Import/export HS code 852491: LCD display parts

Components or parts specifically for liquid crystal displays (LCD)

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 £
Japan 39,191,824
Germany 20,647,277
China 14,351,878
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,468,481
Taiwan 5,260,653

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 £
Japan 727,612 38,464,212 +37,736,600
Germany 11,508,516 9,138,761 -2,369,755
China 6,966,928 7,384,950 +418,022
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,979,331 6,489,150 +1,509,819
Taiwan 2,388,627 2,872,026 +483,399
Netherlands 2,014,934 1,647,209 -367,725
Belgium 2,390,175 1,095,018 -1,295,157
United States 1,148,804 1,157,198 +8,394
Poland 837,125 1,233,468 +396,343
South Korea 370,081 742,708 +372,627

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 £
Japan 39,459,934
China 34,414,532
Germany 10,060,963
Taiwan 9,401,040
Viet Nam 3,295,273

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 £
Japan 891,832 38,568,102 +37,676,270
China 16,519,626 17,894,906 +1,375,280
Germany 6,946,304 3,114,659 -3,831,645
Taiwan 3,905,892 5,495,148 +1,589,256
Viet Nam 1,830,030 1,465,243 -364,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 760,247 1,063,448 +303,201
United Kingdom 627,560 941,066 +313,506
South Korea 500,850 790,283 +289,433
United States 606,436 519,754 -86,682
Hungary 417,205 508,566 +91,361

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 42
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Greater Manchester 27
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 23 35 +12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 20 +3
Greater Manchester 16 17 +1
Inner London - West 8 16 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 16 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Outer London - West and North West 11 10 -1
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,429,204
Air transport 40,434,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,580,480
Road transport 569,201
Other 24,088

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,096,686 43,332,518 +38,235,832
Air transport 20,789,313 19,645,461 -1,143,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,570,163 11,010,317 +440,154
Road transport 237,448 331,753 +94,305
Other 15,240 8,848 -6,392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 40,149,416
London Heathrow Airport 19,871,010
Dover 9,995,105
Birmingham Airport 8,303,469
East Midlands Airport 7,370,106

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 £
Southampton 841,995 39,307,421 +38,465,426
London Heathrow Airport 9,766,600 10,104,410 +337,810
Dover 5,836,077 4,159,028 -1,677,049
Birmingham Airport 4,844,119 3,459,350 -1,384,769
East Midlands Airport 3,410,942 3,959,164 +548,222
Felixstowe 2,430,820 2,255,051 -175,769
Portsmouth 1,544,223 2,830,694 +1,286,471
Eurotunnel 1,794,288 2,129,432 +335,144
London Stansted Airport 1,315,531 1,232,375 -83,156
Thamesport 1,416,818 961,447 -455,371

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 102
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 72
Manufacture of electrical equipment 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 89
2025-11 81
2025-10 86
2025-09 84
2025-08 82

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+ 163
1m-15m 149
0-1m 52
15m-54m 31
Other 26

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 £
Germany 5,908,361
United States 4,602,211
Spain 2,953,964
Ireland 1,984,905
China 1,775,348

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 £
Germany 2,477,789 3,430,572 +952,783
United States 1,317,885 3,284,326 +1,966,441
Spain 1,174,277 1,779,687 +605,410
Ireland 674,436 1,310,469 +636,033
China 929,679 845,669 -84,010
Taiwan 548,931 828,636 +279,705
Netherlands 608,585 708,138 +99,553
Italy 654,294 409,233 -245,061
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 712,264 311,802 -400,462
France 557,943 302,547 -255,396

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 18,758,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,718,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,632,698
Road transport 4,514

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 8,441,398 10,316,885 +1,875,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,068,975 4,649,139 +1,580,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 683,427 949,271 +265,844
Road transport 4,514 0 -4,514

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,043,283
London Heathrow Airport 5,798,573
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,760,269
Holyhead 1,692,318
ZLC 1,593,161

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 4,017,485 5,025,798 +1,008,313
London Heathrow Airport 2,291,667 3,506,906 +1,215,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,820,630 2,939,639 +1,119,009
Holyhead 598,415 1,093,903 +495,488
ZLC 902,215 690,946 -211,269
London Stansted Airport 450,709 1,019,292 +568,583
Southampton 412,531 626,170 +213,639
Manchester Airport 776,148 57,289 -718,859
Dover 567,918 258,958 -308,960
Felixstowe 90,754 173,382 +82,628

Quick facts

HS code: 852491

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

Description: Components or parts specifically for liquid crystal displays (LCD)