Import/export HS code 85371091: Programmable memory controllers

Programmable controllers used in electric control systems for managing memory functions

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* 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 £
Germany 316,380,065
United States 197,613,890
France 100,369,291
Netherlands 93,517,707
Romania 69,632,054

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 £
Germany 179,463,482 136,916,583 -42,546,899
United States 104,443,588 93,170,302 -11,273,286
France 57,851,676 42,517,615 -15,334,061
Netherlands 49,942,087 43,575,620 -6,366,467
Romania 45,342,836 24,289,218 -21,053,618
China 38,599,981 22,117,296 -16,482,685
Spain 25,209,382 17,141,413 -8,067,969
Belgium 20,707,051 15,721,452 -4,985,599
Japan 16,974,993 18,939,195 +1,964,202
Canada 20,946,563 14,259,207 -6,687,356

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 £
United States 216,501,346
United Kingdom 210,751,662
Germany 209,955,602
China 88,684,346
Romania 85,962,157

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 £
United States 114,403,818 102,097,528 -12,306,290
United Kingdom 115,187,672 95,563,990 -19,623,682
Germany 120,764,625 89,190,977 -31,573,648
China 55,374,188 33,310,158 -22,064,030
Romania 53,226,873 32,735,284 -20,491,589
France 32,667,751 22,253,250 -10,414,501
Spain 24,439,324 17,592,964 -6,846,360
Japan 15,985,436 19,347,947 +3,362,511
Canada 19,514,625 14,618,393 -4,896,232
Hungary 17,246,523 9,901,960 -7,344,563

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 338
Surrey, East and West Sussex 225
Inner London - West 216
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 190
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 176

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 255 218 -37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 170 144 -26
Inner London - West 165 126 -39
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 143 129 -14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 133 122 -11
Greater Manchester 121 120 -1
West Midlands 124 116 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 125 121 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 120 104 -16
Shropshire and Staffordshire 97 90 -7

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 703,055,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 437,113,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,638,819
Other 36,664,597
Road transport 12,746,060

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 386,475,984 316,579,756 -69,896,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 256,815,233 180,298,205 -76,517,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,882,386 58,756,433 -1,125,953
Other 26,691,883 9,972,714 -16,719,169
Road transport 10,565,773 2,180,287 -8,385,486
Rail transport 6,930,822 3,999,239 -2,931,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 271,702,695
Dover 202,556,650
East Midlands Airport 153,725,605
London Stansted Airport 130,323,056
Eurotunnel 77,628,617

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 148,262,476 123,440,219 -24,822,257
Dover 124,357,494 78,199,156 -46,158,338
East Midlands Airport 87,605,639 66,119,966 -21,485,673
London Stansted Airport 73,084,898 57,238,158 -15,846,740
Eurotunnel 40,849,464 36,779,153 -4,070,311
Oxford Airport 34,867,187 25,437,705 -9,429,482
Immingham Docks 27,019,613 16,612,462 -10,407,151
Birmingham Airport 20,653,807 22,848,117 +2,194,310
000 26,691,883 9,972,714 -16,719,169
London Gateway Port 17,647,574 16,261,662 -1,385,912

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 760
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 370
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 307
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 205
Specialised construction activities 195

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 769
2025-11 796
2025-10 867
2025-09 789
2025-08 761

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
1m-15m 1499
54m+ 1405
15m-54m 426
0-1m 389
Other 280

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 262,594,640
Germany 145,172,322
France 79,644,678
China 75,672,546
United Arab Emirates 44,746,877

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 128,390,782 134,203,858 +5,813,076
Germany 81,981,429 63,190,893 -18,790,536
France 49,439,153 30,205,525 -19,233,628
China 40,316,264 35,356,282 -4,959,982
United Arab Emirates 25,245,559 19,501,318 -5,744,241
Spain 21,902,882 16,697,546 -5,205,336
Netherlands 14,939,547 14,734,419 -205,128
Poland 8,083,741 19,550,373 +11,466,632
India 15,436,423 11,499,553 -3,936,870
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,329,070 11,279,223 -2,049,847

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 11,418,018
Ireland 1,669,022
Italy 382,217
United States 47,313
Germany 38,501

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 4,757,846 6,660,172 +1,902,326
Ireland 267,355 1,401,667 +1,134,312
Italy 378,999 3,218 -375,781
United States 21,474 25,839 +4,365
Germany 19,463 19,038 -425
Brazil 32,402 1,380 -31,022
China 12,040 13,600 +1,560
South Korea 0 14,723 +14,723
Czechia 5,672 8,189 +2,517
Sweden 9,977 0 -9,977

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 744,002,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 245,011,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,093,871
Other 13,753,983
Road transport 132,745

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 414,472,490 329,530,328 -84,942,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,181,355 119,829,969 -5,351,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,555,769 55,538,102 +10,982,333
Other 5,562,162 8,191,821 +2,629,659
Road transport 117,802 14,943 -102,859
Rail transport 0 973 +973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 359,788,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 205,169,179
East Midlands Airport 162,303,518
London Stansted Airport 89,407,186
ZLC 64,851,982

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 193,743,217 166,044,853 -27,698,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,175,700 98,993,479 -7,182,221
East Midlands Airport 93,653,656 68,649,862 -25,003,794
London Stansted Airport 44,411,028 44,996,158 +585,130
ZLC 48,250,514 16,601,468 -31,649,046
Manchester Airport 24,846,533 21,236,151 -3,610,382
Southampton 10,033,092 34,295,707 +24,262,615
Immingham Docks 10,745,608 11,070,604 +324,996
London Gateway Port 12,705,506 8,979,614 -3,725,892
Felixstowe 14,399,536 4,141,421 -10,258,115

Quick facts

HS code: 85371091

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

Description: Programmable controllers used in electric control systems for managing memory functions