Import/export HS code 50072071: Printed high-silk fabrics

High-silk fabrics with printed designs or patterns

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 4,152,514
India 1,769,970
France 394,498
China 296,464
United States 211,121

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 2,181,543 1,970,971 -210,572
India 859,672 910,298 +50,626
France 189,376 205,122 +15,746
China 117,043 179,421 +62,378
United States 114,742 96,379 -18,363
South Korea 104,283 103,777 -506
Germany 23,507 6,892 -16,615
Spain 11,996 9,667 -2,329
Norway 0 18,410 +18,410
Ireland 0 16,161 +16,161

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 4,247,877
India 1,849,236
France 324,119
China 304,964
South Korea 271,915

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 2,260,836 1,987,041 -273,795
India 898,904 950,332 +51,428
France 113,694 210,425 +96,731
China 125,543 179,421 +53,878
South Korea 142,507 129,408 -13,099
United States 23,357 33,045 +9,688
Thailand 22,404 7,781 -14,623
Spain 11,996 8,607 -3,389
Germany 7,353 6,892 -461
Japan 8,049 4,548 -3,501

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 44
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - East 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Outer London - South 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 27 35 +8
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 1 -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 5,412,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,000,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 763,729
Other 9,405

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 2,695,389 2,717,506 +22,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 446,768 554,228 +107,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,664 270,065 -223,599
Other 9,405 0 -9,405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 1,690,109
East Midlands Airport 1,384,248
London Heathrow Airport 1,209,811
London Stansted Airport 993,446
Thamesport 508,386

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 £
Birmingham Airport 593,526 1,096,583 +503,057
East Midlands Airport 925,148 459,100 -466,048
London Heathrow Airport 619,443 590,368 -29,075
London Stansted Airport 472,003 521,443 +49,440
Thamesport 240,259 268,127 +27,868
Dover 293,022 164,036 -128,986
London Gateway Port 98,239 206,953 +108,714
Eurotunnel 118,933 89,475 -29,458
London 51,746 73,454 +21,708
Manchester Airport 63,853 40,790 -23,063

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Manufacture of textiles
14
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 17
2026-03 21
2026-02 22
2026-01 13

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 55
0-1m 19
54m+ 17
Other 8
15m-54m 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 £
Italy 4,704,755
United States 637,585
France 205,914
Netherlands 86,083
Japan 51,657

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 £
Italy 1,737,341 2,967,414 +1,230,073
United States 374,150 263,435 -110,715
France 78,555 127,359 +48,804
Netherlands 11,201 74,882 +63,681
Japan 20,012 31,645 +11,633
Germany 18,618 14,234 -4,384
Ireland 20,285 12,428 -7,857
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,493 26,000 +23,507
Turkey 0 26,564 +26,564
Bahrain 20,150 2,868 -17,282

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 5,950,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 133,591

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 2,357,208 3,593,354 +1,236,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,882 99,709 +65,827

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,257,499
London Stansted Airport 343,600
London Heathrow Airport 223,024
ZLC 126,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,577

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 2,035,812 3,221,687 +1,185,875
London Stansted Airport 180,019 163,581 -16,438
London Heathrow Airport 37,195 185,829 +148,634
ZLC 104,182 22,257 -81,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,692 71,885 +64,193
Dover 23,428 22,964 -464
Holyhead 0 4,860 +4,860
Eurotunnel 2,762 0 -2,762

Quick facts

HS code: 50072071

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

Description: High-silk fabrics with printed designs or patterns