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 43,644,101
India 21,837,127
Turkey 13,177,771
Netherlands 8,936,035
Germany 7,626,699

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 21,597,102 22,046,999 +449,897
India 10,702,991 11,134,136 +431,145
Turkey 7,586,796 5,590,975 -1,995,821
Netherlands 3,679,872 5,256,163 +1,576,291
Germany 3,755,857 3,870,842 +114,985
United States 1,458,044 850,847 -607,197
France 874,427 1,067,287 +192,860
Belgium 1,121,573 817,152 -304,421
Sri Lanka 819,265 268,677 -550,588
South Korea 11,262 1,021,078 +1,009,816

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 44,703,952
India 23,553,006
Turkey 14,084,775
Netherlands 9,284,117
Germany 7,141,922

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 22,208,890 22,495,062 +286,172
India 11,580,724 11,972,282 +391,558
Turkey 8,137,062 5,947,713 -2,189,349
Netherlands 4,171,246 5,112,871 +941,625
Germany 3,450,636 3,691,286 +240,650
United States 1,389,969 757,705 -632,264
Bangladesh 595,745 549,659 -46,086
South Korea 17,855 1,024,120 +1,006,265
Belgium 288,607 704,690 +416,083
Italy 427,932 457,846 +29,914

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 103
Greater Manchester 42
Outer London - West and North West 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30
Inner London - East 30

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 63 71 +8
Greater Manchester 28 25 -3
Outer London - West and North West 26 27 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 14 -10
Inner London - East 20 18 -2
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Outer London - East and North East 15 22 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 16 +0
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1

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) 70,393,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,741,956
Air transport 11,202,675
Other 10,714,539
Road transport 2,237,122

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) 33,020,224 37,373,138 +4,352,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,235,796 7,506,160 +270,364
Air transport 5,511,559 5,691,116 +179,557
Other 8,852,301 1,862,238 -6,990,063
Road transport 49,787 2,187,335 +2,137,548

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,073,237
London Gateway Port 16,317,114
Southampton 12,395,477
000 10,714,539
499 6,059,401

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 20,193,818 13,879,419 -6,314,399
London Gateway Port 5,192,546 11,124,568 +5,932,022
Southampton 5,833,820 6,561,657 +727,837
000 8,852,301 1,862,238 -6,990,063
499 248,714 5,810,687 +5,561,973
London Heathrow Airport 2,235,148 2,065,758 -169,390
Eurotunnel 1,915,578 2,320,625 +405,047
Immingham Docks 894,233 2,208,134 +1,313,901
Birmingham Airport 1,521,410 1,342,326 -179,084
Thamesport 1,238,632 982,477 -256,155

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 254
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 179
Manufacture of textiles 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 97
2026-03 97
2026-02 84
2026-01 81
2025-12 83

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 216
0-1m 135
54m+ 105
15m-54m 61
Other 57

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 23,584,246
Netherlands 15,017,788
United States 11,909,236
Germany 3,009,485
Poland 2,342,397

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 15,192,322 8,391,924 -6,800,398
Netherlands 1,724,246 13,293,542 +11,569,296
United States 6,258,063 5,651,173 -606,890
Germany 2,457,461 552,024 -1,905,437
Poland 1,169,841 1,172,556 +2,715
Ireland 993,451 828,383 -165,068
Russia 702,701 825,520 +122,819
Turkey 914,489 449,219 -465,270
Sweden 1,150,336 118,842 -1,031,494
Canada 904,452 228,347 -676,105

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 213,693
China 10,063
India 3,045
Ireland 1,596
Bangladesh 1,138

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 104,290 109,403 +5,113
China 4,153 5,910 +1,757
India 2,422 623 -1,799
Ireland 0 1,596 +1,596
Bangladesh 790 348 -442
Turkey 102 0 -102
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) 56,903,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,692,834
Air transport 1,884,757
Other 261,535
Road transport 900

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) 28,974,376 27,928,998 -1,045,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,373,331 7,319,503 -53,828
Air transport 1,213,642 671,115 -542,527
Other 111,975 149,560 +37,585
Road transport 900 0 -900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 33,368,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,321,080
Southampton 8,485,565
Portsmouth 5,856,014
London Gateway Port 4,601,874

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 16,376,834 16,991,532 +614,698
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,013,029 4,308,051 -704,978
Southampton 3,261,386 5,224,179 +1,962,793
Portsmouth 3,341,067 2,514,947 -826,120
London Gateway Port 3,168,814 1,433,060 -1,735,754
Felixstowe 941,869 1,333,390 +391,521
Newhaven 871,956 1,183,213 +311,257
Immingham Docks 670,710 958,629 +287,919
Liverpool Docks 552,511 422,117 -130,394
Harwich 867,019 72,082 -794,937

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