The document discusses global bamboo trade trends and development. It provides an overview of the bamboo market and industry, trade policies and regulations, key bamboo products and HS codes, major exporting and importing regions, and the world export value of bamboo and rattan in 2012. It also outlines challenges and opportunities for increasing public awareness, research and technology development, sustainable management practices, market access, and managing trade regulations for the bamboo industry. The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan aims to help develop the global bamboo sector through trade facilitation efforts.
3. HS codes Products HS codes Products
140110 Bamboos
200591 Preserved bamboo shoots
440210 Bamboo charcoal 441873 Assembled bamboo flooring panels
440921 Bamboo flooring
441891 Bamboo construction materials
441210 Bamboo plywood 441911 Bamboo boards for bread, meats, etc.
460121 Bamboo mats/matting/screens 441912 Chopsticks of bamboo
460192 Bamboo plaits/similar products 441919 Bamboo tableware and kitchenware
460211 Bamboo basketwork, etc 442191 Other articles of bamboo
470630 Bamboo pulps
482361 Bamboo paper articles
940151 Seats of bamboo/rattan 940152 Seats of bamboo
940384 Furniture of bamboo/rattan 940382 Furniture of bamboo
Source: World Customs Organization
SMESME
4. 0 2000 4000
Asia
Europe
NorthAmerica
Africa
Oceania
South America
CentralAmerica
1,605216
38
19
7
2
2
0 200 400 600 800
Europe
Asia
North America
Oceania
Africa
South America
Central America
679
482
344
39
30
28
17
30%
12%
42%
21%
85%
Source: UN Comtrade
7. Resource
• Bamboo: 37 million ha, widely distributed across Asia and the Pacific, the
Americas and the Caribbean, and Africa.
Resource Utilization
China: $19.5 billion
India: $ 4 billion
8. 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
ustry and products
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LEADING
COMPANY
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9. Rhizome
Sheaths
Base part
Middle
lower
part
Top part
Twigs
Shoots
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Curtain, mat, carpet
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
FarmerFarmer
Micro small middle scale
producer
Micro small middle scale
producer
Leading companyLeading company
exporter
importer
exporter
importer
10. Scaffolding, fence, processing for woven
products, charcoal, fibre, paper, pulp, panel-
based products, furniture…
POLES
Fresh, dry, salted, and preserved
shoots, mushroom…
FOOD
ustry and products
19. • Public Awareness
Challenges & Opportunities
Distributed in rural areas of the
developing regions
Limited resources in the developed
regions
Covering the forest land, grassland and
agriculture system
Growing recognition, distribution areas
and importing market
INBAR and its members
20. • Research & Technology
Challenges & Opportunities
Unbalanced research capacity in the world, traditional
producers, new emerging economic bodies
Relatively limited well-developed processing technology as
similar products
Processing machinery needs to be improved/innovated
New technology and facilitators by players from EU and
the North America
China, the most developed bamboo industry in the world
New organizations/institutes focusing on bamboo
technology at national, regional and international level
21. • Sustainable Management
Challenges & Opportunities
Cost increasing -bamboo farmers
The appropriate certification
method
Bamboo distribution- forest, grass
and agriculture land
Market demand and access
Certification practices
National views and priorities
International collaboration
22. • Market access
Challenges & Opportunities
Lack of standards at national and
international level
HS codes classification
Market demand
Limited verification capacity
Standard and codes’ practices
International collaboration of
bamboo standardization
24. INBAR 贸易便利化
Case: Trade regulations for bamboo
• USA: Lacy Act, amended in 2008
• EU FLEGT: effective in October 2010
• EU TR: Implemented in March 2013
• 44 wood category:
• Flooring
• Particle board
• Plywood
• Assembled panels
• kitchenware/tableware
25. HS codes Products(HS 2007) HS codes Products(HS 2018)
140110 Bamboos
200591 Preserved bamboo shoots
440210 Bamboo charcoal 441873 Assembled bamboo flooring panels
440921 Bamboo flooring
441891 Bamboo construction materials
441210 Bamboo plywood 441911 Bamboo boards for bread, meats, etc.
460121 Bamboo mats/matting/screens 441912 Chopsticks of bamboo
460192 Bamboo plaits/similar products 441919 Bamboo tableware and kitchenware
460211 Bamboo basketwork, etc 442191 Other articles of bamboo
470630 Bamboo pulps
482361 Bamboo paper articles
940151 Seats of bamboo/rattan 940152 Seats of bamboo
940384 Furniture of bamboo/rattan 940382 Furniture of bamboo
Source: World Customs Organization
26. Recognize bamboo’s importance for sustainable
development
Provide an alternative “green” option for construction,
manufacturing, design
Help to develop the bamboo industry in INBAR
member states
Create better enabling policy environment for bamboo
industry in the international market
Trade facilitation for bamboo
27. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
WU Junqi
jqwu@inbar.int
www.inbar.int
Notas del editor
Thank you Mr. Chair. Good morning everybody. My topic is going to focus on the global bamboo trade. As we know, whatever the products are produced by any kinds of manufacturers, with micro, small, middle, and large scales, the products will be consumed by the market, locally, regionally and internationally.
Today, I will talk to you about bamboo and rattan industry, global trade market and trade facilitation for bamboo and rattan.
On the map, we will find the major importer countries in yellow and major exporter of bamboo and rattan in green in the international market. We will find that the total trade of bamboo and rattan between countries in the international market is not that much as we think, about 2.5 billion US$ every year. However, we should noticed that there are always a large domestic market in bamboo and rattan areas, especially those traditional consumption areas of bamboo and rattan products. The total domestic market of this sector can be estimated as about 35 US$ billion for bamboo and rattan producing countries. Together with the international market, the global trade of bamboo and rattan, can be estimated up to 37 US$ billion.
We can see that the international trade of bamboo and rattan declined since the year of 2008 when it peaked the highest record, due to the global financial crisis. Then come back to a relatively stable trend these years.
This is about the distribution of bamboo and rattan resource in the world map. Bamboo is about 37 million ha, by FAO, in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Here in slide, I listed the bamboo industries for various products. Let’s go.
Bamboo can be used for many things with a full utilization of the whole pole. From the root to the leaves, made into handicrafts, furniture, vegetable, charcoal, furniture, panel-based products, fibre and etc.