Import/export HS code 85423111: Multi-component integrated circuits (MCOs)

Complex microchips combining multiple functions like processors and memory

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  • 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 57,419,665
Germany 22,830,993
United States 9,842,305
Singapore 8,847,114
France 7,108,070

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 25,235,993 32,183,672 +6,947,679
Germany 6,455,889 16,375,104 +9,919,215
United States 4,781,368 5,060,937 +279,569
Singapore 4,453,747 4,393,367 -60,380
France 4,897,574 2,210,496 -2,687,078
India 2,304,335 3,112,268 +807,933
Latvia 2,194,707 1,513,545 -681,162
Japan 1,560,195 776,162 -784,033
Italy 1,549,838 526,310 -1,023,528
China 1,091,670 706,678 -384,992

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 £
Malaysia 46,086,223
China 19,404,326
Taiwan 18,544,956
Singapore 10,229,171
United States 9,214,376

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 £
Malaysia 17,750,756 28,335,467 +10,584,711
China 9,972,870 9,431,456 -541,414
Taiwan 5,905,576 12,639,380 +6,733,804
Singapore 5,443,869 4,785,302 -658,567
United States 4,414,765 4,799,611 +384,846
France 4,296,065 1,419,165 -2,876,900
India 2,317,370 3,083,318 +765,948
Italy 1,920,897 530,612 -1,390,285
Japan 1,605,565 814,696 -790,869
Germany 843,447 1,382,322 +538,875

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 41
Inner London - West 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22

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 27 25 -2
Inner London - West 24 13 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 18 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 15 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 10 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 15 13 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 8 -5
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 12 11 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,375,226
Air transport 59,724,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,181,632
Other 281,163
Road transport 20,856

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,315,459 40,059,767 +11,744,308
Air transport 29,963,845 29,760,609 -203,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,700,475 1,481,157 -219,318
Other 239,801 41,362 -198,439
Road transport 13,001 7,855 -5,146

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,384,468
East Midlands Airport 25,609,558
London Stansted Airport 17,631,265
London Heathrow Airport 7,926,190
Eurotunnel 6,685,938

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,895,412 32,489,056 +9,593,644
East Midlands Airport 11,719,137 13,890,421 +2,171,284
London Stansted Airport 8,698,546 8,932,719 +234,173
London Heathrow Airport 4,253,622 3,672,568 -581,054
Eurotunnel 1,616,898 5,069,040 +3,452,142
Edinburgh Airport 3,746,792 1,843,652 -1,903,140
Dover 2,854,258 1,294,337 -1,559,921
Birmingham Airport 1,158,041 1,087,356 -70,685
London Gateway Port 1,020,052 317,617 -702,435
Thamesport 342,658 598,645 +255,987

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 108
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 58
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 44
Manufacture of electrical equipment 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 64
2025-10 71
2025-09 55
2025-08 65

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+ 177
1m-15m 148
15m-54m 44
0-1m 34
Other 32

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 £
Singapore 24,617,618
United States 12,918,061
Germany 4,968,346
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,773,889
France 4,203,810

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 £
Singapore 14,449,204 10,168,414 -4,280,790
United States 7,785,612 5,132,449 -2,653,163
Germany 3,538,712 1,429,634 -2,109,078
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,008,388 2,765,501 +757,113
France 2,881,388 1,322,422 -1,558,966
China 623,190 3,504,427 +2,881,237
Netherlands 1,142,272 1,030,295 -111,977
Canada 1,535,913 397,925 -1,137,988
Norway 261,121 1,613,171 +1,352,050
India 750,059 951,845 +201,786

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 £
China 14,414
Ireland 20

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 £
China 422 13,992 +13,570
Ireland 20 0 -20

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 73,631,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,957,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,822,823
Road transport 24,663
Other 16,431

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 40,697,243 32,934,424 -7,762,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,873,758 2,083,514 -2,790,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,020 1,097,803 +372,783
Road transport 24,663 0 -24,663
Other 1,962 14,469 +12,507

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 38,367,788
London Heathrow Airport 19,622,705
London Stansted Airport 6,761,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,791,815
ZLC 4,722,878

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 20,754,837 17,612,951 -3,141,886
London Heathrow Airport 9,198,541 10,424,164 +1,225,623
London Stansted Airport 4,589,914 2,171,547 -2,418,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,055,263 1,736,552 -1,318,711
ZLC 3,055,494 1,667,384 -1,388,110
Edinburgh Airport 2,009,103 495,212 -1,513,891
Manchester Airport 917,709 218,811 -698,898
Portsmouth 972,518 3,241 -969,277
Aberdeen Docks 3,250 851,448 +848,198
Dover 546,505 256,503 -290,002

Quick facts

HS code: 85423111

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

Description: Complex microchips combining multiple functions like processors and memory