Import/export HS code 57050030: Carpets made of man-made textile materials

Carpets and floor coverings crafted from synthetic or man-made textile materials, durable and easy to maintain

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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 £
China 37,789,274
India 20,782,861
Turkey 12,430,030
Netherlands 7,849,350
Germany 7,386,865

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 £
China 21,105,296 16,683,978 -4,421,318
India 10,064,118 10,718,743 +654,625
Turkey 7,126,800 5,303,230 -1,823,570
Netherlands 3,523,899 4,325,451 +801,552
Germany 3,632,117 3,754,748 +122,631
United States 1,622,713 660,294 -962,419
France 911,707 932,290 +20,583
Belgium 1,289,023 549,515 -739,508
Sri Lanka 917,226 326,139 -591,087
Poland 475,357 367,064 -108,293

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 £
China 38,743,451
India 22,537,785
Turkey 13,308,422
Netherlands 8,162,458
Germany 6,862,243

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 £
China 21,654,849 17,088,602 -4,566,247
India 11,080,192 11,457,593 +377,401
Turkey 7,627,601 5,680,821 -1,946,780
Netherlands 3,953,453 4,209,005 +255,552
Germany 3,292,921 3,569,322 +276,401
United States 1,531,861 589,533 -942,328
Bangladesh 575,710 332,880 -242,830
Italy 423,824 385,497 -38,327
France 432,472 314,265 -118,207
Belgium 303,591 419,026 +115,435

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 100
Greater Manchester 41
Inner London - East 34
Outer London - West and North West 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31

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 66 64 -2
Greater Manchester 28 23 -5
Inner London - East 25 16 -9
Outer London - West and North West 21 27 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 15 -8
West Midlands 18 17 -1
Outer London - East and North East 15 18 +3
West Yorkshire 16 16 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 15 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,876,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,824,463
Other 12,503,033
Air transport 9,856,830
Road transport 1,652,257

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,185,959 30,690,816 -495,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,031,669 5,792,794 -1,238,875
Other 9,519,107 2,983,926 -6,535,181
Air transport 5,253,956 4,602,874 -651,082
Road transport 63,131 1,589,126 +1,525,995

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,790,218
London Gateway Port 14,195,828
000 12,503,033
Southampton 10,904,196
London Heathrow Airport 4,134,945

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 £
Felixstowe 18,724,296 12,065,922 -6,658,374
London Gateway Port 4,272,631 9,923,197 +5,650,566
000 9,519,107 2,983,926 -6,535,181
Southampton 6,521,259 4,382,937 -2,138,322
London Heathrow Airport 2,317,038 1,817,907 -499,131
499 174,856 3,935,834 +3,760,978
Eurotunnel 1,844,906 1,843,097 -1,809
Birmingham Airport 1,303,680 1,076,924 -226,756
Immingham Docks 807,719 1,470,492 +662,773
Thamesport 1,190,808 1,033,853 -156,955

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 244
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 170
Manufacture of textiles 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 81
2025-11 96
2025-10 101
2025-09 88
2025-08 78

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 204
0-1m 129
54m+ 107
Other 58
15m-54m 53

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 23,641,603
Netherlands 10,487,585
United States 10,004,778
Germany 3,425,845
Poland 2,157,125

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 14,957,597 8,684,006 -6,273,591
Netherlands 1,899,943 8,587,642 +6,687,699
United States 5,785,585 4,219,193 -1,566,392
Germany 2,535,140 890,705 -1,644,435
Poland 1,214,638 942,487 -272,151
Ireland 1,123,380 594,699 -528,681
Sweden 1,190,226 268,013 -922,213
Russia 726,946 545,511 -181,435
Turkey 933,717 337,487 -596,230
Canada 818,275 288,075 -530,200

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 184,793
China 7,283
India 2,958
Bangladesh 1,734
Ireland 248

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 118,755 66,038 -52,717
China 4,468 2,815 -1,653
India 2,616 342 -2,274
Bangladesh 1,315 419 -896
Ireland 0 248 +248
Turkey 112 0 -112
Sri Lanka 86 0 -86

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) 52,032,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,978,972
Air transport 1,788,472
Other 207,022
Road transport 2,589

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) 28,631,211 23,401,649 -5,229,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,775,621 5,203,351 -2,572,270
Air transport 1,199,366 589,106 -610,260
Other 127,484 79,538 -47,946
Road transport 2,589 0 -2,589

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 30,793,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,823,735
Southampton 6,275,999
Portsmouth 5,118,291
London Gateway Port 4,712,017

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 £
Hull 16,679,082 14,114,574 -2,564,508
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,150,634 3,673,101 -1,477,533
Southampton 2,571,743 3,704,256 +1,132,513
Portsmouth 3,170,417 1,947,874 -1,222,543
London Gateway Port 3,539,015 1,173,002 -2,366,013
Newhaven 921,968 1,106,856 +184,888
Felixstowe 952,063 940,307 -11,756
Immingham Docks 577,158 907,502 +330,344
Harwich 881,489 66,226 -815,263
Holyhead 571,394 251,513 -319,881

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 57050030

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

Description: Carpets and floor coverings crafted from synthetic or man-made textile materials, durable and easy to maintain