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 18,964,919
Germany 16,311,331
United States 11,081,359
Poland 10,269,020
Czechia 8,154,271

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 10,498,688 8,466,231 -2,032,457
Germany 8,358,022 7,953,309 -404,713
United States 5,695,660 5,385,699 -309,961
Poland 6,964,581 3,304,439 -3,660,142
Czechia 4,106,519 4,047,752 -58,767
Belgium 2,039,764 2,826,367 +786,603
France 962,231 1,894,388 +932,157
Malaysia 896,394 631,072 -265,322
Italy 76,006 1,075,767 +999,761
Japan 585,093 324,419 -260,674

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 17,578,351
Poland 10,184,377
China 9,807,585
United States 9,068,843
Mexico 6,304,055

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 9,603,104 7,975,247 -1,627,857
Poland 6,910,960 3,273,417 -3,637,543
China 5,001,195 4,806,390 -194,805
United States 4,175,905 4,892,938 +717,033
Mexico 3,353,773 2,950,282 -403,491
Taiwan 2,191,269 2,351,933 +160,664
Philippines 2,343,943 1,747,821 -596,122
Malaysia 2,166,829 1,549,128 -617,701
United Kingdom 1,511,848 1,911,660 +399,812
France 946,985 1,636,005 +689,020

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 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 19 +4
Inner London - West 7 14 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 10 +2
Essex 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
North Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Norfolk 6 3 -3

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 59,187,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,509,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,925,993
Other 1,743,705
Road transport 158,451

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 30,503,682 28,683,587 -1,820,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,926,764 6,582,310 -1,344,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,883,250 2,042,743 -840,507
Other 942,000 801,705 -140,295
Road transport 3,230 155,221 +151,991
Rail transport 122,848 0 -122,848

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 30,425,797
Birmingham Airport 17,289,872
Harwich 8,018,765
London Heathrow Airport 5,502,381
London Stansted Airport 4,390,201

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 16,286,387 14,139,410 -2,146,977
Birmingham Airport 9,134,960 8,154,912 -980,048
Harwich 5,269,597 2,749,168 -2,520,429
London Heathrow Airport 2,162,741 3,339,640 +1,176,899
London Stansted Airport 1,995,495 2,394,706 +399,211
Thamesport 1,823,650 1,205,530 -618,120
Dover 2,064,697 931,877 -1,132,820
Eurotunnel 207,182 2,029,210 +1,822,028
000 942,000 801,705 -140,295
Southampton 514,897 256,222 -258,675

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 78
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of electrical equipment 31
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 69
2025-11 50
2025-10 65
2025-09 66
2025-08 63

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+ 101
1m-15m 88
15m-54m 23
Other 17
0-1m 14

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 32,716,187
Malaysia 15,310,620
Germany 5,999,864
Ireland 2,328,960
Singapore 1,951,418

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 21,808,012 10,908,175 -10,899,837
Malaysia 8,784,465 6,526,155 -2,258,310
Germany 3,126,924 2,872,940 -253,984
Ireland 2,149,517 179,443 -1,970,074
Singapore 873,169 1,078,249 +205,080
France 911,437 793,697 -117,740
China 701,930 516,358 -185,572
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 482,773 564,859 +82,086
Spain 140,250 658,855 +518,605
Italy 327,597 469,622 +142,025

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 1,511
Japan 1,121
Brazil 912
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 664 847 +183
Japan 899 222 -677
Brazil 912 0 -912
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 65,541,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,576,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,498,414
Road transport 56,098
Other 3,550

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 38,534,601 27,007,133 -11,527,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,876,550 699,981 -1,176,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,273,861 224,553 -2,049,308
Road transport 56,098 0 -56,098
Other 2,475 1,075 -1,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 36,572,552
ZLC 14,471,990
London Stansted Airport 6,735,752
London Heathrow Airport 3,459,474
Birmingham Airport 2,108,507

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 14,326,558 22,245,994 +7,919,436
ZLC 13,029,853 1,442,137 -11,587,716
London Stansted Airport 6,207,597 528,155 -5,679,442
London Heathrow Airport 1,356,523 2,102,951 +746,428
Birmingham Airport 2,107,163 1,344 -2,105,819
Holyhead 1,873,257 69,420 -1,803,837
London Gateway Port 1,426,399 52,921 -1,373,478
Belfast Airport 1,055,723 37,336 -1,018,387
Manchester Airport 451,620 609,041 +157,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 452,702 543,925 +91,223

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