A presentation given at the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC 2018), 25-27 June 2018.

1. Overview on the International Market
of Bamboo and Rattan Commodities
WU Junqi
Director, Communication and Outreach
International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation
June 26, 2018, Beijing China

2. Bamboo and rattan in the world

3. Surfboard
Bicycle
Kite
Fishing rods
Shoes
Flute…
Scaffold
Fence
Basketwork
Mats, curtain, carpets…
Flooring
Plywood
Veneer
Furniture
Chopsticks
Sticks
Tableware
Kitchenware
Chopping board
Other utensils
Charcoal
Vinegar
Medicine
Chemical products…
Food
Handicrafts
Carvings
Fans
Umbrella...
Machines
Textile
Clothes
Pulp
Paper
Ornamentals
Seedlings
Construction

4. Scaffolding, fence, processing for woven
products, charcoal, fibre, paper, pulp, panel-
based products, furniture…
Poles

5. Fresh, dry, salted, preserved shoots, mushroom
Food

6. Woven products
Basketwork, wickerwork, other articles… Mats, screens, curtains, carpets…

7. Sticks
Chopsticks, incense, tooth sticks, spatula…

8. Fiber products
Textile, pulp, paper…
Charcoal
Charcoal, Vinegar, Medicine, Chemicals,
Bamboo beer…

9. Bamboo paper making
Chinese people started to
make paper with bamboo
1,200 years ago
Bamboo tissue

10. Panel-based products
Flooring, veneer, plywood…

11. Construction

12. Furniture

13. Interior Decoration

14. Kitchenware
Tableware

15. New Bamboo Life

16. Innovated Bamboo
Winding Technology

17. Innovated Bamboo
Wind Power

18. LED-BAMBOO
Innovated Bamboo

19. Bamboo for fun… Bamboo bike
Bamboo slipper
Bamboo surfboard
Bamboo fishing rods
Bamboo fans
Music instruments
…

20. Rhizome
Sheaths
Base part
Middle
lower
part
Top part
Twigs
Shoots
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Curtain, mat,
flooring
Vegetable
Handicrafts
Handicrafts
Brooms
Pulp/paper
Charcoal
Fiber boards
Odds/leftover
from processing
Juice
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
Leaves
8
Manure
Pigments Beverages
Fodder
Medicine
Sticks (toothpicks,
skewers)
Bamboo poles
fuels
Laminated
furniture
9
Middle
upper
part
Charcoal
Woven articles
6
5-10%
40-50%
30-40%
5-10%
Lumber
Handicrafts
Cloths
Scaffoldings
Full utilization of bamboo poles

21. Seedlings
Handicrafts
Basketwork
Mats
Furniture

22. Bamboo and rattan trade in 2007-2016

23. Bamboo and rattan trade in 2007-2016

24. Bamboo and rattan trade in 2007-2017 CHINA

25. Bamboo and rattan trade in 2007-2016

26. Bamboo and rattan trade-INBAR members

27. l Market access
Challenges & Opportunities
l Lack of standards at levels
l Limited verification capacity
l Environment friendly
l Sustainable management
l Quality inspection & control
l Wood/timber regulations
l Food security
l National trade policies
l HS sub-headings’ development
l Trade regulations related
l Standard and label practices
l International collaboration

28. INBAR trade facilitation
l Trade database
l HS code development
l Trade policies
l Trade regulations
l Standards
l WCO, ISO, FAO, CFC…
l EU, USA, Japan…
l National agencies
l Private sectors
l WTO, ITC

29. Furnishings
Paper and
paper
products
Manufactures
of plaiting
materials Pulp of wood
or of other
materials
Wood and
articles of
wood
Vegetables,
food
preparationsVegetable
plaiting
materials
Ø 140110 Bamboos
Ø 140120 Rattans
Ø 200591 Bamboo shoots
Ø 440210 Bamboo charcoal
Ø 440921 Bamboo flooring
Ø 441210 Bamboo panels etc
Ø 460121 Bamboo mats/matting/screens
Ø 460122 Rattan mats/matting/screens
Ø 460192 Bamboo plaits/similar products
Ø 460193 Rattan plaits/similar products
Ø 460211 Bamboo basketwork, etc
Ø 460212 Rattan basketwork, etc
Ø 470630 Bamboo pulps
Ø 482361 Bamboo paper articles
Ø 940151 Seats of bamboo/rattan
Ø 940381 Furniture of bamboo/rattan
12 6 digits HS codes for BR since2007

30. Bamboo and rattan covered by EUTR/FLEGT
Existing HS codes
1. 4402: Bamboo charcoal
2. 4409: Bamboo flooring
3. 4412: Bamboo plywood
4. 4823: Paper-based articles
5. 9401: Seats of bamboo/rattan
New HS codes
4418: Builders’ joinery and carpentry
4419: Tableware & kitchenware
4420: Statuettes & other ornaments

31. l Recognize bamboo’s importance for sustainable
development
l Provide an alternative “green” option for construction,
manufacturing, design
l Help to develop the bamboo industry in INBAR
member states
l Create better enabling policy environment for bamboo
industry in the international market
Trade facilitation to bamboo and rattan

32. Conclusions
l Great market potential with an increasing demand
l Tradition producers with bamboo resources
l New emerging bamboo producers with advanced
technology
l Supportive policies for bamboo industry and trade
l Enabling trade policy environment

34. WU Junqi
jqwu@inbar.int
www.inbar.int