Import/export HS code 5704: Felt carpets and floor coverings, not tufted or flocked

Carpets and floor coverings made of felt, not tufted or flocked, available in various forms and sizes

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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 £
Belgium 36,908,399
France 21,732,086
Netherlands 10,244,123
China 4,334,270
Germany 3,161,499

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 £
Belgium 19,839,457 17,068,942 -2,770,515
France 10,613,705 11,118,381 +504,676
Netherlands 5,329,452 4,914,671 -414,781
China 2,296,984 2,037,286 -259,698
Germany 1,238,828 1,922,671 +683,843
Czechia 750,443 659,933 -90,510
Poland 75,732 745,613 +669,881
Italy 468,236 326,867 -141,369
India 124,380 310,012 +185,632
Ireland 155,249 176,079 +20,830

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 £
Belgium 38,528,361
France 19,217,447
Netherlands 9,607,664
China 4,617,830
Germany 2,990,139

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 £
Belgium 19,705,227 18,823,134 -882,093
France 10,157,196 9,060,251 -1,096,945
Netherlands 5,132,963 4,474,701 -658,262
China 2,311,164 2,306,666 -4,498
Germany 1,110,947 1,879,192 +768,245
Poland 510,260 948,032 +437,772
Italy 468,208 333,796 -134,412
India 147,130 307,252 +160,122
Egypt 16,916 110,759 +93,843
South Korea 11,722 85,202 +73,480

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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 11 10 -1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,715,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,603,830
Other 2,506,250
Air transport 1,010,415
Road transport 5,715

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,301,788 33,413,458 -3,888,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,054,458 4,549,372 +2,494,914
Other 1,343,551 1,162,699 -180,852
Air transport 493,825 516,590 +22,765
Road transport 3,652 2,063 -1,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 32,059,421
Killingholme 13,800,599
Dover 10,491,555
Purfleet 5,110,754
Felixstowe 4,515,767

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 £
Eurotunnel 16,441,522 15,617,899 -823,623
Killingholme 6,571,329 7,229,270 +657,941
Dover 5,794,962 4,696,593 -1,098,369
Purfleet 2,981,437 2,129,317 -852,120
Felixstowe 1,989,343 2,526,424 +537,081
Immingham Docks 1,707,949 1,798,746 +90,797
000 1,343,551 1,162,699 -180,852
Hull 1,245,434 1,078,420 -167,014
Harwich 725,504 401,982 -323,522
London 253,403 658,148 +404,745

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 29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of textiles 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 23
2025-08 21

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+ 37
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 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 £
Belgium 2,132,670
Australia 956,583
Slovakia 744,822
United States 618,523
Ireland 581,045

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 £
Belgium 1,398,252 734,418 -663,834
Australia 475,558 481,025 +5,467
Slovakia 637,431 107,391 -530,040
United States 343,860 274,663 -69,197
Ireland 347,249 233,796 -113,453
Netherlands 309,359 110,994 -198,365
Poland 144,075 64,810 -79,265
Spain 66,921 119,121 +52,200
France 84,346 55,676 -28,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 96,348 26,603 -69,745

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 27,092
Sweden 1,778
Poland 913
Ireland 138

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 16,002 11,090 -4,912
Sweden 1,778 0 -1,778
Poland 913 0 -913
Ireland 4 134 +130

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) 4,671,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,130,286
Air transport 409,961
Other 31,066
Road transport 2,006

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) 3,097,000 1,574,057 -1,522,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,061,252 1,069,034 +7,782
Air transport 295,939 114,022 -181,917
Other 19,842 11,224 -8,618
Road transport 2,006 0 -2,006

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,201,283
London Gateway Port 878,549
Immingham Docks 565,182
Felixstowe 411,627
Liverpool Docks 366,198

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 2,244,172 957,111 -1,287,061
London Gateway Port 335,284 543,265 +207,981
Immingham Docks 301,660 263,522 -38,138
Felixstowe 286,158 125,469 -160,689
Liverpool Docks 165,213 200,985 +35,772
Southampton 227,123 85,694 -141,429
Grangemouth Docks 115,780 176,316 +60,536
Holyhead 175,387 115,578 -59,809
Hull 154,765 70,842 -83,923
London Heathrow Airport 153,950 32,418 -121,532

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5704

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings made of felt, not tufted or flocked, available in various forms and sizes