Import/export HS code 8528: Monitors and projectors

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* 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 1,136,759,989
Netherlands 833,883,485
France 686,319,971
Poland 504,278,009
Slovakia 395,691,935

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 679,764,431 456,995,558 -222,768,873
Netherlands 493,578,405 340,305,080 -153,273,325
France 399,043,713 287,276,258 -111,767,455
Poland 269,815,398 234,462,611 -35,352,787
Slovakia 228,575,890 167,116,045 -61,459,845
Hungary 166,467,075 149,672,954 -16,794,121
Turkey 181,872,296 127,663,927 -54,208,369
Ireland 96,244,354 92,840,541 -3,403,813
United States 90,725,927 54,948,372 -35,777,555
Viet Nam 16,447,380 102,391,114 +85,943,734

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 2,146,522,532
Poland 823,283,115
Slovakia 571,788,623
Hungary 323,183,668
Turkey 320,294,723

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 1,206,512,109 940,010,423 -266,501,686
Poland 504,203,222 319,079,893 -185,123,329
Slovakia 327,065,998 244,722,625 -82,343,373
Hungary 171,366,440 151,817,228 -19,549,212
Turkey 187,439,534 132,855,189 -54,584,345
Viet Nam 85,239,502 180,176,332 +94,936,830
Japan 90,053,276 77,981,999 -12,071,277
United States 81,816,625 53,398,894 -28,417,731
Czechia 59,183,029 49,579,557 -9,603,472
Tunisia 60,707,366 33,313,468 -27,393,898

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 382
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 329
Surrey, East and West Sussex 223
Outer London - West and North West 177
Inner London - East 165

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
Inner London - West 275 229 -46
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 240 207 -33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 159 140 -19
Outer London - West and North West 133 105 -28
Inner London - East 114 97 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 126 108 -18
Greater Manchester 115 98 -17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 110 108 -2
West Midlands 96 94 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 95 77 -18

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,939,356,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,538,370,361
Air transport 639,159,926
Other 356,249,390
Road transport 52,616,975

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,673,644,889 1,265,711,880 -407,933,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 855,632,618 682,737,743 -172,894,875
Air transport 289,318,055 349,841,871 +60,523,816
Other 244,500,875 111,748,515 -132,752,360
Road transport 26,836,208 25,780,767 -1,055,441
Rail transport 536,202 51,169 -485,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,076,618,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 737,982,566
Dover 635,962,191
Eurotunnel 415,090,748
000 356,249,390

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 £
Felixstowe 613,345,953 463,272,390 -150,073,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,897,937 317,084,629 -103,813,308
Dover 368,671,535 267,290,656 -101,380,879
Eurotunnel 215,682,544 199,408,204 -16,274,340
000 244,500,875 111,748,515 -132,752,360
London 152,320,533 184,375,467 +32,054,934
London Heathrow Airport 110,161,833 110,188,146 +26,313
Immingham Docks 120,202,749 73,938,025 -46,264,724
Purfleet 104,438,638 63,635,106 -40,803,532
London Gateway Port 72,141,605 95,652,026 +23,510,421

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 717
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 438
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 329
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 253
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 231

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 621
2025-11 677
2025-10 688
2025-09 688
2025-08 696

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 1372
54m+ 1304
0-1m 485
15m-54m 343
Other 334

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 £
Poland 156,175,597
Ireland 123,961,028
Netherlands 74,731,867
Germany 72,739,534
United States 69,122,886

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 £
Poland 89,058,900 67,116,697 -21,942,203
Ireland 62,605,329 61,355,699 -1,249,630
Netherlands 38,225,274 36,506,593 -1,718,681
Germany 43,942,840 28,796,694 -15,146,146
United States 42,377,617 26,745,269 -15,632,348
France 26,811,075 31,519,101 +4,708,026
United Arab Emirates 10,095,758 5,501,273 -4,594,485
China 8,279,023 4,932,263 -3,346,760
Belgium 5,584,893 4,600,206 -984,687
Italy 5,194,066 3,976,978 -1,217,088

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 £
XI 5,508,670
China 281,985
Ireland 261,325
Nicaragua 124,617
Slovakia 98,597

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 £
XI 181,075 5,327,595 +5,146,520
China 123,080 158,905 +35,825
Ireland 98,009 163,316 +65,307
Nicaragua 124,617 0 -124,617
Slovakia 41,324 57,273 +15,949
South Korea 24,218 17,893 -6,325
Poland 11,475 29,371 +17,896
Hungary 25,053 8,361 -16,692
Germany 15,202 4,790 -10,412
United States 0 15,464 +15,464

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) 409,579,274
Air transport 266,332,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,723,583
Other 9,408,139
Road transport 870,336

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) 215,500,476 194,078,798 -21,421,678
Air transport 150,539,904 115,792,956 -34,746,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,405,083 17,318,500 -24,086,583
Other 3,397,316 6,010,823 +2,613,507
Road transport 808,936 61,400 -747,536

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 152,624,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,717,785
London 126,996,383
Holyhead 92,923,688
East Midlands Airport 47,993,043

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 82,862,012 69,762,415 -13,099,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,121,594 61,596,191 -16,525,403
London 62,867,364 64,129,019 +1,261,655
Holyhead 46,472,940 46,450,748 -22,192
East Midlands Airport 30,391,127 17,601,916 -12,789,211
ZLC 17,924,793 12,359,635 -5,565,158
Immingham Docks 20,880,024 3,092,653 -17,787,371
London Stansted Airport 12,118,758 10,325,448 -1,793,310
Felixstowe 7,793,145 8,529,516 +736,371
Dover 9,336,752 5,521,738 -3,815,014

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8528

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

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