Import/export HS code 85340011: Multilayer printed circuits

Printed circuits with multiple layers of conductive material, used in advanced electronics

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  • 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 £
Thailand 60,430,318
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,034,122
China 33,388,105
United States 9,166,288
Italy 7,140,579

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 £
Thailand 32,376,683 28,053,635 -4,323,048
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,848,577 18,185,545 +336,968
China 15,930,550 17,457,555 +1,527,005
United States 5,436,767 3,729,521 -1,707,246
Italy 3,486,574 3,654,005 +167,431
Belgium 2,291,445 2,703,992 +412,547
Netherlands 2,377,769 2,094,939 -282,830
Germany 1,947,600 1,974,591 +26,991
Latvia 1,784,059 1,394,453 -389,606
North Macedonia 1,140,075 1,094,835 -45,240

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 £
China 71,941,771
Thailand 62,147,708
United States 9,335,170
Italy 6,653,300
Belgium 4,419,997

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 £
China 34,920,009 37,021,762 +2,101,753
Thailand 33,436,641 28,711,067 -4,725,574
United States 5,504,540 3,830,630 -1,673,910
Italy 3,332,912 3,320,388 -12,524
Belgium 2,029,112 2,390,885 +361,773
Netherlands 2,165,143 1,651,296 -513,847
Latvia 1,784,059 1,394,453 -389,606
Germany 1,011,036 1,419,987 +408,951
North Macedonia 1,144,719 1,094,835 -49,884
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,040,850 654,573 -386,277

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 54
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 25

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 35 32 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36 25 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 22 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 18 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 19 +4
Inner London - West 18 14 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 16 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 17 +4
Greater Manchester 16 10 -6
West Midlands 16 11 -5

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 106,781,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,537,388
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,884,875
Other 1,316,414
Road transport 61,828

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 59,255,446 47,526,484 -11,728,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,609,901 37,927,487 +6,317,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,526,997 3,357,878 -169,119
Other 825,369 491,045 -334,324
Road transport 59,940 1,888 -58,052
Rail transport 0 8,029 +8,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 51,725,002
Southampton 41,639,598
East Midlands Airport 31,391,960
Felixstowe 14,793,502
London Stansted Airport 12,892,556

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 30,741,633 20,983,369 -9,758,264
Southampton 19,790,295 21,849,303 +2,059,008
East Midlands Airport 15,731,468 15,660,492 -70,976
Felixstowe 7,045,351 7,748,151 +702,800
London Stansted Airport 7,061,473 5,831,083 -1,230,390
London 3,404,544 3,795,871 +391,327
London Gateway Port 969,294 3,710,821 +2,741,527
Belfast Airport 2,017,378 2,210,508 +193,130
Thamesport 1,280,924 1,548,123 +267,199
Manchester Airport 1,392,466 887,984 -504,482

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 144
Manufacture of electrical equipment 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 41
Other manufacturing 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 101
2025-11 96
2025-10 98
2025-09 94
2025-08 96

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+ 232
1m-15m 198
15m-54m 48
Other 37
0-1m 35

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 £
Germany 61,326,237
Sweden 24,266,106
France 20,376,347
Slovakia 18,328,484
Italy 16,934,424

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 £
Germany 54,818,510 6,507,727 -48,310,783
Sweden 13,035,804 11,230,302 -1,805,502
France 11,286,597 9,089,750 -2,196,847
Slovakia 9,796,437 8,532,047 -1,264,390
Italy 6,760,818 10,173,606 +3,412,788
United States 7,402,658 6,310,071 -1,092,587
Ireland 5,480,783 6,210,585 +729,802
Netherlands 4,654,348 5,206,966 +552,618
Spain 3,857,642 4,841,900 +984,258
Switzerland 4,588,984 4,035,529 -553,455

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 £
South Korea 1,099
XI 339

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 £
South Korea 0 1,099 +1,099
XI 307 32 -275

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 143,504,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,641,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,450,571
Road transport 251,537
Other 3,086

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 94,061,506 49,443,441 -44,618,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,865,543 46,776,321 -4,089,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,737 1,353,834 +1,257,097
Road transport 251,537 0 -251,537
Other 1,096 1,990 +894

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,668,581
ZLC 56,983,316
East Midlands Airport 56,509,824
London Heathrow Airport 18,713,644
London Stansted Airport 7,792,131

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,832,477 39,836,104 -3,996,373
ZLC 51,441,098 5,542,218 -45,898,880
East Midlands Airport 28,093,552 28,416,272 +322,720
London Heathrow Airport 9,549,828 9,163,816 -386,012
London Stansted Airport 3,197,433 4,594,698 +1,397,265
Holyhead 3,928,260 3,175,441 -752,819
Dover 1,692,563 1,825,508 +132,945
Birmingham Airport 270,032 1,055,112 +785,080
Milford 233,936 1,027,531 +793,595
Edinburgh Airport 833,095 354,946 -478,149

Quick facts

HS code: 85340011

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

Description: Printed circuits with multiple layers of conductive material, used in advanced electronics