Chapter · Section IX

Chapter 46: Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

46
  • 0%–4%UK
  • 0%–4.7%EU
  • 40%–50%Türkiye
  • 0%–18%USA
  • US$2.5bnWorld trade in 2024

Chapter 46 of the Harmonized System has 2 headings and belongs to section IX (wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork).

The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 46 into 26 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 0.6%). 19 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 46 covers 23 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4.7%. 3 of them are duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 46 into 29 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 40% and 50% (average 47.2%).

In 2024, countries exported chapter 46 goods worth US$2.5bn (+0.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$1.2bn), followed by Vietnam.

The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$570.7m.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 0.6% EU Free – 4.7% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 2.7% Türkiye 40% – 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 29 tariff lines · average 47.2% USA Free – 18% General (MFN) 48 tariff lines · average 4.5%

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.

Headings 2

World trade in 2024

46 · US$2.5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$127.6kUS$127.6k+US$2.8m+US$13.1m+> US$57.3m

Exports: 188
  1. China: US$1.2bn
  2. Vietnam: US$367.4m
  3. Indonesia: US$115.1m
  4. India: US$67m
  5. Spain: US$63.7m
  6. France: US$57.3m
  7. Italy: US$57m
  8. Germany: US$52.8m
  9. Bangladesh: US$51.8m
  10. Poland: US$49.5m
  11. Netherlands: US$47.8m
  12. Madagascar: US$47.3m
  13. Mexico: US$45m
  14. Philippines: US$42.8m
  15. Thailand: US$19.4m
  16. United States: US$14.5m
  17. Morocco: US$14.4m
  18. Romania: US$13.1m
  19. Denmark: US$12.5m
  20. Taiwan: US$11.1m
  21. Greece: US$10.5m
  22. Canada: US$9.3m
  23. Belgium: US$8m
  24. Hungary: US$7.1m
  25. Sweden: US$6.6m
  26. Türkiye: US$6.3m
  27. Belarus: US$6.2m
  28. Myanmar (Burma): US$5.5m
  29. United Kingdom: US$4.9m
  30. Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.8m
  31. United Arab Emirates: US$4.7m
  32. South Africa: US$4.5m
  33. Portugal: US$4.4m
  34. Ghana: US$4.4m
  35. Egypt: US$4.3m
  36. Austria: US$4m
  37. Senegal: US$3.8m
  38. Lithuania: US$3.7m
  39. Bulgaria: US$3.6m
  40. Switzerland: US$3.6m
  41. Côte d’Ivoire: US$3.5m
  42. Czechia: US$3.1m
  43. Japan: US$3m
  44. Kenya: US$2.8m
  45. Ukraine: US$2.8m
  46. Colombia: US$2.6m
  47. Sri Lanka: US$2.6m
  48. Togo: US$2.5m
  49. Cambodia: US$2.4m
  50. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.3m
  51. Malaysia: US$2.3m
  52. Slovakia: US$2.2m
  53. North Korea: US$2.2m
  54. Singapore: US$2.2m
  55. Saudi Arabia: US$1.9m
  56. Pakistan: US$1.9m
  57. Jordan: US$1.7m
  58. Slovenia: US$1.5m
  59. South Korea: US$1.3m
  60. Uganda: US$1.3m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$1.2bn 47.9%
2 Vietnam US$367.4m 14.5%
3 Indonesia US$115.1m 4.5%
4 India US$67m 2.6%
5 Spain US$63.7m 2.5%
6 France US$57.3m 2.3%
7 Italy US$57m 2.2%
8 Germany US$52.8m 2.1%
9 Bangladesh US$51.8m 2%
10 Poland US$49.5m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$570.7m 22.5%
2 Japan US$185.5m 7.3%
3 Germany US$168.3m 6.6%
4 France US$157.3m 6.2%
5 Netherlands US$149.3m 5.9%
6 United Kingdom US$141.4m 5.6%
7 Spain US$108.2m 4.3%
8 Poland US$92m 3.6%
9 Italy US$86.9m 3.4%
10 Vietnam US$61.5m 2.4%

Chapter notes

Notes

1. In this chapter, the expression ‘plaiting materials’ means materials in a state or form suitable for plaiting, interlacing or similar processes; it includes straw, osier or willow, bamboos, rattans, rushes, reeds, strips of wood, strips of other vegetable material (for example, strips of bark, narrow leaves and raffia or other strips obtained from broad leaves), unspun natural textile fibres, monofilament and strip and the like of plastics and strips of paper, but not strips of leather or composition leather or of felt or nonwovens, human hair, horsehair, textile rovings or yarns, or monofilament and strip and the like of Chapter 54.

2. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) wallcoverings of heading 4814;

  2. (b) twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading 5607);

  3. (c) footwear or headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 64 or 65;

  4. (d) vehicles or bodies for vehicles of basketware (Chapter 87); or

  5. (e) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings).

3. For the purposes of heading 4601, the expression ‘plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands’ means plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, placed side by side and bound together, in the form of sheets, whether or not the binding materials are of spun textile materials.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork?

Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork make up HS chapter 46, in section IX of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 46 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 46 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other…?

China, with US$1.2bn in 2024 (47.9% of world exports).