Import/export HS code 57050030: Carpets made of man-made textile materials

Carpets and floor coverings crafted from synthetic or man-made textile materials, durable and easy to maintain

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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 £
China 38,365,902
India 20,945,146
Turkey 12,951,158
Netherlands 8,038,728
Germany 7,278,871

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 £
China 19,608,492 18,757,410 -851,082
India 8,996,614 11,948,532 +2,951,918
Turkey 6,573,534 6,377,624 -195,910
Netherlands 3,463,658 4,575,070 +1,111,412
Germany 3,201,245 4,077,626 +876,381
United States 1,711,782 813,015 -898,767
Belgium 1,489,358 507,050 -982,308
France 882,067 992,596 +110,529
Sri Lanka 928,846 411,547 -517,299
Poland 400,160 423,880 +23,720

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 £
China 39,361,867
India 22,800,757
Turkey 13,791,967
Netherlands 8,411,813
Germany 6,730,779

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 £
China 20,065,287 19,296,580 -768,707
India 10,001,234 12,799,523 +2,798,289
Turkey 7,002,628 6,789,339 -213,289
Netherlands 3,957,356 4,454,457 +497,101
Germany 2,835,365 3,895,414 +1,060,049
United States 1,742,965 638,018 -1,104,947
Bangladesh 610,399 380,780 -229,619
Italy 429,523 409,984 -19,539
France 473,864 312,046 -161,818
Belgium 272,558 387,187 +114,629

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
Greater Manchester 41
Inner London - East 37
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Outer London - West and North West 32

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 70 66 -4
Greater Manchester 30 22 -8
Inner London - East 27 20 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 17 -6
Outer London - West and North West 19 24 +5
West Midlands 15 20 +5
Outer London - East and North East 14 17 +3
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 14 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0

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) 62,477,329
Other 13,640,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,233,769
Air transport 10,041,297
Road transport 1,477,953

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) 28,355,418 34,121,911 +5,766,493
Other 9,557,253 4,082,789 -5,474,464
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,806,274 6,427,495 -378,779
Air transport 4,854,040 5,187,257 +333,217
Road transport 59,836 1,418,117 +1,358,281
Rail transport 1,046 0 -1,046

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 32,106,336
London Gateway Port 13,755,299
000 13,640,042
Southampton 11,072,606
London Heathrow Airport 4,273,910

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 16,605,970 15,500,366 -1,105,604
London Gateway Port 4,122,037 9,633,262 +5,511,225
000 9,557,253 4,082,789 -5,474,464
Southampton 5,977,549 5,095,057 -882,492
London Heathrow Airport 2,307,551 1,966,359 -341,192
Eurotunnel 1,941,367 1,937,688 -3,679
499 134,514 3,146,414 +3,011,900
Birmingham Airport 1,043,777 1,420,098 +376,321
Thamesport 1,132,550 1,130,227 -2,323
Immingham Docks 736,151 1,516,681 +780,530

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 253
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 180
Manufacture of textiles 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 96
2025-10 101
2025-09 88
2025-08 78
2025-07 89

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 206
0-1m 141
54m+ 109
Other 60
15m-54m 54

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 25,438,364
United States 10,359,991
Netherlands 9,630,912
Germany 3,845,101
Poland 2,275,909

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 14,786,269 10,652,095 -4,134,174
United States 5,107,031 5,252,960 +145,929
Netherlands 2,065,181 7,565,731 +5,500,550
Germany 2,620,136 1,224,965 -1,395,171
Poland 1,275,185 1,000,724 -274,461
Ireland 1,107,898 666,414 -441,484
Sweden 1,144,750 485,239 -659,511
Russia 802,801 658,620 -144,181
Turkey 919,751 369,084 -550,667
Canada 775,042 415,142 -359,900

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 208,367
XU 9,885
China 7,880
India 2,891
Bangladesh 1,805

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 135,209 73,158 -62,051
XU 209 9,676 +9,467
China 4,086 3,794 -292
India 2,226 665 -1,561
Bangladesh 1,310 495 -815
Ireland 0 248 +248
Turkey 98 14 -84
Sri Lanka 63 23 -40

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) 51,618,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,210,236
Air transport 1,967,786
Other 231,274
Road transport 47,232

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) 25,781,055 25,837,084 +56,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,195,021 6,015,215 -4,179,806
Air transport 1,317,968 649,818 -668,150
Other 143,201 88,073 -55,128
Road transport 47,232 0 -47,232

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 32,176,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,299,022
Southampton 6,217,879
Portsmouth 5,203,464
London Gateway Port 5,074,227

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 £
Hull 17,310,003 14,866,014 -2,443,989
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,251,007 4,048,015 -1,202,992
Southampton 2,091,366 4,126,513 +2,035,147
Portsmouth 2,965,550 2,237,914 -727,636
London Gateway Port 3,676,076 1,398,151 -2,277,925
Newhaven 1,103,549 1,309,245 +205,696
Felixstowe 1,028,771 985,205 -43,566
Immingham Docks 548,666 933,741 +385,075
Harwich 294,451 651,731 +357,280
Holyhead 590,460 264,713 -325,747

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 57050030

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings crafted from synthetic or man-made textile materials, durable and easy to maintain