Import/export HS code 57011010: Knotted carpets with silk or waste silk

Knotted carpets made with more than 10% silk or waste silk, adding a luxurious and soft texture

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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 £
Pakistan 2,686,154
India 2,448,325
Nepal 2,231,891
Italy 1,000,007
France 963,238

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 £
Pakistan 1,305,811 1,380,343 +74,532
India 1,149,663 1,298,662 +148,999
Nepal 1,131,521 1,100,370 -31,151
Italy 596,211 403,796 -192,415
France 294,626 668,612 +373,986
United States 159,395 308,420 +149,025
China 197,833 242,045 +44,212
Turkey 184,019 139,391 -44,628
Germany 239,871 77,631 -162,240
Belgium 67,167 120,945 +53,778

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 £
Nepal 3,259,637
India 3,174,367
Pakistan 2,699,315
China 515,059
Italy 484,684

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 £
Nepal 1,549,564 1,710,073 +160,509
India 1,595,201 1,579,166 -16,035
Pakistan 1,243,428 1,455,887 +212,459
China 235,852 279,207 +43,355
Italy 263,539 221,145 -42,394
France 95,184 302,756 +207,572
Turkey 167,118 175,778 +8,660
United States 50,610 111,211 +60,601
Afghanistan 9,615 87,701 +78,086
Poland 91,326 0 -91,326

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 31
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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 23 21 -2
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Kent 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,910,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,623,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,027,043
Road transport 24,669
Other 7,428

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 £
Air transport 2,890,935 3,020,030 +129,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,692,122 1,931,606 +239,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 962,192 1,064,851 +102,659
Road transport 0 24,669 +24,669
Other 6,180 1,248 -4,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,629,785
Felixstowe 2,098,328
London Gatwick Airport 1,007,693
Southampton 983,649
Eurotunnel 797,425

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 1,814,744 1,815,041 +297
Felixstowe 867,048 1,231,280 +364,232
London Gatwick Airport 569,920 437,773 -132,147
Southampton 500,222 483,427 -16,795
Eurotunnel 410,757 386,668 -24,089
Dover 408,292 369,783 -38,509
East Midlands Airport 226,626 382,636 +156,010
London 188,055 218,787 +30,732
London Stansted Airport 168,219 194,247 +26,028
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,245 201,268 +177,023

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
35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Specialised construction activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 9
2026-03 7
2026-02 8
2026-01 5

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 41
54m+ 19
15m-54m 8
0-1m 7
Other 4

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 £
United States 680,802
France 415,071
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 280,171
United Arab Emirates 193,901
Ireland 176,910

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 £
United States 295,489 385,313 +89,824
France 91,390 323,681 +232,291
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,226 239,945 +199,719
United Arab Emirates 84,626 109,275 +24,649
Ireland 59,133 117,777 +58,644
Italy 96,389 70,657 -25,732
Switzerland 98,245 27,708 -70,537
Pakistan 8,027 112,187 +104,160
Turkey 98,562 19,427 -79,135
India 74,680 7,067 -67,613

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

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

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,984,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 285,963
Other 17,047

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 £
Air transport 909,967 1,074,195 +164,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 288,096 554,170 +266,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,142 164,821 +43,679
Other 4,577 12,470 +7,893

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,214,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 581,834
East Midlands Airport 507,266
London Stansted Airport 182,977
London Gateway Port 167,249

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 477,935 736,225 +258,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,683 462,151 +342,468
East Midlands Airport 278,580 228,686 -49,894
London Stansted Airport 134,599 48,378 -86,221
London Gateway Port 10,706 156,543 +145,837
Dover 92,485 5,020 -87,465
ZLC 16,858 60,906 +44,048
Eurotunnel 0 64,916 +64,916
Holyhead 31,708 28,361 -3,347
Felixstowe 58,960 0 -58,960

Quick facts

HS code: 57011010

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

Description: Knotted carpets made with more than 10% silk or waste silk, adding a luxurious and soft texture