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 37,091,260
France 21,808,532
Netherlands 10,232,902
China 4,223,138
Germany 3,070,644

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 20,041,287 17,049,973 -2,991,314
France 10,667,722 11,140,810 +473,088
Netherlands 5,251,543 4,981,359 -270,184
China 2,027,109 2,196,029 +168,920
Germany 1,200,766 1,869,878 +669,112
Czechia 858,073 725,969 -132,104
Italy 452,683 317,424 -135,259
Poland 79,656 597,372 +517,716
India 37,373 393,053 +355,680
Ireland 158,758 146,304 -12,454

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 38,582,935
France 19,414,801
Netherlands 9,502,981
China 4,501,627
Germany 2,897,123

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 19,877,595 18,705,340 -1,172,255
France 10,273,092 9,141,709 -1,131,383
Netherlands 5,060,106 4,442,875 -617,231
China 2,041,632 2,459,995 +418,363
Germany 1,099,601 1,797,522 +697,921
Poland 457,508 856,467 +398,959
Italy 452,655 324,353 -128,302
India 56,712 393,704 +336,992
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 5 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
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) 71,002,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,090,729
Other 2,763,979
Air transport 987,042
Road transport 3,652

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) 37,432,704 33,569,642 -3,863,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,864,081 4,226,648 +2,362,567
Other 1,492,809 1,271,170 -221,639
Air transport 283,688 703,354 +419,666
Road transport 3,652 0 -3,652

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 32,253,717
Killingholme 13,561,335
Dover 10,521,584
Purfleet 5,182,351
Felixstowe 4,421,270

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 16,469,546 15,784,171 -685,375
Killingholme 6,257,618 7,303,717 +1,046,099
Dover 5,899,658 4,621,926 -1,277,732
Purfleet 3,067,879 2,114,472 -953,407
Felixstowe 1,876,981 2,544,289 +667,308
Immingham Docks 1,671,083 1,786,895 +115,812
000 1,492,809 1,271,170 -221,639
Hull 1,308,147 951,922 -356,225
Harwich 827,037 424,213 -402,824
Middlesbrough 519,590 351,750 -167,840

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
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 23
2025-08 21
2025-07 31

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 40
54m+ 37
15m-54m 17
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 2,278,391
Australia 956,583
Slovakia 781,858
United States 613,602
Ireland 587,341

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 1,580,105 698,286 -881,819
Australia 475,558 481,025 +5,467
Slovakia 674,467 107,391 -567,076
United States 340,966 272,636 -68,330
Ireland 352,692 234,649 -118,043
Netherlands 298,931 106,092 -192,839
Poland 150,106 65,296 -84,810
Spain 67,391 120,095 +52,704
France 84,346 54,100 -30,246
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,009 67,942 +12,933

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 27,386
Sweden 1,778
XU 1,145
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 15,762 11,624 -4,138
Sweden 1,778 0 -1,778
XU 1,145 0 -1,145
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) 4,850,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,153,806
Air transport 489,125
Other 31,360
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) 3,273,972 1,576,906 -1,697,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,025,369 1,128,437 +103,068
Air transport 378,481 110,644 -267,837
Other 19,602 11,758 -7,844
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 3,415,034
London Gateway Port 878,549
Immingham Docks 562,925
Felixstowe 411,627
Liverpool Docks 360,018

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 2,484,400 930,634 -1,553,766
London Gateway Port 320,034 558,515 +238,481
Immingham Docks 281,809 281,116 -693
Felixstowe 286,158 125,469 -160,689
Liverpool Docks 168,081 191,937 +23,856
Southampton 180,576 135,241 -45,335
Holyhead 182,212 115,578 -66,634
Grangemouth Docks 115,780 176,316 +60,536
London Heathrow Airport 230,950 26,794 -204,156
Hull 152,542 65,494 -87,048

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