Import/export HS code 853661: Lamp holders

Devices that hold and connect lamps in electrical systems

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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 £
China 19,306,597
United States 1,624,821
Viet Nam 1,342,558
Taiwan 1,122,077
Italy 953,268

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 7,736,683 11,569,914 +3,833,231
United States 1,127,925 496,896 -631,029
Viet Nam 550,526 792,032 +241,506
Taiwan 546,321 575,756 +29,435
Italy 548,824 404,444 -144,380
Germany 449,770 379,596 -70,174
France 442,454 344,798 -97,656
Netherlands 363,408 74,650 -288,758
Japan 141,923 124,202 -17,721
Czechia 19,188 159,044 +139,856

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 20,145,919
United States 1,963,166
Taiwan 1,132,805
Italy 1,091,813
Viet Nam 986,853

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 8,167,532 11,978,387 +3,810,855
United States 1,377,395 585,771 -791,624
Taiwan 549,643 583,162 +33,519
Italy 620,984 470,829 -150,155
Viet Nam 460,899 525,954 +65,055
France 334,402 271,258 -63,144
Germany 321,375 251,170 -70,205
Japan 156,821 139,422 -17,399
Poland 115,876 80,035 -35,841
Czechia 8,268 155,226 +146,958

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Inner London - West 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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
West Midlands 15 22 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 12 -1
Essex 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +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) 18,017,705
Air transport 5,508,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,430,925
Other 1,963,597

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) 6,450,798 11,566,907 +5,116,109
Air transport 3,107,884 2,400,968 -706,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,345,697 1,085,228 -260,469
Other 1,610,398 353,199 -1,257,199

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,135,531
London Gateway Port 4,294,611
Southampton 2,791,472
000 1,963,597
London Heathrow Airport 1,869,374

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 4,710,904 6,424,627 +1,713,723
London Gateway Port 491,313 3,803,298 +3,311,985
Southampton 1,517,753 1,273,719 -244,034
000 1,610,398 353,199 -1,257,199
London Heathrow Airport 726,370 1,143,004 +416,634
East Midlands Airport 1,081,933 310,161 -771,772
London Stansted Airport 663,897 604,646 -59,251
Birmingham Airport 447,216 162,254 -284,962
Dover 275,641 265,622 -10,019
Eurotunnel 211,428 268,942 +57,514

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 92
Manufacture of electrical equipment 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 53
2025-09 61
2025-08 43
2025-07 52

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 135
54m+ 93
15m-54m 41
0-1m 26
Other 25

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 2,142,077
Singapore 1,776,141
United Arab Emirates 1,722,733
Netherlands 941,222
Ireland 887,574

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 1,591,285 550,792 -1,040,493
Singapore 267,527 1,508,614 +1,241,087
United Arab Emirates 961,531 761,202 -200,329
Netherlands 797,545 143,677 -653,868
Ireland 406,859 480,715 +73,856
China 83,749 511,169 +427,420
Mozambique 217,494 314,037 +96,543
Germany 268,994 243,650 -25,344
India 357,681 137,310 -220,371
France 259,270 148,766 -110,504

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 £
XU 39,210
XI 36,844
China 19,786
France 15,409
Germany 9,365

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 £
XU 33,476 5,734 -27,742
XI 20,624 16,220 -4,404
China 11,553 8,233 -3,320
France 7,268 8,141 +873
Germany 1,717 7,648 +5,931
Ireland 4,269 3,184 -1,085
Italy 1,113 1,582 +469
Belgium 0 1,806 +1,806
Spain 527 104 -423
Austria 0 177 +177

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 9,315,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,090,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,310,511
Other 133,676
Road transport 70,002

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 4,500,113 4,814,980 +314,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,805,395 1,285,129 -520,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,328,564 981,947 -346,617
Other 80,795 52,881 -27,914
Road transport 70,002 0 -70,002

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,463,528
London Heathrow Airport 3,308,495
London Gateway Port 1,899,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,253,105
ZLC 713,080

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 1,362,054 3,101,474 +1,739,420
London Heathrow Airport 2,121,899 1,186,596 -935,303
London Gateway Port 941,304 958,622 +17,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 906,144 346,961 -559,183
ZLC 452,860 260,220 -192,640
London Stansted Airport 458,189 211,311 -246,878
London 420,024 148,852 -271,172
Dover 132,478 247,500 +115,022
Holyhead 133,066 191,768 +58,702
Felixstowe 257,051 12,519 -244,532

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853661

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

Description: Devices that hold and connect lamps in electrical systems