Import/export HS code 852411: Liquid crystal displays (LCD)

Flat panel displays using liquid crystal technology, commonly found in TVs and monitors

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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 £
Netherlands 46,228,026
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,715,219
China 15,047,809
Belgium 2,284,970
Italy 1,386,464

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 26,214,188 20,013,838 -6,200,350
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,160,152 21,555,067 +2,394,915
China 7,194,696 7,853,113 +658,417
Belgium 1,592,660 692,310 -900,350
Italy 754,970 631,494 -123,476
Taiwan 603,695 547,569 -56,126
Czechia 570,538 503,433 -67,105
Germany 280,370 110,342 -170,028
United States 200,501 186,329 -14,172
Slovakia 0 337,125 +337,125

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 57,895,520
Viet Nam 39,111,998
South Korea 6,758,548
Taiwan 1,561,348
United States 1,046,362

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 27,348,871 30,546,649 +3,197,778
Viet Nam 21,319,652 17,792,346 -3,527,306
South Korea 4,766,798 1,991,750 -2,775,048
Taiwan 788,158 773,190 -14,968
United States 495,912 550,450 +54,538
Italy 498,303 525,496 +27,193
Germany 812,972 130,921 -682,051
United Kingdom 310,438 120,412 -190,026
Thailand 200,832 143,963 -56,869
Bulgaria 172,826 76,009 -96,817

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 19
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Inner London - East 8

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 13 10 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 8 +4
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 4 +1

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 91,357,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,076,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,686,560
Other 4,279
Road transport 2,050

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 47,728,268 43,629,113 -4,099,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,103,932 7,972,981 +869,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,244,679 1,441,881 -802,798
Other 317 3,962 +3,645
Road transport 0 2,050 +2,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 44,746,110
East Midlands Airport 44,041,779
Felixstowe 10,058,366
London Gateway Port 2,266,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,726,526

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 22,861,844 21,884,266 -977,578
East Midlands Airport 23,381,061 20,660,718 -2,720,343
Felixstowe 5,552,366 4,506,000 -1,046,366
London Gateway Port 42,691 2,223,377 +2,180,686
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,170,979 555,547 -615,432
Dover 694,449 570,839 -123,610
Manchester Airport 839,781 386,171 -453,610
London 522,326 541,808 +19,482
Thamesport 705,900 333,808 -372,092
Eurotunnel 344,111 333,598 -10,513

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 51
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 32
2025-09 28
2025-08 35
2025-07 28

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+ 79
1m-15m 60
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19
Other 17

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 27,333,225
Sweden 20,285,311
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,372,650
United States 1,278,041
Israel 994,747

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 12,647,174 14,686,051 +2,038,877
Sweden 10,410,041 9,875,270 -534,771
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 370,965 1,001,685 +630,720
United States 242,017 1,036,024 +794,007
Israel 714,862 279,885 -434,977
Germany 271,751 118,946 -152,805
Netherlands 285,176 68,437 -216,739
Ireland 36,970 176,442 +139,472
Poland 94,525 53,389 -41,136
Latvia 131,102 0 -131,102

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 £
Sweden 462

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 £
Sweden 229 233 +4

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) 43,254,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,844,410
Air transport 3,985,359
Road transport 112,892
Other 462

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) 18,374,996 24,879,734 +6,504,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,965,523 878,887 -4,086,636
Air transport 2,154,342 1,831,017 -323,325
Road transport 112,892 0 -112,892
Other 229 233 +4

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 22,697,099
Dover 20,660,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,600,309
London Heathrow Airport 1,701,736
ZLC 1,181,084

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,831,190 9,865,909 -2,965,281
Dover 5,968,433 14,692,187 +8,723,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,451,585 148,724 -3,302,861
London Heathrow Airport 716,404 985,332 +268,928
ZLC 839,041 342,043 -496,998
East Midlands Airport 621,864 309,467 -312,397
Southampton 59,876 810,247 +750,371
London 715,605 0 -715,605
Hull 275,756 0 -275,756
Holyhead 23,265 141,256 +117,991

Quick facts

HS code: 852411

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

Description: Flat panel displays using liquid crystal technology, commonly found in TVs and monitors