Subheading · Chapter 46 · Heading 4601
4601.21: Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: of bamboo
Official description Of bamboo
Subheading 4601.21 belongs to heading 4601 (plaits and similar products of plaiting materials) in chapter 46.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4601 21 00 00 Of bamboo
- 4601 21 10 00 Of plaits or similar products of plaiting materials Free
- 4601 21 90 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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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–Andorra agreement | Andorra | 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.1m | 67.8% | -6.6% |
 Vietnam | £393k | 25% | +53.4% |
 India | £28k | 1.8% | -37.2% |
 Indonesia | £24k | 1.5% | +8.9% |
 Italy | £14k | 0.9% | -58.2% |
 Belgium | £13k | 0.8% | +104.5% |
 France | £10k | 0.6% | +921.2% |
 Denmark | £8k | 0.5% | -34.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.2% – 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Türkiye 2.2% – 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
USA Free – 8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Canada 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$34kUS$34k+US$182k+US$602k+> US$2m
Exports: 91
- China: US$52m
- Greece: US$4m
- Germany: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$867k
- Spain: US$822k
- Vietnam: US$696k
- France: US$637k
- Poland: US$602k
- United States: US$523k
- Colombia: US$511k
- Belgium: US$511k
- Austria: US$483k
- India: US$482k
- Italy: US$444k
- Japan: US$419k
- Hungary: US$358k
- Pakistan: US$309k
- Kenya: US$200k
- Malaysia: US$200k
- Egypt: US$182k
- United Kingdom: US$136k
- Morocco: US$129k
- Denmark: US$117k
- United Arab Emirates: US$116k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$110k
- Sweden: US$105k
- Taiwan: US$101k
- South Africa: US$92k
- Czechia: US$87k
- Latvia: US$79k
- Slovakia: US$62k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$62k
- Burkina Faso: US$60k
- Thailand: US$56k
- Philippines: US$50k
- Ireland: US$43k
- Russia: US$42k
- Madagascar: US$41k
- Singapore: US$40k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$36k
- Türkiye: US$34k
- Mexico: US$34k
- Bahrain: US$31k
- Croatia: US$23k
- South Korea: US$23k
- Sri Lanka: US$18k
- Lithuania: US$16k
- Bulgaria: US$14k
- Estonia: US$13k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$10k
- Ukraine: US$9k
- Finland: US$7k
- Switzerland: US$6k
- Israel: US$6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$6k
- Syria: US$6k
- Slovenia: US$4k
- Romania: US$3k
- Tanzania: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$152k+US$873k+> US$3m
Imports: 169
- Vietnam: US$18m
- France: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Spain: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Austria: US$960k
- Australia: US$873k
- Belgium: US$854k
- Canada: US$819k
- Greece: US$768k
- Türkiye: US$768k
- Saudi Arabia: US$757k
- Bulgaria: US$720k
- Denmark: US$634k
- Czechia: US$573k
- Panama: US$526k
- Portugal: US$494k
- Switzerland: US$441k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$428k
- India: US$399k
- Ireland: US$389k
- Hungary: US$356k
- United Arab Emirates: US$319k
- Russia: US$296k
- Malaysia: US$260k
- Croatia: US$254k
- Sweden: US$245k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$200k
- Ukraine: US$198k
- Indonesia: US$196k
- Thailand: US$161k
- Romania: US$152k
- Lithuania: US$145k
- Qatar: US$143k
- Luxembourg: US$129k
- Chile: US$129k
- South Africa: US$128k
- Singapore: US$128k
- Norway: US$128k
- North Korea: US$117k
- Mauritania: US$117k
- Slovenia: US$110k
- New Zealand: US$106k
- Brazil: US$102k
- Iraq: US$100k
- Maldives: US$91k
- Latvia: US$91k
- Kazakhstan: US$79k
- China: US$75k
- Estonia: US$70k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$52m | 75.7% |
| 2 |  Greece | US$4m | 5.2% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$2m | 2.2% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$1m | 2.1% |
| 5 | Indonesia | US$867k | 1.3% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$822k | 1.2% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$696k | 1% |
| 8 | France | US$637k | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$602k | 0.9% |
| 10 | United States | US$523k | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | US$18m | 25.8% |
| 2 | France | US$5m | 7% |
| 3 | Italy | US$5m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Spain | US$3m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Japan | US$3m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$3m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Germany | US$2m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$2m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Israel | US$2m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Poland | US$2m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 15%median duty
- 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Egypt
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3% | 2.2% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 6% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 9.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 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 | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 9.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3% | 2.2% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.8% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 89974 Mats, matting & screens of vegetable materials
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 31923 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1629 Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4601.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4601.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4601.21 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4601.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 4601.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 4601.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N287088 U.S. CBP
The classification of bamboo fence panels
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4601.21 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4601.21 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.2% and 3.7%.
173 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); China supplied 68%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$69m (−16.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$52m), followed by Greece.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: of bamboo?
Mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials: of bamboo fall under HS subheading 4601.21, part of heading 4601, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4601.21 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 mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4601.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.2% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mats, matting and screens of vegetable materials?
China, with US$52m in 2024 (75.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (68%), Vietnam (25%) and India (2%), out of total imports of £1.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.