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 20,418,092
Germany 12,221,789
United States 10,012,543
China 8,899,754
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,803,040

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 16,133,408 4,284,684 -11,848,724
Germany 6,611,843 5,609,946 -1,001,897
United States 5,325,739 4,686,804 -638,935
China 4,092,386 4,807,368 +714,982
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,047,587 1,755,453 -4,292,134
Italy 2,307,694 1,857,927 -449,767
Viet Nam 2,911,917 2,908 -2,909,009
Netherlands 1,495,088 1,334,471 -160,617
Taiwan 1,307,492 1,469,292 +161,800
Belgium 1,165,097 350,551 -814,546

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 27,910,251
China 17,213,763
France 11,155,710
United Kingdom 5,423,845
Viet Nam 4,338,463

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 19,913,975 7,996,276 -11,917,699
China 10,448,978 6,764,785 -3,684,193
France 5,655,100 5,500,610 -154,490
United Kingdom 2,823,962 2,599,883 -224,079
Viet Nam 4,335,505 2,958 -4,332,547
Taiwan 1,953,100 2,221,595 +268,495
Malaysia 3,199,087 917,552 -2,281,535
Germany 1,519,383 1,234,922 -284,461
Italy 1,449,064 1,240,829 -208,235
Sweden 632,659 462,933 -169,726

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 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 19

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 25 25 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 22 +0
Inner London - West 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 16 10 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 12 +7
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 67,786,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,972,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,513,929
Road transport 789,517
Other 302,088

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 43,902,585 23,884,074 -20,018,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,296,479 5,675,959 -620,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,342,759 2,171,170 -3,171,589
Road transport 402,640 386,877 -15,763
Other 287,265 14,823 -272,442

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,187,978
London Stansted Airport 14,982,998
East Midlands Airport 10,483,744
Felixstowe 6,771,726
Southampton 2,275,784

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 27,627,990 11,559,988 -16,068,002
London Stansted Airport 8,978,855 6,004,143 -2,974,712
East Midlands Airport 5,678,988 4,804,756 -874,232
Felixstowe 4,211,534 2,560,192 -1,651,342
Southampton 932,933 1,342,851 +409,918
Thamesport 1,158,551 986,781 -171,770
Dover 1,201,712 558,430 -643,282
London 912,790 543,231 -369,559
Birmingham Airport 755,315 626,262 -129,053
Eurotunnel 618,272 515,345 -102,927

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 89
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 42
Manufacture of electrical equipment 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
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
2026-01 59
2025-11 72
2025-10 78
2025-09 73
2025-08 66

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+ 151
1m-15m 130
0-1m 34
Other 33
15m-54m 30

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 27,765,494
Germany 13,389,680
United States 12,253,693
Ireland 4,534,775
Italy 3,398,156

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 20,808,629 6,956,865 -13,851,764
Germany 6,101,612 7,288,068 +1,186,456
United States 8,671,727 3,581,966 -5,089,761
Ireland 2,171,854 2,362,921 +191,067
Italy 1,736,759 1,661,397 -75,362
Turkey 2,095,955 1,105,316 -990,639
Algeria 265,744 2,122,817 +1,857,073
Netherlands 1,086,960 1,236,812 +149,852
Brazil 773,136 739,271 -33,865
Finland 141,193 731,301 +590,108

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 70,022,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,621,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 343,267
Road transport 114,209
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 45,894,039 24,128,601 -21,765,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,973,658 8,648,237 +4,674,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 286,270 56,997 -229,273
Road transport 114,209 0 -114,209
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 42,126,031
East Midlands Airport 12,872,072
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,047,498
London Stansted Airport 9,550,208
ZLC 4,933,508

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 28,015,541 14,110,490 -13,905,051
East Midlands Airport 9,781,177 3,090,895 -6,690,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,511,847 7,535,651 +5,023,804
London Stansted Airport 3,996,739 5,553,469 +1,556,730
ZLC 3,666,392 1,267,116 -2,399,276
Dover 843,641 163,883 -679,758
Holyhead 335,544 520,288 +184,744
Eurotunnel 72,798 390,208 +317,410
London Gateway Port 264,402 16,015 -248,387
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