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 4,502,752
India 1,824,801
France 390,012
China 287,771
South Korea 240,313

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 2,051,826 2,450,926 +399,100
India 834,068 990,733 +156,665
France 189,875 200,137 +10,262
China 156,800 130,971 -25,829
South Korea 125,851 114,462 -11,389
United States 123,268 93,856 -29,412
Germany 29,195 0 -29,195
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 4,596,764
India 1,909,908
France 326,841
South Korea 304,867
China 292,969

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 2,130,691 2,466,073 +335,382
India 878,075 1,031,833 +153,758
France 121,401 205,440 +84,039
South Korea 158,840 146,027 -12,813
China 161,998 130,971 -31,027
United States 24,447 26,048 +1,601
Thailand 21,450 8,735 -12,715
Spain 11,996 8,607 -3,389
United Kingdom 10,222 4,703 -5,519
Japan 6,120 6,477 +357

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
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
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 28 33 +5
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 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 5,798,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 996,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 822,383
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 2,740,825 3,058,005 +317,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 345,781 650,890 +305,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,768 345,615 -131,153
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 1,694,140
East Midlands Airport 1,597,387
London Heathrow Airport 1,331,997
London Stansted Airport 1,030,372
Thamesport 513,072

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 333,672 1,360,468 +1,026,796
East Midlands Airport 1,103,930 493,457 -610,473
London Heathrow Airport 747,655 584,342 -163,313
London Stansted Airport 466,699 563,673 +96,974
Thamesport 130,689 382,383 +251,694
Dover 249,839 230,863 -18,976
London Gateway Port 110,870 201,749 +90,879
Eurotunnel 141,526 105,624 -35,902
London 51,392 72,464 +21,072
Manchester Airport 61,093 46,843 -14,250

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of textiles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 14
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 21
2026-02 22
2026-01 13
2025-12 19

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 56
0-1m 20
54m+ 17
Other 9
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 4,735,320
United States 714,617
France 223,446
Netherlands 88,144
Japan 76,205

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 1,652,650 3,082,670 +1,430,020
United States 396,014 318,603 -77,411
France 77,680 145,766 +68,086
Netherlands 10,852 77,292 +66,440
Japan 45,066 31,139 -13,927
Germany 22,136 18,019 -4,117
Ireland 20,285 12,428 -7,857
Portugal 29,150 1,350 -27,800
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,493 26,000 +23,507
Czechia 10,061 16,890 +6,829

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 6,124,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 157,228

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 2,336,110 3,788,646 +1,452,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,081 102,147 +47,066

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,326,210
London Stansted Airport 416,927
London Heathrow Airport 252,733
ZLC 127,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,638

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 1,918,520 3,407,690 +1,489,170
London Stansted Airport 240,970 175,957 -65,013
London Heathrow Airport 68,195 184,538 +116,343
ZLC 106,778 20,461 -86,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,322 72,316 +65,994
Dover 45,997 24,971 -21,026
Holyhead 0 4,860 +4,860
Eurotunnel 2,762 0 -2,762
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,647 0 -1,647

Quick facts

HS code: 50072071

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

Description: High-silk fabrics with printed designs or patterns