Import/export HS code 853224: Multilayer ceramic capacitors

Fixed capacitors with multiple layers of 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 £
Netherlands 22,895,650
Germany 17,819,897
United States 12,537,132
Poland 10,622,480
Czechia 9,356,040

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 £
Netherlands 10,447,210 12,448,440 +2,001,230
Germany 7,761,569 10,058,328 +2,296,759
United States 6,055,545 6,481,587 +426,042
Poland 6,910,272 3,712,208 -3,198,064
Czechia 4,123,299 5,232,741 +1,109,442
Belgium 2,282,803 4,655,719 +2,372,916
France 1,509,244 1,970,122 +460,878
Malaysia 1,008,434 594,480 -413,954
Switzerland 134,130 1,274,624 +1,140,494
Italy 74,302 1,078,115 +1,003,813

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 £
Japan 20,206,775
China 11,686,937
Poland 10,534,847
United States 10,492,863
Mexico 7,685,973

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 £
Japan 9,605,890 10,600,885 +994,995
China 4,934,019 6,752,918 +1,818,899
Poland 6,861,109 3,673,738 -3,187,371
United States 4,835,492 5,657,371 +821,879
Mexico 3,403,645 4,282,328 +878,683
Taiwan 2,147,568 3,617,551 +1,469,983
United Kingdom 1,758,351 3,257,820 +1,499,469
Philippines 2,232,389 2,177,349 -55,040
Malaysia 2,021,311 2,035,288 +13,977
France 1,233,915 2,041,573 +807,658

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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Essex 12

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 13 18 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
Inner London - West 5 13 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Essex 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 9 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 7 +3
Norfolk 7 4 -3
North Yorkshire 7 6 -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 68,908,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,191,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,104,048
Other 1,834,532
Road transport 415,252

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 30,644,587 38,264,220 +7,619,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,551,085 8,640,353 +89,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,714,521 2,389,527 -324,994
Other 998,432 836,100 -162,332
Road transport 28,189 387,063 +358,874
Rail transport 107,610 0 -107,610

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 34,548,277
Birmingham Airport 20,231,038
London Heathrow Airport 7,447,980
Harwich 6,999,937
London Stansted Airport 5,265,685

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 17,445,858 17,102,419 -343,439
Birmingham Airport 8,846,342 11,384,696 +2,538,354
London Heathrow Airport 2,487,528 4,960,452 +2,472,924
Harwich 5,293,877 1,706,060 -3,587,817
London Stansted Airport 1,173,078 4,092,607 +2,919,529
Eurotunnel 836,721 2,600,348 +1,763,627
Thamesport 1,588,772 1,490,303 -98,469
Dover 2,067,533 990,997 -1,076,536
000 998,432 836,100 -162,332
London 211,210 1,065,903 +854,693

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Manufacture of electrical equipment
31
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 67
2026-04 60
2026-03 67
2026-02 70
2026-01 69

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+ 105
1m-15m 88
15m-54m 27
0-1m 17
Other 13

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 £
United States 30,960,256
Malaysia 15,651,037
Germany 6,669,007
Singapore 2,607,743
Ireland 2,357,512

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 £
United States 19,206,644 11,753,612 -7,453,032
Malaysia 8,047,138 7,603,899 -443,239
Germany 3,048,344 3,620,663 +572,319
Singapore 1,253,175 1,354,568 +101,393
Ireland 2,248,712 108,800 -2,139,912
France 997,947 893,514 -104,433
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 376,809 1,001,500 +624,691
China 732,076 562,181 -169,895
Norway 64,529 978,021 +913,492
Italy 427,403 571,798 +144,395

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 £
Japan 2,575
XI 2,325
Philippines 6

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 £
Japan 899 1,676 +777
XI 1,503 822 -681
Philippines 0 6 +6

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 67,330,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,623,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,383,267
Other 4,906

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 35,850,198 31,480,239 -4,369,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,873,765 749,470 -1,124,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,079,196 304,071 -1,775,125
Other 2,402 2,504 +102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 44,482,616
ZLC 8,766,178
London Stansted Airport 6,072,824
London Heathrow Airport 3,581,085
Birmingham Airport 2,112,579

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 18,731,416 25,751,200 +7,019,784
ZLC 6,716,500 2,049,678 -4,666,822
London Stansted Airport 5,160,853 911,971 -4,248,882
London Heathrow Airport 1,204,026 2,377,059 +1,173,033
Birmingham Airport 2,107,163 5,416 -2,101,747
Holyhead 1,921,719 14,354 -1,907,365
London Gateway Port 1,234,567 62,393 -1,172,174
Belfast Airport 1,065,824 27,235 -1,038,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 515,714 572,624 +56,910
Manchester Airport 806,968 186,282 -620,686

Quick facts

HS code: 853224

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

Description: Fixed capacitors with multiple layers of ceramic dielectric, used in electronic circuits