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 £
France 1,182,955
China 1,150,341
United States 340,620
India 198,103
Spain 185,852

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 £
France 445,463 737,492 +292,029
China 618,346 531,995 -86,351
United States 92,973 247,647 +154,674
India 144,926 53,177 -91,749
Spain 36,754 149,098 +112,344
Belgium 49,415 112,546 +63,131
South Africa 129,219 6,321 -122,898
Switzerland 4,749 106,858 +102,109
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,145 101,427 +99,282
Australia 0 95,639 +95,639

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 1,260,906
France 1,181,347
United Kingdom 328,652
India 206,761
Spain 184,345

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 622,455 638,451 +15,996
France 350,410 830,937 +480,527
United Kingdom 125,864 202,788 +76,924
India 151,246 55,515 -95,731
Spain 40,737 143,608 +102,871
South Africa 122,899 24,534 -98,365
United States 65,121 49,161 -15,960
Belgium 49,415 55,206 +5,791
Australia 0 89,322 +89,322
Italy 81,114 1,116 -79,998

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Kent 2
Outer London - West and North West 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 13 8 -5
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Kent 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0

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) 1,467,258
Air transport 1,436,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 988,485
Other 164,372
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) 842,336 624,922 -217,414
Air transport 568,229 868,268 +300,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 284,716 703,769 +419,053
Other 101,232 63,140 -38,092
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 836,381
London Gateway Port 666,577
London 487,896
Felixstowe 444,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,173

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 347,294 489,087 +141,793
London Gateway Port 98,641 567,936 +469,295
London 18,333 469,563 +451,230
Felixstowe 402,612 42,113 -360,499
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,173 0 -302,173
499 37,940 221,819 +183,879
Dover 71,259 138,415 +67,156
000 101,232 63,140 -38,092
East Midlands Airport 77,031 72,708 -4,323
London Stansted Airport 69,620 66,140 -3,480

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 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of textiles 3
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 6
2026-01 3
2025-12 3

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
54m+ 12
0-1m 10
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 1,868,193
United States 1,228,148
France 743,573
Switzerland 450,324
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 31,848 -1,804,497
United States 672,886 555,262 -117,624
France 536,783 206,790 -329,993
Switzerland 262,400 187,924 -74,476
Brazil 449,000 0 -449,000
Singapore 0 158,898 +158,898
Saudi Arabia 68,584 62,430 -6,154
Germany 40,392 81,433 +41,041
Spain 56,953 62,534 +5,581
Italy 87,646 14,919 -72,727

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,009,249
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,985,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,199
Road transport 3,896

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 £
Air transport 1,783,732 1,225,517 -558,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,626,726 358,342 -2,268,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,892 71,307 +6,415
Road transport 3,896 0 -3,896

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,895,462
London Heathrow Airport 1,952,192
ZLC 389,610
Manchester Airport 237,109
London Stansted Airport 218,134

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 2,565,197 330,265 -2,234,932
London Heathrow Airport 1,127,493 824,699 -302,794
ZLC 221,466 168,144 -53,322
Manchester Airport 237,109 0 -237,109
London Stansted Airport 93,520 124,614 +31,094
East Midlands Airport 108,040 108,060 +20
Harwich 33,501 17,836 -15,665
Dover 20,823 16,709 -4,114
Southampton 37,000 0 -37,000
Felixstowe 3,514 32,314 +28,800

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