Import/export HS code 85312040: LCD indicator panels

Indicator panels that use active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCD) for displaying information

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 £
France 17,008,538
Germany 11,384,758
China 10,627,897
United States 10,279,284
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,505,456

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 £
France 15,463,337 1,545,201 -13,918,136
Germany 5,628,856 5,755,902 +127,046
China 3,892,668 6,735,229 +2,842,561
United States 6,142,985 4,136,299 -2,006,686
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,977,899 2,527,557 -1,450,342
Italy 2,201,765 1,513,005 -688,760
Netherlands 1,527,650 1,715,235 +187,585
Taiwan 1,294,054 1,528,209 +234,155
Belgium 1,008,709 524,886 -483,823
Viet Nam 1,312,122 27,464 -1,284,658

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 £
United States 25,107,182
China 17,482,286
France 11,011,475
United Kingdom 5,662,010
Taiwan 4,479,052

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 £
United States 18,719,481 6,387,701 -12,331,780
China 8,647,618 8,834,668 +187,050
France 5,668,298 5,343,177 -325,121
United Kingdom 3,180,786 2,481,224 -699,562
Taiwan 1,840,957 2,638,095 +797,138
Malaysia 2,829,743 408,810 -2,420,933
Germany 1,603,290 1,236,100 -367,190
Italy 1,246,153 538,999 -707,154
Viet Nam 1,317,672 74,480 -1,243,192
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 171,281 1,020,816 +849,535

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 40
Inner London - West 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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 30 27 -3
Inner London - West 17 21 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 21 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 15 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 11 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 13 10 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 11 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +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 61,916,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,884,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,543,208
Road transport 694,363
Other 229,688

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 39,943,574 21,972,473 -17,971,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,887,120 7,997,745 +3,110,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,451,113 2,092,095 -1,359,018
Road transport 467,234 227,129 -240,105
Other 195,612 34,076 -161,536

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,498,990
London Stansted Airport 13,562,049
East Midlands Airport 10,366,275
Felixstowe 6,266,405
Southampton 2,884,956

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 24,338,963 10,160,027 -14,178,936
London Stansted Airport 8,321,353 5,240,696 -3,080,657
East Midlands Airport 5,869,544 4,496,731 -1,372,813
Felixstowe 2,322,455 3,943,950 +1,621,495
Southampton 1,008,292 1,876,664 +868,372
Thamesport 1,088,159 942,993 -145,166
Dover 1,064,053 610,051 -454,002
London 686,055 735,049 +48,994
Eurotunnel 800,955 583,140 -217,815
Birmingham Airport 459,439 826,555 +367,116

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
99
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
44
Manufacture of electrical equipment
30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 72
2026-04 71
2026-03 79
2026-02 78
2026-01 59

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+ 154
1m-15m 143
15m-54m 36
Other 36
0-1m 35

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 £
France 24,176,745
Germany 13,937,972
United States 13,396,841
Ireland 4,357,375
Italy 3,746,561

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 £
France 22,893,353 1,283,392 -21,609,961
Germany 6,795,190 7,142,782 +347,592
United States 8,813,358 4,583,483 -4,229,875
Ireland 1,874,080 2,483,295 +609,215
Italy 2,088,601 1,657,960 -430,641
Turkey 2,069,155 1,221,110 -848,045
Netherlands 1,497,395 1,344,827 -152,568
Algeria 2,295,370 140,469 -2,154,901
Brazil 1,323,969 474,296 -849,673
Belgium 341,121 654,812 +313,691

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 £
Austria 4,191
XI 970
Italy 194

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 £
Austria 1,750 2,441 +691
XI 122 848 +726
Italy 194 0 -194

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 66,213,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,602,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,792
Other 5,573

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 48,808,836 17,404,835 -31,404,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,774,550 8,827,541 +2,052,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,109 54,683 -220,426
Other 2,066 3,507 +1,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,018,159
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,119,406
East Midlands Airport 12,812,215
London Stansted Airport 10,321,352
ZLC 3,327,812

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 32,517,402 6,500,757 -26,016,645
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,489,432 7,629,974 +2,140,542
East Midlands Airport 9,615,363 3,196,852 -6,418,511
London Stansted Airport 4,303,442 6,017,910 +1,714,468
ZLC 2,074,509 1,253,303 -821,206
Holyhead 436,541 524,302 +87,761
Eurotunnel 198,157 465,159 +267,002
Dover 437,892 145,365 -292,527
Manchester Airport 58,850 389,977 +331,127
London Gateway Port 244,963 12,831 -232,132

Quick facts

HS code: 85312040

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

Description: Indicator panels that use active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCD) for displaying information