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 1,176,759
Denmark 980,517
Spain 766,873
Netherlands 752,428
China 681,226

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 549,476 627,283 +77,807
Denmark 646,835 333,682 -313,153
Spain 384,491 382,382 -2,109
Netherlands 592,069 160,359 -431,710
China 224,611 456,615 +232,004
India 305,627 359,311 +53,684
Germany 316,634 203,225 -113,409
Poland 13,448 210,258 +196,810
United States 120,247 102,353 -17,894
Belgium 190,671 14,511 -176,160

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 1,768,252
Netherlands 814,969
Spain 753,852
France 748,107
Denmark 745,818

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 824,409 943,843 +119,434
Netherlands 619,653 195,316 -424,337
Spain 370,320 383,532 +13,212
France 385,998 362,109 -23,889
Denmark 529,095 216,723 -312,372
Germany 306,285 227,586 -78,699
Poland 98,696 321,909 +223,213
China 91,379 126,956 +35,577
Turkey 67,729 65,279 -2,450
United States 50,644 78,243 +27,599

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Inner London - East 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 22 15 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3

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) 4,619,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,384,645
Air transport 630,993
Other 49,791
Road transport 38,023

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) 2,668,910 1,950,567 -718,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 560,004 824,641 +264,637
Air transport 330,868 300,125 -30,743
Other 39,300 10,491 -28,809
Road transport 10,038 27,985 +17,947

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,667,886
Immingham Docks 1,278,426
Southampton 749,149
Harwich 431,824
London Heathrow Airport 397,931

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 899,201 768,685 -130,516
Immingham Docks 830,746 447,680 -383,066
Southampton 231,411 517,738 +286,327
Harwich 232,818 199,006 -33,812
London Heathrow Airport 241,040 156,891 -84,149
Eurotunnel 160,320 203,930 +43,610
Felixstowe 217,092 127,622 -89,470
Killingholme 205,975 4,644 -201,331
Portsmouth 87,690 119,964 +32,274
Newhaven 138,498 48,023 -90,475

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
45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Manufacture of textiles
6
Specialised construction activities
5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 7
2026-03 7
2026-02 7
2026-01 12

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 45
0-1m 20
54m+ 15
15m-54m 10
Other 5

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 138,855
United Arab Emirates 136,025
United States 57,229
Ireland 55,481
France 32,650

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 138,855 0 -138,855
United Arab Emirates 0 136,025 +136,025
United States 26,940 30,289 +3,349
Ireland 46,659 8,822 -37,837
France 16,028 16,622 +594
Denmark 3,559 21,449 +17,890
Italy 3,084 18,973 +15,889
Kyrgyzstan 17,652 0 -17,652
Germany 7,399 10,008 +2,609
Sweden 929 12,392 +11,463

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 29,149
India 1,196
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 13,013 16,136 +3,123
India 599 597 -2
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 188,954
Air transport 78,010
Other 31,170

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) 242,949 93,212 -149,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,628 144,326 +99,698
Air transport 36,621 41,389 +4,768
Other 14,340 16,830 +2,490

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 141,397
Harwich 141,188
Dover / Eurotunnel 137,144
Holyhead 31,702
000 31,170

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 £
London Gateway Port 3,789 137,608 +133,819
Harwich 139,101 2,087 -137,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,252 72,892 +8,640
Holyhead 29,587 2,115 -27,472
000 14,340 16,830 +2,490
London Heathrow Airport 14,547 13,847 -700
London Stansted Airport 6,947 14,693 +7,746
East Midlands Airport 14,140 6,605 -7,535
Liverpool Docks 15,336 4,000 -11,336
Felixstowe 18,000 0 -18,000

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