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 22,721,213
Germany 17,687,512
United States 12,399,396
Poland 11,005,835
Czechia 9,237,754

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 10,358,109 12,363,104 +2,004,995
Germany 8,042,181 9,645,331 +1,603,150
United States 5,656,190 6,743,206 +1,087,016
Poland 7,167,886 3,837,949 -3,329,937
Czechia 3,992,455 5,245,299 +1,252,844
Belgium 2,191,968 4,319,809 +2,127,841
France 1,245,504 1,923,209 +677,705
Malaysia 975,656 589,358 -386,298
Italy 75,206 1,076,334 +1,001,128
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 439,103 603,914 +164,811

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 19,986,674
China 11,563,513
Poland 10,917,899
United States 10,445,981
Mexico 7,612,666

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 9,681,909 10,304,765 +622,856
China 4,812,912 6,750,601 +1,937,689
Poland 7,118,535 3,799,364 -3,319,171
United States 4,544,631 5,901,350 +1,356,719
Mexico 3,298,214 4,314,452 +1,016,238
Taiwan 2,085,689 3,522,696 +1,437,007
Philippines 2,211,766 2,125,390 -86,376
United Kingdom 1,528,294 2,737,465 +1,209,171
Malaysia 2,028,087 2,014,924 -13,163
France 1,156,759 1,794,946 +638,187

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
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 15 19 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 18 +3
Inner London - West 6 13 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
Essex 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 7 +3
Norfolk 7 4 -3
North Yorkshire 7 7 +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 67,892,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,498,743
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,114,958
Other 1,851,669
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 30,259,819 37,632,935 +7,373,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,511,128 7,987,615 -523,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,644,240 2,470,718 -173,522
Other 956,848 894,821 -62,027
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 34,571,145
Birmingham Airport 19,999,781
Harwich 7,664,839
London Heathrow Airport 6,872,873
London Stansted Airport 5,051,019

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 17,122,925 17,448,220 +325,295
Birmingham Airport 8,857,397 11,142,384 +2,284,987
Harwich 5,531,490 2,133,349 -3,398,141
London Heathrow Airport 2,444,136 4,428,737 +1,984,601
London Stansted Airport 1,102,519 3,948,500 +2,845,981
Thamesport 1,602,570 1,500,870 -101,700
Dover 2,020,788 1,001,848 -1,018,940
Eurotunnel 591,899 2,378,257 +1,786,358
000 956,848 894,821 -62,027
London 186,406 879,416 +693,010

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 52
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
2026-04 60
2026-03 67
2026-02 70
2026-01 69
2025-12 64

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+ 104
1m-15m 92
15m-54m 24
0-1m 16
Other 16

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 31,511,797
Malaysia 15,913,991
Germany 6,470,882
Singapore 2,389,579
Ireland 2,357,485

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 20,154,257 11,357,540 -8,796,717
Malaysia 8,302,884 7,611,107 -691,777
Germany 2,998,847 3,472,035 +473,188
Singapore 1,041,773 1,347,806 +306,033
Ireland 2,238,598 118,887 -2,119,711
France 994,892 855,003 -139,889
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 396,265 964,003 +567,738
China 737,242 518,041 -219,201
Italy 370,624 630,702 +260,078
Norway 216,501 745,866 +529,365

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 £
XI 2,325
Japan 1,897
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 £
XI 664 1,661 +997
Japan 899 998 +99
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 67,543,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,602,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,372,505
Other 4,228

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 36,794,482 30,749,132 -6,045,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,865,599 736,430 -1,129,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,074,264 298,241 -1,776,023
Other 1,563 2,665 +1,102

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 42,834,590
ZLC 9,749,715
London Stansted Airport 6,884,415
London Heathrow Airport 3,677,429
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 17,541,950 25,292,640 +7,750,690
ZLC 7,902,485 1,847,230 -6,055,255
London Stansted Airport 6,039,195 845,220 -5,193,975
London Heathrow Airport 1,274,431 2,402,998 +1,128,567
Birmingham Airport 2,107,163 5,416 -2,101,747
Holyhead 1,923,558 12,488 -1,911,070
London Gateway Port 1,235,131 57,946 -1,177,185
Belfast Airport 1,065,824 27,235 -1,038,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 503,020 584,079 +81,059
Manchester Airport 800,471 192,712 -607,759

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