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 5,903,096
Taiwan 2,907,220
Japan 2,364,070
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,724,182
Netherlands 913,484

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 3,323,463 2,579,633 -743,830
Taiwan 1,293,177 1,614,043 +320,866
Japan 1,289,499 1,074,571 -214,928
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 827,184 896,998 +69,814
Netherlands 527,079 386,405 -140,674
Germany 366,033 383,425 +17,392
France 309,522 233,175 -76,347
South Korea 34,757 203,390 +168,633
United States 87,052 76,082 -10,970
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 10,625,766
Taiwan 3,192,130
Germany 755,167
Japan 580,223
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 402,212

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 6,032,483 4,593,283 -1,439,200
Taiwan 1,483,078 1,709,052 +225,974
Germany 346,387 408,780 +62,393
Japan 256,178 324,045 +67,867
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,295 388,917 +375,622
Poland 55,942 33,452 -22,490
United States 45,409 43,179 -2,230
Netherlands 64,966 17,188 -47,778
Czechia 27,897 21,074 -6,823
France 13,759 18,629 +4,870

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 12
Inner London - East 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Yorkshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 6 +4

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) 6,804,586
Air transport 4,719,011
Other 2,654,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,920,049

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) 2,848,716 3,955,870 +1,107,154
Air transport 2,436,179 2,282,832 -153,347
Other 2,168,092 486,538 -1,681,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 991,288 928,761 -62,527

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,772,592
000 2,654,630
499 1,780,739
London Heathrow Airport 1,503,259
East Midlands Airport 1,129,431

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 2,032,873 1,739,719 -293,154
000 2,168,092 486,538 -1,681,554
499 267,185 1,513,554 +1,246,369
London Heathrow Airport 853,184 650,075 -203,109
East Midlands Airport 458,953 670,478 +211,525
Southampton 452,325 427,191 -25,134
Birmingham Airport 406,732 352,946 -53,786
London Gateway Port 202,791 451,716 +248,925
London Stansted Airport 216,015 226,820 +10,805
Liverpool Docks 169,515 244,566 +75,051

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of other transport equipment 13
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 28
2025-10 36
2025-09 24
2025-08 28

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 80
54m+ 38
0-1m 32
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 540,723
Ireland 482,904
Netherlands 218,514
Australia 208,507
France 156,496

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 193,340 347,383 +154,043
Ireland 191,719 291,185 +99,466
Netherlands 112,128 106,386 -5,742
Australia 125,781 82,726 -43,055
France 85,837 70,659 -15,178
Switzerland 74,424 23,541 -50,883
Belgium 74,255 12,259 -61,996
China 57,730 15,569 -42,161
Italy 42,385 28,469 -13,916
Qatar 57,320 4,845 -52,475

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 102,202
Taiwan 18,491
Japan 8,847
XI 6,487
Ireland 4,900

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 56,131 46,071 -10,060
Taiwan 8,415 10,076 +1,661
Japan 3,809 5,038 +1,229
XI 6,156 331 -5,825
Ireland 4,130 770 -3,360
Romania 1,166 927 -239
Germany 0 514 +514
Czechia 500 0 -500
Finland 154 110 -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 1,215,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 595,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 577,031
Other 148,987
Road transport 8,871

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 624,916 590,175 -34,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 324,377 271,575 -52,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,886 289,145 +1,259
Other 82,867 66,120 -16,747
Road transport 8,871 0 -8,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 537,916
London Stansted Airport 416,933
Liverpool Docks 231,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,054
Dover 193,794

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 267,015 270,901 +3,886
London Stansted Airport 178,493 238,440 +59,947
Liverpool Docks 13,090 218,113 +205,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,336 94,718 -11,618
Dover 87,241 106,553 +19,312
000 82,867 66,120 -16,747
London Heathrow Airport 113,635 27,333 -86,302
Felixstowe 117,938 20,349 -97,589
ZLC 67,159 38,430 -28,729
Harwich 46,313 56,621 +10,308

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles