Subheading · Chapter 46 · Heading 4602

4602.12

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

Customs duty 2% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 4602 12 00 00 Of rattan 2%
  2. 4602 12 00 10 From plaiting materials, hand-made 2%
  3. 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£14.1m-7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£4.42 per kg
Jan 2024: £952kFeb 2024: £994kMar 2024: £1.1mApr 2024: £1.2mMay 2024: £1.4mJun 2024: £711kJul 2024: £790kAug 2024: £1.1mSept 2024: £1mOct 2024: £1.2mNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £1.2mJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £1.7mMar 2025: £1.7mApr 2025: £1.4mMay 2025: £1.2mJun 2025: £889kJul 2025: £1.1mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £946kNov 2025: £883kDec 2025: £888kJan 2026: £1.4mFeb 2026: £1.3mMar 2026: £1.7mApr 2026: £1.6mMay 2026: £994kJun 2026: £894kJul 2026: £1.2mAug 2026: £1.1m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £4.6m 32.7% -16.5%
Indonesia £4.4m 31.2% -12.4%
Vietnam £2.1m 14.9% -12.7%
Italy £1.6m 11.4% +101.2%
Myanmar (Burma) £1m 7.1% -2.2%
India £73k 0.5% +6.5%
Bangladesh £62k 0.4% +377.5%
Philippines £47k 0.3% -0.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4602.12 · US$192m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$180k+US$1m+> US$10m

Exports: 126
  1. Indonesia: US$58m
  2. Vietnam: US$46m
  3. China: US$40m
  4. Philippines: US$10m
  5. Italy: US$5m
  6. France: US$4m
  7. Netherlands: US$4m
  8. Germany: US$4m
  9. Myanmar (Burma): US$4m
  10. Poland: US$2m
  11. Spain: US$1m
  12. United States: US$1m
  13. India: US$1m
  14. Sweden: US$771k
  15. Romania: US$660k
  16. Switzerland: US$610k
  17. United Kingdom: US$558k
  18. Denmark: US$547k
  19. Bangladesh: US$523k
  20. Czechia: US$403k
  21. Belgium: US$399k
  22. Thailand: US$375k
  23. Morocco: US$343k
  24. Türkiye: US$310k
  25. Singapore: US$296k
  26. Malaysia: US$279k
  27. Madagascar: US$262k
  28. Hong Kong SAR China: US$244k
  29. Portugal: US$228k
  30. Bulgaria: US$180k
  31. Ghana: US$174k
  32. Hungary: US$154k
  33. Slovakia: US$146k
  34. Austria: US$140k
  35. Cambodia: US$118k
  36. South Korea: US$109k
  37. South Africa: US$99k
  38. Canada: US$92k
  39. Slovenia: US$89k
  40. Uganda: US$71k
  41. Australia: US$71k
  42. Colombia: US$62k
  43. Japan: US$61k
  44. Pakistan: US$58k
  45. Kuwait: US$43k
  46. Rwanda: US$43k
  47. Brazil: US$36k
  48. Cyprus: US$34k
  49. Finland: US$32k
  50. Greece: US$32k
  51. Malawi: US$30k
  52. Croatia: US$29k
  53. Nepal: US$26k
  54. Luxembourg: US$24k
  55. Zimbabwe: US$24k
  56. Montenegro: US$24k
  57. Iran: US$22k
  58. Mexico: US$22k
  59. Lithuania: US$21k
  60. Latvia: US$21k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Indonesia US$58m 30.1%
2 Vietnam US$46m 23.9%
3 China US$40m 21%
4 Philippines US$10m 5.3%
5 Italy US$5m 2.7%
6 France US$4m 2.3%
7 Netherlands US$4m 2.3%
8 Germany US$4m 2.3%
9 Myanmar (Burma) US$4m 2.1%
10 Poland US$2m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$48m 24.9%
2 Netherlands US$20m 10.5%
3 Germany US$16m 8.3%
4 United Kingdom US$15m 8%
5 France US$10m 5.4%
6 Japan US$9m 4.7%
7 Spain US$6m 2.9%
8 Canada US$4m 2.3%
9 Italy US$4m 2.1%
10 Poland 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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 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 17% 12% – 22% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
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 10% 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 5.7% 0% – 11% 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 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 20% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 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 20% 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 7.9% 2023
Jordan 3.3% 0% – 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 5%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 15% – 25% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 15% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 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 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 6% 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 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 6% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 3.8%* 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 3.7% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 6.2% 0% – 18% 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
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

HSCode
20174602.12unchanged
20124602.12unchanged
20074602.12unchanged
20024602.10changed
19964602.10changed
19924602.10changed

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 5 June 2024 · 4602.12.14.00

    The tariff classification of a bread making kit from China

  • N323699 U.S. CBP 28 January 2022 · 4602.12.25.00

    The tariff classification of rattan handbags from China

  • N322379 U.S. CBP 25 October 2021 · 4602.12.35.00

    The tariff classification of decorative LED lanterns from China

  • N320608 U.S. CBP 2 August 2021 · 4602.12.14.00

    The tariff classification of baskets from China

  • N300368 U.S. CBP 20 September 2018 · 4602.12.16.00

    The tariff classification of Hampers from Vietnam and China

  • N271978 U.S. CBP 5 February 2016 · 4602.12.35.00

    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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

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.

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