Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
2 headings · 5 six-digit codes · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 14 groups vegetable plaiting materials, such as bamboo and rattan, with a few other plant products that have no home elsewhere in the tariff.
3 of Chapter 14’s 5 six-digit codes sit under a single heading, 1401 (Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting; (e.g. bamboos, rattans, reeds…). The other 2 are spread across the remaining 1 headings, running from 1401 to 1404. The chapter sits in Section II, Vegetable Products, alongside 8 other chapters.
Headings in this chapter
What HS code 14 covers
This chapter is short and it is not about food. It is about plant materials that people weave, braid or use as raw input for other goods. Think of baskets, mats, furniture frames and padding.
You may also see it written as HSN code 14. The name changes from place to place, but the tariff classification follows the same Harmonized System. Each heading breaks into six-digit subheadings. Those subheadings are the codes that customs officers read on a shipment.
The chapter has two headings. One is for plaiting materials. The other is a catch-all for plant products that fit nowhere else.
Heading 1401: vegetable materials used primarily for plaiting
Plaiting means weaving or braiding strips of plant material into a flat or round form. Heading 1401 covers the raw materials made for that job. The official text names bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier and raffia. It also names cereal straw that has been cleaned, bleached or dyed, and lime bark.
The key word is "primarily". The material must be of a kind that people mainly use for weaving. A plant that is only sometimes woven does not qualify just because it can be.
Here are the examples most buyers search for:
- 140110: bamboo
- 140120: rattan
- 140190: other plaiting materials not named on their own
Heading 1404: vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading 1404 works as a catch-all. It holds plant products that no other heading in the tariff names. The one named item most people look for is cotton linters. These are the short fibres that stay on the cotton seed after the long fibres are removed.
Cotton linters have their own subheading, 140420. Anything else that is a vegetable product but is named nowhere else goes to 140490. That subheading is written as "not elsewhere specified in chapter 14", so treat it as the last stop, not the first guess.
How to choose the right Chapter 14 code
Start with one question: what is the item mainly used for? Then follow this short guide.
If it is made for weaving or braiding, begin in heading 1401. Bamboo and rattan have their own lines there. Reeds, rushes, osier, raffia and treated cereal straw share the remaining line.
If it is cotton linters, go to heading 1404. If it is a plant product that no heading names, the n.e.c. line in that same heading is the fallback.
Some plant goods belong in a neighbouring chapter. Live plants and cut flowers sit in chapter 06. Straw and fodder are covered in chapter 12. Check the right heading page before you file, and try the HS code classifier if the product is still unclear.
Import export data for plaiting materials
Knowing the code is step one. Step two is finding who trades the product. Start with the import data and export data pages, or go straight to buyer data and supplier data.
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Related
Other chapters in Section II
Vegetable Products covers chapters 06–14.
- 06Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage4 headings · 16 codes
- 07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible14 headings · 73 codes
- 08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons14 headings · 70 codes
- 09Coffee, tea, mate and spices10 headings · 39 codes
- 10Cereals8 headings · 26 codes
- 11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten9 headings · 27 codes
- 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder14 headings · 50 codes
- 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts2 headings · 11 codes
These codes carry real shipments.
EximDataX shows the live import–export records filed under Chapter 14: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
HS Chapter 14: common questions
What is the chapter 14 HS code range?
Chapter 14 is the tariff chapter for plant materials used in weaving, plus a small group of plant products that no other chapter names. Its headings are 1401 and 1404.
What is the HS code for bamboo used for plaiting?
Look under 140110, which sits in heading 1401.
What is the HS code for rattan?
Rattan is 140120, right next to bamboo in the same heading.
What is the HS code for cotton linters?
Cotton linters are 140420, in heading 1404.
What is the difference between HS 1401 and 1404?
Heading 1401 is for plant materials made for weaving or braiding. Heading 1404 takes plant products that no other heading names, so it is the fallback.
How can I find importers and exporters of vegetable plaiting materials?
Confirm your six-digit code first, then look it up on the import data and export data pages. The buyer data and supplier data pages show the company side.
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
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