Import/export HS code 570231: Wool carpets

Carpets made from wool or fine animal hair, including high-quality options like Axminster carpets

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Poland 11,529,255
Belgium 5,571,046
Denmark 4,993,167
Spain 3,703,606
Egypt 3,511,042

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 £
Poland 7,574,710 3,954,545 -3,620,165
Belgium 2,749,069 2,821,977 +72,908
Denmark 2,192,206 2,800,961 +608,755
Spain 1,853,945 1,849,661 -4,284
Egypt 2,044,688 1,466,354 -578,334
India 2,131,247 1,373,812 -757,435
Turkey 1,526,084 1,215,647 -310,437
Portugal 824,772 1,242,088 +417,316
Ireland 477,094 501,857 +24,763
United States 303,137 416,015 +112,878

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 £
Poland 11,549,342
Belgium 5,161,494
Denmark 4,839,011
India 4,594,172
Spain 3,711,117

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 £
Poland 7,574,710 3,974,632 -3,600,078
Belgium 2,635,485 2,526,009 -109,476
Denmark 2,094,613 2,744,398 +649,785
India 2,634,132 1,960,040 -674,092
Spain 1,839,963 1,871,154 +31,191
Egypt 2,044,688 1,466,354 -578,334
Turkey 1,530,116 1,220,849 -309,267
Portugal 831,190 1,227,337 +396,147
Ireland 583,150 1,184,794 +601,644
China 453,919 161,602 -292,317

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
Inner London - East 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7

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 28 34 +6
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 1 -6
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +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) 27,428,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,679,056
Air transport 2,949,483
Road transport 1,493,882
Other 191,088

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) 14,929,437 12,499,331 -2,430,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,996,440 3,682,616 -2,313,824
Air transport 1,378,138 1,571,345 +193,207
Road transport 494,003 999,879 +505,876
Other 121,794 69,294 -52,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,610,078
Eurotunnel 5,009,185
London Gateway Port 3,575,242
Immingham Docks 3,229,941
Felixstowe 2,468,646

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 £
Dover 8,766,677 4,843,401 -3,923,276
Eurotunnel 2,652,844 2,356,341 -296,503
London Gateway Port 2,155,798 1,419,444 -736,354
Immingham Docks 1,139,177 2,090,764 +951,587
Felixstowe 1,962,366 506,280 -1,456,086
Newhaven 509,648 1,400,211 +890,563
London Heathrow Airport 807,422 779,033 -28,389
ZLC 512,561 987,671 +475,110
Southampton 680,775 773,684 +92,909
Harwich 574,744 476,081 -98,663

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 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of textiles 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Air transport 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 24
2025-10 31
2025-09 26
2025-08 25

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 58
54m+ 44
0-1m 31
Other 19
15m-54m 18

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 £
United States 35,077,224
France 5,629,239
Ireland 5,127,536
Finland 2,359,380
QS 2,282,141

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 £
United States 17,259,025 17,818,199 +559,174
France 3,171,928 2,457,311 -714,617
Ireland 2,747,086 2,380,450 -366,636
Finland 1,192,204 1,167,176 -25,028
QS 1,012,990 1,269,151 +256,161
Italy 990,150 867,442 -122,708
Germany 965,903 602,973 -362,930
Netherlands 393,278 868,320 +475,042
Singapore 131,637 873,470 +741,833
United Arab Emirates 424,904 464,352 +39,448

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 14,803,375
India 81,242

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 8,202,083 6,601,292 -1,600,791
India 50,810 30,432 -20,378

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,173,553
Other 14,889,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,479,452
Air transport 3,970,178
Road transport 61,657

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,576,595 19,596,958 +2,020,363
Other 8,256,564 6,632,615 -1,623,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,949,510 2,529,942 +580,432
Air transport 2,137,922 1,832,256 -305,666
Road transport 3,220 58,437 +55,217

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,246,179
000 14,889,179
Belfast Port 4,598,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,476,902
London Heathrow Airport 1,964,804

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 £
Liverpool Docks 14,832,687 15,413,492 +580,805
000 8,256,564 6,632,615 -1,623,949
Belfast Port 1,694,936 2,903,468 +1,208,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,037,650 1,439,252 +401,602
London Heathrow Airport 784,238 1,180,566 +396,328
Manchester Airport 1,131,262 431,973 -699,289
Southampton 532,251 611,278 +79,027
Felixstowe 190,645 537,488 +346,843
London 120,872 396,659 +275,787
Holyhead 215,089 286,224 +71,135

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 570231

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

Description: Carpets made from wool or fine animal hair, including high-quality options like Axminster carpets