Import/export HS code 852411: Liquid crystal displays (LCD)

Flat panel displays using liquid crystal technology, commonly found in TVs and 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,420,124
Netherlands 45,492,963
China 15,798,490
Belgium 1,851,153
Italy 1,254,288

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,362,591 27,057,533 +6,694,942
Netherlands 27,227,280 18,265,683 -8,961,597
China 8,380,845 7,417,645 -963,200
Belgium 1,146,739 704,414 -442,325
Italy 891,347 362,941 -528,406
Taiwan 739,102 353,508 -385,594
Czechia 590,264 468,791 -121,473
Slovakia 0 817,254 +817,254
United States 207,915 251,442 +43,527
Germany 213,890 166,019 -47,871

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 65,457,217
Viet Nam 39,637,689
South Korea 5,737,134
Taiwan 1,491,198
United States 1,308,381

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 30,056,931 35,400,286 +5,343,355
Viet Nam 22,268,620 17,369,069 -4,899,551
South Korea 4,438,526 1,298,608 -3,139,918
Taiwan 993,796 497,402 -496,394
United States 541,184 767,197 +226,013
Italy 656,745 298,321 -358,424
Germany 468,158 78,492 -389,666
Bulgaria 172,826 226,206 +53,380
Thailand 171,520 160,891 -10,629
United Kingdom 216,356 69,822 -146,534

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 18
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 15 9 -6
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 9 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 9 +5
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Kent 4 3 -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 95,746,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,618,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,551,806
Other 8,460
Road transport 7,431

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 48,868,701 46,878,168 -1,990,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,632,874 7,985,762 -647,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,791,496 1,760,310 -1,031,186
Other 957 7,503 +6,546
Road transport 2,050 5,381 +3,331

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 49,814,353
East Midlands Airport 43,568,955
Felixstowe 10,340,385
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,462,853
London Gateway Port 2,449,571

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 22,540,739 27,273,614 +4,732,875
East Midlands Airport 25,171,599 18,397,356 -6,774,243
Felixstowe 6,199,343 4,141,042 -2,058,301
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,660,637 802,216 -858,421
London Gateway Port 648,936 1,800,635 +1,151,699
London 959,947 875,444 -84,503
Thamesport 615,266 715,463 +100,197
Dover 710,131 559,168 -150,963
Manchester Airport 513,240 338,610 -174,630
Eurotunnel 402,530 386,312 -16,218

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 27
2026-02 23
2026-01 26
2025-12 28

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+ 78
1m-15m 55
15m-54m 25
0-1m 21
Other 15

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 31,530,815
Sweden 20,466,859
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,804,524
United States 1,750,754
Israel 1,049,936

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 14,748,405 16,782,410 +2,034,005
Sweden 9,648,751 10,818,108 +1,169,357
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 555,339 1,249,185 +693,846
United States 992,002 758,752 -233,250
Israel 980,942 68,994 -911,948
Germany 267,378 96,463 -170,915
Ireland 42,586 202,192 +159,606
Poland 105,958 113,074 +7,116
Netherlands 140,295 62,496 -77,799
Malaysia 0 116,532 +116,532

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 £
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 £
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) 52,306,504
Air transport 4,347,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,655,198
Road transport 18,085
Other 233

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) 24,339,097 27,967,407 +3,628,310
Air transport 2,394,152 1,953,018 -441,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,025,293 629,905 -395,388
Road transport 18,085 0 -18,085
Other 233 0 -233

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,288,732
Immingham Docks 19,994,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,245,700
London Heathrow Airport 2,174,876
ZLC 1,053,378

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 11,504,936 16,783,796 +5,278,860
Immingham Docks 9,185,419 10,808,747 +1,623,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,083,530 162,170 -2,921,360
London Heathrow Airport 793,877 1,380,999 +587,122
ZLC 1,013,049 40,329 -972,720
Southampton 825,101 16,085 -809,016
East Midlands Airport 481,287 319,871 -161,416
London 715,605 0 -715,605
Liverpool Docks 13,950 615,320 +601,370
Holyhead 23,265 172,851 +149,586

Quick facts

HS code: 852411

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

Description: Flat panel displays using liquid crystal technology, commonly found in TVs and monitors