Import/export HS code 57011090: Various knotted wool carpets

Knotted carpets made from wool or animal hair without significant silk content, ideal for everyday use

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Sweden 4,369,139
India 3,697,895
Nepal 2,872,846
United States 2,779,301
Germany 2,414,572

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 £
Sweden 2,278,845 2,090,294 -188,551
India 2,043,054 1,654,841 -388,213
Nepal 1,773,695 1,099,151 -674,544
United States 1,172,120 1,607,181 +435,061
Germany 1,355,531 1,059,041 -296,490
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 838,697 1,033,151 +194,454
Italy 785,412 547,950 -237,462
Pakistan 932,651 315,018 -617,633
Portugal 458,519 438,093 -20,426
France 560,093 269,671 -290,422

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 9,868,786
Nepal 3,710,514
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,294,314
Pakistan 1,604,875
United States 1,545,033

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 5,644,776 4,224,010 -1,420,766
Nepal 2,350,398 1,360,116 -990,282
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,105,539 1,188,775 +83,236
Pakistan 1,114,061 490,814 -623,247
United States 500,846 1,044,187 +543,341
Italy 715,124 515,068 -200,056
Afghanistan 301,781 845,358 +543,577
Portugal 483,081 465,545 -17,536
Turkey 458,759 297,654 -161,105
Sweden 91,406 200,219 +108,813

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 59
Inner London - East 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 44 36 -8
Inner London - East 16 6 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 3 2 -1

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 10,545,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,360,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,114,248
Road transport 1,013,713
Other 1,508

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 5,730,736 4,814,565 -916,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,472,515 3,887,567 -1,584,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,204,044 1,910,204 -293,840
Road transport 417,395 596,318 +178,923
Other 387 1,121 +734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,679,666
London Gateway Port 3,120,390
Thamesport 3,075,133
London Stansted Airport 1,983,629
Dover 1,771,129

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 2,599,069 2,080,597 -518,472
London Gateway Port 1,644,117 1,476,273 -167,844
Thamesport 1,767,570 1,307,563 -460,007
London Stansted Airport 1,002,265 981,364 -20,901
Dover 1,038,647 732,482 -306,165
Felixstowe 1,061,508 556,790 -504,718
London Gatwick Airport 857,417 537,897 -319,520
East Midlands Airport 715,896 645,179 -70,717
ZLC 427,246 773,178 +345,932
Eurotunnel 764,497 403,191 -361,306

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 81
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of textiles 13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 21
2025-10 14
2025-09 28
2025-08 19

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 80
0-1m 38
54m+ 38
Other 12
15m-54m 11

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 £
France 2,625,151
United States 1,096,468
United Arab Emirates 775,956
Netherlands 507,420
Sweden 506,316

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 £
France 1,465,490 1,159,661 -305,829
United States 440,559 655,909 +215,350
United Arab Emirates 644,292 131,664 -512,628
Netherlands 163,746 343,674 +179,928
Sweden 311,992 194,324 -117,668
Germany 231,709 272,690 +40,981
Oman 375,502 0 -375,502
Ireland 97,555 100,510 +2,955
India 152,012 15,022 -136,990
Switzerland 53,940 67,931 +13,991

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) 3,858,932
Air transport 3,573,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 512,056
Road transport 9,353

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) 2,030,573 1,828,359 -202,214
Air transport 2,052,037 1,521,918 -530,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 474,271 37,785 -436,486
Road transport 5,940 3,413 -2,527

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,684,611
London Heathrow Airport 2,021,527
East Midlands Airport 746,943
Immingham Docks 581,392
Dover 507,536

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,496,079 1,188,532 -307,547
London Heathrow Airport 1,315,724 705,803 -609,921
East Midlands Airport 324,566 422,377 +97,811
Immingham Docks 218,460 362,932 +144,472
Dover 308,180 199,356 -108,824
London Stansted Airport 240,786 208,219 -32,567
ZLC 176,901 187,923 +11,022
Felixstowe 186,236 19,149 -167,087
London Gateway Port 110,267 4,848 -105,419
London 42,792 41,558 -1,234

Quick facts

HS code: 57011090

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

Description: Knotted carpets made from wool or animal hair without significant silk content, ideal for everyday use