Import/export HS code 570242: Synthetic carpets (not tufted)

Non-tufted carpets made from man-made materials like polyester or nylon

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  • 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 £
Turkey 67,115,824
Belgium 15,234,696
India 11,275,084
China 6,654,571
Egypt 5,010,004

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 £
Turkey 37,198,871 29,916,953 -7,281,918
Belgium 8,804,508 6,430,188 -2,374,320
India 5,576,117 5,698,967 +122,850
China 3,610,540 3,044,031 -566,509
Egypt 2,738,524 2,271,480 -467,044
Germany 2,162,864 1,599,543 -563,321
France 2,449,946 1,058,679 -1,391,267
Netherlands 1,759,479 1,262,244 -497,235
Poland 313,725 1,787,597 +1,473,872
United States 872,825 625,239 -247,586

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 £
Turkey 72,575,241
Belgium 13,311,134
India 11,880,491
China 7,859,309
Poland 7,476,239

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 £
Turkey 40,236,166 32,339,075 -7,897,091
Belgium 7,486,981 5,824,153 -1,662,828
India 5,884,800 5,995,691 +110,891
China 4,258,035 3,601,274 -656,761
Poland 3,951,824 3,524,415 -427,409
Egypt 2,978,067 2,275,598 -702,469
Netherlands 198,475 218,327 +19,852
United States 130,562 147,804 +17,242
France 180,039 2,428 -177,611
Moldova 98,685 38,455 -60,230

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 40
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - West and North West 15
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - East and North East 11

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 31 22 -9
Inner London - East 13 7 -6
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 10 5 -5
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,555,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,106,290
Other 2,633,856
Air transport 984,757
Road transport 386,240

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,318,642 38,236,639 -9,082,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,289,089 14,817,201 -2,471,888
Other 1,290,039 1,343,817 +53,778
Air transport 533,431 451,326 -82,105
Road transport 266,523 119,717 -146,806

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 56,897,171
London Gateway Port 15,352,076
Dover 10,775,571
Southampton 7,420,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,110,909

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 £
Felixstowe 30,101,055 26,796,116 -3,304,939
London Gateway Port 10,062,335 5,289,741 -4,772,594
Dover 5,558,475 5,217,096 -341,379
Southampton 2,879,909 4,540,877 +1,660,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,122,804 2,988,105 -134,699
London 2,897,413 2,013,293 -884,120
Harwich 2,538,041 2,168,778 -369,263
Immingham Docks 2,383,479 1,178,174 -1,205,305
000 1,290,039 1,343,817 +53,778
Hull 1,414,979 557,711 -857,268

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 101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Manufacture of textiles 10
Specialised construction activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 39
2025-10 43
2025-09 37
2025-08 35
2025-07 39

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 83
54m+ 45
0-1m 44
Other 22
15m-54m 21

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 21,153,216
Ireland 1,243,991
United States 624,014
Germany 200,020
Iceland 170,745

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 13,523,958 7,629,258 -5,894,700
Ireland 657,238 586,753 -70,485
United States 182,830 441,184 +258,354
Germany 102,412 97,608 -4,804
Iceland 109,653 61,092 -48,561
Sweden 98,576 43,274 -55,302
Italy 85,829 42,719 -43,110
South Korea 68,431 54,713 -13,718
United Arab Emirates 6,950 115,920 +108,970
Poland 64,690 57,093 -7,597

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 611,885
Turkey 92,226
India 69,753
XU 19,942
China 12,910

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 291,587 320,298 +28,711
Turkey 57,630 34,596 -23,034
India 31,369 38,384 +7,015
XU 4,919 15,023 +10,104
China 7,214 5,696 -1,518
Belgium 171 1,052 +881
Poland 41 46 +5

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,489,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,062,017
Other 808,026
Air transport 259,333
Road transport 4,671

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,354,523 8,134,669 -6,219,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,589 678,428 +294,839
Other 392,931 415,095 +22,164
Air transport 150,945 108,388 -42,557
Road transport 4,671 0 -4,671

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,793,087
000 808,026
Liverpool Docks 379,710
Southampton 342,254
London Gateway Port 254,630

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 13,934,306 7,858,781 -6,075,525
000 392,931 415,095 +22,164
Liverpool Docks 116,385 263,325 +146,940
Southampton 134,151 208,103 +73,952
London Gateway Port 76,652 177,978 +101,326
Holyhead 93,234 67,826 -25,408
Dover 110,735 32,593 -78,142
Immingham Docks 86,581 49,571 -37,010
Middlesbrough 87,518 45,313 -42,205
London Heathrow Airport 65,965 47,173 -18,792

Quick facts

HS code: 570242

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

Description: Non-tufted carpets made from man-made materials like polyester or nylon