Import/export HS code 853932: Mercury, sodium, and metal halide lamps

Bright lamps used for street lighting, stadiums, or industrial areas

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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 £
Germany 5,710,934
Netherlands 3,065,153
Poland 1,985,166
United States 1,970,988
China 1,851,944

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 £
Germany 3,319,982 2,390,952 -929,030
Netherlands 1,896,279 1,168,874 -727,405
Poland 635,643 1,349,523 +713,880
United States 942,504 1,028,484 +85,980
China 1,307,088 544,856 -762,232
Belgium 977,222 59,386 -917,836
France 183,701 211,262 +27,561
Italy 129,176 138,277 +9,101
Canada 153,350 84,770 -68,580
Japan 95,409 87,409 -8,000

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 6,361,388
Belgium 3,886,319
United States 2,062,897
Germany 1,677,244
Netherlands 788,799

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 3,970,190 2,391,198 -1,578,992
Belgium 1,937,878 1,948,441 +10,563
United States 1,123,462 939,435 -184,027
Germany 1,031,934 645,310 -386,624
Netherlands 475,096 313,703 -161,393
Czechia 338,183 323,046 -15,137
Japan 201,070 147,138 -53,932
Philippines 218,697 87,887 -130,810
Poland 150,228 70,744 -79,484
Thailand 107,485 81,404 -26,081

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 16
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Norfolk 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,270,896
Air transport 4,656,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,276,900
Other 44,175

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,312,626 3,958,270 -1,354,356
Air transport 2,706,159 1,950,090 -756,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,949,049 1,327,851 -621,198
Other 30,425 13,750 -16,675

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,632,240
London Heathrow Airport 2,313,431
Dover 1,734,014
Felixstowe 1,412,147
Thamesport 1,159,516

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,798,172 2,834,068 -964,104
London Heathrow Airport 1,268,801 1,044,630 -224,171
Dover 801,793 932,221 +130,428
Felixstowe 1,141,357 270,790 -870,567
Thamesport 620,979 538,537 -82,442
East Midlands Airport 642,386 378,797 -263,589
London Gateway Port 302,989 375,994 +73,005
London Stansted Airport 337,024 222,978 -114,046
Birmingham Airport 305,726 242,534 -63,192
Southampton 125,713 53,199 -72,514

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 49
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 28
2025-09 19
2025-08 26
2025-07 23

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 47
54m+ 42
Other 30
15m-54m 18
0-1m 11

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 £
Netherlands 2,240,109
Ireland 815,461
Germany 582,793
United States 504,166
Portugal 229,879

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 £
Netherlands 1,316,148 923,961 -392,187
Ireland 479,732 335,729 -144,003
Germany 410,283 172,510 -237,773
United States 261,058 243,108 -17,950
Portugal 207,689 22,190 -185,499
Iraq 206,604 0 -206,604
Australia 97,468 52,172 -45,296
France 88,456 49,395 -39,061
Poland 131,008 3,988 -127,020
United Arab Emirates 81,704 41,027 -40,677

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 103,595
Belgium 42,696
Germany 29,936
Hungary 29,613
XU 6,748

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 64,922 38,673 -26,249
Belgium 26,465 16,231 -10,234
Germany 17,311 12,625 -4,686
Hungary 15,987 13,626 -2,361
XU 5,982 766 -5,216
India 4,063 2,387 -1,676
United States 4,124 0 -4,124
Spain 2,762 0 -2,762
Slovakia 2,081 0 -2,081
South Korea 0 1,518 +1,518

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 3,876,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,548,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 509,884
Other 229,606
Road transport 4,933

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 2,337,416 1,538,821 -798,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 937,091 610,996 -326,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 474,965 34,919 -440,046
Other 143,780 85,826 -57,954
Road transport 4,933 0 -4,933

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,936,205
London Heathrow Airport 1,321,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,003,323
London Stansted Airport 397,276
London Gateway Port 273,757

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 1,252,953 683,252 -569,701
London Heathrow Airport 755,111 566,455 -188,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 715,395 287,928 -427,467
London Stansted Airport 226,658 170,618 -56,040
London Gateway Port 269,901 3,856 -266,045
000 143,780 85,826 -57,954
Felixstowe 206,493 12,023 -194,470
ZLC 99,241 100,420 +1,179
Dover 24,778 136,195 +111,417
Heysham 47,569 48,384 +815

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 853932

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

Description: Bright lamps used for street lighting, stadiums, or industrial areas