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 31,224,923
Turkey 11,544,761
India 7,773,258
Germany 7,124,008
Netherlands 6,415,127

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 15,479,082 15,745,841 +266,759
Turkey 6,973,486 4,571,275 -2,402,211
India 3,681,905 4,091,353 +409,448
Germany 3,502,814 3,621,194 +118,380
Netherlands 2,387,729 4,027,398 +1,639,669
United States 1,092,052 544,858 -547,194
Belgium 889,608 671,902 -217,706
South Korea 0 1,021,078 +1,021,078
Poland 416,760 289,821 -126,939
France 349,334 315,562 -33,772

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 32,009,790
Turkey 12,289,066
India 8,745,292
Netherlands 6,859,742
Germany 6,795,777

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 15,919,937 16,089,853 +169,916
Turkey 7,428,293 4,860,773 -2,567,520
India 4,320,023 4,425,269 +105,246
Netherlands 2,959,911 3,899,831 +939,920
Germany 3,314,573 3,481,204 +166,631
United States 1,061,584 533,475 -528,109
South Korea 0 1,021,078 +1,021,078
Belgium 160,184 665,830 +505,646
France 282,065 247,440 -34,625
Spain 75,009 158,674 +83,665

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Greater Manchester 27
Outer London - West and North West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17

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 31 28 -3
Greater Manchester 19 17 -2
Outer London - West and North West 17 12 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Essex 5 10 +5

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) 44,985,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,013,566
Other 8,088,447
Air transport 7,015,048
Road transport 2,129,642

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) 21,637,793 23,347,923 +1,710,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,674,974 5,338,592 +663,618
Other 6,553,820 1,534,627 -5,019,193
Air transport 3,300,783 3,714,265 +413,482
Road transport 8,449 2,121,193 +2,112,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,854,368
Southampton 8,789,169
London Gateway Port 8,139,370
000 8,088,447
499 4,230,693

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 14,646,963 9,207,405 -5,439,558
Southampton 4,349,753 4,439,416 +89,663
London Gateway Port 1,740,454 6,398,916 +4,658,462
000 6,553,820 1,534,627 -5,019,193
499 161,538 4,069,155 +3,907,617
Eurotunnel 1,695,047 2,050,706 +355,659
London Heathrow Airport 1,761,034 1,645,280 -115,754
Immingham Docks 634,728 1,777,598 +1,142,870
Birmingham Airport 816,137 926,186 +110,049
Liverpool Docks 764,399 543,873 -220,526

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 135
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Manufacture of textiles 16
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 56
2026-02 58
2026-01 48
2025-12 54

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 119
54m+ 70
0-1m 67
15m-54m 37
Other 32

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 23,347,670
Netherlands 14,961,113
United States 11,682,038
Germany 2,960,947
Poland 2,321,104

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 15,121,882 8,225,788 -6,896,094
Netherlands 1,716,456 13,244,657 +11,528,201
United States 6,162,103 5,519,935 -642,168
Germany 2,431,571 529,376 -1,902,195
Poland 1,169,841 1,151,263 -18,578
Ireland 780,919 788,691 +7,772
Russia 702,701 825,520 +122,819
Turkey 911,162 447,948 -463,214
Sweden 1,142,561 109,924 -1,032,637
Canada 902,419 226,530 -675,889

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 205,068
China 10,063
India 2,615
Ireland 1,596
Turkey 76

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 96,814 108,254 +11,440
China 4,153 5,910 +1,757
India 1,992 623 -1,369
Ireland 0 1,596 +1,596
Turkey 76 0 -76

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) 56,077,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,425,633
Air transport 1,357,245
Other 251,230
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) 28,580,350 27,496,697 -1,083,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,234,202 7,191,431 -42,771
Air transport 952,433 404,812 -547,621
Other 103,167 148,063 +44,896
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 9,006,140
Southampton 8,447,986
Portsmouth 5,854,060
London Gateway Port 4,466,929

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 4,900,936 4,105,204 -795,732
Southampton 3,240,250 5,207,736 +1,967,486
Portsmouth 3,339,113 2,514,947 -824,166
London Gateway Port 3,129,012 1,337,917 -1,791,095
Felixstowe 934,599 1,332,044 +397,445
Newhaven 869,913 1,180,847 +310,934
Immingham Docks 649,902 870,058 +220,156
Harwich 867,019 69,308 -797,711
Liverpool Docks 420,406 412,566 -7,840

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