Import/export HS code 50072019: Various high-silk fabrics

High-silk fabrics that are not unbleached, scoured, or bleached, including those with additional treatments

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 £
China 1,341,598
Italy 1,328,830
India 333,625
South Korea 51,444
United Arab Emirates 30,563

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 £
China 567,529 774,069 +206,540
Italy 657,949 670,881 +12,932
India 163,126 170,499 +7,373
South Korea 19,688 31,756 +12,068
United Arab Emirates 0 30,563 +30,563
France 5,069 21,726 +16,657
United States 12,596 4,319 -8,277
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,706 4,063 -4,643
Bulgaria 8,899 2,816 -6,083
Germany 0 7,050 +7,050

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 £
China 1,357,911
Italy 1,295,396
India 353,933
South Korea 53,028
United Arab Emirates 30,563

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 £
China 579,533 778,378 +198,845
Italy 617,803 677,593 +59,790
India 175,400 178,533 +3,133
South Korea 19,688 33,340 +13,652
United Arab Emirates 0 30,563 +30,563
Switzerland 17,381 0 -17,381
France 1,307 16,069 +14,762
Malta 10,321 0 -10,321
United Kingdom 7,891 2,033 -5,858
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,246 4,063 -183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 18 18 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +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 1,969,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 476,194
Other 437,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,493

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 968,919 1,000,682 +31,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,176 390,018 +303,842
Other 285,767 151,451 -134,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,897 188,596 +79,699

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,124,016
000 437,218
East Midlands Airport 422,263
London Stansted Airport 343,503
Dover 237,779

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 Heathrow Airport 561,873 562,143 +270
000 285,767 151,451 -134,316
East Midlands Airport 215,272 206,991 -8,281
London Stansted Airport 142,408 201,095 +58,687
Dover 97,602 140,177 +42,575
Felixstowe 8,360 144,239 +135,879
499 0 116,777 +116,777
London Gateway Port 29,165 54,933 +25,768
Southampton 28,855 50,721 +21,866
Manchester Airport 44,293 28,600 -15,693

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 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Manufacture of textiles 5
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 5
2025-11 12
2025-10 6
2025-09 12
2025-08 6

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 26
54m+ 13
0-1m 6
Other 5
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 £
United States 346,642
France 327,667
Netherlands 270,473
Portugal 112,487
Italy 103,300

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 £
United States 222,750 123,892 -98,858
France 215,654 112,013 -103,641
Netherlands 112,340 158,133 +45,793
Portugal 31,792 80,695 +48,903
Italy 35,629 67,671 +32,042
India 31,831 14,161 -17,670
Sweden 21,598 17,604 -3,994
Austria 22,930 11,575 -11,355
Denmark 13,721 10,907 -2,814
Germany 19,468 4,085 -15,383

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 1,333,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 162,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,797

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 736,018 597,359 -138,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,400 103,470 +44,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,797 0 -1,797

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 892,720
London Heathrow Airport 207,752
ZLC 195,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,249
London Stansted Airport 37,372

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 469,595 423,125 -46,470
London Heathrow Airport 62,215 145,537 +83,322
ZLC 187,841 7,692 -180,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,789 95,460 +40,671
London Stansted Airport 16,367 21,005 +4,638
Dover 2,732 8,010 +5,278
Holyhead 1,879 0 -1,879
Southampton 1,797 0 -1,797

Quick facts

HS code: 50072019

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

Description: High-silk fabrics that are not unbleached, scoured, or bleached, including those with additional treatments