Import/export HS code 85423211: Multi-component memory chips (MCOs)

Memory chips combined with other functions like processors

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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 £
China 675,251
United States 414,882
Spain 201,901
Czechia 199,589
Canada 170,878

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 £
China 182,959 492,292 +309,333
United States 205,286 209,596 +4,310
Spain 158,168 43,733 -114,435
Czechia 95,787 103,802 +8,015
Canada 170,878 0 -170,878
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,467 78,298 +13,831
France 54,544 70,489 +15,945
Singapore 74,131 0 -74,131
Germany 26,954 23,613 -3,341
Belgium 2,779 40,837 +38,058

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 941,822
United States 445,120
Spain 200,883
Taiwan 178,586
Thailand 138,750

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 290,515 651,307 +360,792
United States 360,179 84,941 -275,238
Spain 157,150 43,733 -113,417
Taiwan 132,363 46,223 -86,140
Thailand 24,672 114,078 +89,406
South Korea 13,050 71,774 +58,724
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,922 50,666 +32,744
United Kingdom 36,250 3,363 -32,887
Germany 9,401 21,416 +12,015
Malaysia 24,579 3,252 -21,327

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Greater Manchester 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2

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 1,731,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 434,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,938
Road transport 7,331

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 886,726 844,418 -42,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,636 242,829 +51,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,135 50,803 +41,668
Road transport 5,828 1,503 -4,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 912,772
Manchester Airport 351,088
London Heathrow Airport 269,065
Thamesport 213,477
Felixstowe 202,341

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 353,561 559,211 +205,650
Manchester Airport 260,587 90,501 -170,086
London Heathrow Airport 163,227 105,838 -57,389
Thamesport 100,700 112,777 +12,077
Felixstowe 93,866 108,475 +14,609
London Stansted Airport 80,804 77,173 -3,631
Eurotunnel 0 46,802 +46,802
London Gateway Port 5,192 12,630 +7,438
Glasgow Airport 11,854 4,044 -7,810
499 4,146 10,450 +6,304

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 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 8
Other manufacturing 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 6
2026-02 6
2026-01 4
2025-12 3
2025-11 7

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+ 25
1m-15m 20
0-1m 5
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,750,094
United States 2,887,387
Canada 1,822,510
Netherlands 1,460,284
Taiwan 1,017,295

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, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 566,451 20,183,643 +19,617,192
United States 616,088 2,271,299 +1,655,211
Canada 1,590,895 231,615 -1,359,280
Netherlands 415,716 1,044,568 +628,852
Taiwan 58,800 958,495 +899,695
India 675,870 248,468 -427,402
Thailand 133,461 393,320 +259,859
Singapore 2,046 516,900 +514,854
Israel 22,271 423,861 +401,590
Ireland 15,352 337,163 +321,811

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 32,577,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,660

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 4,876,409 27,701,033 +22,824,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,615 61,045 +31,430

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 16,818,435
London Stansted Airport 6,318,609
London Heathrow Airport 5,261,823
ZLC 4,037,163
Manchester Airport 95,798

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 1,728,703 15,089,732 +13,361,029
London Stansted Airport 548,798 5,769,811 +5,221,013
London Heathrow Airport 303,641 4,958,182 +4,654,541
ZLC 2,162,359 1,874,804 -287,555
Manchester Airport 95,798 0 -95,798
Dover 21,683 37,873 +16,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,932 22,122 +14,190
Glasgow Airport 30,000 0 -30,000
Edinburgh Airport 0 8,504 +8,504
Durham Tees Valley Airport 7,110 0 -7,110

Quick facts

HS code: 85423211

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

Description: Memory chips combined with other functions like processors