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 31,025,527
Turkey 19,306,021
China 17,274,301
Nepal 5,727,901
Sweden 4,747,091

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 14,997,074 16,028,453 +1,031,379
Turkey 9,582,119 9,723,902 +141,783
China 8,287,881 8,986,420 +698,539
Nepal 2,871,212 2,856,689 -14,523
Sweden 2,272,185 2,474,906 +202,721
United States 1,443,215 2,897,271 +1,454,056
Pakistan 2,503,805 1,098,080 -1,405,725
Germany 1,416,843 1,763,390 +346,547
Italy 1,442,072 1,611,500 +169,428
France 1,328,607 1,186,051 -142,556

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 39,402,927
Turkey 19,962,202
China 17,794,778
Nepal 8,116,515
Pakistan 4,029,684

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 19,042,563 20,360,364 +1,317,801
Turkey 9,856,393 10,105,809 +249,416
China 8,758,806 9,035,972 +277,166
Nepal 3,962,671 4,153,844 +191,173
Pakistan 2,623,204 1,406,480 -1,216,724
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,406,196 1,552,535 +146,339
Italy 966,986 1,299,424 +332,438
United States 588,529 1,501,332 +912,803
Afghanistan 392,018 895,976 +503,958
Portugal 518,132 557,023 +38,891

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 117
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17

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 66 -26
Inner London - East 24 22 -2
Outer London - West and North West 16 17 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 4 10 +6
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 8 +5

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) 65,730,410
Air transport 26,033,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,382,606
Road transport 1,281,795
Other 285,386

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) 32,584,006 33,146,404 +562,398
Air transport 12,332,467 13,701,422 +1,368,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,881,974 4,500,632 -381,342
Road transport 521,211 760,584 +239,373
Other 55,262 230,124 +174,862

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,806,985
Southampton 21,603,047
London Gateway Port 12,356,325
London Heathrow Airport 11,453,723
Thamesport 3,712,545

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 15,042,504 8,764,481 -6,278,023
Southampton 9,871,259 11,731,788 +1,860,529
London Gateway Port 3,677,458 8,678,867 +5,001,409
London Heathrow Airport 5,901,932 5,551,791 -350,141
Thamesport 1,896,447 1,816,098 -80,349
Dover 1,609,403 1,711,262 +101,859
London Stansted Airport 1,356,121 1,639,945 +283,824
East Midlands Airport 1,242,697 1,555,650 +312,953
London Gatwick Airport 1,444,287 1,341,798 -102,489
Eurotunnel 1,301,344 1,210,757 -90,587

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 168
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 88
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19
Manufacture of textiles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 49
2025-10 62
2025-09 56
2025-08 45
2025-07 56

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 160
54m+ 81
0-1m 77
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 5,986,589
France 3,604,686
United States 1,645,296
United Arab Emirates 1,121,882
Ireland 746,721

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 2,756,702 3,229,887 +473,185
France 1,401,011 2,203,675 +802,664
United States 871,732 773,564 -98,168
United Arab Emirates 877,227 244,655 -632,572
Ireland 407,790 338,931 -68,859
Germany 275,313 387,236 +111,923
Sweden 331,075 276,490 -54,585
Oman 0 489,726 +489,726
Italy 163,998 262,829 +98,831
Switzerland 246,161 155,312 -90,849

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 £
XU 11,529
XI 1,733
Slovakia 39

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 £
XU 2,832 8,697 +5,865
XI 0 1,733 +1,733
Slovakia 39 0 -39

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) 8,581,735
Air transport 6,284,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,418,655
Road transport 37,040
Other 13,301

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) 3,172,559 5,409,176 +2,236,617
Air transport 3,040,119 3,244,059 +203,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,847,104 1,571,551 -1,275,553
Road transport 33,627 3,413 -30,214
Other 2,871 10,430 +7,559

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,636,028
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,481,842
London Heathrow Airport 3,361,235
East Midlands Airport 1,576,853
London Stansted Airport 779,905

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 2,331,873 3,304,155 +972,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,802,373 2,679,469 +877,096
London Heathrow Airport 1,605,165 1,756,070 +150,905
East Midlands Airport 736,274 840,579 +104,305
London Stansted Airport 380,906 398,999 +18,093
Dover 381,794 312,376 -69,418
ZLC 346,759 249,615 -97,144
Killingholme 398,390 0 -398,390
Felixstowe 334,962 34,248 -300,714
Holyhead 199,768 154,552 -45,216

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