Import/export HS code 85371091: Programmable memory controllers

Programmable controllers used in electric control systems for managing memory functions

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* 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 £
Germany 346,560,795
United States 211,693,386
France 105,450,129
Netherlands 98,844,351
Romania 77,037,249

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 £
Germany 179,316,000 167,244,795 -12,071,205
United States 103,515,132 108,178,254 +4,663,122
France 55,628,219 49,821,910 -5,806,309
Netherlands 45,447,846 53,396,505 +7,948,659
Romania 42,618,845 34,418,404 -8,200,441
China 36,108,955 29,749,097 -6,359,858
Spain 26,286,550 20,139,875 -6,146,675
Canada 22,731,130 16,182,695 -6,548,435
Japan 16,906,773 20,883,821 +3,977,048
Belgium 18,440,293 19,290,530 +850,237

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 £
Germany 231,805,860
United States 230,912,794
United Kingdom 222,608,264
Romania 94,716,309
China 94,675,578

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 £
Germany 121,033,937 110,771,923 -10,262,014
United States 115,386,422 115,526,372 +139,950
United Kingdom 107,228,911 115,379,353 +8,150,442
Romania 50,541,627 44,174,682 -6,366,945
China 52,808,791 41,866,787 -10,942,004
France 29,781,455 28,418,516 -1,362,939
Spain 23,372,573 20,266,013 -3,106,560
Canada 21,448,568 16,583,757 -4,864,811
Japan 16,309,591 21,466,603 +5,157,012
Hungary 18,113,451 11,928,997 -6,184,454

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 347
Surrey, East and West Sussex 239
Inner London - West 217
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 194
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 184

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 256 236 -20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 164 165 +1
Inner London - West 157 137 -20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 135 139 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 131 130 -1
West Midlands 134 129 -5
Greater Manchester 122 135 +13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 123 130 +7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 124 118 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 107 92 -15

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 751,632,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 461,121,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,412,457
Other 42,752,495
Road transport 25,482,005

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 372,451,562 379,180,608 +6,729,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 231,701,206 229,419,854 -2,281,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,624,284 63,788,173 +163,889
Other 26,847,153 15,905,342 -10,941,811
Road transport 23,750,468 1,731,537 -22,018,931
Rail transport 5,922,229 5,798,572 -123,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 289,401,536
Dover 211,397,305
East Midlands Airport 165,951,247
London Stansted Airport 140,606,088
Eurotunnel 82,551,834

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 146,131,804 143,269,732 -2,862,072
Dover 108,053,753 103,343,552 -4,710,201
East Midlands Airport 85,887,587 80,063,660 -5,823,927
London Stansted Airport 69,636,967 70,969,121 +1,332,154
Eurotunnel 41,879,022 40,672,812 -1,206,210
Oxford Airport 30,792,010 32,691,315 +1,899,305
Immingham Docks 21,951,269 23,850,781 +1,899,512
Birmingham Airport 18,183,133 27,070,691 +8,887,558
000 26,847,153 15,905,342 -10,941,811
London Gateway Port 19,222,444 18,459,607 -762,837

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 785
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 380
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 326
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 219
Specialised construction activities 206

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 795
2025-10 866
2025-09 788
2025-08 761
2025-07 852

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
1m-15m 1575
54m+ 1461
0-1m 415
15m-54m 415
Other 301

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 276,099,884
Germany 157,926,464
France 89,420,359
China 79,068,212
United Arab Emirates 50,758,053

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 128,488,723 147,611,161 +19,122,438
Germany 80,982,613 76,943,851 -4,038,762
France 51,460,583 37,959,776 -13,500,807
China 36,085,352 42,982,860 +6,897,508
United Arab Emirates 26,606,900 24,151,153 -2,455,747
Spain 21,342,357 20,817,423 -524,934
Netherlands 16,607,055 15,877,428 -729,627
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,005,570 13,284,242 -2,721,328
India 13,421,312 15,247,802 +1,826,490
Poland 7,425,841 20,545,371 +13,119,530

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 11,543,123
Ireland 1,624,524
Italy 529,904
XU 69,700
United States 56,974

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 3,292,452 8,250,671 +4,958,219
Ireland 29,994 1,594,530 +1,564,536
Italy 526,686 3,218 -523,468
XU 25,070 44,630 +19,560
United States 29,750 27,224 -2,526
Germany 17,699 24,863 +7,164
Brazil 32,402 1,380 -31,022
China 14,543 14,499 -44
Czechia 5,190 11,746 +6,556
South Korea 0 13,792 +13,792

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 808,629,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 266,084,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,980,648
Other 14,004,355
Road transport 1,188,585

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 405,484,956 403,144,258 -2,340,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,993,558 139,091,012 +12,097,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,935,310 54,045,338 +110,028
Other 4,000,182 10,004,173 +6,003,991
Road transport 1,175,780 12,805 -1,162,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 375,157,693
Dover / Eurotunnel 225,987,431
East Midlands Airport 178,976,938
London Stansted Airport 97,606,542
ZLC 77,962,200

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 172,240,788 202,916,905 +30,676,117
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,903,447 116,083,984 +6,180,537
East Midlands Airport 96,227,921 82,749,017 -13,478,904
London Stansted Airport 47,119,219 50,487,323 +3,368,104
ZLC 51,509,649 26,452,551 -25,057,098
Manchester Airport 30,590,251 26,118,618 -4,471,633
Southampton 10,941,436 27,963,544 +17,022,108
London Gateway Port 12,585,430 11,713,481 -871,949
Immingham Docks 11,255,865 12,211,384 +955,519
Felixstowe 15,152,688 5,382,748 -9,769,940

Quick facts

HS code: 85371091

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

Description: Programmable controllers used in electric control systems for managing memory functions