Import/export HS code 57050080: Carpets made of other textile materials

Carpets and floor coverings made from natural or other non-synthetic textile materials, offering unique textures and designs

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
India 13,847,581
China 10,641,345
Netherlands 2,841,208
Turkey 1,358,869
France 1,215,563

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 £
India 6,199,651 7,647,930 +1,448,279
China 5,569,273 5,072,072 -497,201
Netherlands 1,594,326 1,246,882 -347,444
Turkey 594,180 764,689 +170,509
France 534,857 680,706 +145,849
Bangladesh 369,698 326,461 -43,237
Sri Lanka 454,154 226,177 -227,977
United States 366,002 196,568 -169,434
Italy 305,087 173,593 -131,494
Germany 264,867 212,558 -52,309

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 14,638,563
China 10,906,808
Netherlands 2,480,668
Turkey 1,532,519
Bangladesh 936,174

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 6,540,004 8,098,559 +1,558,555
China 5,738,936 5,167,872 -571,064
Netherlands 1,245,103 1,235,565 -9,538
Turkey 667,752 864,767 +197,015
Bangladesh 567,866 368,308 -199,558
Italy 387,152 295,001 -92,151
Sri Lanka 432,979 197,950 -235,029
United States 337,001 126,674 -210,327
Germany 131,641 196,587 +64,946
United Arab Emirates 218,960 2,635 -216,325

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 73
Inner London - East 25
Outer London - West and North West 20
Greater Manchester 19
West Midlands 19

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 46 50 +4
Inner London - East 20 12 -8
Outer London - West and North West 11 17 +6
Greater Manchester 12 9 -3
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Outer London - East and North East 10 13 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1

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) 23,292,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,334,036
Air transport 3,760,424
Other 3,354,527
Road transport 98,713

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) 10,301,056 12,991,733 +2,690,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,540,852 1,793,184 -747,668
Air transport 1,879,123 1,881,301 +2,178
Other 2,759,386 595,141 -2,164,245
Road transport 45,908 52,805 +6,897

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,037,141
London Gateway Port 7,337,314
Southampton 3,695,398
000 3,354,527
Thamesport 1,631,801

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 4,742,217 4,294,924 -447,293
London Gateway Port 2,566,398 4,770,916 +2,204,518
Southampton 2,061,492 1,633,906 -427,586
000 2,759,386 595,141 -2,164,245
Thamesport 888,825 742,976 -145,849
499 53,911 1,159,303 +1,105,392
Dover 576,680 491,976 -84,704
Birmingham Airport 425,616 626,155 +200,539
London Heathrow Airport 485,615 400,203 -85,412
Liverpool Docks 380,424 367,633 -12,791

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 155
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Manufacture of textiles 24
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 48
2025-10 60
2025-09 41
2025-08 43

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 116
0-1m 81
54m+ 64
Other 38
15m-54m 27

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 £
Ireland 248,664
United States 229,342
France 186,215
Netherlands 172,910
Switzerland 67,654

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 £
Ireland 220,363 28,301 -192,062
United States 76,823 152,519 +75,696
France 60,166 126,049 +65,883
Netherlands 128,782 44,128 -84,654
Switzerland 25,412 42,242 +16,830
Nigeria 67,374 0 -67,374
Australia 35,004 28,186 -6,818
Germany 43,438 19,412 -24,026
Spain 31,837 30,413 -1,424
Norway 1,116 47,565 +46,449

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 13,506
Bangladesh 1,805
India 430
Sri Lanka 86
Turkey 36

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 12,357 1,149 -11,208
Bangladesh 1,385 420 -965
India 411 19 -392
Sri Lanka 71 15 -56
Turkey 36 0 -36

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) 872,624
Air transport 521,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,293
Other 15,863
Road transport 4,512

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) 507,562 365,062 -142,500
Air transport 277,206 244,113 -33,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,112 80,181 -76,931
Other 14,260 1,603 -12,657
Road transport 4,512 0 -4,512

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 412,517
London Heathrow Airport 200,173
East Midlands Airport 151,144
Liverpool Docks 142,903
Dover 115,036

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 226,663 185,854 -40,809
London Heathrow Airport 87,316 112,857 +25,541
East Midlands Airport 92,184 58,960 -33,224
Liverpool Docks 134,260 8,643 -125,617
Dover 47,832 67,204 +19,372
London Gateway Port 43,953 64,255 +20,302
Immingham Docks 25,269 73,687 +48,418
London Stansted Airport 52,925 42,459 -10,466
London 71,037 17,255 -53,782
Holyhead 32,832 6,847 -25,985

Quick facts

HS code: 57050080

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings made from natural or other non-synthetic textile materials, offering unique textures and designs