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 45,537,729
Germany 22,078,281
China 17,205,739
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,686,696
Taiwan 6,496,621

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 7,274,627 38,263,102 +30,988,475
Germany 11,296,524 10,781,757 -514,767
China 7,124,750 10,080,989 +2,956,239
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,505,095 8,181,601 +2,676,506
Taiwan 2,348,256 4,148,365 +1,800,109
Netherlands 1,907,958 2,078,223 +170,265
Belgium 1,979,401 993,712 -985,689
Poland 925,102 1,673,371 +748,269
United States 1,201,137 1,206,672 +5,535
South Korea 559,660 829,676 +270,016

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 45,872,305
China 40,205,135
Taiwan 10,617,742
Germany 9,718,425
Viet Nam 3,407,254

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 7,450,406 38,421,899 +30,971,493
China 16,153,948 24,051,187 +7,897,239
Taiwan 4,709,752 5,907,990 +1,198,238
Germany 6,475,741 3,242,684 -3,233,057
Viet Nam 1,839,980 1,567,274 -272,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 940,228 1,798,760 +858,532
United Kingdom 684,123 1,044,651 +360,528
South Korea 662,232 874,861 +212,629
Hungary 426,957 665,471 +238,514
United States 563,316 481,789 -81,527

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 46
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Inner London - West 24
Greater Manchester 23

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 26 37 +11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 24 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 22 +8
Inner London - West 11 18 +7
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
West Midlands 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 12 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 12 +5
West Yorkshire 7 12 +5

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) 56,360,068
Air transport 46,032,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,231,618
Road transport 680,095
Other 43,126

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) 11,268,196 45,091,872 +33,823,676
Air transport 21,601,462 24,430,575 +2,829,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,274,728 12,956,890 +2,682,162
Road transport 304,269 375,826 +71,557
Other 14,638 28,488 +13,850

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 46,739,424
London Heathrow Airport 23,372,793
Dover 10,373,497
East Midlands Airport 8,728,826
Birmingham Airport 8,539,809

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 7,542,654 39,196,770 +31,654,116
London Heathrow Airport 10,591,675 12,781,118 +2,189,443
Dover 5,115,494 5,258,003 +142,509
East Midlands Airport 3,768,632 4,960,194 +1,191,562
Birmingham Airport 4,384,495 4,155,314 -229,181
Felixstowe 2,128,725 3,752,899 +1,624,174
Portsmouth 1,824,103 3,319,913 +1,495,810
Eurotunnel 1,778,992 2,176,584 +397,592
London Stansted Airport 1,354,553 1,408,827 +54,274
Thamesport 1,233,314 1,016,058 -217,256

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 112
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Manufacture of electrical equipment 42
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 102
2026-03 91
2026-02 88
2026-01 90
2025-12 81

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 168
54m+ 167
0-1m 56
15m-54m 36
Other 30

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 £
United States 7,224,242
Germany 6,813,705
Spain 3,470,333
Ireland 2,033,788
China 2,004,600

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 £
United States 1,960,008 5,264,234 +3,304,226
Germany 2,724,692 4,089,013 +1,364,321
Spain 1,634,355 1,835,978 +201,623
Ireland 729,421 1,304,367 +574,946
China 992,762 1,011,838 +19,076
Netherlands 606,411 852,554 +246,143
Taiwan 991,327 430,454 -560,873
Italy 584,626 688,159 +103,533
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 926,002 164,198 -761,804
France 635,023 441,948 -193,075

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 23,183,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,035,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,753,873
Road transport 2,129

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 9,809,839 13,373,228 +3,563,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,700,480 5,334,702 +1,634,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,058,857 1,695,016 +636,159
Road transport 2,129 0 -2,129

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,775,373
London Heathrow Airport 7,664,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,836,394
ZLC 2,110,653
Southampton 1,939,519

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 4,725,333 6,050,040 +1,324,707
London Heathrow Airport 2,995,835 4,668,860 +1,673,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,338,389 3,498,005 +1,159,616
ZLC 949,375 1,161,278 +211,903
Southampton 850,052 1,089,467 +239,415
London Stansted Airport 418,979 1,375,929 +956,950
Holyhead 591,341 1,130,936 +539,595
Dover 620,753 257,149 -363,604
Manchester Airport 709,894 82,326 -627,568
London Gateway Port 128,061 386,117 +258,056

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)