Import/export HS code 852491: LCD display parts

Components or parts specifically for liquid crystal displays (LCD)

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 £
Japan 31,804,774
Germany 23,489,722
China 14,480,459
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,954,402
Taiwan 5,345,132

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 £
Japan 14,146 31,790,628 +31,776,482
Germany 13,971,360 9,518,362 -4,452,998
China 7,030,802 7,449,657 +418,855
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,811,330 7,143,072 +2,331,742
Taiwan 2,263,283 3,081,849 +818,566
Netherlands 2,179,102 1,777,568 -401,534
Belgium 2,314,566 1,384,066 -930,500
XS 1,231,332 1,879,548 +648,216
United States 1,459,598 1,159,278 -300,320
Poland 722,790 1,263,961 +541,171

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 36,566,925
Japan 32,078,649
Germany 10,935,846
Taiwan 9,485,509
Viet Nam 3,510,606

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 18,065,323 18,501,602 +436,279
Japan 180,272 31,898,377 +31,718,105
Germany 7,246,339 3,689,507 -3,556,832
Taiwan 3,733,868 5,751,641 +2,017,773
Viet Nam 1,872,752 1,637,854 -234,898
XS 1,247,880 1,962,788 +714,908
United Kingdom 1,113,302 886,556 -226,746
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 675,376 1,193,817 +518,441
South Korea 688,305 830,504 +142,199
United States 884,408 509,607 -374,801

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 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 18

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 24 34 +10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 22 +4
Greater Manchester 16 13 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 7 14 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 11 +1
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +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 44,373,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,183,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,223,155
Road transport 547,562
Other 28,494

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 23,239,800 21,133,799 -2,106,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,498,461 36,684,607 +32,186,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,980,187 11,242,968 +262,781
Road transport 184,583 362,979 +178,396
Other 12,151 16,343 +4,192

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 32,537,453
London Heathrow Airport 20,934,017
Dover 10,595,768
Birmingham Airport 8,459,372
East Midlands Airport 7,680,464

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 £
Southampton 154,437 32,383,016 +32,228,579
London Heathrow Airport 9,963,958 10,970,059 +1,006,101
Dover 6,117,755 4,478,013 -1,639,742
Birmingham Airport 4,779,744 3,679,628 -1,100,116
East Midlands Airport 3,527,000 4,153,464 +626,464
Felixstowe 2,379,566 2,598,936 +219,370
Eurotunnel 2,205,132 2,090,905 -114,227
Portsmouth 1,201,745 2,809,793 +1,608,048
London Stansted Airport 1,451,727 1,360,175 -91,552
Thamesport 1,734,518 980,639 -753,879

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 100
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 70
Manufacture of electrical equipment 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 81
2025-10 86
2025-09 84
2025-08 82
2025-07 90

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+ 157
1m-15m 149
0-1m 53
15m-54m 28
Other 26

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 £
Germany 5,841,773
United States 4,338,503
Spain 2,829,223
Ireland 2,064,060
China 1,741,344

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 £
Germany 2,121,833 3,719,940 +1,598,107
United States 1,224,732 3,113,771 +1,889,039
Spain 527,617 2,301,606 +1,773,989
Ireland 1,049,940 1,014,120 -35,820
China 836,388 904,956 +68,568
Netherlands 679,367 740,084 +60,717
Taiwan 536,204 827,206 +291,002
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 643,046 381,020 -262,026
Italy 672,609 349,909 -322,700
Poland 301,860 535,279 +233,419

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 18,442,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,727,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,630,146
Road transport 13,541

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 7,553,757 10,888,766 +3,335,009
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,101,631 4,625,875 +1,524,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 653,687 976,459 +322,772
Road transport 13,541 0 -13,541

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,768,068
London Heathrow Airport 5,757,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,717,195
Holyhead 1,666,563
ZLC 1,538,700

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 3,415,827 5,352,241 +1,936,414
London Heathrow Airport 2,225,746 3,531,386 +1,305,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,633,136 3,084,059 +1,450,923
Holyhead 886,617 779,946 -106,671
ZLC 730,016 808,684 +78,668
London Stansted Airport 392,908 991,270 +598,362
Southampton 380,326 658,375 +278,049
Dover 439,716 386,441 -53,275
Manchester Airport 601,069 190,444 -410,625
Felixstowe 92,050 168,978 +76,928

Quick facts

HS code: 852491

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

Description: Components or parts specifically for liquid crystal displays (LCD)