Import/export HS code 853223: Single-layer ceramic capacitors

Fixed capacitors with a single-layer ceramic dielectric, used in electronic circuits

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 £
United States 1,587,525
Malaysia 1,498,739
Germany 1,034,141
Netherlands 559,429
Czechia 401,358

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 £
United States 698,339 889,186 +190,847
Malaysia 757,774 740,965 -16,809
Germany 575,871 458,270 -117,601
Netherlands 407,648 151,781 -255,867
Czechia 263,097 138,261 -124,836
China 70,525 102,713 +32,188
Spain 98,112 44,420 -53,692
India 49,138 65,414 +16,276
Belgium 26,213 75,882 +49,669
Taiwan 34,628 48,467 +13,839

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 2,467,564
United States 1,335,540
Czechia 538,067
Germany 334,855
Japan 254,494

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 1,268,687 1,198,877 -69,810
United States 631,567 703,973 +72,406
Czechia 314,391 223,676 -90,715
Germany 200,000 134,855 -65,145
Japan 203,255 51,239 -152,016
Mexico 54,888 119,722 +64,834
Taiwan 60,793 106,331 +45,538
Thailand 66,490 87,036 +20,546
Spain 95,456 41,793 -53,663
India 55,651 67,315 +11,664

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 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Norfolk 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0

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 4,930,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 722,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 396,755
Road transport 16,145
Other 6,132

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 2,586,558 2,343,744 -242,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 350,902 371,764 +20,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,403 182,352 -32,051
Road transport 0 16,145 +16,145
Other 1,551 4,581 +3,030

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,310,689
London Stansted Airport 563,739
London Gateway Port 547,022
Birmingham Airport 532,795
London Heathrow Airport 381,542

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,764,882 1,545,807 -219,075
London Stansted Airport 349,360 214,379 -134,981
London Gateway Port 292,283 254,739 -37,544
Birmingham Airport 373,663 159,132 -214,531
London Heathrow Airport 59,909 321,633 +261,724
Eurotunnel 100,496 82,088 -18,408
Felixstowe 63,175 81,659 +18,484
Dover 68,196 73,792 +5,596
Edinburgh Airport 24,888 38,749 +13,861
Belfast Port 0 38,241 +38,241

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 30
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Other manufacturing 5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 20
2025-10 19
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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+ 42
1m-15m 33
15m-54m 11
0-1m 8
Other 7

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 £
Singapore 2,910,746
United States 1,552,679
France 1,154,204
Turkey 883,512
Germany 669,269

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 £
Singapore 1,317,341 1,593,405 +276,064
United States 934,889 617,790 -317,099
France 640,308 513,896 -126,412
Turkey 361,900 521,612 +159,712
Germany 326,177 343,092 +16,915
Italy 272,083 345,856 +73,773
Japan 326,815 145,212 -181,603
Ireland 164,453 297,954 +133,501
Netherlands 197,974 168,813 -29,161
Argentina 217,898 25,043 -192,855

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 7,788,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,155,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 390,087
Road transport 4,466

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 3,964,751 3,824,050 -140,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 999,295 1,156,404 +157,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,289 199,798 +9,509
Road transport 4,466 0 -4,466

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,410,418
East Midlands Airport 3,082,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,643,543
ZLC 559,620
Dover 497,647

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 1,464,561 1,945,857 +481,296
East Midlands Airport 1,712,107 1,370,540 -341,567
Dover / Eurotunnel 701,446 942,097 +240,651
ZLC 258,623 300,997 +42,374
Dover 296,569 201,078 -95,491
London Stansted Airport 238,368 133,242 -105,126
Manchester Airport 290,399 73,414 -216,985
Liverpool Docks 171,993 150,553 -21,440
Southampton 3,768 36,189 +32,421
Holyhead 4,095 13,229 +9,134

Quick facts

HS code: 853223

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

Description: Fixed capacitors with a single-layer ceramic dielectric, used in electronic circuits