Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 1401 · 편조물(編組物)에 주로 사용되는 식물성 재료[예: 대나무, 등나무, 갈대, 골풀, 버드나무 가지(osier), 라피아(raffia), 청정ㆍ표백ㆍ염색한 곡물의 짚과 라임나무(lime) 껍질] · latest month: October 2026
South Korea recorded no exports of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting, etc. (HS 1401) in October 2026 (after $3,909 in October 2025).
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting, etc. (HS 1401) totalled $6,834, down 67.0% from the 12 months before ($20,686).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($5,084, 74.4% of the total), followed by Singapore and Japan.
That was 1.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 14 (vegetable plaiting materials) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $414,173 (up 85.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $414,173 for the month.
Official description of HS 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).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 1401
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401.10 | Bamboos | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1401.10.2000 | Raw bamboos | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 1401.10.9000 | Other | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 1401.20 | Rattans | $1,750 | 25.6% | – | $0 |
| 1401.90 | Other | $5,084 | 74.4% | -69.1% | $0 |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 7 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $5,084 | 74.4% | -62.0% | 1 | $0 |
| 2 | Singapore | $1,380 | 20.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 3 | Japan | $370 | 5.4% | – | 3 | $0 |
| – | India | $0 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $0 |
| – | Netherlands | $0 | 0.0% | – | 2 | $0 |
| – | Russia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $0 |
| – | Vietnam | $0 | 0.0% | – | 6 | $0 |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $414K | 751 t |
| September 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $336K | 587 t |
| August 2026 | $1,750 | – | 101 kg | $17.33 | $278K | 373 t |
| July 2026 | $186 | – | 80 kg | $2.33 | $259K | 496 t |
| June 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $304K | 618 t |
| May 2026 | $3,668 | – | 424 kg | $8.65 | $336K | 575 t |
| April 2026 | $0 | – | 4 kg | – | $703K | 1,127 t |
| March 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $343K | 500 t |
| February 2026 | $751 | – | 359 kg | $2.09 | $186K | 321 t |
| January 2026 | $479 | – | 216 kg | $2.22 | $442K | 681 t |
| December 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $468K | 702 t |
| November 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $234K | 358 t |
| October 2025 | $3,909 | – | 651 kg | $6.00 | $223K | 360 t |
| September 2025 | $1,158 | – | 548 kg | $2.11 | $131K | 230 t |
| August 2025 | $1,287 | – | 579 kg | $2.22 | $195K | 160 t |
| July 2025 | $1,026 | – | 188 kg | $5.46 | $212K | 393 t |
| June 2025 | $864 | – | 408 kg | $2.12 | $364K | 618 t |
| May 2025 | $8,887 | – | 1.1 t | $7.73 | $381K | 731 t |
| April 2025 | $1,410 | -91.0% | 63 kg | $22.38 | $477K | 710 t |
| March 2025 | $1,742 | – | 819 kg | $2.13 | $349K | 457 t |
| February 2025 | $266 | – | 40 kg | $6.65 | $347K | 470 t |
| January 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $461K | 705 t |
| December 2024 | $137 | – | 3 kg | $45.67 | $482K | 812 t |
| November 2024 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $492K | 1,096 t |
Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.