Import/export HS code 85423211: Multi-component memory chips (MCOs)

Memory chips combined with other functions like processors

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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 £
Singapore 846,612
China 606,646
United States 513,549
South Korea 257,096
Canada 234,902

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 £
Singapore 846,612 0 -846,612
China 132,049 474,597 +342,548
United States 299,901 213,648 -86,253
South Korea 241,937 15,159 -226,778
Canada 234,902 0 -234,902
Spain 39,917 144,584 +104,667
Czechia 22,963 149,693 +126,730
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,775 111,643 +51,868
France 51,229 75,667 +24,438
Germany 47,052 14,348 -32,704

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 £
United States 912,973
China 910,934
South Korea 329,456
Taiwan 326,495
Singapore 299,655

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 £
United States 831,197 81,776 -749,421
China 239,082 671,852 +432,770
South Korea 258,965 70,491 -188,474
Taiwan 265,497 60,998 -204,499
Singapore 299,655 0 -299,655
Spain 38,899 144,584 +105,685
Thailand 29,048 69,674 +40,626
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 68,588 +68,588
Sweden 42,736 11,413 -31,323
United Kingdom 47,812 4,317 -43,495

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 0 -3
East Central Scotland 2 0 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2

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 2,902,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,937
Road transport 7,331

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 1,985,971 916,334 -1,069,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,522 271,586 +154,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,135 46,802 +37,667
Road transport 5,828 1,503 -4,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,993,965
Manchester Airport 324,611
London Heathrow Airport 298,309
London Stansted Airport 238,773
Felixstowe 202,341

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,354,781 639,184 -715,597
Manchester Airport 294,181 30,430 -263,751
London Heathrow Airport 163,730 134,579 -29,151
London Stansted Airport 145,897 92,876 -53,021
Felixstowe 93,866 108,475 +14,609
Thamesport 27,876 152,942 +125,066
Eurotunnel 0 46,802 +46,802
Edinburgh Airport 10,449 7,221 -3,228
London Gateway Port 3,902 10,169 +6,267
Glasgow Airport 2,512 9,342 +6,830

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 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 7
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 6
2025-08 2

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+ 25
1m-15m 22
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,286,614
Canada 1,773,231
United States 1,285,123
India 923,119
Netherlands 665,398

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 771,472 5,515,142 +4,743,670
Canada 17,945 1,755,286 +1,737,341
United States 502,877 782,246 +279,369
India 28,290 894,829 +866,539
Netherlands 444,987 220,411 -224,576
Israel 129,198 435,387 +306,189
Thailand 130,704 394,982 +264,278
Germany 68,547 197,790 +129,243
Taiwan 56,924 186,801 +129,877
United Arab Emirates 76,679 73,803 -2,876

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 13,956,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,302

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 2,789,029 11,167,133 +8,378,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,226 33,076 -14,150

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,010,321
London Heathrow Airport 3,261,004
ZLC 3,248,986
London Stansted Airport 1,301,888
Manchester Airport 95,798

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 1,304,883 4,705,438 +3,400,555
London Heathrow Airport 437,386 2,823,618 +2,386,232
ZLC 586,825 2,662,161 +2,075,336
London Stansted Airport 351,599 950,289 +598,690
Manchester Airport 75,776 20,022 -55,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,545 22,790 -2,755
Dover 21,681 9,236 -12,445
Glasgow Airport 30,000 0 -30,000
Durham Tees Valley Airport 2,560 4,550 +1,990
Edinburgh Airport 0 1,055 +1,055

Quick facts

HS code: 85423211

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

Description: Memory chips combined with other functions like processors