Import/export HS code 85312040: LCD indicator panels

Indicator panels that use active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCD) 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 £
France 22,266,102
Germany 13,849,085
United States 9,688,548
China 8,985,949
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,779,666

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 £
France 16,708,417 5,557,685 -11,150,732
Germany 8,433,164 5,415,921 -3,017,243
United States 4,865,912 4,822,636 -43,276
China 4,140,710 4,845,239 +704,529
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,988,307 1,791,359 -4,196,948
Italy 2,368,315 1,981,335 -386,980
Viet Nam 2,115,405 799,420 -1,315,985
Netherlands 1,469,630 1,326,930 -142,700
Taiwan 1,201,936 1,517,700 +315,764
Belgium 1,181,829 326,701 -855,128

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 29,357,281
China 17,220,878
France 11,120,796
Viet Nam 5,944,954
United Kingdom 5,095,354

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 20,326,232 9,031,049 -11,295,183
China 10,384,724 6,836,154 -3,548,570
France 5,849,241 5,271,555 -577,686
Viet Nam 5,145,484 799,470 -4,346,014
United Kingdom 2,421,608 2,673,746 +252,138
Malaysia 3,058,015 1,444,664 -1,613,351
Taiwan 1,777,231 2,332,277 +555,046
Italy 1,518,718 1,352,346 -166,372
Germany 1,665,726 1,204,872 -460,854
Sweden 889,032 465,813 -423,219

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 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 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 28 24 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 23 -1
Inner London - West 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 10 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 7 -2
Essex 8 9 +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 69,660,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,003,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,282,198
Road transport 833,878
Other 321,290

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 43,596,130 26,064,311 -17,531,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,239,774 5,763,640 -476,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,983,709 2,298,489 -4,685,220
Road transport 410,443 423,435 +12,992
Other 208,174 113,116 -95,058

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 40,518,583
London Stansted Airport 15,035,700
East Midlands Airport 10,748,678
Felixstowe 8,388,290
Southampton 2,288,596

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 27,516,462 13,002,121 -14,514,341
London Stansted Airport 8,478,874 6,556,826 -1,922,048
East Midlands Airport 5,677,004 5,071,674 -605,330
Felixstowe 5,935,854 2,452,436 -3,483,418
Southampton 783,368 1,505,228 +721,860
Thamesport 1,159,653 986,806 -172,847
Dover 1,239,564 569,545 -670,019
Birmingham Airport 1,095,292 595,678 -499,614
London 868,545 614,149 -254,396
Eurotunnel 563,229 610,496 +47,267

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 91
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 44
Manufacture of electrical equipment 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 72
2025-10 78
2025-09 73
2025-08 66
2025-07 79

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+ 155
1m-15m 130
Other 35
0-1m 33
15m-54m 29

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 £
France 28,414,023
Germany 12,709,762
United States 12,389,793
Ireland 4,488,381
Italy 3,406,852

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 £
France 19,490,709 8,923,314 -10,567,395
Germany 5,931,011 6,778,751 +847,740
United States 8,652,848 3,736,945 -4,915,903
Ireland 2,201,267 2,287,114 +85,847
Italy 1,816,350 1,590,502 -225,848
Turkey 2,058,342 1,025,700 -1,032,642
Algeria 319,306 2,122,817 +1,803,511
Netherlands 1,122,762 1,262,307 +139,545
Brazil 610,473 897,392 +286,919
Poland 575,205 396,450 -178,755

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 £
Austria 3,941
XI 970
Germany 402
Italy 194

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 £
Austria 2,242 1,699 -543
XI 122 848 +726
Germany 402 0 -402
Italy 0 194 +194

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 71,450,229
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,679,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 343,034
Road transport 136,068
Other 5,507

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 45,142,452 26,307,777 -18,834,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,971,290 7,708,519 +3,737,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,995 267,039 +191,044
Road transport 136,068 0 -136,068
Other 2,766 2,741 -25

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 42,210,289
East Midlands Airport 13,745,095
London Stansted Airport 9,674,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,161,139
ZLC 5,303,232

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 26,449,826 15,760,463 -10,689,363
East Midlands Airport 10,493,717 3,251,378 -7,242,339
London Stansted Airport 4,166,367 5,508,497 +1,342,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,561,180 6,599,959 +4,038,779
ZLC 3,620,211 1,683,021 -1,937,190
Dover 850,083 174,866 -675,217
Holyhead 291,157 527,805 +236,648
Eurotunnel 61,327 365,397 +304,070
London Gateway Port 54,952 226,500 +171,548
Birmingham Airport 210,718 0 -210,718

Quick facts

HS code: 85312040

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

Description: Indicator panels that use active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCD) for displaying information