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 12,093,102
Belgium 5,573,630
Denmark 4,998,466
Egypt 3,835,656
Spain 3,797,602

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 7,976,633 4,116,469 -3,860,164
Belgium 2,711,649 2,861,981 +150,332
Denmark 2,359,495 2,638,971 +279,476
Egypt 2,125,884 1,709,772 -416,112
Spain 2,004,064 1,793,538 -210,526
India 1,943,360 1,522,609 -420,751
Turkey 1,491,301 1,058,905 -432,396
Portugal 602,079 1,418,844 +816,765
Ireland 431,393 429,082 -2,311
United States 317,923 418,968 +101,045

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 12,093,102
Belgium 5,164,078
Denmark 4,837,636
India 4,540,121
Egypt 3,835,656

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 7,976,633 4,116,469 -3,860,164
Belgium 2,593,075 2,571,003 -22,072
Denmark 2,257,209 2,580,427 +323,218
India 2,448,229 2,091,892 -356,337
Egypt 2,125,884 1,709,772 -416,112
Spain 1,990,082 1,742,244 -247,838
Turkey 1,495,333 1,064,107 -431,226
Portugal 607,823 1,407,488 +799,665
Ireland 535,277 1,113,172 +577,895
China 426,278 136,115 -290,163

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 52
Inner London - East 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 6

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 32 34 +2
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Essex 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 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) 27,696,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,987,729
Air transport 3,003,658
Road transport 1,323,081
Other 198,404

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) 15,178,651 12,517,937 -2,660,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,036,218 3,951,511 -2,084,707
Air transport 1,410,433 1,593,225 +182,792
Road transport 427,499 895,582 +468,083
Other 119,540 78,864 -40,676

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,253,310
Eurotunnel 5,010,936
London Gateway Port 3,889,300
Immingham Docks 3,307,536
Felixstowe 2,578,310

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 9,186,583 5,066,727 -4,119,856
Eurotunnel 2,648,995 2,361,941 -287,054
London Gateway Port 2,220,709 1,668,591 -552,118
Immingham Docks 1,314,399 1,993,137 +678,738
Felixstowe 1,837,502 740,808 -1,096,694
Newhaven 322,176 1,555,075 +1,232,899
London Heathrow Airport 811,176 776,037 -35,139
Southampton 686,972 663,394 -23,578
ZLC 446,057 883,374 +437,317
Harwich 564,847 412,799 -152,048

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 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of textiles 13
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
2025-11 24
2025-10 31
2025-09 26
2025-08 25
2025-07 27

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+ 46
0-1m 33
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 36,156,638
France 5,758,238
Ireland 4,965,093
QS 2,282,141
Finland 2,119,795

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 18,486,081 17,670,557 -815,524
France 3,403,161 2,355,077 -1,048,084
Ireland 2,744,117 2,220,976 -523,141
QS 1,012,990 1,269,151 +256,161
Finland 1,170,984 948,811 -222,173
Italy 940,837 904,034 -36,803
Germany 1,111,702 537,563 -574,139
Netherlands 544,706 878,595 +333,889
Singapore 131,637 785,986 +654,349
United Arab Emirates 422,323 434,582 +12,259

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 14,715,028
India 80,177
XU 4,447

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 8,593,338 6,121,690 -2,471,648
India 51,101 29,076 -22,025
XU 3,623 824 -2,799

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) 38,286,846
Other 14,799,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,401,811
Air transport 4,060,537
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) 18,833,640 19,453,206 +619,566
Other 8,648,062 6,151,590 -2,496,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,875,663 2,526,148 +650,485
Air transport 2,363,418 1,697,119 -666,299
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 31,169,654
000 14,799,652
Belfast Port 4,646,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,437,066
London Heathrow Airport 1,783,787

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 15,913,355 15,256,299 -657,056
000 8,648,062 6,151,590 -2,496,472
Belfast Port 1,830,168 2,815,984 +985,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,019,677 1,417,389 +397,712
London Heathrow Airport 761,014 1,022,773 +261,759
Manchester Airport 1,131,262 430,487 -700,775
Southampton 532,251 611,278 +79,027
Felixstowe 190,645 537,488 +346,843
Immingham Docks 332,358 232,590 -99,768
London 114,442 389,685 +275,243

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