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 688,098
India 225,085
China 102,021
United States 56,327
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 327,820 360,278 +32,458
India 130,234 94,851 -35,383
China 67,793 34,228 -33,565
United States 32,796 23,531 -9,265
France 14,163 18,490 +4,327
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 27,375 +27,375
Turkey 8,070 0 -8,070
Belgium 5,981 2,017 -3,964
Japan 4,223 1,217 -3,006
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 699,707
India 247,494
China 105,891
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 337,169 362,538 +25,369
India 143,306 104,188 -39,118
China 67,793 38,098 -29,695
France 12,335 26,290 +13,955
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 27,375 +27,375
United States 13,118 5,573 -7,545
United Kingdom 5,110 4,019 -1,091
Turkey 8,070 0 -8,070
Japan 4,192 1,217 -2,975
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 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
West Yorkshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 11 9 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Devon 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 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 1,032,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,137
Other 8,651

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 502,362 530,156 +27,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,547 31,432 -16,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,361 16,776 -24,585
Other 8,651 0 -8,651

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 463,084
London Heathrow Airport 274,022
East Midlands Airport 244,316
London 45,631
Birmingham Airport 29,209

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 188,194 274,890 +86,696
London Heathrow Airport 130,586 143,436 +12,850
East Midlands Airport 169,667 74,649 -95,018
London 27,641 17,990 -9,651
Birmingham Airport 1,227 27,982 +26,755
Dover 15,959 6,381 -9,578
London Gateway Port 14,402 4,375 -10,027
Eurotunnel 14,607 1,378 -13,229
Manchester Airport 7,566 7,497 -69
Thamesport 1,117 13,582 +12,465

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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
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
2025-11 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 2
2025-06 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 17
54m+ 12
0-1m 5
Other 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 310,816
France 188,764
United States 129,896
Germany 60,220
Australia 43,368

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 159,750 151,066 -8,684
France 115,000 73,764 -41,236
United States 58,168 71,728 +13,560
Germany 45,914 14,306 -31,608
Australia 41,378 1,990 -39,388
Japan 16,059 24,932 +8,873
Italy 10,696 27,970 +17,274
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 21,396 0 -21,396
Portugal 18,162 3,149 -15,013
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 654,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,618
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 367,389 287,201 -80,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 233,703 151,915 -81,788
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 320,023
Holyhead 230,609
ZLC 195,337
London Heathrow Airport 116,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,443

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 171,775 148,248 -23,527
Holyhead 84,513 146,096 +61,583
ZLC 115,815 79,522 -36,293
London Heathrow Airport 65,753 50,783 -14,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,624 5,819 -76,805
Liverpool Docks 60,885 0 -60,885
London Stansted Airport 14,046 4,215 -9,831
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