Import/export HS code 5805: Hand-woven tapestries and needle-worked tapestries

Decorative wall hangings like Gobelins or Aubusson, made by hand or needlework

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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 1,076,071
France 959,980
United States 288,830
Belgium 200,980
India 188,102

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 621,467 454,604 -166,863
France 376,177 583,803 +207,626
United States 78,312 210,518 +132,206
Belgium 100,150 100,830 +680
India 145,155 42,947 -102,208
South Africa 129,183 10,781 -118,402
Spain 36,953 98,753 +61,800
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,145 101,427 +99,282
Australia 0 79,701 +79,701
Italy 76,386 0 -76,386

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 1,186,877
France 905,019
United Kingdom 224,454
India 196,760
South Africa 151,857

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 629,496 557,381 -72,115
France 376,124 528,895 +152,771
United Kingdom 13,008 211,446 +198,438
India 151,475 45,285 -106,190
South Africa 122,863 28,994 -93,869
Belgium 105,671 40,830 -64,841
Spain 39,826 93,263 +53,437
United States 50,460 69,064 +18,604
Italy 81,114 1,116 -79,998
Australia 0 79,701 +79,701

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Kent 3
Outer London - East and North East 2

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 7 -5
Inner London - East 6 1 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Kent 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +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) 1,485,509
Air transport 1,081,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 801,461
Other 175,616
Road transport 24,122

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 808,783 676,726 -132,057
Air transport 549,276 532,476 -16,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 264,824 536,637 +271,813
Other 112,531 63,085 -49,446
Road transport 0 24,122 +24,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 710,549
London Gateway Port 528,959
Felixstowe 485,809
London 477,123
Dover / Eurotunnel 318,001

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 348,277 362,272 +13,995
London Gateway Port 80,324 448,635 +368,311
Felixstowe 437,908 47,901 -390,007
London 22,253 454,870 +432,617
Dover / Eurotunnel 223,001 95,000 -128,001
000 112,531 63,085 -49,446
Dover 71,259 87,159 +15,900
East Midlands Airport 88,791 43,319 -45,472
London Stansted Airport 48,077 80,290 +32,213
Eurotunnel 111,347 14,309 -97,038

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of textiles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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 19
0-1m 12
54m+ 11
15m-54m 4
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 1,866,097
United States 1,170,334
France 714,682
Switzerland 563,494
Brazil 449,000

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 £
Netherlands 1,836,345 29,752 -1,806,593
United States 635,690 534,644 -101,046
France 438,259 276,423 -161,836
Switzerland 379,400 184,094 -195,306
Brazil 449,000 0 -449,000
Saudi Arabia 68,584 62,430 -6,154
Spain 53,554 64,124 +10,570
Italy 87,646 13,932 -73,714
Australia 2,720 80,082 +77,362
India 79,010 0 -79,010

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) 2,974,138
Air transport 2,802,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,078
Road transport 37,275

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) 2,621,876 352,262 -2,269,614
Air transport 1,700,384 1,101,885 -598,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,151 77,927 +57,776
Road transport 37,275 0 -37,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,899,564
London Heathrow Airport 1,686,131
ZLC 394,665
Manchester Airport 289,330
East Midlands Airport 279,809

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 2,561,643 337,921 -2,223,722
London Heathrow Airport 1,005,379 680,752 -324,627
ZLC 240,190 154,475 -85,715
Manchester Airport 289,330 0 -289,330
East Midlands Airport 162,392 117,417 -44,975
London Stansted Airport 40,368 149,241 +108,873
Harwich 33,501 17,836 -15,665
Southampton 0 37,000 +37,000
London Gateway Port 15,692 15,339 -353
Dover 20,823 8,579 -12,244

Quick facts

HS code: 5805

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

Description: Decorative wall hangings like Gobelins or Aubusson, made by hand or needlework