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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* 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 10,349,129
Belgium 5,404,634
Denmark 5,226,023
Spain 3,642,490
India 3,573,608

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 5,534,135 4,814,994 -719,141
Belgium 2,514,091 2,890,543 +376,452
Denmark 2,370,443 2,855,580 +485,137
Spain 1,666,312 1,976,178 +309,866
India 2,237,968 1,335,640 -902,328
Egypt 1,990,396 1,357,738 -632,658
Turkey 1,278,627 1,340,290 +61,663
Portugal 1,292,360 757,956 -534,404
Ireland 385,332 516,353 +131,021
United States 367,901 414,128 +46,227

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 10,369,216
Belgium 5,151,320
Denmark 5,108,672
India 4,803,371
Spain 3,622,570

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 5,534,135 4,835,081 -699,054
Belgium 2,395,194 2,756,126 +360,932
Denmark 2,293,581 2,815,091 +521,510
India 2,802,404 2,000,967 -801,437
Spain 1,573,267 2,049,303 +476,036
Egypt 1,990,396 1,387,013 -603,383
Turkey 1,280,043 1,318,812 +38,769
Portugal 1,303,187 745,352 -557,835
Ireland 642,050 932,224 +290,174
China 426,509 241,628 -184,881

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 44
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 33 24 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Essex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -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) 26,008,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,485,684
Air transport 2,868,518
Road transport 1,816,528
Other 173,134

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) 12,844,450 13,163,706 +319,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,624,537 3,861,147 -1,763,390
Air transport 1,476,534 1,391,984 -84,550
Road transport 762,645 1,053,883 +291,238
Other 158,419 14,715 -143,704

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,207,031
Eurotunnel 4,899,699
Immingham Docks 3,706,312
London Gateway Port 3,192,013
Felixstowe 2,036,903

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 6,346,144 5,860,887 -485,257
Eurotunnel 2,186,629 2,713,070 +526,441
Immingham Docks 1,362,092 2,344,220 +982,128
London Gateway Port 2,083,892 1,108,121 -975,771
Felixstowe 1,623,012 413,891 -1,209,121
Newhaven 1,157,759 815,528 -342,231
ZLC 787,933 1,057,865 +269,932
London Heathrow Airport 807,949 843,804 +35,855
Southampton 814,710 705,182 -109,528
Liverpool Docks 660,708 525,646 -135,062

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
59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of textiles
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9
Air transport
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 23
2026-03 17
2026-02 21
2026-01 17

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 53
54m+ 39
0-1m 29
Other 23
15m-54m 19

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 31,871,538
France 5,896,472
Ireland 4,709,634
Finland 2,473,739
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 17,861,125 14,010,413 -3,850,712
France 2,589,813 3,306,659 +716,846
Ireland 2,469,072 2,240,562 -228,510
Finland 1,167,866 1,305,873 +138,007
QS 1,972,229 309,912 -1,662,317
Germany 903,705 911,077 +7,372
Italy 1,074,255 723,887 -350,368
Netherlands 908,273 710,670 -197,603
Singapore 481,651 525,353 +43,702
United Arab Emirates 497,115 398,287 -98,828

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 15,703,572
India 77,963

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 7,236,532 8,467,040 +1,230,508
India 48,320 29,643 -18,677

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) 34,997,273
Other 15,785,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,528,474
Air transport 2,902,427
Road transport 58,437

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) 19,837,126 15,160,147 -4,676,979
Other 7,287,492 8,498,168 +1,210,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,531,052 1,997,422 -533,630
Air transport 1,720,042 1,182,385 -537,657
Road transport 0 58,437 +58,437

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,544,196
000 15,785,660
Belfast Port 4,758,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,557,234
London Heathrow Airport 1,661,205

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 15,359,626 12,184,570 -3,175,056
000 7,287,492 8,498,168 +1,210,676
Belfast Port 3,054,772 1,704,114 -1,350,658
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,302,255 1,254,979 -47,276
London Heathrow Airport 1,054,331 606,874 -447,457
Southampton 900,294 268,729 -631,565
Felixstowe 191,984 891,149 +699,165
Manchester Airport 394,397 399,391 +4,994
Immingham Docks 311,105 375,712 +64,607
London 360,112 199,493 -160,619

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