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 4,040,574
India 1,661,632
France 401,530
China 224,120
South Korea 213,782

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 2,151,788 1,888,786 -263,002
India 916,824 744,808 -172,016
France 189,963 211,567 +21,604
China 110,955 113,165 +2,210
South Korea 104,487 109,295 +4,808
United States 124,538 61,320 -63,218
Germany 24,285 6,469 -17,816
Switzerland 25,520 0 -25,520
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 4,147,817
India 1,728,814
France 306,952
South Korea 276,397
China 241,556

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 2,199,707 1,948,110 -251,597
India 964,310 764,504 -199,806
France 133,570 173,382 +39,812
South Korea 137,967 138,430 +463
China 128,391 113,165 -15,226
United States 22,769 14,068 -8,701
Thailand 25,680 11,144 -14,536
Switzerland 25,005 0 -25,005
United Kingdom 12,176 3,643 -8,533
Spain 9,496 6,174 -3,322

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 39
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Yorkshire 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 26 26 +0
Inner London - East 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2

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 5,111,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 932,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 852,643
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 2,755,789 2,355,600 -400,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 436,836 495,924 +59,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 516,016 336,627 -179,389
Other 9,405 0 -9,405

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,774,462
London Heathrow Airport 1,169,601
Birmingham Airport 1,108,159
London Stansted Airport 920,568
Dover 522,448

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,343,262 431,200 -912,062
London Heathrow Airport 786,071 383,530 -402,541
Birmingham Airport 82,918 1,025,241 +942,323
London Stansted Airport 473,225 447,343 -25,882
Dover 290,152 232,296 -57,856
Thamesport 166,072 311,986 +145,914
London Gateway Port 134,063 167,740 +33,677
Eurotunnel 146,772 88,892 -57,880
Manchester Airport 42,537 65,399 +22,862
London 83,871 21,904 -61,967

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 40
Manufacture of textiles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 24
2025-10 17
2025-09 12
2025-08 17

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 53
0-1m 17
54m+ 16
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 4,246,428
United States 653,475
France 189,768
Japan 73,836
Netherlands 46,106

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 1,648,476 2,597,952 +949,476
United States 371,728 281,747 -89,981
France 72,789 116,979 +44,190
Japan 46,021 27,815 -18,206
Netherlands 8,829 37,277 +28,448
Germany 24,184 15,015 -9,169
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,529 26,000 +19,471
Portugal 29,752 2,450 -27,302
Romania 26,196 2,905 -23,291
Ireland 16,704 11,222 -5,482

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 5,473,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,025
Road transport 6,025

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 2,281,400 3,192,016 +910,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,821 96,204 +36,383
Road transport 6,025 0 -6,025

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,764,415
London Stansted Airport 381,296
London Heathrow Airport 196,913
ZLC 135,170
Dover 87,170

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 1,875,866 2,888,549 +1,012,683
London Stansted Airport 216,370 164,926 -51,444
London Heathrow Airport 77,605 119,308 +41,703
ZLC 115,937 19,233 -96,704
Dover 57,059 30,111 -26,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 61,233 +61,233
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