 00 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£4m-21.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.79 per kg
Jan 2024: £182kFeb 2024: £216kMar 2024: £273kApr 2024: £392kMay 2024: £437kJun 2024: £440kJul 2024: £543kAug 2024: £182kSept 2024: £289kOct 2024: £257kNov 2024: £228kDec 2024: £286kJan 2025: £300kFeb 2025: £360kMar 2025: £466kApr 2025: £651kMay 2025: £628kJun 2025: £590kJul 2025: £497kAug 2025: £582kSept 2025: £362kOct 2025: £140kNov 2025: £165kDec 2025: £265kJan 2026: £255kFeb 2026: £256kMar 2026: £414kApr 2026: £452kMay 2026: £400kJun 2026: £611kJul 2026: £424kAug 2026: £282k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £1.8m 44.5% +4.4%
Kazakhstan £568k 14.1% +28.3%
Türkiye £421k 10.5% +36.1%
Austria £350k 8.7% -49.8%
Georgia £293k 7.3% +317.3%
Netherlands £282k 7% -51.1%
Ukraine £107k 2.7% -41.6%
Spain £43k 1.1% -51.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

1401.90 · US$78m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$42kUS$42k+US$435k+US$2m+> US$5m

Exports: 101
  1. China: US$26m
  2. Madagascar: US$5m
  3. Ireland: US$5m
  4. France: US$4m
  5. Spain: US$4m
  6. Benin: US$4m
  7. Netherlands: US$3m
  8. Türkiye: US$3m
  9. Vietnam: US$3m
  10. Hungary: US$2m
  11. Poland: US$2m
  12. Ukraine: US$2m
  13. Romania: US$1m
  14. Thailand: US$1m
  15. Germany: US$1m
  16. Italy: US$1m
  17. Colombia: US$1m
  18. India: US$1m
  19. United States: US$745k
  20. Indonesia: US$680k
  21. Kazakhstan: US$660k
  22. Singapore: US$551k
  23. Ecuador: US$498k
  24. Austria: US$436k
  25. South Africa: US$435k
  26. Russia: US$425k
  27. Egypt: US$416k
  28. Lithuania: US$404k
  29. Chile: US$381k
  30. Albania: US$378k
  31. Mexico: US$357k
  32. United Kingdom: US$338k
  33. Bulgaria: US$301k
  34. Philippines: US$299k
  35. Serbia: US$255k
  36. Belgium: US$207k
  37. Georgia: US$206k
  38. Myanmar (Burma): US$201k
  39. Morocco: US$166k
  40. Denmark: US$137k
  41. Malaysia: US$93k
  42. Pakistan: US$86k
  43. Taiwan: US$84k
  44. Japan: US$83k
  45. Czechia: US$74k
  46. Australia: US$57k
  47. Mauritius: US$48k
  48. New Zealand: US$43k
  49. Portugal: US$42k
  50. Greece: US$39k
  51. Ghana: US$35k
  52. Hong Kong SAR China: US$32k
  53. Guatemala: US$29k
  54. Nepal: US$23k
  55. Latvia: US$21k
  56. Dominican Republic: US$21k
  57. Slovakia: US$18k
  58. Canada: US$16k
  59. Sri Lanka: US$16k
  60. Switzerland: US$15k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$26m 33.1%
2 Madagascar US$5m 6.1%
3 Ireland US$5m 5.9%
4 France US$4m 5.1%
5 Spain US$4m 5%
6 Benin US$4m 4.6%
7 Netherlands US$3m 4.3%
8 Türkiye US$3m 3.5%
9 Vietnam US$3m 3.3%
10 Hungary US$2m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$20m 25.5%
2 France US$7m 9%
3 Germany US$7m 9%
4 China US$5m 6.4%
5 United Kingdom US$5m 5.9%
6 Denmark US$4m 5%
7 Italy US$3m 4%
8 Taiwan US$3m 3.6%
9 Argentina US$3m 3.5%
10 Spain US$2m 2.9%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 5%median duty
  • 52number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 30%highest: Ethiopia, India, Bermuda

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 13% 2023
Aruba 3% 0% – 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 4.8% 3% – 8.5% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 2.5% 0% – 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 3% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 2% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 3.8% 3.2% – 4.4% 2023
Uruguay 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
29239 Vegetable materials, other than bamboos/rattans, of a kind used primarily for plaiting.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
03250 Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting or as stuffing or padding; raw vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for dyeing or tanning; vegetable products n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0129 Growing of other perennial crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20171401.90unchanged
20121401.90unchanged
20071401.90unchanged
20021401.90unchanged
19961401.90unchanged
19921401.90unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N352836 U.S. CBP 12 September 2025 · 1401.90.40.00

    The tariff classification of diorama decorations from Vietnam.

  • 600011051 HMRC 16 August 2024 – 15 August 2027 · 1401 90 00 00

    Drinking straw that are made from wheat stems. The wheat stem is cut, washed, sterilized, quality controlled and then packaged. It is packaged in cardboard inner boxes which contain 100 straws and then packaged in an outer shipping case.

  • 600011157 HMRC 16 August 2024 – 15 August 2027 · 1401 90 00 00

    Drinking straw that are made from reed stems. The reed stem is cut, washed, sterilized, quality controlled and then packaged. It is packaged in cardboard inner boxes which contain 100 straws and then packaged in an outer shipping case.

Subheading 1401.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1401.90; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 154 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 154 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4m (down 22% on the year before), at an average of £0.79 per kg; China supplied 45%, followed by Kazakhstan.

World trade in these goods reached US$78m in 2024, up 5.4% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 33.1% of the total, ahead of Madagascar.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: other?

Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: other fall under HS subheading 1401.90, part of heading 1401, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1401.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1401.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for…?

China, with US$26m in 2024 (33.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

154 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (45%), Kazakhstan (14%) and Türkiye (11%), out of total imports of £4m.

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