Import/export HS code 500710: Noil silk fabrics

Woven fabrics made from noil silk, a type of silk with a nubby texture

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 £
Italy 682,154
India 200,552
China 103,128
United States 50,951
France 32,653

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 £
Italy 325,011 357,143 +32,132
India 126,478 74,074 -52,404
China 71,964 31,164 -40,800
United States 27,420 23,531 -3,889
France 14,163 18,490 +4,327
Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,651 23,724 +20,073
Belgium 5,981 2,017 -3,964
Turkey 5,726 0 -5,726
Japan 5,440 0 -5,440
Germany 0 5,218 +5,218

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 £
Italy 693,763
India 220,118
China 106,998
France 38,625
Lao People's Democratic Republic 27,375

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 £
Italy 334,360 359,403 +25,043
India 136,707 83,411 -53,296
China 71,964 35,034 -36,930
France 12,335 26,290 +13,955
Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,651 23,724 +20,073
United States 13,118 5,573 -7,545
United Kingdom 2,577 4,019 +1,442
Turkey 5,726 0 -5,726
Japan 5,409 0 -5,409
United Arab Emirates 4,026 0 -4,026

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
West Yorkshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1

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 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,014,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,915
Other 5,927

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 £
Air transport 510,624 503,769 -6,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,222 27,738 -14,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,902 15,013 -20,889
Other 5,927 0 -5,927

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 461,454
London Heathrow Airport 266,446
East Midlands Airport 234,244
London 41,994
Birmingham Airport 30,479

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 £
London Stansted Airport 200,877 260,577 +59,700
London Heathrow Airport 132,915 133,531 +616
East Midlands Airport 162,096 72,148 -89,948
London 29,295 12,699 -16,596
Birmingham Airport 4,392 26,087 +21,695
Dover 17,722 4,618 -13,104
Thamesport 1,117 15,179 +14,062
Manchester Airport 5,222 9,724 +4,502
London Gateway Port 7,423 4,375 -3,048
Southampton 6,313 4,502 -1,811

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 2

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 14
54m+ 11
0-1m 5
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Ireland 303,521
France 183,838
United States 128,779
Germany 60,220
Italy 36,889

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 £
Ireland 245,603 57,918 -187,685
France 110,074 73,764 -36,310
United States 60,501 68,278 +7,777
Germany 49,966 10,254 -39,712
Italy 15,485 21,404 +5,919
Japan 10,040 24,932 +14,892
Australia 31,119 1,990 -29,129
Portugal 18,162 8,230 -9,932
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 21,396 0 -21,396
South Korea 0 21,048 +21,048

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 614,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,300

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 £
Air transport 355,571 258,433 -97,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 316,969 58,181 -258,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,800 2,500 -4,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 293,067
Holyhead 221,427
ZLC 186,340
London Heathrow Airport 111,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,157

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 £
East Midlands Airport 174,457 118,610 -55,847
Holyhead 169,065 52,362 -116,703
ZLC 106,818 79,522 -27,296
London Heathrow Airport 63,460 47,733 -15,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,338 5,819 -75,519
Liverpool Docks 60,885 0 -60,885
London Stansted Airport 10,836 8,135 -2,701
Southampton 6,800 0 -6,800
Manchester Airport 0 4,433 +4,433
Eurotunnel 3,077 0 -3,077

Quick facts

HS code: 500710

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from noil silk, a type of silk with a nubby texture