Latest trade
$1.9BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Vegetable plaiting materials
sector trade overview
A clear view of the vegetable plaiting materials economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.
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Refreshed 2026-07-20
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+0.6%Latest year on yearExporters
159Active reporting countriesImporters
194Active reporting countriesHS6 products
5Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$1.9B in trade, with +4.7% annualized growth over three years.
Vegetable plaiting materials is recorded across 3,644 active corridors, with 159 exporters and 194 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalGrowing+9.1% five-year CAGR
Annual trend
Momentum across three decades
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Missing years remain unavailable rather than estimated. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where this sector moves
The leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported sector trade value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndonesiaIDN | JapanJPN | $447.6M | +19.1% | 3 | 5,772 km | Yes |
| 2 | MalaysiaMYS | JapanJPN | $119.5M | +25.3% | 3 | 5,315 km | Yes |
| 3 | MexicoMEX | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $109.0M | +14.6% | 4 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | ChinaCHN | NetherlandsNLD | $35.5M | +0.7% | 5 | 8,894 km | No |
| 5 | PeruPER | ChinaCHN | $34.3M | +9.6% | 1 | 17,167 km | Yes |
| 6 | IndiaIND | ChinaCHN | $30.4M | -7.9% | 3 | 4,252 km | No |
| 7 | UkraineUKR | PolandPOL | $29.1M | +22.9% | 2 | 691 km | Yes |
| 8 | ChinaCHN | JapanJPN | $24.6M | +0.7% | 4 | 1,763 km | No |
| 9 | IndonesiaIDN | ThailandTHA | $20.8M | -13.6% | 4 | 2,312 km | Yes |
| 10 | NepalNPL | IndiaIND | $20.3M | +14.5% | 2 | 803 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings are separated so scale on one side of the market is not mistaken for demand on the other. Check coverage ↗
Top exporters2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IndonesiaIDN | $508.3M | 83 | 5 |
| 2 | ChinaCHN | $263.4M | 151 | 5 |
| 3 | MalaysiaMYS | $140.5M | 39 | 5 |
| 4 | IndiaIND | $129.9M | 132 | 5 |
| 5 | MexicoMEX | $119.3M | 43 | 5 |
| 6 | Sri LankaLKA | $92.1M | 86 | 5 |
| 7 | NetherlandsNLD | $57.9M | 94 | 5 |
| 8 | PeruPER | $55.1M | 45 | 5 |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $37.6M | 107 | 5 |
| 10 | Viet NamVNM | $37.2M | 75 | 5 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JapanJPN | $629.6M | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $185.9M | 77 | 5 |
| 3 | ChinaCHN | $148.3M | 71 | 5 |
| 4 | NetherlandsNLD | $81.0M | 87 | 5 |
| 5 | IndiaIND | $57.4M | 35 | 5 |
| 6 | PolandPOL | $53.6M | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | GermanyDEU | $51.4M | 83 | 5 |
| 8 | Republic of KoreaKOR | $48.9M | 55 | 5 |
| 9 | United KingdomGBR | $46.0M | 78 | 5 |
| 10 | TaiwanTWN | $38.5M | 36 | 5 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 14.
14 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Bamboo used primarily for plaitingHS6 140110
Rattans used primarily for plaitingHS6 140120
Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: n.e.s. in heading no. 1401HS6 140190
Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily as stuffing or as padding: (eg kapok, vegetable hair and eel grass), whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting materialHS6 140200
Kapok used primarily as stuffing or as padding: whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting materialHS6 140210
Vegetable products: (excluding kapok), of a kind used primarily as stuffing or as padding, whether or not put up as a layer, with or without supporting materialHS6 140290
Vegetable hair of a kind used primarily as stuffing or as padding: whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting materialHS6 140291
Vegetable materials (excluding kapok and vegetable hair) used primarily as stuffing or as padding: whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting materialsHS6 140299
Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in brooms or brushes: (eg broomcorn, piassava, couch-grass and istle), whether or not in hanks or bundlesHS6 140300
Broomcorn (sorghum vulgare var. technicum), of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes: whether or not in hanks or bundlesHS6 140310
Vegetable materials: (excluding broomcorn) of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes, whether or not in hanks or bundlesHS6 140390
Vegetable products: raw materials used primarily in dyeing or tanningHS6 140410
Vegetable products: cotton lintersHS6 140420
Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14HS6 140490
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS2 classification. They are not company-level sales, retail quotes, or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.
Missing data
A missing observation remains unavailable. It is not filled, interpolated, or presented as a forecast.
Coverage: 1995–2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.