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 9,642,329
United States 4,127,026
Italy 1,725,125
Canada 1,562,350
France 1,250,045

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 4,528,166 5,114,163 +585,997
United States 2,575,823 1,551,203 -1,024,620
Italy 1,322,914 402,211 -920,703
Canada 705,805 856,545 +150,740
France 829,487 420,558 -408,929
Netherlands 507,546 686,001 +178,455
Ireland 507,237 536,164 +28,927
Germany 571,435 343,477 -227,958
South Korea 521,235 385,526 -135,709
Spain 441,052 399,242 -41,810

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 10,217,666
United States 6,471,826
Italy 2,467,571
France 2,275,683
Germany 1,392,990

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 4,914,246 5,303,420 +389,174
United States 3,709,309 2,762,517 -946,792
Italy 1,926,815 540,756 -1,386,059
France 1,263,353 1,012,330 -251,023
Germany 740,459 652,531 -87,928
Spain 280,321 272,219 -8,102
Czechia 173,282 199,916 +26,634
Netherlands 45,923 326,083 +280,160
Norway 160,798 27,920 -132,878
United Kingdom 135,590 49,036 -86,554

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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Essex 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Inner London - West 14

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 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 16 +1
Essex 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 12 +5
Inner London - West 7 11 +4
Outer London - West and North West 5 9 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
North Eastern Scotland 6 3 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 5 +0

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 18,191,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,616,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,420,432
Other 1,071,245
Road transport 7,530

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 10,428,681 7,762,687 -2,665,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,031,390 2,584,758 +553,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,261,045 1,159,387 -101,658
Other 530,387 540,858 +10,471
Road transport 0 7,530 +7,530

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,913,406
East Midlands Airport 6,036,631
Felixstowe 3,560,669
London Stansted Airport 3,083,843
Dover 1,136,729

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 4,046,826 2,866,580 -1,180,246
East Midlands Airport 3,797,343 2,239,288 -1,558,055
Felixstowe 1,583,694 1,976,975 +393,281
London Stansted Airport 1,615,899 1,467,944 -147,955
Dover 576,828 559,901 -16,927
Luton Airport 641,805 489,772 -152,033
000 530,387 540,858 +10,471
Birmingham Airport 161,632 353,908 +192,276
Southampton 167,614 243,094 +75,480
London Gateway Port 87,667 277,737 +190,070

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 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
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
2026-01 26
2025-11 31
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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 88
54m+ 79
15m-54m 30
0-1m 26
Other 20

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 3,173,977
Ireland 2,320,675
Netherlands 1,208,320
Canada 832,165
India 750,947

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 1,861,750 1,312,227 -549,523
Ireland 1,080,934 1,239,741 +158,807
Netherlands 462,011 746,309 +284,298
Canada 411,255 420,910 +9,655
India 548,295 202,652 -345,643
South Korea 409,355 338,527 -70,828
Italy 319,106 231,851 -87,255
Germany 334,788 194,037 -140,751
Belgium 273,171 237,373 -35,798
France 238,943 255,445 +16,502

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 767,589
Ireland 35,256
Italy 664
France 569
China 443

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 428,784 338,805 -89,979
Ireland 0 35,256 +35,256
Italy 272 392 +120
France 338 231 -107
China 359 84 -275
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 12,836,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,302,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 922,316
Other 822,174
Road transport 15,708

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 7,030,187 5,806,787 -1,223,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,162,299 1,140,654 -21,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,689 717,627 +512,938
Other 439,353 382,821 -56,532
Road transport 15,708 0 -15,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,853,143
East Midlands Airport 3,202,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,508,846
London Stansted Airport 1,221,942
ZLC 1,078,171

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 3,805,792 3,047,351 -758,441
East Midlands Airport 1,701,804 1,500,589 -201,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 792,396 716,450 -75,946
London Stansted Airport 552,184 669,758 +117,574
ZLC 763,775 314,396 -449,379
000 439,353 382,821 -56,532
Southampton 14,121 601,971 +587,850
Dover 162,583 168,291 +5,708
Holyhead 158,456 129,406 -29,050
London Gatwick Airport 18,954 189,323 +170,369

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