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 32,975,014
Turkey 20,527,662
China 19,193,517
Sweden 5,966,826
Nepal 5,400,582

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 16,581,782 16,393,232 -188,550
Turkey 10,473,711 10,053,951 -419,760
China 8,390,672 10,802,845 +2,412,173
Sweden 2,533,033 3,433,793 +900,760
Nepal 3,078,303 2,322,279 -756,024
United States 2,086,469 2,486,924 +400,455
Pakistan 1,985,342 1,656,973 -328,369
Germany 1,775,629 1,586,333 -189,296
France 1,247,096 1,672,401 +425,305
Italy 1,858,573 1,059,486 -799,087

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 42,664,180
Turkey 21,162,224
China 19,293,427
Nepal 8,029,019
Pakistan 4,181,993

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 21,603,673 21,060,507 -543,166
Turkey 10,860,315 10,301,909 -558,406
China 8,337,656 10,955,771 +2,618,115
Nepal 4,360,154 3,668,865 -691,289
Pakistan 2,116,134 2,065,859 -50,275
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,226,758 1,302,828 +76,070
Italy 1,460,620 820,559 -640,061
United States 878,641 1,252,866 +374,225
Afghanistan 523,693 1,390,101 +866,408
Portugal 505,991 579,203 +73,212

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 110
Outer London - West and North West 32
Inner London - East 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20

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 79 73 -6
Outer London - West and North West 19 19 +0
Inner London - East 22 16 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 14 +2
West Midlands 5 10 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
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) 72,741,472
Air transport 26,522,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,836,056
Road transport 1,429,799
Other 274,415

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) 36,138,664 36,602,808 +464,144
Air transport 12,263,258 14,259,254 +1,995,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,604,947 4,231,109 -373,838
Road transport 563,324 866,475 +303,151
Other 269,687 4,728 -264,959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 24,443,676
Felixstowe 20,372,125
London Gateway Port 18,997,642
London Heathrow Airport 10,950,523
Thamesport 4,360,738

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 12,192,810 12,250,866 +58,056
Felixstowe 15,445,539 4,926,586 -10,518,953
London Gateway Port 4,344,170 14,653,472 +10,309,302
London Heathrow Airport 5,418,916 5,531,607 +112,691
Thamesport 2,196,343 2,164,395 -31,948
London Stansted Airport 1,703,355 1,629,375 -73,980
East Midlands Airport 1,474,881 1,844,702 +369,821
Dover 2,020,938 1,214,380 -806,558
Birmingham Airport 809,861 2,173,337 +1,363,476
Liverpool Docks 1,172,151 1,566,864 +394,713

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
171
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
94
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 51
2026-03 58
2026-02 53
2026-01 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+ 85
0-1m 78
Other 35
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 6,955,226
France 2,893,167
United States 2,471,418
United Arab Emirates 1,109,835
Ireland 915,911

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 2,871,727 4,083,499 +1,211,772
France 1,561,250 1,331,917 -229,333
United States 1,009,620 1,461,798 +452,178
United Arab Emirates 778,541 331,294 -447,247
Ireland 339,212 576,699 +237,487
Germany 431,248 282,052 -149,196
Sweden 318,903 289,347 -29,556
Oman 489,726 0 -489,726
Switzerland 177,989 251,909 +73,920
Italy 194,815 228,969 +34,154

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 4,527
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 4,527 +4,527
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) 10,078,413
Air transport 7,286,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,204,106
Other 19,086
Road transport 3,413

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) 3,432,619 6,645,794 +3,213,175
Air transport 3,726,499 3,560,374 -166,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,829,078 375,028 -2,454,050
Other 4,588 14,498 +9,910
Road transport 0 3,413 +3,413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,959,460
London Heathrow Airport 4,205,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,687,539
East Midlands Airport 1,646,502
London Stansted Airport 881,054

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 2,916,545 4,042,915 +1,126,370
London Heathrow Airport 2,232,948 1,972,213 -260,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,911,183 1,776,356 -134,827
East Midlands Airport 788,225 858,277 +70,052
London Stansted Airport 480,171 400,883 -79,288
Dover 428,257 356,163 -72,094
ZLC 218,304 325,930 +107,626
London Gateway Port 247,886 197,848 -50,038
Holyhead 159,429 184,903 +25,474
Felixstowe 286,920 43,922 -242,998

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