# Vegetable plaiting materials (HS2 14) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Vegetable plaiting materials at HS2 14, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The vegetable plaiting materials sector recorded $1.9B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.9B |
| Latest annual change | +0.6% |
| Active exporters | 159 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $491.5M | 1,969 | 5 |
| 1996 | $458.3M | 1,973 | 5 |
| 1997 | $406.8M | 1,942 | 5 |
| 1998 | $392.8M | 1,909 | 5 |
| 1999 | $411.1M | 2,152 | 5 |
| 2000 | $434.6M | 2,435 | 5 |
| 2001 | $456.6M | 2,449 | 5 |
| 2002 | $386.7M | 2,598 | 5 |
| 2003 | $493.0M | 2,574 | 5 |
| 2004 | $450.4M | 2,695 | 5 |
| 2005 | $457.1M | 2,780 | 5 |
| 2006 | $472.2M | 2,950 | 5 |
| 2007 | $667.7M | 3,237 | 5 |
| 2008 | $729.5M | 3,161 | 5 |
| 2009 | $746.7M | 3,239 | 5 |
| 2010 | $864.6M | 3,133 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.0B | 3,290 | 5 |
| 2012 | $919.0M | 3,316 | 5 |
| 2013 | $956.8M | 3,333 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.0B | 3,481 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.0B | 3,731 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.1B | 3,646 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.1B | 3,551 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.1B | 3,590 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.2B | 3,811 | 5 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 3,464 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 3,666 | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.9B | 3,790 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.9B | 3,565 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.9B | 3,644 | 5 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +4.7%
- Five-year CAGR: +9.1%
- Historical peak: $1.9B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 62.1%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,183.3
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,556.5
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Indonesia | Japan | $447.6M | +19.1% | 3 | 5,772 km | Yes |
| 2 | Malaysia | Japan | $119.5M | +25.3% | 3 | 5,315 km | Yes |
| 3 | Mexico | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $109.0M | +14.6% | 4 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | Netherlands | $35.5M | +0.7% | 5 | 8,894 km | No |
| 5 | Peru | China | $34.3M | +9.6% | 1 | 17,167 km | Yes |
| 6 | India | China | $30.4M | -7.9% | 3 | 4,252 km | No |
| 7 | Ukraine | Poland | $29.1M | +22.9% | 2 | 691 km | Yes |
| 8 | China | Japan | $24.6M | +0.7% | 4 | 1,763 km | No |
| 9 | Indonesia | Thailand | $20.8M | -13.6% | 4 | 2,312 km | Yes |
| 10 | Nepal | India | $20.3M | +14.5% | 2 | 803 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Indonesia | $508.3M | 83 | 5 |
| 2 | China | $263.4M | 151 | 5 |
| 3 | Malaysia | $140.5M | 39 | 5 |
| 4 | India | $129.9M | 132 | 5 |
| 5 | Mexico | $119.3M | 43 | 5 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | $92.1M | 86 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $57.9M | 94 | 5 |
| 8 | Peru | $55.1M | 45 | 5 |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $37.6M | 107 | 5 |
| 10 | Viet Nam | $37.2M | 75 | 5 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Japan | $629.6M | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $185.9M | 77 | 5 |
| 3 | China | $148.3M | 71 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | $81.0M | 87 | 5 |
| 5 | India | $57.4M | 35 | 5 |
| 6 | Poland | $53.6M | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany | $51.4M | 83 | 5 |
| 8 | Republic of Korea | $48.9M | 55 | 5 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $46.0M | 78 | 5 |
| 10 | Taiwan | $38.5M | 36 | 5 |

## HS6 products

- Bamboo used primarily for plaiting (HS6 140110)
- Rattans used primarily for plaiting (HS6 140120)
- Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: n.e.s. in heading no. 1401 (HS6 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 material (HS6 140200)
- Kapok used primarily as stuffing or as padding: whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material (HS6 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 material (HS6 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 material (HS6 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 materials (HS6 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 bundles (HS6 140300)
- Broomcorn (sorghum vulgare var. technicum), of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes: whether or not in hanks or bundles (HS6 140310)
- Vegetable materials: (excluding broomcorn) of a kind used primarily in brooms or in brushes, whether or not in hanks or bundles (HS6 140390)
- Vegetable products: raw materials used primarily in dyeing or tanning (HS6 140410)
- Vegetable products: cotton linters (HS6 140420)
- Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 (HS6 140490)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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