Import/export HS code 8524: Flat panel display modules

Display modules, including those with touch-sensitive screens, for devices like TVs or monitors

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* 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 £
Germany 80,673,347
Netherlands 59,596,532
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,170,498
China 53,347,781
Japan 39,510,586

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 £
Germany 39,328,433 41,344,914 +2,016,481
Netherlands 34,450,895 25,145,637 -9,305,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,519,346 29,651,152 +5,131,806
China 26,234,515 27,113,266 +878,751
Japan 251,601 39,258,985 +39,007,384
United States 3,621,984 4,053,971 +431,987
Taiwan 3,127,333 4,061,523 +934,190
Belgium 4,064,163 2,004,933 -2,059,230
Slovakia 2,772,572 1,092,094 -1,680,478
Poland 793,456 3,039,964 +2,246,508

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 131,189,845
Germany 68,554,442
Viet Nam 44,187,522
Japan 40,211,779
Taiwan 12,114,501

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 62,984,641 68,205,204 +5,220,563
Germany 33,952,935 34,601,507 +648,572
Viet Nam 23,937,217 20,250,305 -3,686,912
Japan 774,098 39,437,681 +38,663,583
Taiwan 4,999,240 7,115,261 +2,116,021
South Korea 5,662,689 3,381,053 -2,281,636
United States 2,916,845 3,139,005 +222,160
Slovakia 2,959,177 528,322 -2,430,855
United Kingdom 1,240,461 1,195,572 -44,889
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 903,873 1,330,590 +426,717

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 81
Inner London - West 67
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 54
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47
Greater Manchester 44

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 51 57 +6
Inner London - West 33 46 +13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 37 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 33 +1
Greater Manchester 29 26 -3
Outer London - West and North West 28 24 -4
West Midlands 25 21 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 24 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 20 -1
West Yorkshire 13 19 +6

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 230,485,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,352,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,433,811
Road transport 676,528
Other 49,845

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 115,071,162 115,414,171 +343,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,106,737 54,246,039 +41,139,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,393,170 17,040,641 -1,352,529
Road transport 215,468 461,060 +245,592
Other 29,520 20,325 -9,195

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 89,749,926
East Midlands Airport 56,616,462
Oxford Airport 55,740,079
Southampton 41,526,459
Felixstowe 16,016,836

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 44,674,386 45,075,540 +401,154
East Midlands Airport 29,223,703 27,392,759 -1,830,944
Oxford Airport 25,261,284 30,478,795 +5,217,511
Southampton 699,454 40,827,005 +40,127,551
Felixstowe 8,417,741 7,599,095 -818,646
Dover 9,032,046 6,468,087 -2,563,959
Birmingham Airport 5,323,123 7,274,877 +1,951,754
Eurotunnel 3,126,827 3,211,853 +85,026
London Stansted Airport 2,837,857 3,033,509 +195,652
Luton Airport 5,282,647 356,481 -4,926,166

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 199
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 117
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 95
Manufacture of electrical equipment 66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 61

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 147
2025-11 144
2025-10 166
2025-09 148
2025-08 140

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+ 313
1m-15m 304
0-1m 112
15m-54m 90
Other 72

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 £
Estonia 28,423,976
Sweden 20,112,198
United States 8,493,184
Germany 7,331,223
Spain 3,104,301

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 £
Estonia 13,045,206 15,378,770 +2,333,564
Sweden 9,902,716 10,209,482 +306,766
United States 2,109,927 6,383,257 +4,273,330
Germany 3,198,264 4,132,959 +934,695
Spain 625,687 2,478,614 +1,852,927
Ireland 1,143,103 1,686,069 +542,966
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,255,029 1,526,289 +271,260
China 1,167,533 1,216,695 +49,162
Netherlands 1,323,003 1,004,030 -318,973
France 589,360 1,444,585 +855,225

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 1,432
Sweden 462
XI 242

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 1,432 0 -1,432
Sweden 229 233 +4
XI 242 0 -242

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,251,047
Air transport 29,978,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,538,849
Road transport 134,818
Other 2,136

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,771,587 31,479,460 +6,707,873
Air transport 12,694,816 17,283,769 +4,588,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,074,551 2,464,298 -1,610,253
Road transport 134,818 0 -134,818
Other 1,903 233 -1,670

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,613,634
Immingham Docks 21,568,957
London Heathrow Airport 11,313,788
East Midlands Airport 10,872,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,798,436

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 £
Dover 7,806,275 15,807,359 +8,001,084
Immingham Docks 11,596,159 9,972,798 -1,623,361
London Heathrow Airport 3,812,190 7,501,598 +3,689,408
East Midlands Airport 4,527,925 6,344,799 +1,816,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,857,194 3,941,242 -1,915,952
ZLC 2,161,203 1,696,342 -464,861
London Stansted Airport 1,210,012 1,385,997 +175,985
Southampton 658,283 1,777,181 +1,118,898
Holyhead 826,030 1,368,583 +542,553
Manchester Airport 781,446 273,933 -507,513

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8524

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

Description: Display modules, including those with touch-sensitive screens, for devices like TVs or monitors