Import/export HS code 853229: Various fixed capacitors

Other types of fixed capacitors not specifically listed, 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 £
Sweden 12,322,360
United States 6,734,620
China 3,021,823
Germany 2,752,535
France 2,159,669

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 £
Sweden 4,593,989 7,728,371 +3,134,382
United States 3,396,455 3,338,165 -58,290
China 647,463 2,374,360 +1,726,897
Germany 1,414,950 1,337,585 -77,365
France 1,075,574 1,084,095 +8,521
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 782,486 835,034 +52,548
Japan 1,330,440 182,926 -1,147,514
Netherlands 498,909 712,632 +213,723
India 506,999 416,866 -90,133
Canada 534,076 152,763 -381,313

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 £
Sweden 12,045,947
China 5,855,341
United States 5,730,049
Japan 2,004,492
France 1,445,733

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 £
Sweden 4,348,783 7,697,164 +3,348,381
China 1,920,925 3,934,416 +2,013,491
United States 3,166,826 2,563,223 -603,603
Japan 1,551,597 452,895 -1,098,702
France 430,327 1,015,406 +585,079
Germany 712,912 642,309 -70,603
Mexico 359,939 816,747 +456,808
Thailand 779,294 377,263 -402,031
India 608,606 447,071 -161,535
Canada 599,270 235,900 -363,370

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 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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 25 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 10 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 9 -4
Essex 8 11 +3
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4

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 16,126,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,864,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,484,507
Other 1,471,105
Road transport 51,816

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 7,662,418 8,463,935 +801,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,278,517 8,585,497 +2,306,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,077,281 3,407,226 +1,329,945
Other 1,281,421 189,684 -1,091,737
Road transport 19,989 31,827 +11,838

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,808,035
East Midlands Airport 5,573,973
Purfleet 4,755,092
London Heathrow Airport 4,048,146
London Stansted Airport 3,991,271

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,925,677 2,882,358 -1,043,319
East Midlands Airport 2,350,224 3,223,749 +873,525
Purfleet 0 4,755,092 +4,755,092
London Heathrow Airport 1,974,463 2,073,683 +99,220
London Stansted Airport 2,104,315 1,886,956 -217,359
Felixstowe 738,787 2,363,549 +1,624,762
Dover 1,311,186 361,236 -949,950
Birmingham Airport 656,832 1,010,985 +354,153
000 1,281,421 189,684 -1,091,737
Southampton 563,018 296,793 -266,225

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 77
Manufacture of electrical equipment 54
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 60
2025-10 65
2025-09 59
2025-08 54

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+ 156
1m-15m 92
15m-54m 34
Other 24
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 £
Sweden 5,348,541
France 2,936,990
Germany 2,709,058
United States 1,106,046
China 784,070

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 £
Sweden 2,697,010 2,651,531 -45,479
France 1,853,053 1,083,937 -769,116
Germany 1,408,997 1,300,061 -108,936
United States 736,677 369,369 -367,308
China 628,153 155,917 -472,236
Spain 731,489 24,349 -707,140
Bulgaria 549,676 1,716 -547,960
Qatar 154,799 371,186 +216,387
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 290,173 199,927 -90,246
Netherlands 89,505 374,776 +285,271

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 15,530
Germany 10,549
Italy 5,995
China 3,481
Lithuania 1,277

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 15,530 +15,530
Germany 7,457 3,092 -4,365
Italy 2,889 3,106 +217
China 1,903 1,578 -325
Lithuania 770 507 -263
Ireland 0 1,009 +1,009
Turkey 10 304 +294
Czechia 241 0 -241
Taiwan 36 0 -36

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 11,726,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,467,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,752
Other 107,738
Road transport 4,041

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 6,708,475 5,017,928 -1,690,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,848,962 3,618,533 -230,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 321,961 70,791 -251,170
Other 45,693 62,045 +16,352
Road transport 4,041 0 -4,041

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,324,331
East Midlands Airport 4,847,614
London Heathrow Airport 2,543,528
Edinburgh Airport 1,512,288
London Stansted Airport 1,364,263

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,676,640 2,647,691 -28,949
East Midlands Airport 2,575,085 2,272,529 -302,556
London Heathrow Airport 1,263,441 1,280,087 +16,646
Edinburgh Airport 1,290,402 221,886 -1,068,516
London Stansted Airport 650,868 713,395 +62,527
Dover 725,637 457,638 -267,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 398,579 457,421 +58,842
ZLC 425,051 321,390 -103,661
Manchester Airport 373,032 177,017 -196,015
London Gateway Port 203,227 8,529 -194,698

Quick facts

HS code: 853229

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

Description: Other types of fixed capacitors not specifically listed, used in electronic circuits