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HS code for vegetable materials - for plaiting
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “vegetable materials - for plaiting” points to heading 1401: vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark). Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 1401 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 1401 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 1401 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Brazil 5.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 5.4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 8.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.6% 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetable materials - for plaiting?
Vegetable materials - for plaiting are classified under 1401 (Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.