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

Memory chips combined with other functions like processors

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 £
China 563,362
United States 393,376
Spain 200,978
Czechia 199,589
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 143,765

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 120,423 442,939 +322,516
United States 179,277 214,099 +34,822
Spain 157,245 43,733 -113,512
Czechia 129,894 69,695 -60,199
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 79,556 64,209 -15,347
Canada 138,978 0 -138,978
France 107,286 31,561 -75,725
Singapore 67,484 0 -67,484
Germany 18,632 34,583 +15,951
Belgium 2,943 42,704 +39,761

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 830,933
United States 386,801
Spain 206,566
Taiwan 171,780
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 306,868 524,065 +217,197
United States 297,357 89,444 -207,913
Spain 156,227 50,339 -105,888
Taiwan 139,722 32,058 -107,664
Thailand 24,672 114,078 +89,406
South Korea 13,962 75,091 +61,129
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,922 50,666 +32,744
United Kingdom 37,334 4,057 -33,277
Germany 8,484 31,523 +23,039
Malaysia 24,579 13,738 -10,841

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 5
Greater Manchester 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 1 4 +3
Essex 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 1,689,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 343,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,422
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 819,267 870,123 +50,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,351 161,457 -20,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,815 10,607 -37,208
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 930,300
Manchester Airport 301,165
London Heathrow Airport 244,130
Thamesport 208,564
London Stansted Airport 155,590

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 345,328 584,972 +239,644
Manchester Airport 210,664 90,501 -120,163
London Heathrow Airport 162,978 81,152 -81,826
Thamesport 133,576 74,988 -58,588
London Stansted Airport 74,262 81,328 +7,066
Felixstowe 43,583 64,892 +21,309
Eurotunnel 46,802 0 -46,802
Birmingham Airport 9,011 13,423 +4,412
London Gateway Port 5,192 12,630 +7,438
Edinburgh Airport 2,272 14,703 +12,431

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
17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
8
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-03 6
2026-02 6
2026-01 4
2025-12 3

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+ 27
1m-15m 19
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
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 23,735,968
United States 2,898,223
Canada 1,822,510
Netherlands 1,613,106
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 982,123 22,753,845 +21,771,722
United States 453,999 2,444,224 +1,990,225
Canada 1,590,895 231,615 -1,359,280
Netherlands 285,344 1,327,762 +1,042,418
Taiwan 58,800 958,495 +899,695
India 667,040 283,349 -383,691
Singapore 2,046 516,900 +514,854
Thailand 108,211 393,320 +285,109
Israel 24,769 412,118 +387,349
Ireland 16,583 335,932 +319,349

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 35,575,931
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,828

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 4,921,904 30,654,027 +25,732,123
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,121 37,707 -7,414

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,021,669
London Stansted Airport 8,855,004
London Heathrow Airport 5,587,146
ZLC 3,974,910
Manchester Airport 91,588

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 1,871,056 15,150,613 +13,279,557
London Stansted Airport 476,775 8,378,229 +7,901,454
London Heathrow Airport 269,321 5,317,825 +5,048,504
ZLC 2,176,054 1,798,856 -377,198
Manchester Airport 91,588 0 -91,588
Dover 20,495 34,807 +14,312
Glasgow Airport 30,000 0 -30,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,576 2,900 -20,676
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