Import/export HS code 853910: Sealed beam lamp units

These are special lamps with a sealed beam, often used in vehicles or for specific lighting needs

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 9,527,277
United States 4,257,705
Italy 1,799,727
Canada 1,439,469
France 1,268,275

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 4,140,052 5,387,225 +1,247,173
United States 2,677,871 1,579,834 -1,098,037
Italy 1,231,636 568,091 -663,545
Canada 712,459 727,010 +14,551
France 810,108 458,167 -351,941
Netherlands 448,497 723,015 +274,518
Ireland 575,688 533,102 -42,586
Germany 591,269 336,955 -254,314
South Korea 463,644 440,911 -22,733
Spain 415,525 455,559 +40,034

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 10,101,650
United States 6,469,055
Italy 2,587,306
France 2,180,497
Germany 1,379,310

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 4,509,169 5,592,481 +1,083,312
United States 3,658,498 2,810,557 -847,941
Italy 1,890,673 696,633 -1,194,040
France 1,271,539 908,958 -362,581
Germany 667,157 712,153 +44,996
Spain 297,429 282,311 -15,118
Czechia 176,207 200,625 +24,418
Netherlands 42,651 329,355 +286,704
United Kingdom 173,536 45,962 -127,574
Norway 155,131 33,587 -121,544

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Essex 15
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 11

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 14 -2
Essex 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Outer London - West and North West 4 10 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
North Eastern Scotland 7 3 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1

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 18,120,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,587,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,492,934
Other 1,129,107
Road transport 46,860

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 10,139,122 7,981,630 -2,157,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,830,699 2,756,764 +926,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,251,548 1,241,386 -10,162
Other 599,272 529,835 -69,437
Road transport 44,537 2,323 -42,214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,863,046
East Midlands Airport 6,034,627
Felixstowe 3,505,645
London Stansted Airport 3,162,774
Dover 1,139,688

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,882,516 2,980,530 -901,986
East Midlands Airport 3,472,318 2,562,309 -910,009
Felixstowe 1,338,128 2,167,517 +829,389
London Stansted Airport 1,862,180 1,300,594 -561,586
Dover 528,198 611,490 +83,292
000 599,272 529,835 -69,437
Luton Airport 601,185 445,197 -155,988
Birmingham Airport 145,523 354,289 +208,766
Southampton 206,491 219,501 +13,010
London Gateway Port 86,460 280,105 +193,645

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Air transport 23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31
2025-07 26

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 90
54m+ 82
15m-54m 29
0-1m 26
Other 21

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 3,213,420
Ireland 2,124,218
Netherlands 1,094,923
Canada 811,570
South Korea 738,117

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 1,750,928 1,462,492 -288,436
Ireland 1,000,635 1,123,583 +122,948
Netherlands 479,884 615,039 +135,155
Canada 386,219 425,351 +39,132
South Korea 403,639 334,478 -69,161
India 361,230 366,633 +5,403
Germany 493,430 200,748 -292,682
Italy 320,594 243,993 -76,601
Belgium 290,176 237,451 -52,725
France 281,339 180,940 -100,399

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 £
XI 811,365
XU 17,024
Italy 782
China 598
France 569

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 £
XI 454,604 356,761 -97,843
XU 8,887 8,137 -750
Italy 390 392 +2
China 514 84 -430
France 338 231 -107
Germany 0 182 +182

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 12,489,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,254,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 983,835
Other 831,010
Road transport 43,578

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 6,868,190 5,621,282 -1,246,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,153,688 1,100,515 -53,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,578 702,257 +420,679
Other 465,223 365,787 -99,436
Road transport 43,578 0 -43,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,590,121
East Midlands Airport 3,143,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,448,451
London Stansted Airport 1,199,253
ZLC 1,122,179

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,614,987 2,975,134 -639,853
East Midlands Airport 1,738,225 1,405,167 -333,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 786,329 662,122 -124,207
London Stansted Airport 572,623 626,630 +54,007
ZLC 766,918 355,261 -411,657
000 465,223 365,787 -99,436
Southampton 20,671 600,629 +579,958
Dover 164,714 185,430 +20,716
Holyhead 158,456 126,316 -32,140
London Gatwick Airport 18,954 166,816 +147,862

Quick facts

HS code: 853910

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

Description: These are special lamps with a sealed beam, often used in vehicles or for specific lighting needs