Import/export HS code 853224: Multilayer ceramic capacitors

Fixed capacitors with multiple layers of ceramic dielectric, used in electronic circuits

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 £
Netherlands 20,609,633
Germany 17,472,859
United States 11,765,841
Poland 11,286,482
Czechia 8,499,066

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 11,456,949 9,152,684 -2,304,265
Germany 9,224,507 8,248,352 -976,155
United States 6,041,073 5,724,768 -316,305
Poland 7,303,770 3,982,712 -3,321,058
Czechia 4,246,314 4,252,752 +6,438
Belgium 2,284,710 2,777,715 +493,005
France 903,238 1,920,460 +1,017,222
Malaysia 645,365 907,382 +262,017
Italy 59,926 1,089,844 +1,029,918
Japan 619,430 311,748 -307,682

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 £
Japan 19,355,249
Poland 11,199,308
China 10,357,577
United States 9,395,294
Mexico 6,907,171

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 £
Japan 10,615,643 8,739,606 -1,876,037
Poland 7,245,972 3,953,336 -3,292,636
China 5,361,441 4,996,136 -365,305
United States 4,271,080 5,124,214 +853,134
Mexico 3,704,227 3,202,944 -501,283
Taiwan 2,362,166 2,446,977 +84,811
Philippines 2,473,668 1,908,403 -565,265
Malaysia 2,283,780 1,571,086 -712,694
United Kingdom 1,539,559 1,732,261 +192,702
France 972,820 1,586,644 +613,824

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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - West 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 6 13 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Essex 7 10 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
North Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Norfolk 6 3 -3

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 63,181,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,195,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,145,434
Other 1,836,064
Road transport 132,785

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 32,657,339 30,524,146 -2,133,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,277,678 6,917,437 -1,360,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,976,055 2,169,379 -806,676
Other 932,196 903,868 -28,328
Road transport 7,105 125,680 +118,575
Rail transport 122,848 0 -122,848

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 31,541,685
Birmingham Airport 18,998,351
Harwich 8,536,321
London Stansted Airport 5,524,602
London Heathrow Airport 5,214,824

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 £
East Midlands Airport 15,927,603 15,614,082 -313,521
Birmingham Airport 10,329,729 8,668,622 -1,661,107
Harwich 5,047,095 3,489,226 -1,557,869
London Stansted Airport 3,326,065 2,198,537 -1,127,528
London Heathrow Airport 1,926,273 3,288,551 +1,362,278
Dover 2,724,996 892,360 -1,832,636
Thamesport 2,019,375 1,289,653 -729,722
Eurotunnel 95,117 1,836,065 +1,740,948
000 932,196 903,868 -28,328
Southampton 521,226 272,764 -248,462

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 77
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Manufacture of electrical equipment 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 50
2025-10 65
2025-09 66
2025-08 63
2025-07 65

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+ 98
1m-15m 90
15m-54m 21
Other 19
0-1m 14

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 34,445,024
Malaysia 16,696,641
Germany 6,404,964
Ireland 2,323,918
Singapore 1,965,697

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 21,862,349 12,582,675 -9,279,674
Malaysia 9,394,993 7,301,648 -2,093,345
Germany 3,258,107 3,146,857 -111,250
Ireland 2,087,411 236,507 -1,850,904
Singapore 851,040 1,114,657 +263,617
France 917,169 877,810 -39,359
China 714,348 577,652 -136,696
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 593,919 542,060 -51,859
Spain 143,511 666,944 +523,433
Italy 328,351 473,059 +144,708

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 £
XI 1,511
Japan 1,121
Brazil 912
Italy 379

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 £
XI 0 1,511 +1,511
Japan 899 222 -677
Brazil 912 0 -912
Italy 379 0 -379

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 69,718,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,589,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,516,902
Road transport 59,119
Other 3,923

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 40,578,386 29,139,783 -11,438,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,810,291 779,449 -1,030,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,292,480 1,224,422 -68,058
Road transport 59,119 0 -59,119
Other 2,190 1,733 -457

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 35,813,028
ZLC 19,106,156
London Stansted Airport 6,784,666
London Heathrow Airport 3,617,750
Birmingham Airport 2,110,507

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 13,152,064 22,660,964 +9,508,900
ZLC 16,261,957 2,844,199 -13,417,758
London Stansted Airport 6,172,590 612,076 -5,560,514
London Heathrow Airport 1,409,146 2,208,604 +799,458
Birmingham Airport 2,109,163 1,344 -2,107,819
Holyhead 1,831,115 106,141 -1,724,974
London Gateway Port 427,321 1,072,836 +645,515
Belfast Airport 1,055,723 37,336 -1,018,387
Manchester Airport 344,447 732,562 +388,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,325 584,874 +156,549

Quick facts

HS code: 853224

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

Description: Fixed capacitors with multiple layers of ceramic dielectric, used in electronic circuits