Subheading · Chapter 46 · Heading 4602
4602.12: Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly: of vegetable materials, of rattan
Official description Of rattan
4602.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4602, basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting…, chapter 46.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4602 12 00 00 Of rattan 2%
- 4602 12 00 10 From plaiting materials, hand-made 2%
- 4602 12 00 90 Other 2%
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) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.6m | 32.7% | -16.5% | |
| £4.4m | 31.2% | -12.4% | |
| £2.1m | 14.9% | -12.7% | |
| £1.6m | 11.4% | +101.2% | |
| £1m | 7.1% | -2.2% | |
| £73k | 0.5% | +6.5% | |
| £62k | 0.4% | +377.5% | |
| £47k | 0.3% | -0.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$180k+US$1m+> US$10m
Exports: 126
- Indonesia: US$58m
- Vietnam: US$46m
- China: US$40m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Italy: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4m
- Poland: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Sweden: US$771k
- Romania: US$660k
- Switzerland: US$610k
- United Kingdom: US$558k
- Denmark: US$547k
- Bangladesh: US$523k
- Czechia: US$403k
- Belgium: US$399k
- Thailand: US$375k
- Morocco: US$343k
- Türkiye: US$310k
- Singapore: US$296k
- Malaysia: US$279k
- Madagascar: US$262k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$244k
- Portugal: US$228k
- Bulgaria: US$180k
- Ghana: US$174k
- Hungary: US$154k
- Slovakia: US$146k
- Austria: US$140k
- Cambodia: US$118k
- South Korea: US$109k
- South Africa: US$99k
- Canada: US$92k
- Slovenia: US$89k
- Uganda: US$71k
- Australia: US$71k
- Colombia: US$62k
- Japan: US$61k
- Pakistan: US$58k
- Kuwait: US$43k
- Rwanda: US$43k
- Brazil: US$36k
- Cyprus: US$34k
- Finland: US$32k
- Greece: US$32k
- Malawi: US$30k
- Croatia: US$29k
- Nepal: US$26k
- Luxembourg: US$24k
- Zimbabwe: US$24k
- Montenegro: US$24k
- Iran: US$22k
- Mexico: US$22k
- Lithuania: US$21k
- Latvia: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39kUS$39k+US$388k+US$2m+> US$9m
Imports: 180
- United States: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Germany: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- France: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Spain: US$6m
- Canada: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Romania: US$929k
- Thailand: US$897k
- Singapore: US$893k
- India: US$886k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$822k
- Slovakia: US$810k
- Chile: US$600k
- Malaysia: US$569k
- Finland: US$549k
- Hungary: US$525k
- South Africa: US$460k
- Taiwan: US$437k
- Vietnam: US$400k
- Croatia: US$392k
- Philippines: US$388k
- Argentina: US$388k
- New Zealand: US$382k
- Qatar: US$372k
- Russia: US$338k
- Slovenia: US$310k
- Kuwait: US$309k
- Bulgaria: US$268k
- Uruguay: US$253k
- Dominican Republic: US$248k
- Maldives: US$242k
- Seychelles: US$213k
- Mauritius: US$204k
- Ukraine: US$190k
- Ecuador: US$175k
- Colombia: US$174k
- Macao SAR China: US$162k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$58m | 30.1% | |
| 2 | US$46m | 23.9% | |
| 3 | US$40m | 21% | |
| 4 | US$10m | 5.3% | |
| 5 | US$5m | 2.7% | |
| 6 | US$4m | 2.3% | |
| 7 | US$4m | 2.3% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 2.3% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$48m | 24.9% | |
| 2 | US$20m | 10.5% | |
| 3 | US$16m | 8.3% | |
| 4 | US$15m | 8% | |
| 5 | US$10m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$9m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 2.9% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 2.3% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | US$4m | 1.9% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Egypt, Morocco
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5.7% | 0% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.9% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 3.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 6.2% | 0% – 18% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 89971 Basketware, wickerwork & other articles made directly to shape from plaiting materials/made up from goods of heading 899.73, 899.74/899.79; articles of loofah
- 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 | 4602.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4602.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4602.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4602.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 4602.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 4602.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N340402 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bread making kit from China
- N323699 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of rattan handbags from China
- N322379 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of decorative LED lanterns from China
- N320608 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of baskets from China
- N300368 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Hampers from Vietnam and China
- N271978 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a decorative wall plaque from China.
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4602.12 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4602.12; the duty is 3.7%.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £14.1m (down 7% on the year before), at an average of £4.42 per kg; China supplied 33%, followed by Indonesia.
World trade in these goods reached US$192m in 2024, up 5.2% on 2023.
Indonesia was the largest exporter with 30.1% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly: of vegetable materials, of rattan?
Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly: of vegetable materials, of rattan fall under HS subheading 4602.12, part of heading 4602, in section IX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4602.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4602.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made…?
Indonesia, with US$58m in 2024 (30.1% 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 2% 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 (33%), Indonesia (31%) and Vietnam (15%), out of total imports of £14.1m.