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

Memory chips combined with other functions like processors

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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 £
Singapore 1,034,515
China 606,646
United States 509,216
South Korea 431,035
Canada 260,303

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 967,031 67,484 -899,547
China 132,049 474,597 +342,548
United States 299,858 209,358 -90,500
South Korea 415,876 15,159 -400,717
Canada 246,837 13,466 -233,371
Spain 39,917 144,584 +104,667
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 57,985 117,867 +59,882
Czechia 22,963 127,866 +104,903
France 48,738 74,187 +25,449
Germany 86,606 14,348 -72,258

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 932,179
China 891,482
South Korea 503,395
Singapore 453,236
Taiwan 357,313

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 841,227 90,952 -750,275
China 244,405 647,077 +402,672
South Korea 424,908 78,487 -346,421
Singapore 453,236 0 -453,236
Taiwan 222,607 134,706 -87,901
Spain 38,899 144,584 +105,685
Thailand 77,898 69,674 -8,224
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 0 -5
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 3,326,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 395,384
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 2,328,705 998,077 -1,330,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,923 252,461 +109,538
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 2,261,191
London Heathrow Airport 450,084
Manchester Airport 324,611
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 1,551,786 709,405 -842,381
London Heathrow Airport 339,693 110,391 -229,302
Manchester Airport 280,715 43,896 -236,819
London Stansted Airport 124,531 114,242 -10,289
Felixstowe 93,866 108,475 +14,609
Thamesport 27,876 133,817 +105,941
Eurotunnel 0 46,802 +46,802
Manchester 25,401 0 -25,401
Birmingham Airport 14,632 6,528 -8,104
London Gateway Port 3,902 10,169 +6,267

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 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 6
2025-08 2
2025-07 3

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+ 27
1m-15m 23
0-1m 6
15m-54m 5
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 5,308,234
Canada 1,592,982
United States 1,227,767
India 682,048
Netherlands 672,806

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 690,472 4,617,762 +3,927,290
Canada 17,945 1,575,037 +1,557,092
United States 481,080 746,687 +265,607
India 30,214 651,834 +621,620
Netherlands 445,651 227,155 -218,496
Israel 129,198 435,387 +306,189
Thailand 130,704 394,982 +264,278
Germany 66,431 176,589 +110,158
France 98,966 57,937 -41,029
United Arab Emirates 65,416 86,482 +21,066

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 12,279,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,331
Road transport 3,527

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 2,661,890 9,617,692 +6,955,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,446 30,885 -14,561
Road transport 3,527 0 -3,527

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,210,321
London Heathrow Airport 2,851,386
ZLC 2,841,445
London Stansted Airport 1,245,994
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 1,138,855 4,071,466 +2,932,611
London Heathrow Airport 448,676 2,402,710 +1,954,034
ZLC 615,309 2,226,136 +1,610,827
London Stansted Airport 354,241 891,753 +537,512
Manchester Airport 75,776 20,022 -55,754
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,765 24,570 +805
Glasgow Airport 30,000 0 -30,000
Dover 21,681 5,265 -16,416
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