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 10,848,737
Belgium 5,314,138
Denmark 4,841,294
Spain 3,502,643
India 3,414,663

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 7,171,228 3,677,509 -3,493,719
Belgium 2,700,829 2,613,309 -87,520
Denmark 2,387,053 2,454,241 +67,188
Spain 1,779,605 1,723,038 -56,567
India 2,164,858 1,249,805 -915,053
Egypt 1,918,957 1,372,582 -546,375
Turkey 1,505,572 1,114,484 -391,088
Portugal 927,814 1,119,118 +191,304
Ireland 470,073 454,167 -15,906
United States 293,745 387,862 +94,117

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 10,868,824
Belgium 4,904,586
Denmark 4,692,443
India 4,489,980
Spain 3,506,077

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 7,171,228 3,697,596 -3,473,632
Belgium 2,594,682 2,309,904 -284,778
Denmark 2,288,107 2,404,336 +116,229
India 2,721,649 1,768,331 -953,318
Spain 1,761,546 1,744,531 -17,015
Egypt 1,918,957 1,372,582 -546,375
Turkey 1,506,988 1,118,270 -388,718
Portugal 934,232 1,104,367 +170,135
Ireland 577,948 1,136,125 +558,177
China 455,787 155,516 -300,271

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 48
Inner London - East 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 30 32 +2
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 1 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0

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) 26,215,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,160,441
Air transport 2,851,876
Road transport 1,479,742
Other 177,832

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) 14,744,115 11,471,851 -3,272,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,754,632 3,405,809 -2,348,823
Air transport 1,422,430 1,429,446 +7,016
Road transport 581,026 898,716 +317,690
Other 117,882 59,950 -57,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,827,937
Eurotunnel 4,801,936
London Gateway Port 3,453,698
Immingham Docks 3,165,992
Felixstowe 2,230,299

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 8,275,987 4,551,950 -3,724,037
Eurotunnel 2,604,165 2,197,771 -406,394
London Gateway Port 2,134,416 1,319,282 -815,134
Immingham Docks 1,204,813 1,961,179 +756,366
Felixstowe 1,811,724 418,575 -1,393,149
Newhaven 641,563 1,264,044 +622,481
London Heathrow Airport 819,471 717,590 -101,881
ZLC 599,584 886,508 +286,924
Southampton 649,578 773,684 +124,106
Harwich 619,719 376,719 -243,000

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 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of textiles 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Air transport 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 24
2025-10 31
2025-09 26
2025-08 25

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 57
54m+ 42
0-1m 31
Other 20
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 33,954,094
France 5,270,813
Ireland 4,723,296
Finland 2,335,042
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 17,870,393 16,083,701 -1,786,692
France 2,925,382 2,345,431 -579,951
Ireland 2,509,149 2,214,147 -295,002
Finland 1,167,866 1,167,176 -690
QS 1,562,947 719,194 -843,753
Italy 1,021,371 748,612 -272,759
Germany 926,556 588,762 -337,794
Netherlands 405,530 834,888 +429,358
Singapore 473,989 531,118 +57,129
United Arab Emirates 426,060 463,196 +37,136

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 14,112,402
India 76,171

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 7,875,508 6,236,894 -1,638,614
India 49,980 26,191 -23,789

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) 35,918,584
Other 14,193,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,180,256
Air transport 3,885,143
Road transport 60,492

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) 18,929,888 16,988,696 -1,941,192
Other 7,929,198 6,263,937 -1,665,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,818,010 2,362,246 +544,236
Air transport 2,084,195 1,800,948 -283,247
Road transport 2,055 58,437 +56,382

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 29,169,352
000 14,193,135
Belfast Port 4,461,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,337,967
London Heathrow Airport 1,883,735

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 15,472,156 13,697,196 -1,774,960
000 7,929,198 6,263,937 -1,665,261
Belfast Port 2,107,791 2,353,511 +245,720
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,002,823 1,335,144 +332,321
London Heathrow Airport 707,632 1,176,103 +468,471
Manchester Airport 1,131,262 431,973 -699,289
Southampton 846,362 272,731 -573,631
Felixstowe 190,645 537,488 +346,843
London 135,288 382,243 +246,955
Immingham Docks 272,489 193,171 -79,318

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