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 22,118,466
Germany 16,940,863
United States 12,032,662
Poland 10,180,876
Czechia 8,945,890

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 10,439,894 11,678,572 +1,238,678
Germany 7,438,632 9,502,231 +2,063,599
United States 6,081,419 5,951,243 -130,176
Poland 6,861,541 3,319,335 -3,542,206
Czechia 4,101,793 4,844,097 +742,304
Belgium 2,427,825 4,363,900 +1,936,075
France 1,595,663 1,777,136 +181,473
Malaysia 1,045,542 486,619 -558,923
Switzerland 134,130 1,274,624 +1,140,494
Italy 149,018 998,993 +849,975

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 19,196,534
China 11,303,971
United States 10,140,314
Poland 10,096,359
Mexico 7,459,662

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 9,301,706 9,894,828 +593,122
China 4,971,123 6,332,848 +1,361,725
United States 4,925,069 5,215,245 +290,176
Poland 6,815,494 3,280,865 -3,534,629
Mexico 3,511,301 3,948,361 +437,060
Taiwan 2,197,226 3,366,344 +1,169,118
United Kingdom 1,772,249 3,074,962 +1,302,713
Philippines 2,204,035 1,958,928 -245,107
Malaysia 2,014,552 1,907,082 -107,470
France 1,318,173 1,850,748 +532,575

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 21
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 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 16 +1
Inner London - West 6 12 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Essex 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 9 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
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 66,190,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,680,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,721,231
Other 1,790,879
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 30,496,630 35,693,878 +5,197,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,788,585 7,891,895 -896,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,506,693 2,214,538 -292,155
Other 1,006,735 784,144 -222,591
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 33,174,708
Birmingham Airport 19,297,879
London Heathrow Airport 7,274,699
Harwich 6,574,866
London Stansted Airport 5,072,055

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 17,580,198 15,594,510 -1,985,688
Birmingham Airport 8,522,880 10,774,999 +2,252,119
London Heathrow Airport 2,611,469 4,663,230 +2,051,761
Harwich 5,166,696 1,408,170 -3,758,526
London Stansted Airport 1,061,018 4,011,037 +2,950,019
Eurotunnel 1,042,472 2,392,441 +1,349,969
Dover 2,082,209 916,009 -1,166,200
Thamesport 1,531,670 1,375,327 -156,343
000 1,006,735 784,144 -222,591
London 214,837 1,047,571 +832,734

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
30
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+ 104
1m-15m 87
15m-54m 26
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 30,182,237
Malaysia 14,847,757
Germany 6,504,011
Singapore 2,596,708
Ireland 2,337,742

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 19,630,132 10,552,105 -9,078,027
Malaysia 7,832,183 7,015,574 -816,609
Germany 3,129,065 3,374,946 +245,881
Singapore 1,515,193 1,081,515 -433,678
Ireland 2,228,942 108,800 -2,120,142
France 1,093,229 768,667 -324,562
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 354,754 959,886 +605,132
China 757,851 470,052 -287,799
Norway 130,215 899,310 +769,095
Italy 406,701 556,121 +149,420

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 954 1,621 +667
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 65,165,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,578,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,371,038
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 36,784,298 28,381,318 -8,402,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,868,350 709,903 -1,158,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,082,083 288,955 -1,793,128
Other 2,457 2,449 -8

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 43,207,594
ZLC 8,657,652
London Stansted Airport 5,324,430
London Heathrow Airport 3,557,761
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 19,720,095 23,487,499 +3,767,404
ZLC 6,882,878 1,774,774 -5,108,104
London Stansted Airport 4,447,117 877,313 -3,569,804
London Heathrow Airport 1,509,614 2,048,147 +538,533
Birmingham Airport 2,107,163 5,416 -2,101,747
Holyhead 1,921,719 14,354 -1,907,365
London Gateway Port 1,240,042 51,655 -1,188,387
Belfast Airport 1,093,059 0 -1,093,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 528,246 537,220 +8,974
Manchester Airport 966,924 16,771 -950,153

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