Import/export HS code 851210: Bicycle lights and signals

Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles

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 £
China 5,965,909
Taiwan 2,745,499
Japan 2,384,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,579,449
Netherlands 904,490

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 £
China 3,278,315 2,687,594 -590,721
Taiwan 1,290,185 1,455,314 +165,129
Japan 1,304,094 1,080,415 -223,679
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 818,516 760,933 -57,583
Netherlands 503,580 400,910 -102,670
Germany 345,444 396,456 +51,012
France 337,082 234,001 -103,081
South Korea 37,214 203,805 +166,591
United States 87,121 80,126 -6,995
Poland 61,761 37,076 -24,685

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 10,761,049
Taiwan 3,026,376
Germany 745,660
Japan 548,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 267,199

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 6,020,751 4,740,298 -1,280,453
Taiwan 1,461,749 1,564,627 +102,878
Germany 341,794 403,866 +62,072
Japan 248,046 300,309 +52,263
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,387 263,812 +260,425
Poland 55,942 33,452 -22,490
United States 44,433 44,513 +80
Netherlands 64,033 14,958 -49,075
Czechia 32,172 20,913 -11,259
United Kingdom 4,638 26,821 +22,183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
West Yorkshire 9

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
Inner London - East 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Essex 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 6 +4
West Midlands 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,581,530
Air transport 4,570,234
Other 2,831,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,908,870

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,905,996 3,675,534 +769,538
Air transport 2,353,164 2,217,070 -136,094
Other 2,188,929 642,222 -1,546,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 939,353 969,517 +30,164

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,660,618
000 2,831,151
499 1,677,481
London Heathrow Airport 1,507,508
East Midlands Airport 956,956

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 £
Felixstowe 2,060,147 1,600,471 -459,676
000 2,188,929 642,222 -1,546,707
499 229,116 1,448,365 +1,219,249
London Heathrow Airport 811,544 695,964 -115,580
East Midlands Airport 428,403 528,553 +100,150
Southampton 453,726 381,379 -72,347
Birmingham Airport 401,973 353,062 -48,911
London Gateway Port 219,996 427,263 +207,267
London Stansted Airport 238,778 234,947 -3,831
Liverpool Docks 145,867 266,814 +120,947

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of other transport equipment 12
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 35
2025-09 24
2025-08 28
2025-07 25

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 77
54m+ 37
0-1m 32
15m-54m 18
Other 8

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 541,701
Ireland 489,141
Netherlands 268,211
Australia 212,464
France 150,624

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 185,054 356,647 +171,593
Ireland 189,259 299,882 +110,623
Netherlands 170,519 97,692 -72,827
Australia 121,747 90,717 -31,030
France 82,344 68,280 -14,064
Germany 90,422 31,314 -59,108
Belgium 82,686 13,964 -68,722
Switzerland 74,424 22,139 -52,285
China 55,866 17,433 -38,433
Italy 41,090 29,764 -11,326

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 104,862
Taiwan 18,847
Japan 8,943
Ireland 6,973
XI 6,487

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 53,389 51,473 -1,916
Taiwan 8,180 10,667 +2,487
Japan 3,353 5,590 +2,237
Ireland 6,203 770 -5,433
XI 6,156 331 -5,825
XU 2,600 2,353 -247
Romania 1,115 978 -137
Czechia 0 500 +500
Germany 0 454 +454
Finland 156 112 -44

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 1,294,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 629,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 605,522
Other 154,380
Road transport 16,492

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 683,659 611,048 -72,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 326,039 303,556 -22,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,492 264,030 -77,462
Other 81,152 73,228 -7,924
Road transport 16,492 0 -16,492

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 630,099
London Stansted Airport 404,323
Liverpool Docks 233,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 228,310
Dover 174,161

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 330,402 299,697 -30,705
London Stansted Airport 171,871 232,452 +60,581
Liverpool Docks 12,639 220,511 +207,872
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,546 96,764 -34,782
Dover 82,165 91,996 +9,831
000 81,152 73,228 -7,924
Felixstowe 120,731 27,692 -93,039
London Heathrow Airport 116,168 26,040 -90,128
Harwich 90,860 46,618 -44,242
ZLC 74,225 40,135 -34,090

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles