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), Rattans

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), Rattans is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 71.3% of imports (€33.5M), followed by 🇸🇬 Singapore (15.4%). With an HHI of 5357, 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), Rattans to 6 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (24.5%, €1.3M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇲🇦 Morocco.

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), Rattans are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇩🇪 Germany. 🇪🇸 Spain accounts for 34.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were falling sharply (-30.3%) while exports were rising (3.5%), signalling a structural market shift.