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 £
India 2,635,852
Pakistan 2,502,623
Nepal 2,410,920
France 1,078,347
Italy 1,048,617

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 1,243,859 1,391,993 +148,134
Pakistan 1,333,915 1,168,708 -165,207
Nepal 1,144,861 1,266,059 +121,198
France 388,120 690,227 +302,107
Italy 602,965 445,652 -157,313
China 230,463 278,477 +48,014
United States 158,282 301,086 +142,804
Turkey 187,292 140,589 -46,703
Germany 120,945 201,848 +80,903
Belgium 84,736 113,877 +29,141

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 3,523,733
India 3,356,099
Pakistan 2,547,722
China 584,121
Italy 501,827

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 1,639,980 1,883,753 +243,773
India 1,629,026 1,727,073 +98,047
Pakistan 1,302,377 1,245,345 -57,032
China 266,373 317,748 +51,375
Italy 225,697 276,130 +50,433
France 93,255 304,685 +211,430
Turkey 174,421 177,659 +3,238
United States 62,824 95,344 +32,520
Afghanistan 23,592 86,601 +63,009
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 32
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 22 22 +0
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2

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 6,328,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,503,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,156,610
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 3,081,943 3,246,404 +164,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,788,513 1,715,187 -73,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 891,090 1,265,520 +374,430
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 3,887,694
Felixstowe 1,887,609
London Gatwick Airport 1,194,510
Southampton 1,000,768
Eurotunnel 918,872

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 2,000,304 1,887,390 -112,914
Felixstowe 901,087 986,522 +85,435
London Gatwick Airport 580,957 613,553 +32,596
Southampton 506,032 494,736 -11,296
Eurotunnel 402,665 516,207 +113,542
Dover 355,554 426,547 +70,993
East Midlands Airport 199,482 401,402 +201,920
London 189,369 227,974 +38,605
London Stansted Airport 178,560 178,603 +43
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,276 198,042 +175,766

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 36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 7
2026-02 8
2026-01 5
2025-12 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 39
54m+ 20
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
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 679,298
France 432,454
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 284,862
United Arab Emirates 197,415
Italy 160,093

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 260,221 419,077 +158,856
France 104,214 328,240 +224,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,917 239,945 +195,028
United Arab Emirates 87,065 110,350 +23,285
Italy 26,932 133,161 +106,229
Ireland 56,492 92,043 +35,551
Switzerland 106,464 20,659 -85,805
Turkey 98,562 19,427 -79,135
Pakistan 888 111,807 +110,919
India 49,112 32,635 -16,477

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

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

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 1,951,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 785,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 293,963
Other 16,839

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 817,236 1,134,499 +317,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 303,663 481,795 +178,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,053 167,910 +41,857
Other 5,652 11,187 +5,535

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,189,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 573,001
East Midlands Airport 499,871
London Stansted Airport 184,977
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 452,673 737,307 +284,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,587 446,414 +319,827
East Midlands Airport 235,334 264,537 +29,203
London Stansted Airport 114,842 70,135 -44,707
London Gateway Port 10,706 156,543 +145,837
Dover 103,256 7,296 -95,960
ZLC 12,392 62,520 +50,128
Holyhead 29,600 34,363 +4,763
Felixstowe 58,960 0 -58,960
Immingham Docks 44,220 0 -44,220

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