Heading · Chapter 46
4601: Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens)
7 subheadings make up heading 4601 in chapter 46 (manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials).
Duty rates compared
EU
TürkiyeSubheadings 7
- 4601.21Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: of bamboo
- 4601.22Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: of rattan
- 4601.29Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: other
- 4601.92Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether: other, of bamboo
- 4601.93Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether: other, of rattan
- 4601.94Of other vegetable materials
- 4601.99Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether: other, other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$76kUS$76k+US$704k+US$3m+> US$11m
Exports: 144
- China: US$305m
- India: US$28m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- France: US$14m
- Germany: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Greece: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- United States: US$7m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Togo: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$977k
- Sweden: US$938k
- Colombia: US$704k
- Albania: US$634k
- United Kingdom: US$608k
- Pakistan: US$556k
- Czechia: US$507k
- Slovakia: US$493k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$487k
- Malaysia: US$477k
- Tunisia: US$425k
- Kenya: US$410k
- South Korea: US$408k
- North Korea: US$334k
- Iran: US$333k
- Belarus: US$322k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$316k
- Jordan: US$316k
- Canada: US$266k
- Australia: US$247k
- El Salvador: US$240k
- Bulgaria: US$238k
- United Arab Emirates: US$226k
- Brazil: US$224k
- Afghanistan: US$162k
- Nigeria: US$158k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$149k
- Romania: US$148k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$205kUS$205k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$20m
Imports: 210
- Japan: US$103m
- Vietnam: US$52m
- France: US$28m
- United States: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- Spain: US$21m
- Germany: US$20m
- Italy: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Poland: US$13m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- India: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Canada: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Burkina Faso: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Somalia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Mali: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Ghana: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Mauritania: US$1m
- Gambia: US$885k
- Indonesia: US$879k
- Jordan: US$845k
- Kenya: US$829k
- Croatia: US$818k
- Ukraine: US$818k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$305m | 62.4% |
| 2 |  India | US$28m | 5.8% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$15m | 3% |
| 4 |  France | US$14m | 2.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$11m | 2.3% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$11m | 2.2% |
| 7 |  Greece | US$10m | 2% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$9m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$8m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$8m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | US$103m | 21.1% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$52m | 10.6% |
| 3 | France | US$28m | 5.7% |
| 4 |  United States | US$21m | 4.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$21m | 4.3% |
| 6 | Spain | US$21m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$20m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  United Kingdom | US$15m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Poland | US$13m | 2.7% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 4601 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 4601 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4.7% (average 2.5%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 4601 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4.7%. 3 of them are duty-free.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 4601 into 20 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 3.6%). 5 of them are duty-free.
World trade in heading 4601 goods reached US$488m in 2024, up 3.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 62.4% of the total, ahead of India.
Japan imported the most (US$103m).
The United Kingdom ranked 37th among 144 exporters with US$608k.
The United Kingdom imported US$15m.
Legal 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:
(a) wallcoverings of heading 4814;
(b) twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading 5607);
(c) footwear or headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 64 or 65;
(d) vehicles or bodies for vehicles of basketware (Chapter 87); or
(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 plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens)?
Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, bound together in parallel strands or woven, in sheet form, whether or not being finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens) fall under HS heading 4601, part of chapter 46, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plaits and similar products of plaiting materials in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4601 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 plaits and similar products of plaiting materials in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4601 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 plaits and similar products of plaiting materials?
China, with US$305m in 2024 (62.4% of world exports).