Import/export HS code 5704: Felt carpets and floor coverings, not tufted or flocked

Carpets and floor coverings made of felt, not tufted or flocked, available in various forms and sizes

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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 £
Belgium 35,197,825
France 20,806,202
Netherlands 9,672,866
China 4,209,556
Germany 3,130,842

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 £
Belgium 19,658,261 15,539,564 -4,118,697
France 10,646,854 10,159,348 -487,506
Netherlands 5,189,219 4,483,647 -705,572
China 2,465,496 1,744,060 -721,436
Germany 1,377,477 1,753,365 +375,888
Czechia 772,985 555,527 -217,458
Poland 83,674 727,642 +643,968
Italy 442,654 294,232 -148,422
India 185,424 248,968 +63,544
Ireland 154,450 162,724 +8,274

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 £
Belgium 36,850,655
France 18,297,926
Netherlands 9,092,424
China 4,492,198
Germany 2,961,072

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 £
Belgium 19,537,825 17,312,830 -2,224,995
France 10,134,811 8,163,115 -1,971,696
Netherlands 5,109,497 3,982,927 -1,126,570
China 2,481,211 2,010,987 -470,224
Germany 1,215,253 1,745,819 +530,566
Poland 572,487 872,557 +300,070
Italy 442,626 301,161 -141,465
India 207,265 246,208 +38,943
Egypt 52,723 73,059 +20,336
South Korea 1,605 85,202 +83,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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 12 7 -5
West Midlands 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,524,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,445,638
Other 2,326,746
Air transport 995,302
Road transport 5,715

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,251,327 30,273,345 -6,977,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,197,183 4,248,455 +2,051,272
Other 1,338,188 988,558 -349,630
Air transport 569,879 425,423 -144,456
Road transport 3,652 2,063 -1,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 30,551,987
Killingholme 13,342,797
Dover 10,056,455
Purfleet 4,798,890
Felixstowe 4,402,068

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 £
Eurotunnel 16,267,946 14,284,041 -1,983,905
Killingholme 6,719,598 6,623,199 -96,399
Dover 5,856,133 4,200,322 -1,655,811
Purfleet 2,895,423 1,903,467 -991,956
Felixstowe 2,175,247 2,226,821 +51,574
Immingham Docks 1,621,740 1,691,744 +70,004
000 1,338,188 988,558 -349,630
Hull 1,195,698 978,327 -217,371
Harwich 726,754 360,839 -365,915
London 276,016 617,904 +341,888

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 29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of textiles 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 23
2025-08 21

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+ 37
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 13

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 £
Belgium 1,894,484
Australia 930,955
Slovakia 651,690
United States 607,703
Ireland 570,246

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 £
Belgium 1,226,155 668,329 -557,826
Australia 449,930 481,025 +31,095
Slovakia 651,690 0 -651,690
United States 563,424 44,279 -519,145
Ireland 348,411 221,835 -126,576
Netherlands 332,247 78,612 -253,635
Poland 142,695 58,685 -84,010
Spain 65,709 115,793 +50,084
France 71,554 55,675 -15,879
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 96,348 26,603 -69,745

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 26,956
Sweden 1,778
Poland 913
Ireland 138

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 16,571 10,385 -6,186
Sweden 1,778 0 -1,778
Poland 913 0 -913
Ireland 4 134 +130

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) 4,321,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,054,472
Air transport 395,229
Other 30,930
Road transport 1,129

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) 2,975,130 1,346,068 -1,629,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,325,158 729,314 -595,844
Air transport 294,279 100,950 -193,329
Other 20,411 10,519 -9,892
Road transport 1,129 0 -1,129

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,862,087
London Gateway Port 844,381
Immingham Docks 539,759
Felixstowe 400,167
Liverpool Docks 358,340

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 2,088,801 773,286 -1,315,515
London Gateway Port 332,837 511,544 +178,707
Immingham Docks 305,979 233,780 -72,199
Felixstowe 342,599 57,568 -285,031
Liverpool Docks 168,549 189,791 +21,242
Southampton 277,009 35,808 -241,201
Grangemouth Docks 292,096 0 -292,096
Holyhead 177,347 112,703 -64,644
Hull 153,918 68,506 -85,412
London Heathrow Airport 153,705 28,803 -124,902

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 5704

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings made of felt, not tufted or flocked, available in various forms and sizes