EU External Trade - 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), Bamboos

Extra-EU sourcing of 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), Bamboos is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 90.3% of imports (€192.8M), followed by 🇹🇭 Thailand (7.3%). With an HHI of 8200, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports 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), Bamboos to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (27.0%, €2.7M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of 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), Bamboos are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇹 Italy. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 32.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (9.6%) and exports rising (4.8%) compared to the previous year.