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 £
Netherlands 44,156,555
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,748,492
China 14,618,051
Belgium 2,284,495
Italy 1,328,253

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 £
Netherlands 26,767,506 17,389,049 -9,378,457
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,102,789 19,645,703 -457,086
China 7,719,774 6,898,277 -821,497
Belgium 1,646,198 638,297 -1,007,901
Italy 882,855 445,398 -437,457
Taiwan 594,103 438,913 -155,190
Czechia 515,108 433,055 -82,053
Slovakia 0 480,996 +480,996
United States 217,712 210,012 -7,700
Germany 266,677 107,599 -159,078

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 56,447,778
Viet Nam 37,696,066
South Korea 6,162,063
Taiwan 1,432,701
United States 1,110,245

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 28,845,961 27,601,817 -1,244,144
Viet Nam 21,646,189 16,049,877 -5,596,312
South Korea 4,814,652 1,347,411 -3,467,241
Taiwan 857,721 574,980 -282,741
United States 522,384 587,861 +65,477
Italy 657,473 366,326 -291,147
Germany 825,129 89,619 -735,510
United Kingdom 337,030 89,101 -247,929
Thailand 187,664 132,363 -55,301
Bulgaria 172,826 77,427 -95,399

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 19
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 8 -7
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 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 87,276,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,966,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,256,733
Road transport 6,517
Other 4,974

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 49,337,607 37,939,343 -11,398,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,644,377 7,322,084 -322,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,255,668 2,001,065 -254,603
Road transport 0 6,517 +6,517
Other 957 4,017 +3,060

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 43,106,498
East Midlands Airport 41,867,166
Felixstowe 9,556,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,445,902
London Gateway Port 2,344,958

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 23,169,501 19,936,997 -3,232,504
East Midlands Airport 24,825,465 17,041,701 -7,783,764
Felixstowe 5,886,726 3,670,071 -2,216,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,170,035 1,275,867 +105,832
London Gateway Port 35,350 2,309,608 +2,274,258
London 765,357 525,315 -240,042
Thamesport 700,374 448,239 -252,135
Dover 674,492 446,027 -228,465
Manchester Airport 654,495 349,276 -305,219
Eurotunnel 376,001 292,803 -83,198

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 49
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 30
2025-10 32
2025-09 28
2025-08 35

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+ 82
1m-15m 57
15m-54m 20
0-1m 19
Other 16

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 27,690,587
Sweden 18,821,299
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,507,310
United States 1,278,662
Israel 1,017,254

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 13,405,780 14,284,807 +879,027
Sweden 9,680,148 9,141,151 -538,997
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 436,006 1,071,304 +635,298
United States 1,064,422 214,240 -850,182
Israel 849,118 168,136 -680,982
Germany 293,775 87,845 -205,930
Netherlands 243,000 61,869 -181,131
Ireland 40,817 172,595 +131,778
Poland 87,364 58,032 -29,332
Latvia 131,102 0 -131,102

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 462

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 462 0 -462

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) 45,996,255
Air transport 4,073,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,014,134
Road transport 90,268
Other 462

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) 22,236,290 23,759,965 +1,523,675
Air transport 2,340,677 1,732,409 -608,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,930,388 83,746 -1,846,642
Road transport 90,268 0 -90,268
Other 462 0 -462

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,651,734
Immingham Docks 19,865,521
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,352,022
London Heathrow Airport 1,774,930
ZLC 1,156,584

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 8,369,640 14,282,094 +5,912,454
Immingham Docks 10,733,731 9,131,790 -1,601,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,178,855 173,167 -3,005,688
London Heathrow Airport 728,968 1,045,962 +316,994
ZLC 975,381 181,203 -794,178
East Midlands Airport 601,137 308,708 -292,429
Southampton 855,017 15,106 -839,911
London 715,605 0 -715,605
Hull 275,756 0 -275,756
London Stansted Airport 78,813 88,650 +9,837

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