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

Brief introduction to the rattan

industry in China

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

Rattan weaving technology has been enlisted

as an intangible cultural heritage in Hainan、Guangdong and Fujian Provinces.

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

Status of cane supply for the

rattan industry in China

Domestic canes

Canes produced in China

Hainan province Yunnan province

Canes produced in China

Hainan

Yunnan

Total

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

1940 1960 1980 2000

Year

Vo

lum

e(t

on

)

Regulations on rattan in Hainan

and Yunnan Provinces

Bai teng, C. tetradactylus, for weaving

Huang teng, D. jenkinsiana, for webbing and frame

Status of cane supply for the

rattan industry in China

Imported canes

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

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

Tohiti, C. inops, for frame

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

Lampung，Lambang, C. dienpenhorstii or C. ornatus,

10-24mm, for frame.

Tabu-tabu, C. scipionum, for frame

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

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

Viet Nam’s Huang teng, for frame

Constraint of cane supply for

the rattan industry in China

Volume of domestic cane is rather small than that of

imported canes.

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.

Security of cane supply for the

rattan industry in China

Promoting rattan plantations

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.

Circulating the adverse effect of rattan export ban in

long term.

To explore rattan source from ASEAN

countries other than Indonesia

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(%)

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