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 11,028,333
Belgium 5,658,695
Denmark 5,412,908
Spain 3,843,683
India 3,659,071

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 6,207,349 4,820,984 -1,386,365
Belgium 2,575,959 3,082,736 +506,777
Denmark 2,297,433 3,115,475 +818,042
Spain 1,726,094 2,117,589 +391,495
India 2,309,184 1,349,887 -959,297
Egypt 1,891,482 1,627,457 -264,025
Turkey 1,522,463 1,331,964 -190,499
Portugal 1,216,736 1,018,636 -198,100
Ireland 542,876 458,391 -84,485
United States 328,061 432,791 +104,730

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 11,048,420
Denmark 5,285,828
Belgium 5,284,285
India 4,882,109
Spain 3,837,330

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 6,207,349 4,841,071 -1,366,278
Denmark 2,213,989 3,071,839 +857,850
Belgium 2,374,424 2,909,861 +535,437
India 2,864,590 2,017,519 -847,071
Spain 1,699,152 2,138,178 +439,026
Egypt 1,891,482 1,656,732 -234,750
Turkey 1,523,879 1,310,486 -213,393
Portugal 1,227,563 1,006,032 -221,531
Ireland 754,575 1,038,452 +283,877
China 479,654 208,914 -270,740

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Inner London - East 8

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 34 30 -4
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 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) 27,785,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,881,557
Air transport 2,937,593
Road transport 1,831,229
Other 173,729

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) 13,780,057 14,005,536 +225,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,753,803 4,127,754 -1,626,049
Air transport 1,432,910 1,504,683 +71,773
Road transport 748,416 1,082,813 +334,397
Other 132,674 41,055 -91,619

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,450,699
Eurotunnel 5,195,502
Immingham Docks 3,666,089
London Gateway Port 3,392,354
Newhaven 2,134,707

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 7,297,317 6,153,382 -1,143,935
Eurotunnel 2,361,010 2,834,492 +473,482
Immingham Docks 1,093,043 2,573,046 +1,480,003
London Gateway Port 1,997,124 1,395,230 -601,894
Newhaven 1,023,505 1,111,202 +87,697
Felixstowe 1,762,510 321,922 -1,440,588
ZLC 773,704 1,086,795 +313,091
London Heathrow Airport 773,179 841,955 +68,776
Southampton 802,428 751,759 -50,669
Liverpool Docks 502,183 552,746 +50,563

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 64
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of textiles 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Air transport 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 17
2026-02 21
2026-01 17
2025-12 14

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+ 43
0-1m 30
Other 25
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 35,349,632
France 6,216,418
Ireland 4,984,527
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 17,886,602 17,463,030 -423,572
France 2,814,029 3,402,389 +588,360
Ireland 2,305,077 2,679,450 +374,373
Finland 1,167,866 1,305,873 +138,007
QS 1,972,229 309,912 -1,662,317
Italy 1,131,459 758,355 -373,104
Germany 922,044 914,132 -7,912
Netherlands 606,431 836,587 +230,156
Singapore 482,706 525,353 +42,647
United Arab Emirates 463,859 438,314 -25,545

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 16,211,107
India 80,202

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 7,432,809 8,778,298 +1,345,489
India 48,216 31,986 -16,230

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) 37,892,001
Other 16,295,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,855,730
Air transport 3,619,039
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) 19,691,762 18,200,239 -1,491,523
Other 7,484,499 8,811,374 +1,326,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,189,938 2,665,792 +475,854
Air transport 1,822,622 1,796,417 -26,205
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 30,463,278
000 16,295,873
Belfast Port 4,758,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,766,083
London Heathrow Airport 1,826,647

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 15,493,025 14,970,253 -522,772
000 7,484,499 8,811,374 +1,326,875
Belfast Port 2,869,126 1,889,760 -979,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,263,696 1,502,387 +238,691
London Heathrow Airport 720,460 1,106,187 +385,727
Manchester Airport 837,894 471,684 -366,210
Southampton 841,032 399,756 -441,276
Felixstowe 191,984 891,149 +699,165
Immingham Docks 271,896 340,509 +68,613
London 179,041 362,794 +183,753

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