Import/export HS code 5701: Knotted carpets and floor coverings

Carpets and floor coverings made by knotting, whether finished or unfinished, for use in homes or offices

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
India 31,154,880
Turkey 19,702,932
China 17,419,077
Nepal 5,795,167
Sweden 4,925,977

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
India 15,099,963 16,054,917 +954,954
Turkey 10,103,565 9,599,367 -504,198
China 7,832,336 9,586,741 +1,754,405
Nepal 2,999,488 2,795,679 -203,809
Sweden 2,332,006 2,593,971 +261,965
United States 1,562,621 2,734,786 +1,172,165
Pakistan 2,604,410 1,079,574 -1,524,836
Germany 1,525,943 1,709,731 +183,788
Italy 1,602,469 1,418,444 -184,025
France 1,359,414 1,164,213 -195,201

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
India 39,668,137
Turkey 20,342,676
China 17,781,989
Nepal 8,167,938
Pakistan 4,118,295

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
India 19,384,960 20,283,177 +898,217
Turkey 10,468,318 9,874,358 -593,960
China 8,158,900 9,623,089 +1,464,189
Nepal 4,073,343 4,094,595 +21,252
Pakistan 2,732,201 1,386,094 -1,346,107
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,383,690 1,530,831 +147,141
Italy 1,122,948 1,149,563 +26,615
United States 670,260 1,449,616 +779,356
Afghanistan 387,417 1,006,314 +618,897
Portugal 525,153 563,885 +38,732

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 118
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - West and North West 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 92 68 -24
Inner London - East 25 23 -2
Outer London - West and North West 16 17 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 4 10 +6
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - South 8 5 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,781,973
Air transport 25,864,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,524,569
Road transport 1,281,795
Other 284,328

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,207,901 33,574,072 +366,171
Air transport 12,206,041 13,658,252 +1,452,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,142,045 4,382,524 -759,521
Road transport 522,533 759,262 +236,729
Other 58,462 225,866 +167,404

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,814,918
Southampton 21,966,537
London Gateway Port 13,897,259
London Heathrow Airport 11,313,455
Thamesport 3,765,734

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 15,489,977 7,324,941 -8,165,036
Southampton 10,010,089 11,956,448 +1,946,359
London Gateway Port 3,707,909 10,189,350 +6,481,441
London Heathrow Airport 5,821,569 5,491,886 -329,683
Thamesport 1,946,230 1,819,504 -126,726
Dover 1,695,823 1,624,465 -71,358
London Stansted Airport 1,335,932 1,658,508 +322,576
London Gatwick Airport 1,508,363 1,328,982 -179,381
East Midlands Airport 1,344,926 1,469,980 +125,054
Eurotunnel 1,442,116 1,119,234 -322,882

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 171
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 87
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 20
Manufacture of textiles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 50
2025-10 62
2025-09 56
2025-08 45

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 164
54m+ 83
0-1m 78
15m-54m 34
Other 32

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 6,171,844
France 3,631,117
United States 1,913,582
United Arab Emirates 922,073
Ireland 794,874

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 2,769,879 3,401,965 +632,086
France 1,795,828 1,835,289 +39,461
United States 865,927 1,047,655 +181,728
United Arab Emirates 735,056 187,017 -548,039
Ireland 367,590 427,284 +59,694
Germany 294,768 343,788 +49,020
Sweden 351,283 275,368 -75,915
Oman 488,526 1,200 -487,326
Italy 166,672 275,834 +109,162
Switzerland 255,406 164,240 -91,166

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 1,733
Slovakia 19

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 0 1,733 +1,733
Slovakia 19 0 -19

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,103,900
Air transport 6,472,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,966,849
Road transport 23,295
Other 13,281

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,555,757 5,548,143 +1,992,386
Air transport 3,404,535 3,067,497 -337,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,790,169 1,176,680 -1,613,489
Road transport 19,882 3,413 -16,469
Other 3,915 9,366 +5,451

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,113,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,504,082
London Heathrow Airport 3,605,538
East Midlands Airport 1,479,602
London Stansted Airport 788,630

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 2,686,822 3,426,199 +739,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,162,338 2,341,744 +179,406
London Heathrow Airport 2,018,200 1,587,338 -430,862
East Midlands Airport 645,103 834,499 +189,396
London Stansted Airport 411,078 377,552 -33,526
Dover 380,880 326,296 -54,584
ZLC 345,394 269,312 -76,082
Felixstowe 334,962 40,580 -294,382
Holyhead 161,056 173,760 +12,704
London Gateway Port 140,297 167,831 +27,534

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 5701

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Carpets and floor coverings made by knotting, whether finished or unfinished, for use in homes or offices