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 37,705,325
France 23,075,477
Netherlands 10,432,937
China 4,326,399
Germany 3,828,973

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 19,689,966 18,015,359 -1,674,607
France 10,950,007 12,125,470 +1,175,463
Netherlands 5,012,268 5,420,669 +408,401
China 2,459,222 1,867,177 -592,045
Germany 1,512,474 2,316,499 +804,025
Czechia 876,946 503,327 -373,619
Poland 103,764 1,065,956 +962,192
Italy 442,243 410,710 -31,533
India 343,656 169,243 -174,413
Ireland 144,021 189,722 +45,701

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 40,024,311
France 19,913,629
Netherlands 9,609,773
China 4,747,276
Germany 3,674,158

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 19,638,458 20,385,853 +747,395
France 10,415,458 9,498,171 -917,287
Netherlands 4,841,192 4,768,581 -72,611
China 2,570,436 2,176,840 -393,596
Germany 1,293,848 2,380,310 +1,086,462
Poland 602,350 1,171,201 +568,851
Italy 444,191 430,934 -13,257
India 362,871 165,626 -197,245
Egypt 65,529 73,047 +7,518
South Korea 1,605 91,539 +89,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
West Midlands 12
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
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 14 6 -8
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
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) 72,771,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,942,130
Other 2,499,398
Air transport 1,098,458
Road transport 10,023

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) 37,533,971 35,237,650 -2,296,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,345,717 5,596,413 +3,250,696
Other 1,418,037 1,081,361 -336,676
Air transport 601,741 496,717 -105,024
Road transport 0 10,023 +10,023

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 33,057,136
Killingholme 15,386,590
Dover 10,996,727
Felixstowe 4,882,110
Purfleet 4,844,648

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 16,297,521 16,759,615 +462,094
Killingholme 7,054,342 8,332,248 +1,277,906
Dover 6,098,092 4,898,635 -1,199,457
Felixstowe 2,413,139 2,468,971 +55,832
Purfleet 2,790,061 2,054,587 -735,474
Immingham Docks 1,446,022 2,142,043 +696,021
000 1,418,037 1,081,361 -336,676
Hull 1,139,363 1,088,990 -50,373
Harwich 599,913 517,003 -82,910
London 334,386 733,509 +399,123

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of textiles 11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 26
2026-02 30
2026-01 24
2025-12 22

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 46
54m+ 36
0-1m 17
15m-54m 13
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 1,743,102
Australia 1,073,314
Ireland 691,731
United States 617,504
Slovakia 541,618

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 929,024 814,078 -114,946
Australia 484,958 588,356 +103,398
Ireland 334,672 357,059 +22,387
United States 561,868 55,636 -506,232
Slovakia 541,618 0 -541,618
Netherlands 284,830 61,487 -223,343
Spain 80,886 158,161 +77,275
Poland 134,657 61,236 -73,421
France 48,291 84,293 +36,002
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,401 27,305 -70,096

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 30,212
Sweden 1,778
Poland 913
Ireland 221

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 19,741 10,471 -9,270
Sweden 1,778 0 -1,778
Poland 913 0 -913
Ireland 4 217 +213

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) 4,216,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,178,506
Air transport 348,747
Other 34,305

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) 2,501,250 1,715,184 -786,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,332,965 845,541 -487,424
Air transport 212,006 136,741 -75,265
Other 22,436 11,869 -10,567

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,531,731
London Gateway Port 1,016,116
Immingham Docks 593,915
Liverpool Docks 388,754
Felixstowe 351,412

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 1,644,797 886,934 -757,863
London Gateway Port 402,112 614,004 +211,892
Immingham Docks 286,427 307,488 +21,061
Liverpool Docks 165,737 223,017 +57,280
Felixstowe 293,844 57,568 -236,276
Southampton 277,009 46,254 -230,755
Holyhead 166,080 150,883 -15,197
Grangemouth Docks 292,096 0 -292,096
Hull 152,078 71,734 -80,344
Heysham 54,067 126,989 +72,922

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