Import/export HS code 50072060: Multi-colored high-silk fabrics

High-silk fabrics made from yarns of different colors, creating a varied or patterned look

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  • 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 £
India 471,887
Italy 368,046
France 276,109
Germany 44,643
United States 3,583

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 £
India 212,493 259,394 +46,901
Italy 138,711 229,335 +90,624
France 127,107 149,002 +21,895
Germany 18,425 26,218 +7,793
United States 2,582 1,001 -1,581
South Korea 1,827 0 -1,827
Netherlands 939 0 -939

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 £
India 490,705
Italy 403,445
France 160,858
United Kingdom 74,851
Germany 27,934

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 £
India 216,448 274,257 +57,809
Italy 175,166 228,279 +53,113
France 79,643 81,215 +1,572
United Kingdom 11,424 63,427 +52,003
Germany 16,579 11,355 -5,224
Indonesia 0 3,019 +3,019
South Korea 1,827 1,001 -826
China 0 2,397 +2,397
Thailand 997 0 -997

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Inner London - East 3
Cheshire 2
Outer London - South 2
Outer London - West and North West 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 15 17 +2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - South 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Kent 1 1 +0

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 664,648
Other 224,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,073
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,742

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 286,384 378,264 +91,880
Other 151,117 73,454 -77,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,136 173,937 +157,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,447 39,295 -9,152

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 249,210
000 224,571
London Heathrow Airport 187,560
London Stansted Airport 166,679
Thamesport 125,458

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 122,531 126,679 +4,148
000 151,117 73,454 -77,663
London Heathrow Airport 77,985 109,575 +31,590
London Stansted Airport 68,608 98,071 +29,463
Thamesport 10,475 114,983 +104,508
Dover 46,601 33,313 -13,288
Manchester Airport 17,260 31,623 +14,363
499 0 41,496 +41,496
London Gateway Port 3,576 14,295 +10,719
Birmingham Airport 0 12,316 +12,316

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Manufacture of textiles 5
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 10
2025-09 6
2025-08 7
2025-07 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+ 9
0-1m 3
Other 3

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 £
France 5,570,699
Italy 1,822,278
United States 884,899
Netherlands 189,449
Japan 155,572

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 £
France 2,244,453 3,326,246 +1,081,793
Italy 827,769 994,509 +166,740
United States 372,578 512,321 +139,743
Netherlands 111,122 78,327 -32,795
Japan 88,699 66,873 -21,826
Portugal 15,483 29,826 +14,343
Poland 7,164 15,785 +8,621
India 1,712 12,170 +10,458
Denmark 6,941 950 -5,991
United Arab Emirates 6,789 0 -6,789

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,981,639
Air transport 1,650,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,411

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,873,872 4,107,767 +1,233,895
Air transport 695,276 955,194 +259,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,411 0 -131,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,033,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,971,735
London Stansted Airport 863,300
East Midlands Airport 385,984
London Heathrow Airport 225,949

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 £
Felixstowe 1,999,698 3,033,739 +1,034,041
Dover / Eurotunnel 975,520 996,215 +20,695
London Stansted Airport 335,911 527,389 +191,478
East Midlands Airport 165,913 220,071 +54,158
London Heathrow Airport 167,934 58,015 -109,919
ZLC 25,518 149,719 +124,201
Dover 3,500 77,813 +74,313
499 26,565 0 -26,565

Quick facts

HS code: 50072060

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

Description: High-silk fabrics made from yarns of different colors, creating a varied or patterned look