Import/export HS code 5701: Knotted carpets and floor coverings

Carpets and floor coverings made by knotting, whether finished or unfinished, for use in homes or offices

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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 £
India 34,184,022
Turkey 21,481,806
China 19,435,792
Sweden 5,984,735
Nepal 5,838,182

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 16,267,574 17,916,448 +1,648,874
Turkey 10,753,197 10,728,609 -24,588
China 8,528,121 10,907,671 +2,379,550
Sweden 2,457,142 3,527,593 +1,070,451
Nepal 3,116,774 2,721,408 -395,366
United States 1,757,356 2,858,643 +1,101,287
Pakistan 2,252,972 1,542,742 -710,230
Germany 1,662,188 1,737,076 +74,888
France 1,364,643 1,787,816 +423,173
Italy 1,774,496 1,305,015 -469,481

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 44,024,637
Turkey 22,105,579
China 19,529,137
Nepal 8,587,279
Pakistan 4,345,067

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 21,048,731 22,975,906 +1,927,175
Turkey 11,074,789 11,030,790 -43,999
China 8,467,827 11,061,310 +2,593,483
Nepal 4,454,028 4,133,251 -320,777
Pakistan 2,421,481 1,923,586 -497,895
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,351,127 1,409,940 +58,813
Italy 1,254,112 1,087,993 -166,119
United States 812,857 1,366,407 +553,550
Afghanistan 416,042 1,400,156 +984,114
Portugal 518,618 626,745 +108,127

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 114
Outer London - West and North West 33
Inner London - East 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 84 75 -9
Outer London - West and North West 19 21 +2
Inner London - East 24 20 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 17 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
West Midlands 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3

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) 74,781,253
Air transport 27,364,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,573,870
Road transport 1,280,182
Other 276,853

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) 36,063,587 38,717,666 +2,654,079
Air transport 12,333,185 15,030,955 +2,697,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,721,632 4,852,238 +130,606
Road transport 633,029 647,153 +14,124
Other 159,047 117,806 -41,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 24,753,781
Felixstowe 22,052,927
London Gateway Port 18,590,044
London Heathrow Airport 11,262,206
Thamesport 4,349,334

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 £
Southampton 10,582,271 14,171,510 +3,589,239
Felixstowe 16,577,420 5,475,507 -11,101,913
London Gateway Port 4,350,634 14,239,410 +9,888,776
London Heathrow Airport 5,597,838 5,664,368 +66,530
Thamesport 2,133,775 2,215,559 +81,784
London Stansted Airport 1,595,160 1,835,627 +240,467
East Midlands Airport 1,413,265 1,926,782 +513,517
Dover 1,699,673 1,479,695 -219,978
Eurotunnel 1,524,082 1,532,787 +8,705
Birmingham Airport 824,643 2,124,511 +1,299,868

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 174
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 95
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 50
2026-03 57
2026-02 52
2026-01 45
2025-12 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 160
0-1m 88
54m+ 84
Other 39
15m-54m 33

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 7,139,754
France 3,196,469
United States 2,421,123
United Arab Emirates 1,091,209
Ireland 844,333

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 2,935,618 4,204,136 +1,268,518
France 1,739,494 1,456,975 -282,519
United States 954,630 1,466,493 +511,863
United Arab Emirates 748,956 342,253 -406,703
Ireland 323,398 520,935 +197,537
Germany 339,616 424,195 +84,579
Sweden 362,599 327,030 -35,569
Oman 488,526 1,200 -487,326
Italy 143,557 321,175 +177,618
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,927 303,112 +195,185

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 3,906
Slovakia 11

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 0 3,906 +3,906
Slovakia 11 0 -11

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) 10,245,244
Air transport 7,188,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,610,051
Other 16,850
Road transport 7,979

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) 3,529,751 6,715,493 +3,185,742
Air transport 3,356,729 3,832,256 +475,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,940,629 669,422 -2,271,207
Other 5,663 11,187 +5,524
Road transport 4,566 3,413 -1,153

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 7,175,479
London Heathrow Airport 4,149,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,022,968
East Midlands Airport 1,596,608
London Stansted Airport 872,783

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,990,863 4,184,616 +1,193,753
London Heathrow Airport 1,972,888 2,176,182 +203,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,056,848 1,966,120 -90,728
East Midlands Airport 716,164 880,444 +164,280
London Stansted Airport 455,719 417,064 -38,655
Dover 464,381 366,051 -98,330
ZLC 211,882 353,286 +141,404
London Gateway Port 140,343 305,391 +165,048
Felixstowe 334,962 43,922 -291,040
Holyhead 145,354 183,661 +38,307

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5701

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings made by knotting, whether finished or unfinished, for use in homes or offices