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 1,064,692
Denmark 1,016,087
Netherlands 800,029
Spain 726,700
India 653,703

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 487,681 577,011 +89,330
Denmark 624,278 391,809 -232,469
Netherlands 605,483 194,546 -410,937
Spain 531,664 195,036 -336,628
India 287,421 366,282 +78,861
Germany 257,462 338,681 +81,219
China 290,139 277,078 -13,061
United States 335,628 126,611 -209,017
Belgium 257,475 40,311 -217,164
Turkey 113,173 53,927 -59,246

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 1,648,684
Netherlands 925,262
Denmark 812,192
France 761,358
Spain 711,207

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 724,419 924,265 +199,846
Netherlands 844,208 81,054 -763,154
Denmark 561,197 250,995 -310,202
France 362,588 398,770 +36,182
Spain 527,254 183,953 -343,301
Germany 110,933 311,343 +200,410
United States 204,323 97,881 -106,442
China 129,258 108,435 -20,823
Turkey 144,251 63,370 -80,881
Poland 77,127 111,791 +34,664

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Northern Ireland 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +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) 4,501,805
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,445,171
Air transport 693,585
Other 86,683
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) 2,751,709 1,750,096 -1,001,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 773,709 671,462 -102,247
Air transport 350,731 342,854 -7,877
Other 54,206 32,477 -21,729
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 1,508,136
Immingham Docks 1,242,024
Felixstowe 651,899
London Heathrow Airport 443,010
Southampton 398,726

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 723,669 784,467 +60,798
Immingham Docks 865,660 376,364 -489,296
Felixstowe 435,192 216,707 -218,485
London Heathrow Airport 225,058 217,952 -7,106
Southampton 86,814 311,912 +225,098
Harwich 285,425 97,189 -188,236
Eurotunnel 108,639 230,130 +121,491
Killingholme 227,796 26,845 -200,951
Newhaven 210,138 41,535 -168,603
Portsmouth 175,323 28,303 -147,020

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
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 12
2025-08 10
2025-07 15

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 43
54m+ 23
0-1m 21
15m-54m 12
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
Ireland 88,286
Germany 47,301
Switzerland 45,786
United States 43,685

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
Ireland 86,031 2,255 -83,776
Germany 34,524 12,777 -21,747
Switzerland 41,506 4,280 -37,226
United States 13,150 30,535 +17,385
France 9,166 14,402 +5,236
Kyrgyzstan 0 17,652 +17,652
Malta 15,116 0 -15,116
Nigeria 0 13,170 +13,170
Sweden 1,842 11,036 +9,194

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 772
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 366,504 10,184 -356,320
India 164 608 +444
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 378,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 358,220
Air transport 83,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,816
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 367,396 10,889 -356,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,116 213,104 +67,988
Air transport 44,995 38,894 -6,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,806 28,010 -15,796
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 £
000 378,285
Harwich 141,188
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,526
Holyhead 45,401
London Heathrow Airport 32,506

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 £
000 367,396 10,889 -356,507
Harwich 1,994 139,194 +137,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,314 63,212 -3,102
Holyhead 45,401 0 -45,401
London Heathrow Airport 15,145 17,361 +2,216
East Midlands Airport 16,876 12,284 -4,592
Dover 20,811 6,770 -14,041
Purfleet 23,134 0 -23,134
Liverpool Docks 7,380 12,785 +5,405
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