Import/export HS code 854110: Diodes

Standard diodes, excluding photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

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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 £
United States 24,657,782
Germany 20,871,634
Netherlands 11,887,685
China 10,052,271
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,363,506

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 £
United States 13,042,526 11,615,256 -1,427,270
Germany 9,190,365 11,681,269 +2,490,904
Netherlands 4,016,734 7,870,951 +3,854,217
China 4,836,613 5,215,658 +379,045
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,083,600 4,279,906 +3,196,306
Belgium 2,641,502 1,152,491 -1,489,011
Singapore 1,820,377 1,328,420 -491,957
Thailand 1,032,275 1,503,076 +470,801
France 747,748 1,597,232 +849,484
Italy 744,700 1,570,896 +826,196

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 36,382,364
United States 21,134,452
Malaysia 5,754,256
Philippines 5,374,649
United Kingdom 4,004,644

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 15,273,498 21,108,866 +5,835,368
United States 10,668,173 10,466,279 -201,894
Malaysia 2,517,192 3,237,064 +719,872
Philippines 2,654,043 2,720,606 +66,563
United Kingdom 1,873,491 2,131,153 +257,662
Taiwan 1,750,358 2,055,273 +304,915
Germany 1,445,622 2,350,968 +905,346
Thailand 1,687,678 1,933,710 +246,032
India 891,181 1,133,056 +241,875
Japan 838,165 1,125,463 +287,298

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 62
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 37
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33
Essex 29

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 40 45 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36 33 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 31 +14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 24 +6
Essex 18 24 +6
Inner London - West 17 21 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 17 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 14 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 14 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 14 11 -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 78,989,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,803,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,050,278
Other 328,155
Road transport 48,741

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 36,021,799 42,967,818 +6,946,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,841,283 6,962,536 +121,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,703,412 5,346,866 +2,643,454
Other 164,935 163,220 -1,715
Road transport 24,419 24,322 -97

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 41,572,337
London Stansted Airport 15,467,442
London Heathrow Airport 12,830,437
Birmingham Airport 6,776,763
London Gateway Port 6,171,812

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 17,078,970 24,493,367 +7,414,397
London Stansted Airport 6,477,252 8,990,190 +2,512,938
London Heathrow Airport 7,244,799 5,585,638 -1,659,161
Birmingham Airport 3,909,751 2,867,012 -1,042,739
London Gateway Port 3,498,249 2,673,563 -824,686
Eurotunnel 1,108,010 3,419,623 +2,311,613
Felixstowe 1,391,998 2,233,920 +841,922
Thamesport 1,455,694 1,030,054 -425,640
Southampton 573,352 702,382 +129,030
Harwich 331,442 655,971 +324,529

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 138
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Manufacture of electrical equipment 90
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 129
2026-03 138
2026-02 119
2026-01 141
2025-12 110

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 232
54m+ 232
0-1m 57
15m-54m 51
Other 47

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 £
China 64,930,697
United States 22,742,298
Germany 11,506,522
Singapore 8,164,947
France 4,986,970

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 £
China 27,531,139 37,399,558 +9,868,419
United States 10,973,696 11,768,602 +794,906
Germany 4,234,836 7,271,686 +3,036,850
Singapore 6,470,652 1,694,295 -4,776,357
France 1,917,711 3,069,259 +1,151,548
Norway 168,129 4,354,148 +4,186,019
India 908,690 1,195,458 +286,768
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,241,232 826,791 -414,441
Japan 1,050,500 942,715 -107,785
Taiwan 1,262,299 705,294 -557,005

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 8,657
Italy 866
Belgium 282
Romania 90

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 7,592 1,065 -6,527
Italy 738 128 -610
Belgium 282 0 -282
Romania 32 58 +26

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 142,627,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,411,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 683,193
Other 9,895

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 63,941,343 78,686,201 +14,744,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,951,056 3,460,426 +509,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,393 422,800 +162,407
Other 8,644 1,251 -7,393

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 45,076,549
East Midlands Airport 38,464,408
London Heathrow Airport 21,862,954
ZLC 17,711,439
London Stansted Airport 10,275,468

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 £
Glasgow Airport 17,441,240 27,635,309 +10,194,069
East Midlands Airport 16,463,555 22,000,853 +5,537,298
London Heathrow Airport 10,043,208 11,819,746 +1,776,538
ZLC 7,373,402 10,338,037 +2,964,635
London Stansted Airport 4,680,792 5,594,676 +913,884
Manchester Airport 7,572,604 1,071,719 -6,500,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,554,892 3,277,551 +722,659
London Gateway Port 183,102 180,899 -2,203
Edinburgh Airport 205,100 94,480 -110,620
Dover 173,330 119,632 -53,698

Quick facts

HS code: 854110

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

Description: Standard diodes, excluding photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LEDs)