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 20,005,278
Germany 10,249,264
United States 9,876,064
China 8,520,430
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,677,623

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 17,984,742 2,020,536 -15,964,206
Germany 4,933,245 5,316,019 +382,774
United States 5,669,460 4,206,604 -1,462,856
China 4,121,362 4,399,068 +277,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,038,810 1,638,813 -4,399,997
Italy 2,617,508 1,521,612 -1,095,896
Viet Nam 2,911,917 2,908 -2,909,009
Netherlands 1,536,814 1,200,858 -335,956
Taiwan 1,286,699 1,413,133 +126,434
Belgium 1,093,801 320,641 -773,160

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 27,368,103
China 16,714,007
France 10,482,133
United Kingdom 5,294,289
Taiwan 4,033,484

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 21,177,086 6,191,017 -14,986,069
China 10,597,160 6,116,847 -4,480,313
France 5,247,461 5,234,672 -12,789
United Kingdom 2,836,357 2,457,932 -378,425
Taiwan 1,895,164 2,138,320 +243,156
Malaysia 3,782,326 201,688 -3,580,638
Viet Nam 2,960,847 2,958 -2,957,889
Germany 1,673,328 1,009,203 -664,125
Italy 1,760,224 903,168 -857,056
Netherlands 644,998 377,967 -267,031

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 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Inner London - West 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 19

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 24 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 20 -4
Inner London - West 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 17 9 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 10 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 11 +6
Essex 8 9 +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 65,942,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,018,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,832,262
Road transport 742,084
Other 269,077

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 45,756,190 20,186,783 -25,569,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,799,466 5,218,757 -580,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,890,635 1,941,627 -1,949,008
Road transport 381,675 360,409 -21,266
Other 263,319 5,758 -257,561

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 38,114,740
London Stansted Airport 14,719,170
East Midlands Airport 10,276,391
Felixstowe 5,807,511
Southampton 2,150,798

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 28,892,786 9,221,954 -19,670,832
London Stansted Airport 9,082,864 5,636,306 -3,446,558
East Midlands Airport 6,393,055 3,883,336 -2,509,719
Felixstowe 3,560,977 2,246,534 -1,314,443
Southampton 818,011 1,332,787 +514,776
Thamesport 1,148,672 912,227 -236,445
Dover 1,097,087 522,396 -574,691
London 733,469 504,396 -229,073
Birmingham Airport 543,983 575,545 +31,562
Eurotunnel 744,927 370,926 -374,001

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 89
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 40
Manufacture of electrical equipment 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 72
2025-10 78
2025-09 73
2025-08 66

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+ 150
1m-15m 127
Other 33
0-1m 32
15m-54m 31

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 26,883,969
Germany 12,454,379
United States 12,210,403
Ireland 4,398,432
Italy 3,320,964

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 20,999,693 5,884,276 -15,115,417
Germany 5,759,231 6,695,148 +935,917
United States 8,925,023 3,285,380 -5,639,643
Ireland 2,212,619 2,185,813 -26,806
Italy 1,697,369 1,623,595 -73,774
Turkey 2,112,128 969,842 -1,142,286
Algeria 298,276 2,090,285 +1,792,009
Netherlands 1,223,528 1,050,749 -172,779
Brazil 773,136 739,271 -33,865
Finland 163,897 689,781 +525,884

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 3,941
XI 970
Germany 402
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 2,242 1,699 -543
XI 122 848 +726
Germany 402 0 -402
Italy 0 194 +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 67,405,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,322,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 342,242
Road transport 19,999
Other 5,507

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 45,646,490 21,758,560 -23,887,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,308,572 8,014,292 +3,705,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,762 54,480 -233,282
Road transport 19,999 0 -19,999
Other 2,766 2,741 -25

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 40,905,662
East Midlands Airport 12,192,872
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,906,854
London Stansted Airport 9,450,951
ZLC 4,399,174

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 28,164,227 12,741,435 -15,422,792
East Midlands Airport 9,414,852 2,778,020 -6,636,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,884,783 7,022,071 +4,137,288
London Stansted Airport 4,369,268 5,081,683 +712,415
ZLC 3,346,174 1,053,000 -2,293,174
Dover 733,418 120,906 -612,512
Holyhead 389,231 462,553 +73,322
Eurotunnel 91,312 370,555 +279,243
London Gateway Port 263,377 16,015 -247,362
Luton Airport 142,158 0 -142,158

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