Import/export HS code 85340011: Multilayer printed circuits

Printed circuits with multiple layers of conductive material, used in advanced electronics

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  • 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 £
Thailand 57,829,727
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,825,168
China 31,577,742
United States 8,579,407
Italy 6,910,254

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 £
Thailand 33,205,811 24,623,916 -8,581,895
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,859,454 16,965,714 -893,740
China 15,318,636 16,259,106 +940,470
United States 5,418,887 3,160,520 -2,258,367
Italy 3,573,065 3,337,189 -235,876
Belgium 2,360,590 2,555,893 +195,303
Netherlands 2,418,718 1,905,837 -512,881
Germany 1,923,347 1,827,449 -95,898
Latvia 1,988,541 981,109 -1,007,432
North Macedonia 1,105,386 1,017,553 -87,833

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 68,644,670
Thailand 59,547,117
United States 8,752,726
Italy 6,422,975
Belgium 4,360,507

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 34,030,280 34,614,390 +584,110
Thailand 34,264,474 25,282,643 -8,981,831
United States 5,462,195 3,290,531 -2,171,664
Italy 3,390,236 3,032,739 -357,497
Belgium 2,052,000 2,308,507 +256,507
Netherlands 2,197,707 1,482,964 -714,743
Latvia 1,988,541 981,109 -1,007,432
Germany 1,038,712 1,320,458 +281,746
North Macedonia 1,110,030 1,017,553 -92,477
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,054,338 599,988 -454,350

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 53
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Inner London - West 25

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 35 32 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 24 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 21 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 18 -2
Inner London - West 17 13 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 17 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 14 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 12 16 +4
West Midlands 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 13 10 -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 101,105,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,627,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,519,041
Other 1,239,997
Road transport 61,828

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 58,261,916 42,843,500 -15,418,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,844,774 34,782,640 +2,937,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,462,891 3,056,150 -406,741
Other 819,628 420,369 -399,259
Road transport 59,940 1,888 -58,052
Rail transport 0 8,029 +8,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 49,244,322
Southampton 39,884,651
East Midlands Airport 29,144,033
Felixstowe 14,016,711
London Stansted Airport 12,386,800

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 30,350,481 18,893,841 -11,456,640
Southampton 20,019,411 19,865,240 -154,171
East Midlands Airport 14,841,578 14,302,455 -539,123
Felixstowe 7,049,157 6,967,554 -81,603
London Stansted Airport 7,286,369 5,100,431 -2,185,938
London 3,508,855 3,648,022 +139,167
London Gateway Port 1,218,451 3,402,344 +2,183,893
Belfast Airport 1,956,628 2,015,864 +59,236
Thamesport 1,150,780 1,494,957 +344,177
Manchester Airport 1,534,680 708,676 -826,004

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 140
Manufacture of electrical equipment 85
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 40
Other manufacturing 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 101
2025-11 96
2025-10 98
2025-09 94
2025-08 96

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+ 224
1m-15m 192
15m-54m 44
Other 37
0-1m 33

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 £
Germany 60,934,287
Sweden 23,079,766
France 19,050,136
Slovakia 17,486,152
Italy 16,487,509

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 £
Germany 54,968,276 5,966,011 -49,002,265
Sweden 13,195,015 9,884,751 -3,310,264
France 11,099,867 7,950,269 -3,149,598
Slovakia 9,512,155 7,973,997 -1,538,158
Italy 7,058,643 9,428,866 +2,370,223
United States 7,527,327 5,822,659 -1,704,668
Ireland 5,948,635 5,532,220 -416,415
Netherlands 4,676,732 4,940,508 +263,776
Spain 4,025,332 4,439,464 +414,132
Switzerland 4,448,765 3,738,946 -709,819

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 £
South Korea 1,099
XI 173

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 £
South Korea 0 1,099 +1,099
XI 141 32 -109

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 139,656,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,526,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,436,332
Road transport 149,748
Other 2,920

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 93,704,474 45,952,286 -47,752,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,258,519 42,268,372 -8,990,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 388,847 1,047,485 +658,638
Road transport 149,748 0 -149,748
Other 990 1,930 +940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,822,172
ZLC 56,687,568
East Midlands Airport 54,427,063
London Heathrow Airport 17,503,323
London Stansted Airport 7,531,916

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,703,884 36,118,288 -7,585,596
ZLC 51,488,812 5,198,756 -46,290,056
East Midlands Airport 28,400,248 26,026,815 -2,373,433
London Heathrow Airport 8,741,437 8,761,886 +20,449
London Stansted Airport 3,142,403 4,389,513 +1,247,110
Holyhead 4,344,576 2,579,424 -1,765,152
Dover 1,779,915 1,649,293 -130,622
Birmingham Airport 272,640 1,037,675 +765,035
Milford 233,936 1,027,531 +793,595
Edinburgh Airport 888,228 247,379 -640,849

Quick facts

HS code: 85340011

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

Description: Printed circuits with multiple layers of conductive material, used in advanced electronics