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 27,481,247
Turkey 11,119,715
India 7,137,892
Germany 6,915,269
Netherlands 5,242,517

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 15,412,425 12,068,822 -3,343,603
Turkey 6,577,963 4,541,752 -2,036,211
India 3,596,358 3,541,534 -54,824
Germany 3,352,311 3,562,958 +210,647
Netherlands 2,013,640 3,228,877 +1,215,237
United States 1,257,146 473,814 -783,332
Belgium 1,060,482 419,565 -640,917
Poland 392,791 275,684 -117,107
France 375,228 275,015 -100,213
Sri Lanka 462,968 120,507 -342,461

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 28,186,790
Turkey 11,831,616
India 8,121,560
Germany 6,534,015
Netherlands 5,838,603

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 15,808,217 12,378,573 -3,429,644
Turkey 7,012,351 4,819,265 -2,193,086
India 4,262,157 3,859,403 -402,754
Germany 3,140,512 3,393,503 +252,991
Netherlands 2,714,855 3,123,748 +408,893
United States 1,198,080 464,014 -734,066
France 346,652 232,124 -114,528
Belgium 171,723 394,063 +222,340
Spain 56,640 186,385 +129,745
Egypt 91,986 137,693 +45,707

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Greater Manchester 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Outer London - West and North West 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16

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 24 -7
Greater Manchester 18 16 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 8 -8
Outer London - West and North West 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 9 -4
Inner London - East 11 6 -5
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 10 11 +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) 39,116,368
Other 9,439,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,647,143
Air transport 6,170,685
Road transport 1,556,922

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) 20,621,580 18,494,788 -2,126,792
Other 6,942,668 2,496,914 -4,445,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,538,026 4,109,117 -428,909
Air transport 3,220,524 2,950,161 -270,363
Road transport 20,601 1,536,321 +1,515,720

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,940,838
000 9,439,582
Southampton 7,298,333
London Gateway Port 6,928,775
London Heathrow Airport 3,282,824

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 13,745,878 8,194,960 -5,550,918
000 6,942,668 2,496,914 -4,445,754
Southampton 4,533,403 2,764,930 -1,768,473
London Gateway Port 1,612,080 5,316,695 +3,704,615
London Heathrow Airport 1,806,355 1,476,469 -329,886
Eurotunnel 1,580,347 1,655,070 +74,723
499 122,679 2,776,531 +2,653,852
Immingham Docks 584,981 1,160,910 +575,929
Birmingham Airport 760,327 574,812 -185,515
Liverpool Docks 669,982 531,209 -138,773

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 133
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 113
Manufacture of textiles 14
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 52
2025-10 51
2025-09 55
2025-08 43

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 115
54m+ 72
0-1m 62
15m-54m 34
Other 29

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 23,456,444
Netherlands 10,314,675
United States 9,781,881
Germany 3,369,107
Poland 2,155,025

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 14,895,267 8,561,177 -6,334,090
Netherlands 1,771,161 8,543,514 +6,772,353
United States 5,698,660 4,083,221 -1,615,439
Germany 2,494,950 874,157 -1,620,793
Poland 1,212,538 942,487 -270,051
Ireland 905,137 567,290 -337,847
Sweden 1,183,768 258,806 -924,962
Russia 726,946 545,511 -181,435
Turkey 930,390 337,487 -592,903
Canada 814,036 284,225 -529,811

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 173,090
China 7,283
India 2,528
Ireland 248
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 108,201 64,889 -43,312
China 4,468 2,815 -1,653
India 2,205 323 -1,882
Ireland 0 248 +248
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) 51,165,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,752,409
Air transport 1,311,288
Other 193,033
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) 28,110,925 23,054,781 -5,056,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,624,110 5,128,299 -2,495,811
Air transport 947,675 363,613 -584,062
Other 115,082 77,951 -37,131
Road transport 900 0 -900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 30,793,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,414,494
Southampton 6,249,216
Portsmouth 5,116,337
London Gateway Port 4,608,237

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 4,912,793 3,501,701 -1,411,092
Southampton 2,552,701 3,696,515 +1,143,814
Portsmouth 3,168,463 1,947,874 -1,220,589
London Gateway Port 3,499,490 1,108,747 -2,390,743
Newhaven 919,925 1,105,668 +185,743
Felixstowe 942,820 940,307 -2,513
Immingham Docks 551,205 836,679 +285,474
Harwich 881,489 63,452 -818,037
Holyhead 538,562 244,666 -293,896

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