Import/export HS code 85392998: Electric lamps under 100V

Low-voltage electric lamps, commonly used in everyday devices

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  • 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 4,313,660
Germany 2,254,667
United States 1,273,809
France 911,876
Japan 332,125

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 2,467,278 1,846,382 -620,896
Germany 1,043,496 1,211,171 +167,675
United States 635,169 638,640 +3,471
France 719,238 192,638 -526,600
Japan 150,774 181,351 +30,577
Belgium 75,596 71,062 -4,534
South Korea 81,813 44,707 -37,106
Netherlands 29,363 76,482 +47,119
Switzerland 35,422 65,251 +29,829
Taiwan 56,637 31,219 -25,418

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 4,796,344
Germany 1,452,154
United States 1,323,017
France 1,295,070
Japan 476,173

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 2,614,800 2,181,544 -433,256
Germany 735,869 716,285 -19,584
United States 699,099 623,918 -75,181
France 862,016 433,054 -428,962
Japan 214,322 261,851 +47,529
Taiwan 68,935 62,397 -6,538
South Korea 68,339 34,228 -34,111
Italy 17,200 66,057 +48,857
Canada 50,732 26,596 -24,136
United Kingdom 30,216 19,073 -11,143

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 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 7

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 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Essex 5 2 -3

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 4,483,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,326,105
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,066,844
Other 208,964
Road transport 9,757

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 2,423,267 2,060,569 -362,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,292,930 2,033,175 -259,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 669,728 397,116 -272,612
Other 120,954 88,010 -32,944
Road transport 4,216 5,541 +1,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,212,878
London Heathrow Airport 1,563,938
London Gateway Port 1,463,698
London Stansted Airport 1,237,779
East Midlands Airport 1,067,442

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 1,542,029 670,849 -871,180
London Heathrow Airport 942,065 621,873 -320,192
London Gateway Port 625,132 838,566 +213,434
London Stansted Airport 716,213 521,566 -194,647
East Midlands Airport 521,391 546,051 +24,660
Southampton 267,827 163,281 -104,546
Liverpool Docks 128,016 228,851 +100,835
Thamesport 142,511 119,333 -23,178
Birmingham Airport 117,510 92,618 -24,892
000 120,954 88,010 -32,944

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 44
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of electrical equipment 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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 40
2025-09 28
2025-08 27

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
54m+ 75
1m-15m 59
Other 19
0-1m 17
15m-54m 17

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 553,513
Germany 468,994
Canada 423,520
Netherlands 320,597
Denmark 226,899

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 269,646 283,867 +14,221
Germany 276,134 192,860 -83,274
Canada 119,239 304,281 +185,042
Netherlands 188,443 132,154 -56,289
Denmark 17,992 208,907 +190,915
India 58,211 72,088 +13,877
Italy 30,197 91,717 +61,520
Switzerland 953 102,054 +101,101
France 27,483 36,080 +8,597
Singapore 57,653 0 -57,653

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 2,861
Germany 1,360
XI 158

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 2,758 103 -2,655
Germany 890 470 -420
XI 0 158 +158

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 2,478,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 758,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 134,472
Other 5,367
Road transport 2,384

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 1,118,426 1,360,008 +241,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,910 376,087 -6,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,174 49,298 -35,876
Other 4,456 911 -3,545
Road transport 2,384 0 -2,384

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 987,329
East Midlands Airport 715,268
Dover / Eurotunnel 653,786
ZLC 377,498
London Stansted Airport 363,591

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 410,515 576,814 +166,299
East Midlands Airport 386,066 329,202 -56,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,949 324,837 -4,112
ZLC 130,002 247,496 +117,494
London Stansted Airport 182,134 181,457 -677
London Gateway Port 64,105 9,912 -54,193
Harwich 21,656 12,268 -9,388
Dover 15,633 12,111 -3,522
Southampton 4,937 20,113 +15,176
Immingham Docks 4,906 19,554 +14,648

Quick facts

HS code: 85392998

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

Description: Low-voltage electric lamps, commonly used in everyday devices