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 27,958,555
Turkey 11,951,806
India 7,007,390
Germany 6,782,178
Netherlands 5,209,650

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 13,896,944 14,061,611 +164,667
Turkey 6,020,974 5,930,832 -90,142
India 2,987,676 4,019,714 +1,032,038
Germany 2,926,724 3,855,454 +928,730
Netherlands 1,855,645 3,354,005 +1,498,360
United States 1,352,372 611,155 -741,217
Belgium 1,240,367 360,984 -879,383
France 374,435 301,252 -73,183
Sri Lanka 479,450 161,033 -318,417
Poland 329,487 310,227 -19,260

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 28,659,349
Turkey 12,629,482
India 8,045,628
Germany 6,397,289
Netherlands 5,976,239

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 14,153,957 14,505,392 +351,435
Turkey 6,386,131 6,243,351 -142,780
India 3,653,471 4,392,157 +738,686
Germany 2,713,074 3,684,215 +971,141
Netherlands 2,723,721 3,252,518 +528,797
United States 1,403,907 516,116 -887,791
France 382,800 230,149 -152,651
Belgium 150,778 350,001 +199,223
Egypt 93,189 139,838 +46,649
Spain 56,901 164,750 +107,849

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 47
Greater Manchester 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Inner London - East 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16

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 31 27 -4
Greater Manchester 20 15 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 9 -8
Inner London - East 13 8 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
West Midlands 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +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) 39,897,165
Other 9,995,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,883,273
Air transport 6,259,503
Road transport 1,387,714

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) 18,193,725 21,703,440 +3,509,715
Other 6,635,482 3,359,677 -3,275,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,527,080 4,356,193 -170,887
Air transport 3,018,756 3,240,747 +221,991
Road transport 30,769 1,356,945 +1,326,176
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 23,132,263
000 9,995,159
Southampton 7,331,342
London Gateway Port 6,732,327
Eurotunnel 3,390,748

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 11,921,555 11,210,708 -710,847
000 6,635,482 3,359,677 -3,275,805
Southampton 3,860,045 3,471,297 -388,748
London Gateway Port 1,732,115 5,000,212 +3,268,097
Eurotunnel 1,669,374 1,721,374 +52,000
London Heathrow Airport 1,820,116 1,561,988 -258,128
499 84,044 2,344,091 +2,260,047
Immingham Docks 527,667 1,203,965 +676,298
Birmingham Airport 679,116 731,601 +52,485
Liverpool Docks 630,903 627,117 -3,786

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 140
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 117
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 51
2025-09 55
2025-08 43
2025-07 48

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 115
54m+ 73
0-1m 67
15m-54m 35
Other 32

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 25,252,149
United States 10,132,454
Netherlands 9,459,566
Germany 3,782,625
Poland 2,273,809

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 14,747,748 10,504,401 -4,243,347
United States 5,021,312 5,111,142 +89,830
Netherlands 1,935,189 7,524,377 +5,589,188
Germany 2,581,419 1,201,206 -1,380,213
Poland 1,273,085 1,000,724 -272,361
Sweden 1,135,469 476,032 -659,437
Ireland 923,869 598,570 -325,299
Russia 802,801 658,620 -144,181
Turkey 910,206 369,084 -541,122
Canada 769,824 411,292 -358,532

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 194,067
XU 9,885
China 7,880
India 2,461
Ireland 248

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 122,060 72,007 -50,053
XU 209 9,676 +9,467
China 4,086 3,794 -292
India 2,051 410 -1,641
Ireland 0 248 +248
Turkey 62 14 -48

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) 50,750,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,982,614
Air transport 1,414,347
Other 214,617
Road transport 42,720

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) 25,322,305 25,428,047 +105,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,033,859 5,948,755 -4,085,104
Air transport 1,022,904 391,443 -631,461
Other 128,468 86,149 -42,319
Road transport 42,720 0 -42,720

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 32,176,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,885,885
Southampton 6,191,096
Portsmouth 5,201,510
London Gateway Port 4,980,792

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 5,032,046 3,853,839 -1,178,207
Southampton 2,077,453 4,113,643 +2,036,190
Portsmouth 2,963,596 2,237,914 -725,682
London Gateway Port 3,632,123 1,348,669 -2,283,454
Newhaven 1,103,549 1,306,014 +202,465
Felixstowe 1,019,528 985,205 -34,323
Immingham Docks 519,536 860,054 +340,518
Harwich 293,210 651,731 +358,521
Holyhead 552,629 257,866 -294,763

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