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 35,280,078
France 22,296,615
Netherlands 10,107,332
China 4,171,336
Germany 3,866,263

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 18,925,325 16,354,753 -2,570,572
France 11,272,242 11,024,373 -247,869
Netherlands 5,016,584 5,090,748 +74,164
China 2,678,461 1,492,875 -1,185,586
Germany 1,660,412 2,205,851 +545,439
Poland 151,748 1,111,270 +959,522
Czechia 847,701 377,296 -470,405
Italy 402,036 489,840 +87,804
India 372,232 185,899 -186,333
Ireland 144,950 205,720 +60,770

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 38,041,607
France 18,886,454
Netherlands 9,114,371
China 4,626,782
Germany 3,678,400

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 19,516,097 18,525,510 -990,587
France 10,222,478 8,663,976 -1,558,502
Netherlands 4,652,665 4,461,706 -190,959
China 2,840,671 1,786,111 -1,054,560
Germany 1,469,905 2,208,495 +738,590
Poland 614,079 1,179,695 +565,616
Italy 403,984 520,507 +116,523
India 382,981 183,290 -199,691
Egypt 57,298 71,059 +13,761
Spain 43,774 73,309 +29,535

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
West Midlands 12
Greater Manchester 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 6 -6
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Kent 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,963,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,169,504
Other 2,360,653
Air transport 1,083,410
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) 36,961,356 32,002,266 -4,959,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,752,309 5,417,195 +2,664,886
Other 1,387,648 973,005 -414,643
Air transport 657,722 425,688 -232,034
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 31,400,114
Killingholme 14,962,166
Dover 10,493,559
Felixstowe 4,783,313
Purfleet 4,469,112

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 16,137,518 15,262,596 -874,922
Killingholme 7,169,177 7,792,989 +623,812
Dover 6,027,664 4,465,895 -1,561,769
Felixstowe 2,568,327 2,214,986 -353,341
Purfleet 2,675,235 1,793,877 -881,358
Immingham Docks 1,220,518 2,145,026 +924,508
000 1,387,648 973,005 -414,643
Hull 1,097,743 983,595 -114,148
London 453,823 656,494 +202,671
Harwich 567,581 470,339 -97,242

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
28
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Manufacture of textiles
11
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
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
2026-05 25
2026-04 33
2026-03 26
2026-02 30
2026-01 24

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 43
54m+ 36
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 12

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 1,532,316
Australia 1,033,629
Ireland 618,945
United States 588,734
Slovakia 432,020

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 778,108 754,208 -23,900
Australia 498,192 535,437 +37,245
Ireland 280,504 338,441 +57,937
United States 527,469 61,265 -466,204
Slovakia 432,020 0 -432,020
Netherlands 279,884 93,376 -186,508
Spain 104,161 99,052 -5,109
Poland 135,014 46,131 -88,883
France 93,148 38,660 -54,488
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 96,351 27,305 -69,046

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 29,269
Sweden 1,778
Ireland 221
Netherlands 46

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 18,820 10,449 -8,371
Sweden 1,778 0 -1,778
Ireland 20 201 +181
Netherlands 0 46 +46

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) 3,789,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,097,298
Air transport 298,893
Other 32,495

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) 2,286,580 1,502,906 -783,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,270,111 827,187 -442,924
Air transport 170,222 128,671 -41,551
Other 20,618 11,877 -8,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,164,318
London Gateway Port 1,004,943
Immingham Docks 591,716
Liverpool Docks 380,293
Felixstowe 350,837

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 1,398,258 766,060 -632,198
London Gateway Port 404,871 600,072 +195,201
Immingham Docks 339,933 251,783 -88,150
Liverpool Docks 163,402 216,891 +53,489
Felixstowe 303,868 46,969 -256,899
Grangemouth Docks 292,096 0 -292,096
Holyhead 135,276 126,110 -9,166
Southampton 202,896 47,146 -155,750
Hull 149,436 90,822 -58,614
Heysham 53,019 125,384 +72,365

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