Import/export HS code 854110: Diodes

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

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 £
United States 23,168,544
Germany 20,090,844
Netherlands 11,800,658
China 9,634,752
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,452,817

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 12,900,266 10,268,278 -2,631,988
Germany 9,004,951 11,085,893 +2,080,942
Netherlands 4,418,772 7,381,886 +2,963,114
China 4,722,079 4,912,673 +190,594
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,335,641 4,117,176 +2,781,535
Belgium 2,257,979 1,039,862 -1,218,117
Singapore 1,681,185 1,266,952 -414,233
Thailand 1,161,520 1,253,789 +92,269
France 715,183 1,666,301 +951,118
Italy 816,863 1,507,360 +690,497

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 35,313,462
United States 19,911,817
Malaysia 5,446,259
Philippines 5,095,537
United Kingdom 3,893,910

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 15,057,938 20,255,524 +5,197,586
United States 10,351,252 9,560,565 -790,687
Malaysia 2,340,425 3,105,834 +765,409
Philippines 2,783,618 2,311,919 -471,699
United Kingdom 2,009,877 1,884,033 -125,844
Taiwan 1,778,527 1,905,706 +127,179
Germany 1,310,294 2,292,330 +982,036
Thailand 1,828,475 1,724,751 -103,724
India 971,039 1,269,084 +298,045
Japan 870,413 996,164 +125,751

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 65
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 37
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 35
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 44 44 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 35 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 30 +13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 25 +4
Essex 18 24 +6
Inner London - West 18 19 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16 15 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 14 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0

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 75,916,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,167,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,070,303
Other 307,343
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 35,659,426 40,256,604 +4,597,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,612,703 6,554,749 -57,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,403,090 4,667,213 +1,264,123
Other 166,648 140,695 -25,953
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 40,678,369
London Stansted Airport 14,842,831
London Heathrow Airport 11,802,519
Birmingham Airport 6,374,422
London Gateway Port 5,680,439

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 17,563,193 23,115,176 +5,551,983
London Stansted Airport 6,552,175 8,290,656 +1,738,481
London Heathrow Airport 6,648,895 5,153,624 -1,495,271
Birmingham Airport 3,571,071 2,803,351 -767,720
London Gateway Port 3,210,005 2,470,434 -739,571
Eurotunnel 1,487,707 3,300,558 +1,812,851
Felixstowe 1,580,232 2,236,161 +655,929
Thamesport 1,255,990 961,174 -294,816
Southampton 597,920 641,288 +43,368
Harwich 795,519 191,722 -603,797

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
139
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
106
Manufacture of electrical equipment
92
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 131
2026-04 129
2026-03 138
2026-02 119
2026-01 141

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+ 231
1m-15m 224
0-1m 58
15m-54m 55
Other 43

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 64,956,399
United States 21,580,510
Germany 11,206,525
Singapore 8,087,355
France 4,891,597

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 29,736,930 35,219,469 +5,482,539
United States 10,757,975 10,822,535 +64,560
Germany 4,012,074 7,194,451 +3,182,377
Singapore 6,539,325 1,548,030 -4,991,295
France 1,852,775 3,038,822 +1,186,047
Norway 150,960 4,362,211 +4,211,251
Italy 698,743 1,267,129 +568,386
India 1,191,585 723,093 -468,492
Japan 978,699 858,243 -120,456
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 919,070 907,590 -11,480

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 7,178
Italy 547
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 6,049 1,129 -4,920
Italy 311 236 -75
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 139,723,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,207,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,193
Other 8,287

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 65,894,934 73,828,325 +7,933,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,773,850 3,433,494 +659,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,309 433,884 +204,575
Other 6,674 1,613 -5,061

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 45,572,799
East Midlands Airport 38,229,584
London Heathrow Airport 20,653,907
ZLC 16,922,223
London Stansted Airport 9,867,943

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 18,978,895 26,593,904 +7,615,009
East Midlands Airport 17,225,390 21,004,194 +3,778,804
London Heathrow Airport 10,278,575 10,375,332 +96,757
ZLC 6,753,642 10,168,581 +3,414,939
London Stansted Airport 4,522,233 5,345,710 +823,477
Manchester Airport 7,816,646 51,007 -7,765,639
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,447,068 3,251,376 +804,308
London Gateway Port 135,415 182,468 +47,053
Edinburgh Airport 158,111 157,216 -895
Dover 141,643 115,489 -26,154

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)