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%+1
- 4602 12 00 90 Other 2%+1
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 40% – 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 46.7% 
USA Free – 18% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 6.2% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$179.9k+US$1.4m+> US$10.2m
Exports: 126
- Indonesia: US$57.8m
- Vietnam: US$46m
- China: US$40.3m
- Philippines: US$10.2m
- Italy: US$5.1m
- France: US$4.4m
- Netherlands: US$4.4m
- Germany: US$4.4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4.1m
- Poland: US$2m
- Spain: US$1.5m
- United States: US$1.4m
- India: US$1.4m
- Sweden: US$771.3k
- Romania: US$659.6k
- Switzerland: US$609.7k
- United Kingdom: US$557.9k
- Denmark: US$547.2k
- Bangladesh: US$522.6k
- Czechia: US$403.3k
- Belgium: US$398.8k
- Thailand: US$374.5k
- Morocco: US$343.2k
- Türkiye: US$310.3k
- Singapore: US$296.2k
- Malaysia: US$279.1k
- Madagascar: US$262.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$244.1k
- Portugal: US$228k
- Bulgaria: US$179.9k
- Ghana: US$174.4k
- Hungary: US$153.6k
- Slovakia: US$146.3k
- Austria: US$139.5k
- Cambodia: US$117.6k
- South Korea: US$108.9k
- South Africa: US$98.9k
- Canada: US$91.9k
- Slovenia: US$89.1k
- Uganda: US$71.4k
- Australia: US$70.6k
- Colombia: US$62.4k
- Japan: US$60.8k
- Pakistan: US$58.1k
- Kuwait: US$42.7k
- Rwanda: US$42.7k
- Brazil: US$36k
- Cyprus: US$33.9k
- Finland: US$32.2k
- Greece: US$32.2k
- Malawi: US$29.6k
- Croatia: US$29.2k
- Nepal: US$26.3k
- Luxembourg: US$24.4k
- Zimbabwe: US$24.4k
- Montenegro: US$23.6k
- Iran: US$22.2k
- Mexico: US$21.8k
- Lithuania: US$21k
- Latvia: US$20.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$38.6kUS$38.6k+US$388.1k+US$1.9m+> US$9.1m
Imports: 180
- United States: US$47.8m
- Netherlands: US$20.2m
- Germany: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$15.5m
- France: US$10.4m
- Japan: US$9.1m
- Spain: US$5.6m
- Canada: US$4.3m
- Italy: US$4m
- Poland: US$3.7m
- Switzerland: US$3.7m
- Australia: US$3.6m
- South Korea: US$3.5m
- Belgium: US$3.2m
- Austria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2.9m
- Sweden: US$2.9m
- Czechia: US$1.9m
- China: US$1.8m
- Ireland: US$1.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.4m
- Türkiye: US$1.2m
- Norway: US$1.2m
- Brazil: US$1.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.1m
- Portugal: US$1.1m
- Israel: US$1.1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Romania: US$929k
- Thailand: US$896.8k
- Singapore: US$892.5k
- India: US$885.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$822.1k
- Slovakia: US$810.4k
- Chile: US$599.5k
- Malaysia: US$569.3k
- Finland: US$549.1k
- Hungary: US$525.3k
- South Africa: US$459.5k
- Taiwan: US$437.3k
- Vietnam: US$400.3k
- Croatia: US$392.4k
- Philippines: US$388.4k
- Argentina: US$388.1k
- New Zealand: US$382.1k
- Qatar: US$372k
- Russia: US$338k
- Slovenia: US$309.9k
- Kuwait: US$308.5k
- Bulgaria: US$268.1k
- Uruguay: US$252.7k
- Dominican Republic: US$247.8k
- Maldives: US$241.9k
- Seychelles: US$212.8k
- Mauritius: US$204k
- Ukraine: US$189.8k
- Ecuador: US$174.8k
- Colombia: US$173.5k
- Macao SAR China: US$162.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | US$57.8m | 30.1% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$46m | 23.9% |
| 3 | China | US$40.3m | 21% |
| 4 | Philippines | US$10.2m | 5.3% |
| 5 | Italy | US$5.1m | 2.7% |
| 6 |  France | US$4.4m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$4.4m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$4.4m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Myanmar (Burma) | US$4.1m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$2m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$47.8m | 24.9% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$20.2m | 10.5% |
| 3 | Germany | US$16m | 8.3% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$15.5m | 8% |
| 5 | France | US$10.4m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$9.1m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$5.6m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$4.3m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$4m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Poland | US$3.7m | 1.9% |
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 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 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$192.2m 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$57.8m in 2024 (30.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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.