Import/export HS code 57011010: Knotted carpets with silk or waste silk

Knotted carpets made with more than 10% silk or waste silk, adding a luxurious and soft texture

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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 2,457,928
Nepal 2,420,948
Pakistan 2,124,628
Italy 1,114,559
France 726,301

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 1,420,203 1,037,725 -382,478
Nepal 1,207,752 1,213,196 +5,444
Pakistan 1,495,868 628,760 -867,108
Italy 499,122 615,437 +116,315
France 382,736 343,565 -39,171
China 231,612 238,974 +7,362
Turkey 294,615 146,748 -147,867
United States 202,333 225,737 +23,404
Germany 122,074 180,420 +58,346
Spain 221,252 19,627 -201,625

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 £
Nepal 3,520,252
India 3,097,319
Pakistan 2,166,567
China 560,909
Italy 528,961

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 £
Nepal 1,747,871 1,772,381 +24,510
India 1,737,295 1,360,024 -377,271
Pakistan 1,461,550 705,017 -756,533
China 245,716 315,193 +69,477
Italy 160,003 368,958 +208,955
Turkey 285,563 186,735 -98,828
Spain 205,910 12,256 -193,654
United States 108,538 25,766 -82,772
France 98,429 15,546 -82,883
Afghanistan 45,536 54,617 +9,081

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 24 21 -3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Kent 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,197,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,049,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,043,630
Road transport 38,970
Other 7,218

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 £
Air transport 3,355,315 2,842,676 -512,639
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,016,994 1,032,497 -984,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,007,079 1,036,551 +29,472
Road transport 14,301 24,669 +10,368
Other 1,038 6,180 +5,142

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,831,221
Felixstowe 1,491,020
London Gatwick Airport 1,321,855
Dover 989,225
Southampton 963,187

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,146,306 1,684,915 -461,391
Felixstowe 975,808 515,212 -460,596
London Gatwick Airport 705,445 616,410 -89,035
Dover 540,015 449,210 -90,805
Southampton 700,197 262,990 -437,207
Eurotunnel 293,307 416,614 +123,307
East Midlands Airport 192,945 314,508 +121,563
London 203,045 214,958 +11,913
London Stansted Airport 133,427 165,048 +31,621
London Gateway Port 95,049 93,738 -1,311

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 41
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 7
2025-07 13

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 41
54m+ 21
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
Other 2

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 £
France 444,459
United States 406,621
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 284,862
Switzerland 166,584
Italy 139,185

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 £
France 102,154 342,305 +240,151
United States 185,144 221,477 +36,333
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,371 248,491 +212,120
Switzerland 86,782 79,802 -6,980
Italy 12,101 127,084 +114,983
United Arab Emirates 106,741 14,125 -92,616
Ireland 66,521 38,897 -27,624
Turkey 72,100 26,462 -45,638
Pakistan 4,279 81,360 +77,081
Mexico 40,013 39,249 -764

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

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

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,711,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 802,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,822
Other 13,262

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 £
Air transport 751,338 959,937 +208,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,822 554,534 +306,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,143 39,679 -91,464
Other 2,832 10,430 +7,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,009,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 607,506
East Midlands Airport 501,970
London Stansted Airport 164,738
Dover 108,125

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 407,548 601,561 +194,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,173 426,333 +245,160
East Midlands Airport 264,700 237,270 -27,430
London Stansted Airport 67,283 97,455 +30,172
Dover 37,049 71,076 +34,027
Felixstowe 58,960 0 -58,960
London Gateway Port 17,796 34,590 +16,794
Immingham Docks 0 44,220 +44,220
Holyhead 29,600 12,905 -16,695
Southampton 39,387 3,089 -36,298

Quick facts

HS code: 57011010

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

Description: Knotted carpets made with more than 10% silk or waste silk, adding a luxurious and soft texture