Import/export HS code 5805: Hand-woven tapestries and needle-worked tapestries

Decorative wall hangings like Gobelins or Aubusson, made by hand or needlework

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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 1,121,771
France 963,903
Brazil 450,686
United States 299,399
Belgium 204,409

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 486,969 634,802 +147,833
France 376,629 587,274 +210,645
Brazil 449,132 1,554 -447,578
United States 83,906 215,493 +131,587
Belgium 102,412 101,997 -415
India 148,804 43,993 -104,811
South Africa 129,183 10,781 -118,402
Spain 36,953 98,753 +61,800
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,018 102,554 +101,536
Australia 0 79,701 +79,701

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 1,247,567
France 914,521
Brazil 450,686
United Kingdom 224,454
India 201,455

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 507,093 740,474 +233,381
France 383,923 530,598 +146,675
Brazil 449,132 1,554 -447,578
United Kingdom 13,008 211,446 +198,438
India 155,124 46,331 -108,793
South Africa 122,863 28,994 -93,869
Belgium 104,504 41,997 -62,507
Spain 39,826 93,263 +53,437
United States 50,475 74,039 +23,564
Italy 79,875 2,355 -77,520

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
Inner London - East 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Kent 3
Outer London - East and North East 2

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 7 -4
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Kent 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1

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) 1,566,787
Air transport 1,538,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 809,385
Other 179,261
Road transport 24,122

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) 767,140 799,647 +32,507
Air transport 999,131 539,154 -459,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,124 600,261 +391,137
Other 116,176 63,085 -53,091
Road transport 0 24,122 +24,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,152,929
London Gateway Port 528,959
Felixstowe 523,660
London 492,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,009

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 790,657 362,272 -428,385
London Gateway Port 27,509 501,450 +473,941
Felixstowe 348,376 175,284 -173,092
London 37,243 454,870 +417,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,009 95,000 -153,009
000 116,176 63,085 -53,091
Dover 71,259 87,159 +15,900
East Midlands Airport 99,656 43,319 -56,337
London Stansted Airport 46,390 85,265 +38,875
Eurotunnel 113,008 16,077 -96,931

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of textiles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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 20
0-1m 12
54m+ 11
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 1,882,379
United States 1,252,210
France 737,151
Switzerland 563,494
Brazil 449,000

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 £
Netherlands 1,807,627 74,752 -1,732,875
United States 687,749 564,461 -123,288
France 351,308 385,843 +34,535
Switzerland 369,900 193,594 -176,306
Brazil 449,000 0 -449,000
Saudi Arabia 64,678 66,336 +1,658
Spain 26,554 91,124 +64,570
Italy 84,899 16,679 -68,220
Australia 2,720 80,082 +77,362
India 79,010 0 -79,010

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) 2,985,617
Air transport 2,900,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,750
Road transport 52,880

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) 2,514,356 471,261 -2,043,095
Air transport 1,597,160 1,303,267 -293,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,823 77,927 +55,104
Road transport 52,880 0 -52,880

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,911,043
London Heathrow Airport 1,736,631
ZLC 410,270
Manchester Airport 320,706
East Midlands Airport 283,091

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 2,457,220 453,823 -2,003,397
London Heathrow Airport 996,399 740,232 -256,167
ZLC 143,772 266,498 +122,726
Manchester Airport 320,706 0 -320,706
East Midlands Airport 161,843 121,248 -40,595
London Stansted Airport 27,320 175,289 +147,969
Harwich 33,501 17,836 -15,665
Southampton 0 37,000 +37,000
London Gateway Port 15,692 15,339 -353
Dover 17,726 11,676 -6,050

Quick facts

HS code: 5805

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

Description: Decorative wall hangings like Gobelins or Aubusson, made by hand or needlework