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Hemp: Exports

Answer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website at the following link: http://www.uktradeinfo.com/.

Commodity Codes are used to identify the goods being imported and exported and these can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff. However, there is not a commodity code specifically covering industrial hemp used in the construction industry.

Hemp is classified to several commodity codes within headings 1404 (vegetable products note elsewhere specified or included), 5302 (true hemp) and 6808 (panels, board, tiles, blocks of vegetable fibre) of the Tariff. Whilst none of these are specific to hemp used in construction, 6808 includes hempcrete used as an insulation material with hemp fibres mixed with lime and water and made into, for example, insulating panels and boards. This may be the most appropriate heading containing the information requested.

The value and net mass in kilograms for the headings that may contain hemp for the years 2023 to 2025 are as follows:

Exports of specified headings to France 2023 to 2025 Year HS4 Product code Statistical Value (£) Net mass (Kg) 2023 1404 1,180,714 31,147 2023 6808 4,115 328 2024 1404 28,221 26,816 2024 6808 4,939 6,501 2025 1404 12,720 2,120 2025 5302 128,392 1,102 2025 6808 49,784 8,436 Source: Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics, HMRC Note: 1) 2025 data is provisional 2) Non-Response Estimates and BTTA are published at HS2 level so not included in these figures HS4 Descriptions 1404: Vegetable products nes 5302: True hemp "Cannabis sativa L.", raw or processed, but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp, incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock 6808: Panels, boards, tiles, blocks and similar articles of vegetable fibre, of straw or of shavings, chips, particles, sawdust or other waste of wood, agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral binders (excl. articles of asbestos-cement, cellulose fibre-cement or the like)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL14857

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Construction Housing Exports France Hemp

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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