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 30,509,830
Turkey 19,461,261
China 16,873,851
Nepal 5,646,200
Sweden 4,780,366

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 15,951,156 14,558,674 -1,392,482
Turkey 10,384,498 9,076,763 -1,307,735
China 8,010,679 8,863,172 +852,493
Nepal 3,095,849 2,550,351 -545,498
Sweden 2,373,101 2,407,265 +34,164
United States 1,504,992 2,599,335 +1,094,343
Pakistan 2,226,052 1,041,764 -1,184,288
Germany 1,500,975 1,595,713 +94,738
Italy 1,671,894 1,269,008 -402,886
France 1,347,489 1,126,736 -220,753

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 38,752,332
Turkey 20,044,796
China 17,200,090
Nepal 7,963,424
Pakistan 3,689,919

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 20,295,112 18,457,220 -1,837,892
Turkey 10,707,176 9,337,620 -1,369,556
China 8,356,343 8,843,747 +487,404
Nepal 4,143,568 3,819,856 -323,712
Pakistan 2,372,238 1,317,681 -1,054,557
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,378,602 1,288,163 -90,439
Italy 1,179,800 1,017,129 -162,671
United States 657,505 1,379,286 +721,781
Afghanistan 382,378 990,226 +607,848
Portugal 529,227 528,348 -879

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 113
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - West and North West 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17

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 87 66 -21
Inner London - East 25 21 -4
Outer London - West and North West 17 18 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 10 +2
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 6 +2

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) 65,361,339
Air transport 24,707,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,168,660
Road transport 1,187,555
Other 283,290

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) 34,306,764 31,054,575 -3,252,189
Air transport 12,181,968 12,525,883 +343,915
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,053,721 4,114,939 -938,782
Road transport 541,395 646,160 +104,765
Other 118,498 164,792 +46,294

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,219,970
Southampton 21,604,931
London Gateway Port 13,618,080
London Heathrow Airport 10,776,645
Thamesport 3,653,525

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 15,848,920 6,371,050 -9,477,870
Southampton 10,600,047 11,004,884 +404,837
London Gateway Port 3,790,316 9,827,764 +6,037,448
London Heathrow Airport 5,743,686 5,032,959 -710,727
Thamesport 1,985,191 1,668,334 -316,857
Dover 1,712,955 1,505,324 -207,631
London Stansted Airport 1,387,428 1,531,881 +144,453
London Gatwick Airport 1,563,254 1,210,535 -352,719
East Midlands Airport 1,349,726 1,346,091 -3,635
Eurotunnel 1,486,320 1,023,632 -462,688

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 166
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 20
Manufacture of textiles 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 49
2025-10 62
2025-09 56
2025-08 45

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 159
54m+ 81
0-1m 80
15m-54m 32
Other 30

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 5,965,400
France 3,460,465
United States 1,867,817
United Arab Emirates 920,478
Ireland 766,414

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 2,897,145 3,068,255 +171,110
France 1,753,114 1,707,351 -45,763
United States 883,766 984,051 +100,285
United Arab Emirates 739,368 181,110 -558,258
Ireland 369,952 396,462 +26,510
Germany 324,723 306,514 -18,209
Sweden 355,135 252,527 -102,608
Oman 488,526 1,200 -487,326
Italy 153,272 268,090 +114,818
India 347,581 57,841 -289,740

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 1,733
Slovakia 19

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 1,733 +1,733
Slovakia 19 0 -19

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) 8,779,188
Air transport 6,324,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,752,954
Road transport 21,802
Other 13,281

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) 3,510,052 5,269,136 +1,759,084
Air transport 3,435,347 2,889,102 -546,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,908,645 844,309 -2,064,336
Road transport 18,389 3,413 -14,976
Other 5,671 7,610 +1,939

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,038,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,201,957
London Heathrow Airport 3,558,938
East Midlands Airport 1,409,178
London Stansted Airport 764,358

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 2,945,816 3,092,862 +147,046
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,006,093 2,195,864 +189,771
London Heathrow Airport 2,020,592 1,538,346 -482,246
East Midlands Airport 649,067 760,111 +111,044
London Stansted Airport 423,231 341,127 -82,104
Dover 471,439 218,194 -253,245
ZLC 356,204 250,722 -105,482
Felixstowe 334,962 40,580 -294,382
Holyhead 166,628 163,144 -3,484
London Gateway Port 135,019 165,712 +30,693

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