Import/export HS code 570242: Synthetic carpets (not tufted)

Non-tufted carpets made from man-made materials like polyester or nylon

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  • 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 £
Turkey 61,927,964
Belgium 14,136,447
India 11,066,654
China 6,374,798
Egypt 4,579,418

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 £
Turkey 35,280,691 26,647,273 -8,633,418
Belgium 8,374,513 5,761,934 -2,612,579
India 5,529,936 5,536,718 +6,782
China 3,838,987 2,535,811 -1,303,176
Egypt 2,707,997 1,871,421 -836,576
Germany 2,170,383 1,347,645 -822,738
France 2,506,814 571,757 -1,935,057
Netherlands 1,672,780 808,372 -864,408
Poland 346,753 2,120,069 +1,773,316
Ireland 677,122 707,033 +29,911

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 £
Turkey 67,152,565
Belgium 12,412,689
India 11,619,764
China 7,423,576
Poland 6,906,351

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 £
Turkey 38,412,147 28,740,418 -9,671,729
Belgium 7,146,256 5,266,433 -1,879,823
India 5,816,828 5,802,936 -13,892
China 4,400,611 3,022,965 -1,377,646
Poland 3,921,457 2,984,894 -936,563
Egypt 2,910,767 1,898,191 -1,012,576
Netherlands 262,024 114,132 -147,892
United States 111,439 151,821 +40,382
France 182,467 0 -182,467
Moldova 98,685 38,455 -60,230

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 40
Outer London - West and North West 16
Greater Manchester 13
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - East and North East 12

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 22 -8
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 12 5 -7
Inner London - East 10 7 -3
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 7 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0

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) 81,283,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,500,938
Other 2,433,471
Air transport 934,842
Road transport 263,837

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) 46,224,177 35,059,729 -11,164,448
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,260,390 12,240,548 -4,019,842
Other 1,299,913 1,133,558 -166,355
Air transport 585,324 349,518 -235,806
Road transport 146,458 117,379 -29,079

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 54,147,743
London Gateway Port 13,490,060
Dover 9,646,280
Southampton 7,736,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,383,677

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 £
Felixstowe 30,472,893 23,674,850 -6,798,043
London Gateway Port 9,102,370 4,387,690 -4,714,680
Dover 4,862,269 4,784,011 -78,258
Southampton 2,907,854 4,828,335 +1,920,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,981,171 2,402,506 -578,665
London 2,802,561 1,822,023 -980,538
Harwich 2,549,354 1,786,175 -763,179
Immingham Docks 2,067,978 805,034 -1,262,944
000 1,299,913 1,133,558 -166,355
Hull 1,422,230 419,161 -1,003,069

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 99
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 71
Manufacture of textiles 10
Specialised construction activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 39
2025-10 43
2025-09 37
2025-08 35

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 81
0-1m 45
54m+ 45
Other 21
15m-54m 20

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 19,636,329
Ireland 1,187,217
United States 562,720
Iceland 176,163
Germany 175,634

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 14,016,629 5,619,700 -8,396,929
Ireland 657,242 529,975 -127,267
United States 153,947 408,773 +254,826
Iceland 95,635 80,528 -15,107
Germany 90,066 85,568 -4,498
South Africa 26,951 113,940 +86,989
Italy 85,829 42,719 -43,110
Sweden 88,987 35,034 -53,953
United Arab Emirates 6,950 115,920 +108,970
Poland 62,979 57,993 -4,986

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 609,843
Turkey 83,524
India 69,524
China 11,017
Belgium 1,223

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 317,784 292,059 -25,725
Turkey 58,438 25,086 -33,352
India 37,045 32,479 -4,566
China 7,055 3,962 -3,093
Belgium 254 969 +715
Poland 87 0 -87

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) 20,855,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,112,010
Other 795,487
Air transport 258,666
Road transport 2,423

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) 14,748,926 6,106,306 -8,642,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 353,820 758,190 +404,370
Other 426,172 369,315 -56,857
Air transport 147,392 111,274 -36,118
Road transport 2,423 0 -2,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,210,818
000 795,487
London Gateway Port 379,090
Liverpool Docks 362,097
Southampton 301,575

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,356,902 5,853,916 -8,502,986
000 426,172 369,315 -56,857
London Gateway Port 107,992 271,098 +163,106
Liverpool Docks 102,932 259,165 +156,233
Southampton 115,359 186,216 +70,857
Middlesbrough 94,723 64,749 -29,974
Holyhead 85,974 65,246 -20,728
Dover 99,745 18,638 -81,107
Immingham Docks 62,304 40,119 -22,185
London Heathrow Airport 55,306 42,723 -12,583

Quick facts

HS code: 570242

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

Description: Non-tufted carpets made from man-made materials like polyester or nylon