Import/export HS code 853222: Aluminium electrolytic capacitors

Fixed capacitors made with aluminium electrolytic materials, used in electronic circuits

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  • 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 £
Germany 21,179,979
Netherlands 4,882,260
Czechia 2,837,393
United States 2,619,292
France 2,296,377

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 £
Germany 10,087,597 11,092,382 +1,004,785
Netherlands 2,766,204 2,116,056 -650,148
Czechia 1,370,853 1,466,540 +95,687
United States 1,531,884 1,087,408 -444,476
France 1,149,554 1,146,823 -2,731
Austria 983,673 1,311,733 +328,060
Italy 818,400 1,327,384 +508,984
China 675,825 871,102 +195,277
Belgium 728,195 753,581 +25,386
Japan 639,818 730,301 +90,483

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 15,164,678
Japan 5,576,711
Malaysia 5,191,427
Hungary 4,978,503
Portugal 2,546,819

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 7,059,116 8,105,562 +1,046,446
Japan 2,796,234 2,780,477 -15,757
Malaysia 2,825,740 2,365,687 -460,053
Hungary 2,242,102 2,736,401 +494,299
Portugal 1,231,636 1,315,183 +83,547
France 1,044,079 844,230 -199,849
United States 985,545 710,532 -275,013
Austria 692,968 810,543 +117,575
Brazil 689,344 610,266 -79,078
Indonesia 180,984 1,000,434 +819,450

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 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
West Midlands 13

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 20 13 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 12 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Essex 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3

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) 20,550,289
Air transport 20,094,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,807,844
Other 90,646
Road transport 56,953

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) 9,963,580 10,586,709 +623,129
Air transport 10,054,965 10,039,153 -15,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,304,734 3,503,110 +1,198,376
Other 28,778 61,868 +33,090
Road transport 53,434 3,519 -49,915

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,031,984
Birmingham Airport 8,230,637
Eurotunnel 7,064,418
East Midlands Airport 6,853,698
Felixstowe 1,837,520

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 £
Dover 3,975,015 5,056,969 +1,081,954
Birmingham Airport 4,076,753 4,153,884 +77,131
Eurotunnel 3,368,358 3,696,060 +327,702
East Midlands Airport 2,956,140 3,897,558 +941,418
Felixstowe 514,690 1,322,830 +808,140
London Heathrow Airport 1,358,464 408,896 -949,568
Thamesport 691,130 892,531 +201,401
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,060,673 465,245 -595,428
Immingham Docks 726,441 611,805 -114,636
London 624,706 519,361 -105,345

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
66
Manufacture of electrical equipment
52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
17
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 68
2026-03 59
2026-02 66
2026-01 49

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+ 114
1m-15m 100
15m-54m 26
Other 16
0-1m 12

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 £
Ireland 2,303,079
Germany 1,815,355
France 1,640,976
China 985,484
United States 716,240

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 £
Ireland 1,271,219 1,031,860 -239,359
Germany 1,056,347 759,008 -297,339
France 1,141,782 499,194 -642,588
China 579,179 406,305 -172,874
United States 400,350 315,890 -84,460
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 274,861 256,224 -18,637
Denmark 15,418 480,067 +464,649
Singapore 14,748 390,606 +375,858
Netherlands 33,645 299,953 +266,308
Japan 159,991 145,866 -14,125

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 £
Germany 675
Hungary 351
China 195

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 £
Germany 675 0 -675
Hungary 351 0 -351
China 0 195 +195

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 7,122,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,114,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 671,647
Road transport 20,315
Other 1,221

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 3,526,244 3,596,276 +70,032
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,325,451 1,789,216 -536,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 342,841 328,806 -14,035
Road transport 20,315 0 -20,315
Other 1,026 195 -831

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,966,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,822,078
Holyhead 1,593,347
London Heathrow Airport 1,536,157
ZLC 718,491

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 1,806,651 2,160,127 +353,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,278,952 543,126 -735,826
Holyhead 844,080 749,267 -94,813
London Heathrow Airport 786,239 749,918 -36,321
ZLC 423,041 295,450 -127,591
Immingham Docks 96,146 478,267 +382,121
London Stansted Airport 252,068 322,188 +70,120
London Gateway Port 191,180 62,970 -128,210
Felixstowe 47,622 167,922 +120,300
Manchester Airport 160,916 39,821 -121,095

Quick facts

HS code: 853222

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

Description: Fixed capacitors made with aluminium electrolytic materials, used in electronic circuits