Import/export HS code 570241: Wool carpets (not tufted)

Non-tufted carpets made from wool or fine animal hair, including Axminster styles

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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 £
India 5,251,615
Turkey 2,418,312
Belgium 1,420,936
China 887,727
Germany 748,287

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 £
India 2,671,766 2,579,849 -91,917
Turkey 1,151,557 1,266,755 +115,198
Belgium 851,145 569,791 -281,354
China 389,242 498,485 +109,243
Germany 515,598 232,689 -282,909
France 118,319 304,280 +185,961
Portugal 24,912 340,940 +316,028
Sweden 174,189 156,568 -17,621
United States 129,174 140,589 +11,415
Thailand 124,789 107,293 -17,496

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 6,631,879
Turkey 2,428,917
Belgium 1,573,062
China 952,082
Portugal 365,852

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 3,516,758 3,115,121 -401,637
Turkey 1,153,246 1,275,671 +122,425
Belgium 866,370 706,692 -159,678
China 425,899 526,183 +100,284
Portugal 24,912 340,940 +316,028
Thailand 124,789 107,293 -17,496
United States 86,773 90,383 +3,610
Netherlands 108,688 54,718 -53,970
France 46,690 89,852 +43,162
Spain 74,983 48,050 -26,933

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Inner London - East 13
Essex 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 21 17 -4
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Essex 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,595,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,331,465
Air transport 627,745
Road transport 522,521
Other 35,391

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) 4,242,165 4,353,158 +110,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,829,589 1,501,876 -327,713
Air transport 353,804 273,941 -79,863
Road transport 211,287 311,234 +99,947
Other 18,532 16,859 -1,673

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,342,196
Felixstowe 2,798,112
London Gateway Port 1,911,258
Dover 1,837,842
London 529,175

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 £
Southampton 1,841,755 1,500,441 -341,314
Felixstowe 1,578,313 1,219,799 -358,514
London Gateway Port 535,571 1,375,687 +840,116
Dover 1,151,243 686,599 -464,644
London 364,078 165,097 -198,981
ZLC 219,390 309,784 +90,394
London Heathrow Airport 287,306 129,625 -157,681
Eurotunnel 209,187 207,255 -1,932
Newhaven 24,912 313,063 +288,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,562 184,611 +102,049

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 15

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 36
54m+ 30
0-1m 23
Other 5
15m-54m 3

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 3,280,539
Australia 364,104
Switzerland 244,483
France 123,809
Ireland 114,028

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 2,288,197 992,342 -1,295,855
Australia 305,276 58,828 -246,448
Switzerland 6,159 238,324 +232,165
France 85,722 38,087 -47,635
Ireland 68,168 45,860 -22,308
Sweden 51,123 42,924 -8,199
Netherlands 52,939 22,192 -30,747
Bulgaria 68,152 2,624 -65,528
Poland 31,891 12,011 -19,880
Germany 19,760 16,264 -3,496

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 74,919

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 48,419 26,500 -21,919

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) 2,320,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,543,727
Air transport 821,158
Other 74,919
Road transport 1,345

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) 1,641,364 678,848 -962,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 923,002 620,725 -302,277
Air transport 575,769 245,389 -330,380
Other 48,419 26,500 -21,919
Road transport 1,345 0 -1,345

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,187,894
Harwich 766,499
London Gateway Port 724,854
Dover / Eurotunnel 572,498
London Heathrow Airport 449,236

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 908,524 279,370 -629,154
Harwich 562,401 204,098 -358,303
London Gateway Port 650,705 74,149 -576,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 233,066 339,432 +106,366
London Heathrow Airport 320,597 128,639 -191,958
Southampton 80,618 325,329 +244,711
East Midlands Airport 136,312 63,245 -73,067
Dover 69,102 49,282 -19,820
000 48,419 26,500 -21,919
London Stansted Airport 37,397 25,038 -12,359

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 570241

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

Description: Non-tufted carpets made from wool or fine animal hair, including Axminster styles