Subheading · Chapter 46 · Heading 4601
4601.94: Of other vegetable materials
Subheading 4601.94 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 94 00 00 Of other vegetable materials
- 4601 94 05 00 Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, whether or not assembled into strips Free
- Other
- 4601 94 10 00 Of plaits or similar products of plaiting materials Free
- 4601 94 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 | £232k | 44.3% | +4.4% |
 Poland | £146k | 27.9% | -30.1% |
 Belarus | £99k | 19% | -13.7% |
 South Africa | £34k | 6.5% | -6.2% |
 Bangladesh | £4k | 0.9% | -86.7% |
 India | £4k | 0.8% | -26.3% |
 Philippines | £3k | 0.7% | -21% |
 Ireland | £62 | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2% 
Türkiye Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2% 
USA Free – 6.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Canada 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$154k+US$789k+> US$2m
Exports: 90
- China: US$48m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Spain: US$789k
- Netherlands: US$782k
- India: US$704k
- Philippines: US$660k
- France: US$598k
- Germany: US$500k
- Tunisia: US$350k
- North Korea: US$334k
- Italy: US$315k
- Belarus: US$288k
- Madagascar: US$216k
- Ukraine: US$205k
- Mexico: US$182k
- Hungary: US$155k
- Sweden: US$139k
- Denmark: US$76k
- Japan: US$67k
- Greece: US$65k
- Sri Lanka: US$58k
- Slovakia: US$50k
- Brazil: US$49k
- Czechia: US$46k
- Russia: US$38k
- Austria: US$38k
- Finland: US$37k
- Kenya: US$34k
- Morocco: US$34k
- El Salvador: US$28k
- Türkiye: US$27k
- United Kingdom: US$23k
- Thailand: US$21k
- Nepal: US$17k
- United Arab Emirates: US$16k
- Portugal: US$15k
- Belgium: US$14k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14k
- South Korea: US$13k
- Colombia: US$10k
- Ghana: US$8k
- Eswatini: US$8k
- Pakistan: US$7k
- Canada: US$7k
- Panama: US$6k
- Switzerland: US$6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$6k
- Romania: US$4k
- Fiji: US$4k
- Zimbabwe: US$4k
- Vanuatu: US$3k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- Norway: US$3k
- Armenia: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$115k+US$720k+> US$2m
Imports: 141
- Japan: US$38m
- France: US$4m
- United States: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$920k
- Türkiye: US$731k
- Belgium: US$720k
- New Zealand: US$546k
- India: US$486k
- Greece: US$464k
- South Korea: US$455k
- Poland: US$434k
- Portugal: US$411k
- Ireland: US$366k
- Sweden: US$343k
- Australia: US$336k
- Canada: US$279k
- Switzerland: US$266k
- Austria: US$240k
- Chile: US$204k
- Brazil: US$184k
- Norway: US$184k
- Saudi Arabia: US$164k
- Ukraine: US$155k
- Denmark: US$151k
- Czechia: US$142k
- Israel: US$130k
- Romania: US$115k
- Colombia: US$114k
- Argentina: US$111k
- United Arab Emirates: US$97k
- Vietnam: US$91k
- Slovakia: US$84k
- Finland: US$84k
- Hungary: US$80k
- Morocco: US$65k
- Seychelles: US$63k
- Russia: US$52k
- Singapore: US$48k
- Guatemala: US$39k
- El Salvador: US$39k
- Kuwait: US$38k
- Croatia: US$33k
- Iceland: US$33k
- Armenia: US$32k
- Peru: US$27k
- Malaysia: US$23k
- Uruguay: US$22k
- South Africa: US$22k
- Bulgaria: US$22k
- Cyprus: US$21k
- Luxembourg: US$21k
- Serbia: US$19k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$48m | 71.5% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$4m | 5.4% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$2m | 2.9% |
| 4 | Poland | US$2m | 2.6% |
| 5 | Bangladesh | US$1m | 2.2% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$1m | 1.8% |
| 7 | United States | US$1m | 1.6% |
| 8 | South Africa | US$1m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$789k | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$782k | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$38m | 55.8% |
| 2 |  France | US$4m | 5.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$3m | 4.1% |
| 4 | China | US$3m | 3.8% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$2m | 2.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$2m | 2.6% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$2m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$1m | 2.1% |
| 9 | Spain | US$1m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$1m | 1.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 13%median duty
- 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Egypt
162
| 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 | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 17% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
| Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 13% | 5% – 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.8% | 2.5% – 5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 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 | 13% | 5% – 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) | 2% | 0% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 5% – 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 3.5% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 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 | 6.4%* | 5% – 7.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 15% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 34% | 18% – 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 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 | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 6.3%* | 5% – 7.7% | 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 | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 2% | 0% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.1% | 0% – 6.6% | 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
- 89979 Plaiting materials, plaits & similar products of plaiting materials, n.e.s., bound together in parallel strands/woven, in sheet form, whether/not being finished articles
- 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 | 4601.94 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4601.94 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4601.94 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4601.91 | changed |
| 1996 | 4601.10, 4601.91 | changed |
| 1992 | 4601.10, 4601.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4601.94 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4601.94 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
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 £522.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 22% on the year before); China supplied 44%, followed by Poland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$67m (+46% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$48m), followed by Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of other vegetable materials?
Of other vegetable materials fall under HS subheading 4601.94, part of heading 4601, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of other vegetable materials in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4601.94 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 of other vegetable materials in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4601.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of other vegetable materials?
China, with US$48m in 2024 (71.5% 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 (44%), Poland (28%) and Belarus (19%), out of total imports of £522.5k.