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 763,069
India 196,865
China 103,030
France 65,148
United States 49,491

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 344,622 418,447 +73,825
India 134,993 61,872 -73,121
China 77,971 25,059 -52,912
France 14,163 50,985 +36,822
United States 29,186 20,305 -8,881
Lao People's Democratic Republic 16,036 11,339 -4,697
Belgium 6,961 1,037 -5,924
Japan 5,440 1,307 -4,133
Turkey 5,726 0 -5,726
Spain 2,546 2,940 +394

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 774,678
India 216,431
China 106,900
France 69,302
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 356,252 418,426 +62,174
India 148,441 67,990 -80,451
China 77,971 28,929 -49,042
France 10,795 58,507 +47,712
Lao People's Democratic Republic 16,036 11,339 -4,697
United States 13,118 6,867 -6,251
United Kingdom 2,577 5,604 +3,027
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 19
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 13 10 -3
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 1,098,123
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,147
Other 2,249
Road transport 1,307

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 566,395 531,728 -34,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,787 48,987 +15,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,170 21,977 -23,193
Other 2,249 0 -2,249
Road transport 0 1,307 +1,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 509,371
London Heathrow Airport 270,705
East Midlands Airport 248,996
London 52,226
Birmingham Airport 37,662

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 253,636 255,735 +2,099
London Heathrow Airport 147,012 123,693 -23,319
East Midlands Airport 149,309 99,687 -49,622
London 21,112 31,114 +10,002
Birmingham Airport 4,392 33,270 +28,878
Dover 15,607 12,736 -2,871
Manchester Airport 5,222 15,459 +10,237
Thamesport 7,798 11,534 +3,736
Eurotunnel 7,385 6,097 -1,288
London Gateway Port 8,357 4,708 -3,649

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
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
2026-04 3
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 1
2025-12 1

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 16
54m+ 12
0-1m 4
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 311,533
France 203,895
United States 145,847
Japan 61,781
Germany 60,838

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 225,565 85,968 -139,597
France 110,074 93,821 -16,253
United States 58,646 87,201 +28,555
Japan 10,040 51,741 +41,701
Germany 50,193 10,645 -39,548
Italy 26,274 10,615 -15,659
United Arab Emirates 8,153 26,280 +18,127
Australia 31,269 0 -31,269
Netherlands 15,021 13,450 -1,571
Portugal 18,162 8,230 -9,932

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 694,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 413,311
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 367,461 327,206 -40,255
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,473 110,838 -191,635
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 314,679
Holyhead 237,844
ZLC 184,944
London Heathrow Airport 162,060
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,821

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 167,422 147,257 -20,165
Holyhead 157,432 80,412 -77,020
ZLC 106,963 77,981 -28,982
London Heathrow Airport 81,328 80,732 -596
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,475 15,346 -63,129
Liverpool Docks 60,885 0 -60,885
London Stansted Airport 11,748 15,103 +3,355
Dover 2,604 10,530 +7,926
Southampton 6,800 0 -6,800
London 0 4,550 +4,550

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