eu market survey 2003 - crecer

Cutlery
Included in the cutlery category are kitchen utensils such as knives, ladles and scissors. It also
includes table cutlery like knives, forks and spoons for eating and serving. All types of materials
are included, such as metal, silver, silver plate and stainless steel.
Metalware
The metalware segment includes all types of metals such as silver, silver-plate, stainless steel,
hard-anodised steel, aluminium, etc. Metalware can be divided into five main categories:
• Cookware, including pots, pans and pressure cookers;
• Bakeware, including baking trays and sheets;
• Tableware, including plates as well as holloware;
• Gadgets, such as graters, can openers, garlic crushers and pizza wheels;
• Accessories, such as bread bins, cocktail shakers and trivets.
Woodware
The smallest segment consists of wooden table- & kitchenwares, including products such as
chopping boards, bowls, bread bins and spice racks, all made of wood. Because information on
this segment is very limited, it is not possible to give accurate figures concerning the consumption
of these products.
1.2 Statistical products classification
The nomenclature for statistics within the Europe Union does not specify table- & kitchenware as
such. The trading classification systems used were unified by the introduction of a new,
worldwide coding system, introduced on January 1, 1988. This system is called the Harmonized
Commodity Description System (HS) and was developed by the World Customs Organisation
(WCO). The system comprises about 5,000 commodity groups; each identified by a six-digit
code, arranged in a legal and logical structure, and is supported by well-defined rules to achieve
uniform classification. More than 177 countries and economies use the system as a basis for their
customs tariffs and for the collection of international trade statistics. WCO has introduced some
alterations to the HS and these are included in the combined nomenclature as of January 1, 2002.
After the six-digit code, countries are free to use further subheadings. An 8-digit system is used in
the trade data of Eurostat. Most codes, however, end with two zeros, i.e. effectively only using six
digits. Although in some countries ten digits are occasionally used.
Table 1.1 Harmonised System (HS) classification table- & kitchenware
Product group
Heading HS codes
Plasticware 3924
Woodware 4419
Porcelain & China 6911
Ceramicware 6912
Glassware (incl. crystal) 7013
Metalware 7323 / 7417 / 7418 /7615
Cutlery 8211 / 8215
In order to make this market survey/guide operational, the survey has been limited to describing
the above selected product groups. The HS classification given in Table 1.1 differs in some
extend from the classification mentioned in Paragraph 1.1, which puts limitations to in-depth
interpretation of trade figures and of the possible relationships between import and export figures
on the one hand and production and consumption figures on the other hand. For a more detailed
list of product groups, please refer to Appendix 1.
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