Import/export HS code 57011090: Various knotted wool carpets

Knotted carpets made from wool or animal hair without significant silk content, ideal for everyday use

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Sweden 4,660,784
India 3,880,459
Nepal 2,990,892
United States 2,949,996
Germany 2,613,928

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 £
Sweden 2,220,194 2,440,590 +220,396
India 1,999,009 1,881,450 -117,559
Nepal 1,687,542 1,303,350 -384,192
United States 1,115,135 1,834,861 +719,726
Germany 1,238,244 1,375,684 +137,440
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,004,188 1,280,633 +276,445
Pakistan 1,068,277 384,955 -683,322
Italy 656,763 689,665 +32,902
Portugal 466,756 483,433 +16,677
France 512,545 352,248 -160,297

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 10,540,585
Nepal 3,882,499
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,782,171
Pakistan 1,828,298
United States 1,587,775

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 5,530,364 5,010,221 -520,143
Nepal 2,129,471 1,753,028 -376,443
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,316,756 1,465,415 +148,659
Pakistan 1,215,289 613,009 -602,280
United States 499,853 1,087,922 +588,069
Italy 582,068 656,761 +74,693
Afghanistan 298,546 883,108 +584,562
Portugal 481,070 518,200 +37,130
Turkey 485,641 389,363 -96,278
Sweden 82,786 224,135 +141,349

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 64
Inner London - East 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 48 37 -11
Inner London - East 14 10 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 5 +3
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0

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 11,324,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,108,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,332,307
Road transport 1,215,310
Other 1,624

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 5,699,032 5,625,682 -73,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,508,544 4,600,249 -908,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,981,650 2,350,657 +369,007
Road transport 485,310 730,000 +244,690
Other 347 1,277 +930

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,162,870
London Gateway Port 3,359,523
Thamesport 3,331,274
London Stansted Airport 2,074,246
Dover 1,851,492

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 2,667,131 2,495,739 -171,392
London Gateway Port 1,624,538 1,734,985 +110,447
Thamesport 1,738,279 1,592,995 -145,284
London Stansted Airport 950,630 1,123,616 +172,986
Dover 923,824 927,668 +3,844
Felixstowe 1,104,854 622,303 -482,551
East Midlands Airport 716,601 735,802 +19,201
London Gatwick Airport 801,617 629,182 -172,435
ZLC 484,867 917,154 +432,287
Eurotunnel 671,018 558,132 -112,886

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 87
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of textiles 14
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 21
2025-10 14
2025-09 28
2025-08 19

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 83
54m+ 41
0-1m 39
Other 14
15m-54m 13

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 2,933,781
United States 1,126,795
United Arab Emirates 777,551
Sweden 528,186
Germany 521,067

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 1,576,898 1,356,883 -220,015
United States 413,468 713,327 +299,859
United Arab Emirates 640,495 137,056 -503,439
Sweden 304,239 223,947 -80,292
Germany 215,734 305,333 +89,599
Netherlands 130,995 386,912 +255,917
Oman 375,502 0 -375,502
Ireland 137,212 110,346 -26,866
India 147,334 19,700 -127,634
Switzerland 58,388 69,381 +10,993

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) 4,229,107
Air transport 3,668,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 530,878
Road transport 23,295

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) 2,144,657 2,084,450 -60,207
Air transport 2,006,585 1,661,961 -344,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 452,579 78,299 -374,280
Road transport 19,882 3,413 -16,469

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,987,771
London Heathrow Airport 2,036,604
East Midlands Airport 804,742
Immingham Docks 587,624
Dover 544,504

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,597,169 1,390,602 -206,567
London Heathrow Airport 1,310,828 725,776 -585,052
East Midlands Airport 313,346 491,396 +178,050
Immingham Docks 178,587 409,037 +230,450
Dover 305,044 239,460 -65,584
London Stansted Airport 229,596 234,449 +4,853
ZLC 172,697 212,744 +40,047
Felixstowe 186,236 19,149 -167,087
London Gateway Port 115,174 5,770 -109,404
Holyhead 82,449 21,987 -60,462

Quick facts

HS code: 57011090

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

Description: Knotted carpets made from wool or animal hair without significant silk content, ideal for everyday use