This document summarizes the status, constraints, and security of cane supply for China's rattan industry. It notes that domestic cane production is much smaller than imported volumes. Most canes are harvested from depleting natural resources. Overharvesting and habitat loss are threatening rattan species. Rattan plantations have low returns compared to other crops. Indonesia recently banned rattan cane exports, further constraining supply. The document recommends promoting rattan plantations, exploring new ASEAN suppliers, and leveraging free trade agreements to improve cane security for China's rattan industry.

1. Status, constraint and security
of cane supply for the rattan
industry in China
Li Rong Sheng
Research Institute of Tropical Forestry
Chinese Academy of Forestry

2. Brief introduction to the rattan
industry in China

3. Rattan industry has a history of more than 150 years in China.

4. Rattan weaving technology has been enlisted
as an intangible cultural heritage in Hainan、
Guangdong and Fujian Provinces.

5. The industry output is valued at 1 billion
US dollars annually, of which 100-200
million US dollars are from export trade.

6. Status of cane supply for the
rattan industry in China
Domestic canes

7. Canes produced in China
Hainan provinceYunnan province

8. Canes produced in China
Hainan
Yunnan
Total
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
1940 1960 1980 2000
Year
Volume(ton)

9. Regulations on rattan in Hainan
and Yunnan Provinces

10. Bai teng, C. tetradactylus, for weaving

11. Huang teng, D. jenkinsiana, for webbing and frame

12. Status of cane supply for the
rattan industry in China
Imported canes

13. Volume of cane imported in last 20 years.
34326
40800
33008
42411
45077
27826
34701 38408
50819
46827
56362
63415
57448
49997
46268
41036
36700
29715
34034
35588
19655
25552
25000
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 218
4788
10278
10477
20375
9506
8474
15093
22199
23812
22864
27767
33892
12192
12223
8459
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
volume of cane imported
volume of cane imported from Indonesia

14. Manau, Calamus manan, 18-45mm, for frame

15. Tohiti, C. inops, for frame

16. Batang, C. zollingerii, 14-48mm, for frame

17. Lampung，Lambang, C. dienpenhorstii or C. ornatus,
10-24mm, for frame.

18. Tabu-tabu, C. scipionum, for frame

19. Sega, C. caesius, 6-16mm, for webbing

20. Irit, C. trachycoleus, 6-16mm, for webbing

21. Viet Nam’s Huang teng, for frame

22. Constraint of cane supply for
the rattan industry in China
Volume of domestic cane is rather small than that of
imported canes.

23. Imported canes overwhelm domestic canes.
Most canes are harvested from natural resources.
Natural rattan resources are dwindling to threaten
the sustainable development of rattan industry.
Natural rattan resources are harvested overload.
More and more rattan species are threatened and
enlisted protected species.
Rattan plantations are less competitive than other
crops in invest return.
It is tedious to remove spines when harvesting in
rattan plantations.
Indonesia bans the export of all rattan canes and
semi-processes canes.

24. Security of cane supply for the
rattan industry in China

25. Promoting rattan plantations

26. Ways to promote rattan plantations
To subsidize rattan planting like eco-
compensation.
To enrich rattan in eco-targeted forests.
To breed spine free varieties of indigenous
species.

27. Circulating the adverse effect of rattan export ban in
long term.

28. To explore rattan source from ASEAN
countries other than Indonesia

29. Role of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area
Year M.F.N ASEAN APTA Pakistan H.K. Macao Chile General
2003 10
2004 10
2005
2006
2007 10 8(Myan
mar &
Laos,
special
preferent
ial duty
rate: 0)
0 35
2008
2009
2010
Customs tariff of import of the P.R. China(%)

30. Countries or regions imported
Country/Region 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
Indonesia 25013.8 21617 33660.5 34660.8 114952.1
Viet Nam 25751.2 24770.6 2352.4 279.4 53153.6
Myanmar 11856.3 10375.9 10924.1 9456.1 42612.4
Malaysia 82.1 170.8 2437.9 1503.7 4194.5
Singapore 484.8 363.8 496.8 279.4 1624.8
Laos 84 70.3 67 71 292.3
Hongkong 69.5 14.6 0.1 84.2
Taiwan 44.6 31.5 76.1
Thailand 25.6 48.9 74.5
India 18.2 18.2
the Phillipines 3.1 9.4 3.4 15.9
Spain 15.4 15.4
Papua New Guinea 14 14
Japan 0.6 0.6
Total 217128.6