Import/export HS code 50079090: Printed silk fabrics

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 1,842,274
France 676,362
China 385,466
India 342,033
South Korea 83,680

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 833,023 1,009,251 +176,228
France 400,103 276,259 -123,844
China 191,983 193,483 +1,500
India 200,243 141,790 -58,453
South Korea 51,874 31,806 -20,068
United States 53,208 17,512 -35,696
Portugal 16,009 35,054 +19,045
Switzerland 2,289 38,854 +36,565
Japan 14,079 0 -14,079
Pakistan 0 11,855 +11,855

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 1,874,432
France 508,148
China 394,482
India 370,430
United Kingdom 150,984

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 871,003 1,003,429 +132,426
France 300,791 207,357 -93,434
China 194,415 200,067 +5,652
India 209,339 161,091 -48,248
United Kingdom 87,908 63,076 -24,832
South Korea 56,073 34,938 -21,135
Portugal 16,009 34,100 +18,091
Switzerland 0 38,854 +38,854
Japan 12,969 0 -12,969
United States 5,582 6,960 +1,378

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - South 3

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 23 -3
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 2,637,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 571,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 362,648
Road transport 1,102

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 1,440,331 1,197,515 -242,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,369 427,950 +284,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 197,533 165,115 -32,418
Road transport 0 1,102 +1,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,039,905
East Midlands Airport 939,245
London Stansted Airport 524,336
Dover 412,375
Thamesport 218,384

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 659,010 380,895 -278,115
East Midlands Airport 504,761 434,484 -70,277
London Stansted Airport 243,310 281,026 +37,716
Dover 121,866 290,509 +168,643
Thamesport 139,825 78,559 -61,266
Eurotunnel 20,315 79,107 +58,792
Birmingham Airport 8,110 80,028 +71,918
London Gateway Port 22,979 24,641 +1,662
London 33,996 10,982 -23,014
ZLC 0 38,854 +38,854

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Manufacture of textiles 10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 20
2025-09 12
2025-08 16
2025-07 15

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 38
0-1m 19
54m+ 18
Other 4
15m-54m 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 £
France 694,193
United States 424,380
Italy 167,777
Germany 70,225
Japan 41,635

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 545,057 149,136 -395,921
United States 250,372 174,008 -76,364
Italy 102,850 64,927 -37,923
Germany 33,865 36,360 +2,495
Japan 28,192 13,443 -14,749
Ireland 14,365 22,245 +7,880
Finland 14,868 19,595 +4,727
Spain 5,709 25,369 +19,660
United Arab Emirates 1,425 25,271 +23,846
Mauritius 4,791 16,454 +11,663

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 1,640,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,678
Road transport 7,411

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 £
Air transport 1,042,868 597,762 -445,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,446 51,897 +7,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,425 12,253 +10,828
Road transport 7,411 0 -7,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,122,943
London Stansted Airport 319,832
London Heathrow Airport 103,246
ZLC 92,823
Dover 83,890

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 779,692 343,251 -436,441
London Stansted Airport 154,651 165,181 +10,530
London Heathrow Airport 54,287 48,959 -5,328
ZLC 59,129 33,694 -25,435
Dover 38,059 45,831 +7,772
Holyhead 6,387 14,974 +8,587
Manchester Airport 2,520 6,677 +4,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 2,190 +2,190
London Gateway Port 1,425 0 -1,425
Liverpool Docks 0 1,155 +1,155

Quick facts

HS code: 50079090

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

Description: Silk fabrics with printed designs or patterns