Import/export HS code 85423111: Multi-component integrated circuits (MCOs)

Complex microchips combining multiple functions like processors and memory

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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 £
Netherlands 59,747,620
Germany 19,198,994
United States 12,840,871
Singapore 9,154,435
France 7,592,399

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 21,467,039 38,280,581 +16,813,542
Germany 5,393,565 13,805,429 +8,411,864
United States 7,622,197 5,218,674 -2,403,523
Singapore 4,592,877 4,561,558 -31,319
France 5,206,243 2,386,156 -2,820,087
India 2,012,184 3,107,241 +1,095,057
Latvia 2,593,543 1,727,731 -865,812
Japan 1,858,919 745,433 -1,113,486
Italy 1,599,499 581,951 -1,017,548
China 1,034,293 809,015 -225,278

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 £
Malaysia 45,903,789
China 20,370,244
Taiwan 17,268,843
United States 12,048,415
Singapore 10,431,261

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 £
Malaysia 13,693,448 32,210,341 +18,516,893
China 10,669,750 9,700,494 -969,256
Taiwan 4,947,425 12,321,418 +7,373,993
United States 6,971,294 5,077,121 -1,894,173
Singapore 5,569,447 4,861,814 -707,633
France 4,729,949 1,514,378 -3,215,571
India 2,002,974 3,115,766 +1,112,792
Japan 1,891,800 745,567 -1,146,233
Italy 2,003,472 545,461 -1,458,011
Germany 790,428 1,443,557 +653,129

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 45
Inner London - West 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 28 28 +0
Inner London - West 25 14 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 20 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 10 -13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 9 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 9 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14 9 -5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,964,623
Air transport 63,746,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,363,014
Other 284,084
Road transport 19,596

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,843,610 43,121,013 +18,277,403
Air transport 32,516,478 31,229,788 -1,286,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,867,874 1,495,140 -372,734
Other 221,288 62,796 -158,492
Road transport 11,389 8,207 -3,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,651,137
East Midlands Airport 26,408,777
London Stansted Airport 18,387,099
London Heathrow Airport 10,382,990
Eurotunnel 5,482,216

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,069,939 37,581,198 +18,511,259
East Midlands Airport 11,670,063 14,738,714 +3,068,651
London Stansted Airport 9,095,939 9,291,160 +195,221
London Heathrow Airport 6,704,023 3,678,967 -3,025,056
Eurotunnel 1,471,883 4,010,333 +2,538,450
Edinburgh Airport 3,710,819 1,736,321 -1,974,498
Dover 3,362,724 1,233,559 -2,129,165
Birmingham Airport 874,608 1,398,767 +524,159
London Gateway Port 1,125,128 304,293 -820,835
Thamesport 416,403 612,662 +196,259

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 115
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 61
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 49
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 64
2025-10 71
2025-09 55
2025-08 65
2025-07 67

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+ 185
1m-15m 162
15m-54m 47
Other 36
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 £
Singapore 26,119,548
United States 14,591,901
France 5,511,780
Germany 5,109,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,023,322

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 £
Singapore 16,160,028 9,959,520 -6,200,508
United States 8,830,792 5,761,109 -3,069,683
France 4,177,654 1,334,126 -2,843,528
Germany 3,567,469 1,542,237 -2,025,232
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,443,960 2,579,362 +135,402
China 615,308 3,347,507 +2,732,199
Poland 2,228,501 794,910 -1,433,591
Netherlands 1,086,853 1,255,416 +168,563
Australia 1,789,523 272,019 -1,517,504
Canada 1,504,501 465,665 -1,038,836

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 £
China 9,905
XU 2,917
Poland 2,506
Ireland 20

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 £
China 9,905 0 -9,905
XU 2,059 858 -1,201
Poland 2,506 0 -2,506
Ireland 20 0 -20

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 78,946,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,311,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,035,403
Road transport 66,750
Other 15,348

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 45,518,230 33,427,972 -12,090,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,960,999 2,350,538 -5,610,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 913,120 1,122,283 +209,163
Road transport 66,750 0 -66,750
Other 14,490 858 -13,632

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 41,365,649
London Heathrow Airport 20,024,914
London Stansted Airport 7,266,749
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,887,437
ZLC 6,013,512

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 24,156,161 17,209,488 -6,946,673
London Heathrow Airport 9,092,444 10,932,470 +1,840,026
London Stansted Airport 4,885,859 2,380,890 -2,504,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,952,577 1,934,860 -3,017,717
ZLC 4,331,013 1,682,499 -2,648,514
Edinburgh Airport 1,926,302 555,620 -1,370,682
Portsmouth 2,244,662 0 -2,244,662
Manchester Airport 1,085,502 218,811 -866,691
Aberdeen Docks 3,250 851,448 +848,198
Dover 471,972 326,271 -145,701

Quick facts

HS code: 85423111

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

Description: Complex microchips combining multiple functions like processors and memory