Import/export HS code 85312020: LED indicator panels

Indicator panels that use light-emitting diodes (LED) for displaying information

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 £
United States 41,627,983
China 26,411,542
Poland 9,977,025
Italy 9,939,098
Germany 8,731,188

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 £
United States 22,545,738 19,082,245 -3,463,493
China 11,664,492 14,747,050 +3,082,558
Poland 5,864,908 4,112,117 -1,752,791
Italy 4,455,979 5,483,119 +1,027,140
Germany 4,373,781 4,357,407 -16,374
South Korea 2,775,236 2,703,677 -71,559
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,306,339 1,198,557 -1,107,782
Netherlands 1,637,992 1,595,910 -42,082
Ireland 1,336,054 1,537,087 +201,033
France 983,983 1,554,170 +570,187

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 £
United States 44,003,423
China 33,080,453
Poland 9,876,839
Italy 8,465,835
United Kingdom 5,875,185

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 £
United States 23,321,217 20,682,206 -2,639,011
China 16,128,601 16,951,852 +823,251
Poland 5,662,408 4,214,431 -1,447,977
Italy 3,709,499 4,756,336 +1,046,837
United Kingdom 2,838,305 3,036,880 +198,575
South Korea 2,420,097 2,641,497 +221,400
Germany 1,970,538 3,056,097 +1,085,559
Netherlands 1,294,270 859,354 -434,916
France 783,200 904,195 +120,995
Taiwan 778,432 699,430 -79,002

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 67
Surrey, East and West Sussex 57
Inner London - West 51
Greater Manchester 50
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 42

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 47 46 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 41 +2
Inner London - West 34 31 -3
Greater Manchester 34 29 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 27 -2
Outer London - West and North West 24 24 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 22 -4
West Midlands 19 23 +4
West Yorkshire 16 20 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 15 -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 80,232,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,544,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,530,342
Road transport 440,016
Other 118,110

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 41,008,658 39,223,448 -1,785,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,529,805 12,014,890 -514,915
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,640,061 10,890,281 +250,220
Road transport 272,982 167,034 -105,948
Other 28,904 89,206 +60,302

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,346,310
London Stansted Airport 21,233,919
Felixstowe 12,860,123
Dover 10,805,999
East Midlands Airport 9,629,279

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 17,857,028 15,489,282 -2,367,746
London Stansted Airport 10,541,413 10,692,506 +151,093
Felixstowe 6,447,404 6,412,719 -34,685
Dover 5,452,914 5,353,085 -99,829
East Midlands Airport 5,283,492 4,345,787 -937,705
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,019,553 3,400,022 +380,469
Birmingham Airport 2,945,759 2,829,665 -116,094
Southampton 3,011,728 2,330,538 -681,190
Eurotunnel 1,760,880 1,687,835 -73,045
Thamesport 1,816,140 1,554,048 -262,092

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 156
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 79
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 76
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 55
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 115
2025-10 131
2025-09 129
2025-08 105
2025-07 137

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
1m-15m 295
54m+ 290
0-1m 113
Other 70
15m-54m 69

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 £
United States 33,919,346
France 14,301,270
China 12,694,267
Germany 10,694,899
Netherlands 7,571,333

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 £
United States 16,718,272 17,201,074 +482,802
France 6,866,930 7,434,340 +567,410
China 5,082,178 7,612,089 +2,529,911
Germany 6,108,441 4,586,458 -1,521,983
Netherlands 6,428,687 1,142,646 -5,286,041
Spain 2,934,852 3,982,150 +1,047,298
Italy 3,314,641 3,338,921 +24,280
Ireland 2,929,464 2,492,790 -436,674
Czechia 2,316,732 3,000,646 +683,914
Australia 2,076,581 2,803,425 +726,844

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 £
XU 26,505
XI 14,180
China 12,904
India 5,461
Nicaragua 4,481

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 £
XU 17,056 9,449 -7,607
XI 11,138 3,042 -8,096
China 3,903 9,001 +5,098
India 0 5,461 +5,461
Nicaragua 0 4,481 +4,481
Romania 1,594 0 -1,594
Germany 0 1,135 +1,135
France 167 0 -167
United States 121 0 -121
Ireland 0 120 +120

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 98,725,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,669,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,188,226
Road transport 346,333
Other 66,668

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 48,098,001 50,627,071 +2,529,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,250,883 24,418,851 -4,832,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,691,948 4,496,278 -2,195,670
Road transport 331,735 14,598 -317,137
Other 33,979 32,689 -1,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 45,385,344
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,885,758
East Midlands Airport 21,779,629
London Stansted Airport 16,148,386
ZLC 9,021,916

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 19,330,050 26,055,294 +6,725,244
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,558,263 17,327,495 -3,230,768
East Midlands Airport 12,891,015 8,888,614 -4,002,401
London Stansted Airport 7,705,351 8,443,035 +737,684
ZLC 4,701,174 4,320,742 -380,432
Manchester Airport 3,516,997 2,457,882 -1,059,115
Liverpool Docks 3,316,228 2,083,560 -1,232,668
Immingham Docks 1,498,921 2,783,563 +1,284,642
Hull 4,095,994 2,957 -4,093,037
Southampton 2,489,850 465,926 -2,023,924

Quick facts

HS code: 85312020

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

Description: Indicator panels that use light-emitting diodes (LED) for displaying information