Import/export HS code 85340011: Multilayer printed circuits

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

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 £
Thailand 60,520,139
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,048,751
China 33,050,968
United States 9,893,781
Italy 7,117,454

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 32,260,768 28,259,371 -4,001,397
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,931,101 18,117,650 +186,549
China 16,176,037 16,874,931 +698,894
United States 6,115,041 3,778,740 -2,336,301
Italy 3,481,307 3,636,147 +154,840
Belgium 2,439,049 2,570,738 +131,689
Netherlands 2,097,314 2,254,707 +157,393
Germany 1,879,550 1,953,544 +73,994
Latvia 1,852,292 1,474,836 -377,456
North Macedonia 1,138,442 1,038,359 -100,083

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 71,735,793
Thailand 62,239,553
United States 10,013,565
Italy 6,660,601
Belgium 4,401,409

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 35,553,367 36,182,426 +629,059
Thailand 33,302,232 28,937,321 -4,364,911
United States 6,092,461 3,921,104 -2,171,357
Italy 3,313,382 3,347,219 +33,837
Belgium 2,135,518 2,265,891 +130,373
Netherlands 1,889,199 1,806,499 -82,700
Latvia 1,852,292 1,474,836 -377,456
Germany 1,033,532 1,412,947 +379,415
North Macedonia 1,143,086 1,038,359 -104,727
Singapore 1,706,383 32,808 -1,673,575

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 53
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 27

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 36 30 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 24 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 21 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 19 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 20 +3
Inner London - West 19 13 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 16 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 14 16 +2
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Greater Manchester 17 9 -8

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 108,822,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,662,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,840,412
Other 1,307,356
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 60,962,550 47,859,599 -13,102,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,850,140 36,812,181 +4,962,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,415,541 3,424,871 +9,330
Other 684,081 623,275 -60,806
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 52,843,920
Southampton 41,028,107
East Midlands Airport 31,836,619
Felixstowe 14,966,874
London Stansted Airport 13,155,309

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 31,446,549 21,397,371 -10,049,178
Southampton 20,010,232 21,017,875 +1,007,643
East Midlands Airport 16,416,208 15,420,411 -995,797
Felixstowe 7,108,660 7,858,214 +749,554
London Stansted Airport 7,285,683 5,869,626 -1,416,057
London 3,078,818 3,853,306 +774,488
London Gateway Port 926,546 3,479,486 +2,552,940
Belfast Airport 1,894,296 2,268,840 +374,544
Thamesport 1,462,439 1,501,715 +39,276
Manchester Airport 1,402,138 994,147 -407,991

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 143
Manufacture of electrical equipment 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 40
Other manufacturing 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 96
2025-10 98
2025-09 94
2025-08 96
2025-07 99

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+ 235
1m-15m 199
15m-54m 47
Other 38
0-1m 36

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 61,506,457
Sweden 24,105,848
France 20,575,803
Slovakia 19,246,570
Italy 16,502,351

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 54,793,079 6,713,378 -48,079,701
Sweden 12,772,149 11,333,699 -1,438,450
France 11,457,817 9,117,986 -2,339,831
Slovakia 10,156,329 9,090,241 -1,066,088
Italy 6,809,473 9,692,878 +2,883,405
United States 7,230,697 6,140,514 -1,090,183
Ireland 5,724,540 6,227,482 +502,942
Netherlands 4,696,652 5,026,615 +329,963
Switzerland 4,795,709 4,061,428 -734,281
Spain 3,764,494 4,750,933 +986,439

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 £
XU 1,648
South Korea 1,099
XI 307

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 £
XU 789 859 +70
South Korea 0 1,099 +1,099
XI 307 0 -307

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 142,229,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,662,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,442,368
Road transport 335,311
Other 3,054

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 94,231,971 47,997,825 -46,234,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,402,485 47,260,363 -4,142,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,942 1,335,426 +1,228,484
Road transport 335,311 0 -335,311
Other 1,096 1,958 +862

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,396,517
ZLC 56,692,806
East Midlands Airport 55,962,087
London Heathrow Airport 18,851,520
Holyhead 7,667,121

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 44,667,107 39,729,410 -4,937,697
ZLC 51,148,743 5,544,063 -45,604,680
East Midlands Airport 28,300,876 27,661,211 -639,665
London Heathrow Airport 9,778,333 9,073,187 -705,146
Holyhead 4,483,165 3,183,956 -1,299,209
London Stansted Airport 3,295,784 4,091,757 +795,973
Dover 1,632,584 1,856,876 +224,292
Milford 36,932 1,236,273 +1,199,341
Birmingham Airport 326,000 930,011 +604,011
Edinburgh Airport 841,284 333,216 -508,068

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