Import/export HS code 570232: Synthetic carpets

Carpets made from man-made materials like nylon or polyester

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
France 1,078,207
Denmark 970,732
Spain 778,979
Netherlands 768,728
India 657,253

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 519,233 558,974 +39,741
Denmark 581,759 388,973 -192,786
Spain 555,864 223,115 -332,749
Netherlands 576,303 192,425 -383,878
India 314,968 342,285 +27,317
China 272,350 325,289 +52,939
Germany 256,962 339,950 +82,988
United States 291,562 121,439 -170,123
Belgium 233,987 40,311 -193,676
Turkey 113,173 67,043 -46,130

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 £
India 1,650,317
Netherlands 891,614
France 769,110
Spain 763,486
Denmark 762,030

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 £
India 777,754 872,563 +94,809
Netherlands 814,331 77,283 -737,048
France 391,035 378,075 -12,960
Spain 551,454 212,032 -339,422
Denmark 515,509 246,521 -268,988
Germany 109,381 313,664 +204,283
China 111,469 156,646 +45,177
United States 166,025 96,656 -69,369
Turkey 147,318 73,419 -73,899
Poland 83,264 114,781 +31,517

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - South 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 25 14 -11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Northern Ireland 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2

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) 4,465,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,517,160
Air transport 647,401
Other 66,440
Road transport 26,211

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) 2,740,184 1,724,876 -1,015,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 834,449 682,711 -151,738
Air transport 302,124 345,277 +43,153
Other 33,981 32,459 -1,522
Road transport 1,022 25,189 +24,167

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,511,592
Immingham Docks 1,196,654
Felixstowe 654,164
London Heathrow Airport 429,577
Southampton 405,264

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 741,910 769,682 +27,772
Immingham Docks 818,227 378,427 -439,800
Felixstowe 451,721 202,443 -249,278
London Heathrow Airport 210,684 218,893 +8,209
Southampton 96,093 309,171 +213,078
Harwich 291,653 89,919 -201,734
Eurotunnel 121,641 228,886 +107,245
Killingholme 226,192 25,793 -200,399
Newhaven 215,498 36,175 -179,323
Portsmouth 194,163 30,164 -163,999

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 50
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of textiles 7
Specialised construction activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
2025-08 10

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 44
54m+ 23
0-1m 21
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 480,456
United Arab Emirates 136,025
Ireland 81,654
United States 49,263
Switzerland 47,316

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 341,601 138,855 -202,746
United Arab Emirates 0 136,025 +136,025
Ireland 80,815 839 -79,976
United States 16,105 33,158 +17,053
Switzerland 41,506 5,810 -35,696
Germany 11,390 12,777 +1,387
France 9,166 14,402 +5,236
Kyrgyzstan 0 17,652 +17,652
Malta 15,116 0 -15,116
Sweden 1,842 12,392 +10,550

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 376,688
India 854
Belgium 653
China 161
Ireland 11

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 366,513 10,175 -356,338
India 164 690 +526
Belgium 556 97 -459
China 161 0 -161
Ireland 11 0 -11

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 378,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 348,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 186,063
Air transport 88,821
Road transport 3,029

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 £
Other 367,405 10,962 -356,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,412 205,654 +63,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,672 165,391 +144,719
Air transport 46,350 42,471 -3,879
Road transport 3,029 0 -3,029

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 378,367
London Gateway Port 141,397
Harwich 141,188
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,556
Holyhead 43,516

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 £
000 367,405 10,962 -356,443
London Gateway Port 2,031 139,366 +137,335
Harwich 1,994 139,194 +137,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,835 55,721 -13,114
Holyhead 43,516 0 -43,516
London Heathrow Airport 13,545 18,315 +4,770
Dover 20,811 8,300 -12,511
East Midlands Airport 19,831 7,935 -11,896
London Stansted Airport 8,745 13,470 +4,725
Felixstowe 8,000 10,000 +2,000

Quick facts

HS code: 570232

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

Description: Carpets made from man-made materials like nylon or polyester