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 46,529,594
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 41,543,308
China 15,058,991
Belgium 2,329,920
Italy 1,387,164

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 26,888,857 19,640,737 -7,248,120
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,397,673 22,145,635 +2,747,962
China 7,362,249 7,696,742 +334,493
Belgium 1,643,492 686,428 -957,064
Italy 850,897 536,267 -314,630
Taiwan 570,515 539,566 -30,949
Czechia 611,458 465,590 -145,868
Slovakia 0 480,996 +480,996
United States 225,170 212,898 -12,272
Germany 269,294 117,512 -151,782

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 58,823,072
Viet Nam 39,690,938
South Korea 6,595,410
Taiwan 1,513,713
United States 1,127,488

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 27,822,685 31,000,387 +3,177,702
Viet Nam 21,741,808 17,949,130 -3,792,678
South Korea 4,976,149 1,619,261 -3,356,888
Taiwan 804,226 709,487 -94,739
United States 519,603 607,885 +88,282
Italy 594,230 429,569 -164,661
Germany 856,325 94,278 -762,047
United Kingdom 317,555 118,494 -199,061
Thailand 194,880 141,659 -53,221
Bulgaria 172,826 77,427 -95,399

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 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 14 9 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 9 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0

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 91,846,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,231,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,397,044
Road transport 6,517
Other 4,974

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 48,919,572 42,926,990 -5,992,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,151,892 8,079,289 +927,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,291,476 2,105,568 -185,908
Road transport 0 6,517 +6,517
Other 957 4,017 +3,060

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 45,254,386
East Midlands Airport 44,069,870
Felixstowe 9,794,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,446,930
London Gateway Port 2,344,958

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 22,815,700 22,438,686 -377,014
East Midlands Airport 24,620,792 19,449,078 -5,171,714
Felixstowe 5,429,828 4,364,256 -1,065,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,169,033 1,277,897 +108,864
London Gateway Port 29,561 2,315,397 +2,285,836
London 722,340 568,332 -154,008
Dover 732,248 521,401 -210,847
Manchester Airport 816,889 378,576 -438,313
Thamesport 707,753 453,157 -254,596
Eurotunnel 355,055 319,902 -35,153

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 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 30
2025-10 32
2025-09 28
2025-08 35

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+ 82
1m-15m 58
15m-54m 21
0-1m 19
Other 16

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 28,412,046
Sweden 19,594,631
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,507,310
United States 1,278,662
Israel 1,017,254

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 15,366,840 +2,321,634
Sweden 9,805,671 9,788,960 -16,711
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 414,654 1,092,656 +678,002
United States 230,767 1,047,895 +817,128
Israel 714,862 302,392 -412,470
Germany 284,356 107,483 -176,873
Netherlands 243,000 61,869 -181,131
Ireland 40,584 172,828 +132,244
Poland 84,782 60,614 -24,168
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) 45,996,255
Air transport 4,082,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,505,608
Road transport 98,861
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) 20,493,438 25,502,817 +5,009,379
Air transport 2,124,255 1,958,540 -165,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,626,721 878,887 -1,747,834
Road transport 98,861 0 -98,861
Other 229 233 +4

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,651,734
Immingham Docks 21,356,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,352,022
London Heathrow Airport 1,774,930
ZLC 1,166,638

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 7,285,607 15,366,127 +8,080,520
Immingham Docks 11,577,396 9,779,599 -1,797,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,167,845 184,177 -2,983,668
London Heathrow Airport 695,730 1,079,200 +383,470
ZLC 841,969 324,669 -517,300
East Midlands Airport 586,520 331,573 -254,947
Southampton 59,876 810,247 +750,371
London 715,605 0 -715,605
Hull 275,756 0 -275,756
London Stansted Airport 74,642 92,821 +18,179

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