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 694,540
India 207,577
China 103,128
United States 55,261
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 331,546 362,994 +31,448
India 126,051 81,526 -44,525
China 69,343 33,785 -35,558
United States 31,730 23,531 -8,199
France 14,163 18,490 +4,327
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 27,375 +27,375
Belgium 5,981 2,017 -3,964
Turkey 6,701 0 -6,701
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 706,149
India 229,986
China 106,998
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 340,895 365,254 +24,359
India 139,123 90,863 -48,260
China 69,343 37,655 -31,688
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 4,044 4,019 -25
Turkey 6,701 0 -6,701
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 17
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 10 9 -1
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
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 1,038,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,915
Other 6,852

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 517,987 520,177 +2,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,601 30,359 -9,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,139 16,776 -17,363
Other 6,852 0 -6,852

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 468,540
London Heathrow Airport 270,164
East Midlands Airport 246,236
London 41,994
Birmingham Airport 30,479

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 199,142 269,398 +70,256
London Heathrow Airport 132,211 137,953 +5,742
East Midlands Airport 174,088 72,148 -101,940
London 26,674 15,320 -11,354
Birmingham Airport 1,227 29,252 +28,025
Dover 15,959 6,381 -9,578
Thamesport 1,117 15,179 +14,062
Manchester Airport 6,197 9,724 +3,527
London Gateway Port 7,423 4,375 -3,048
Southampton 6,313 4,502 -1,811

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 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
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
2026-01 1
2025-11 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 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 16
54m+ 11
0-1m 5
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 303,521
France 188,764
United States 131,989
Germany 60,220
Japan 40,991

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 150,307 153,214 +2,907
France 115,000 73,764 -41,236
United States 62,398 69,591 +7,193
Germany 49,966 10,254 -39,712
Japan 16,059 24,932 +8,873
Italy 15,784 22,882 +7,098
Australia 31,119 1,990 -29,129
Portugal 18,162 8,230 -9,932
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 21,396 0 -21,396
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 633,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 376,436
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 353,629 280,364 -73,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,959 153,477 -69,482
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 298,484
Holyhead 221,427
ZLC 192,359
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 157,943 140,541 -17,402
Holyhead 73,769 147,658 +73,889
ZLC 112,837 79,522 -33,315
London Heathrow Airport 68,803 47,733 -21,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,624 5,819 -76,805
Liverpool Docks 60,885 0 -60,885
London Stansted Airport 14,046 8,135 -5,911
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