Subheading · Section II

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

1401.90

Official description Other

  • FreeUK
  • FreeEU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 3.2%–4.4%USA
  • US$77.6mWorld trade in 2024

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

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.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 1401.90 covers 5 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 50%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 1401.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.2% and 4.4% (average 3.8%).

World trade in these goods reached US$77.6m in 2024, up 5.4% on 2023.

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

The Netherlands imported the most (US$19.7m).

The United Kingdom ranked 32nd among 101 exporters with US$337.6k.

The United Kingdom imported US$4.6m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 5 tariff lines USA 3.2% – 4.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 1401 90 00 00 Other Free

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 1401 90 00 Other Free—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 1401.90 Diğerleri :
  2. 1401.90.00.10.00 Kamışlar 50%
  3. Diğerleri
  4. 1401.90.00.90.11 Sepetçi söğüdü 50%
  5. 1401.90.00.90.12 Rafya 50%
  6. 1401.90.00.90.13 Temizlenmiş, beyazlatılmış veya boyanmış hububat sapları 50%
  7. 1401.90.00.90.19 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 1401.90 Other:
  2. 1401.90.20.00 Willow (osier) 4.4%kg
  3. 1401.90.40.00 Other 3.2%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

1401.90 · US$77.6m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$42kUS$42k+US$435.1k+US$2.2m+> US$4.6m

Exports: 101
  1. China: US$25.7m
  2. Madagascar: US$4.7m
  3. Ireland: US$4.6m
  4. France: US$3.9m
  5. Spain: US$3.8m
  6. Benin: US$3.6m
  7. Netherlands: US$3.4m
  8. Türkiye: US$2.7m
  9. Vietnam: US$2.6m
  10. Hungary: US$2.2m
  11. Poland: US$1.8m
  12. Ukraine: US$1.6m
  13. Romania: US$1.5m
  14. Thailand: US$1.4m
  15. Germany: US$1.3m
  16. Italy: US$1.2m
  17. Colombia: US$1.1m
  18. India: US$1.1m
  19. United States: US$744.8k
  20. Indonesia: US$680.1k
  21. Kazakhstan: US$660.2k
  22. Singapore: US$550.5k
  23. Ecuador: US$498.3k
  24. Austria: US$435.9k
  25. South Africa: US$435.1k
  26. Russia: US$425.2k
  27. Egypt: US$416.3k
  28. Lithuania: US$403.7k
  29. Chile: US$380.5k
  30. Albania: US$377.5k
  31. Mexico: US$357.3k
  32. United Kingdom: US$337.6k
  33. Bulgaria: US$300.7k
  34. Philippines: US$299.3k
  35. Serbia: US$255.1k
  36. Belgium: US$206.6k
  37. Georgia: US$206.1k
  38. Myanmar (Burma): US$200.7k
  39. Morocco: US$165.5k
  40. Denmark: US$136.8k
  41. Malaysia: US$93.2k
  42. Pakistan: US$85.6k
  43. Taiwan: US$83.6k
  44. Japan: US$82.5k
  45. Czechia: US$74.4k
  46. Australia: US$57.1k
  47. Mauritius: US$47.7k
  48. New Zealand: US$42.8k
  49. Portugal: US$42k
  50. Greece: US$39.1k
  51. Ghana: US$35k
  52. Hong Kong SAR China: US$32k
  53. Guatemala: US$28.6k
  54. Nepal: US$22.9k
  55. Latvia: US$21k
  56. Dominican Republic: US$20.9k
  57. Slovakia: US$17.8k
  58. Canada: US$16.2k
  59. Sri Lanka: US$15.7k
  60. Switzerland: US$15.1k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$25.7m 33.1%
2 Madagascar US$4.7m 6.1%
3 Ireland US$4.6m 5.9%
4 France US$3.9m 5.1%
5 Spain US$3.8m 5%
6 Benin US$3.6m 4.6%
7 Netherlands US$3.4m 4.3%
8 Türkiye US$2.7m 3.5%
9 Vietnam US$2.6m 3.3%
10 Hungary US$2.2m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$19.7m 25.5%
2 France US$7m 9%
3 Germany US$7m 9%
4 China US$5m 6.4%
5 United Kingdom US$4.6m 5.9%
6 Denmark US$3.8m 5%
7 Italy US$3.1m 4%
8 Taiwan US$2.8m 3.6%
9 Argentina US$2.7m 3.5%
10 Spain US$2.2m 2.9%

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$25.7m in 2024 (33.1% of world exports).