Import/export HS code 8524: Flat panel display modules

Display modules, including those with touch-sensitive screens, for devices like TVs or monitors

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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 £
Germany 76,831,447
Netherlands 54,683,871
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,859,823
China 50,048,756
Japan 39,506,855

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 £
Germany 45,627,539 31,203,908 -14,423,631
Netherlands 35,333,259 19,350,612 -15,982,647
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,413,750 24,446,073 -1,967,677
China 27,914,041 22,134,715 -5,779,326
Japan 3,884,393 35,622,462 +31,738,069
Taiwan 3,422,901 3,415,814 -7,087
United States 3,136,668 3,570,676 +434,008
Belgium 3,811,096 1,524,923 -2,286,173
Poland 929,258 2,836,190 +1,906,932
Slovakia 1,652,608 991,115 -661,493

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 121,921,258
Germany 66,458,334
Viet Nam 40,517,641
Japan 39,880,044
Taiwan 11,621,013

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 65,128,141 56,793,117 -8,335,024
Germany 41,325,564 25,132,770 -16,192,794
Viet Nam 24,486,124 16,031,517 -8,454,607
Japan 4,109,334 35,770,710 +31,661,376
Taiwan 6,234,978 5,386,035 -848,943
South Korea 5,442,470 2,678,830 -2,763,640
United States 2,510,841 2,645,911 +135,070
Slovakia 1,640,472 515,018 -1,125,454
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,050,073 1,104,266 +54,193
United Kingdom 953,104 1,096,275 +143,171

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 78
Inner London - West 65
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 48
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46
Greater Manchester 40

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53 50 -3
Inner London - West 34 44 +10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 32 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 30 -1
Greater Manchester 25 25 +0
Outer London - West and North West 27 21 -6
West Midlands 24 20 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 21 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 18 -6
West Yorkshire 14 18 +4

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 215,499,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,407,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,054,930
Road transport 676,528
Other 47,916

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 123,928,272 91,571,006 -32,357,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,519,899 47,887,503 +30,367,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,768,501 14,286,429 -3,482,072
Road transport 243,876 432,652 +188,776
Other 35,112 12,804 -22,308

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 83,368,094
Oxford Airport 53,940,816
East Midlands Airport 52,540,170
Southampton 41,387,181
Felixstowe 14,615,012

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 46,136,547 37,231,547 -8,905,000
Oxford Airport 31,809,066 22,131,750 -9,677,316
East Midlands Airport 30,339,735 22,200,435 -8,139,300
Southampton 4,474,221 36,912,960 +32,438,739
Felixstowe 9,018,127 5,596,885 -3,421,242
Dover 8,002,636 5,423,370 -2,579,266
Birmingham Airport 5,992,420 5,806,217 -186,203
Eurotunnel 2,912,244 2,845,591 -66,653
London Stansted Airport 2,512,077 2,642,606 +130,529
Luton Airport 4,989,489 21,611 -4,967,878

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 190
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 116
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 91
Manufacture of electrical equipment 65
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 147
2025-11 144
2025-10 166
2025-09 148
2025-08 140

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
54m+ 303
1m-15m 292
0-1m 108
15m-54m 84
Other 65

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 £
Estonia 27,258,923
Sweden 18,496,944
United States 8,217,722
Germany 6,898,683
Spain 3,098,750

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 £
Estonia 14,672,976 12,585,947 -2,087,029
Sweden 10,134,581 8,362,363 -1,772,218
United States 3,667,975 4,549,747 +881,772
Germany 3,495,790 3,402,893 -92,897
Spain 1,543,406 1,555,344 +11,938
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,624,192 1,066,504 -557,688
Ireland 1,119,980 1,349,182 +229,202
China 1,310,921 978,544 -332,377
France 683,094 1,332,526 +649,432
Netherlands 1,148,097 863,928 -284,169

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 1,432
XI 242
Sweden 233

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,432 0 -1,432
XI 242 0 -242
Sweden 233 0 -233

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) 54,825,741
Air transport 28,611,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,978,304
Road transport 26,125
Other 1,907

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) 29,333,801 25,491,940 -3,841,861
Air transport 14,826,687 13,784,537 -1,042,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,873,617 1,104,687 -1,768,930
Road transport 26,125 0 -26,125
Other 1,907 0 -1,907

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,596,052
Immingham Docks 18,796,454
London Heathrow Airport 10,842,936
East Midlands Airport 10,562,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,136,266

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 £
Dover 10,791,854 12,804,198 +2,012,344
Immingham Docks 10,603,571 8,192,883 -2,410,688
London Heathrow Airport 4,710,619 6,132,317 +1,421,698
East Midlands Airport 5,458,760 5,104,025 -354,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,074,413 3,061,853 -3,012,560
ZLC 2,543,162 965,413 -1,577,749
London Stansted Airport 1,128,907 1,326,040 +197,133
Southampton 1,878,513 527,035 -1,351,478
Holyhead 814,943 1,117,242 +302,299
Manchester Airport 844,422 201,570 -642,852

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8524

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

Description: Display modules, including those with touch-sensitive screens, for devices like TVs or monitors