Import/export HS code 85393220: Mercury or sodium vapour lamps

High-intensity lamps used for outdoor lighting or large spaces

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 £
Germany 3,184,766
Netherlands 2,149,161
China 1,275,512
France 205,326
Poland 179,925

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 1,930,350 1,254,416 -675,934
Netherlands 1,241,171 907,990 -333,181
China 971,679 303,833 -667,846
France 94,992 110,334 +15,342
Poland 70,992 108,933 +37,941
Italy 89,857 32,343 -57,514
United States 46,655 29,607 -17,048
Canada 57,815 9,069 -48,746
India 31,067 2,715 -28,352
Taiwan 25,486 3,194 -22,292

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 5,455,510
Netherlands 553,072
Philippines 301,815
Thailand 185,843
Belgium 161,700

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 3,430,007 2,025,503 -1,404,504
Netherlands 277,519 275,553 -1,966
Philippines 213,928 87,887 -126,041
Thailand 106,375 79,468 -26,907
Belgium 71,299 90,401 +19,102
Germany 131,876 12,582 -119,294
Poland 76,602 57,348 -19,254
India 65,729 56,822 -8,907
United States 77,885 10,836 -67,049
Italy 57,848 12,670 -45,178

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 9
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4

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 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3
Norfolk 0 4 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 3 0 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0

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) 4,315,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,089,899
Air transport 1,017,178
Other 222

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) 2,674,687 1,641,096 -1,033,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,276,884 813,015 -463,869
Air transport 661,493 355,685 -305,808
Other 99 123 +24

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,949,568
Felixstowe 1,260,271
Thamesport 918,303
Dover 549,577
Birmingham Airport 376,765

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 1,690,589 1,258,979 -431,610
Felixstowe 1,026,019 234,252 -791,767
Thamesport 497,446 420,857 -76,589
Dover 310,443 239,134 -71,309
Birmingham Airport 241,843 134,922 -106,921
London Heathrow Airport 144,380 86,868 -57,512
Harwich 99,728 49,802 -49,926
East Midlands Airport 85,531 63,764 -21,767
London Stansted Airport 117,485 27,945 -89,540
London Gateway Port 41,738 79,999 +38,261

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 27
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 16
Manufacture of electrical equipment 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 14
2025-07 14

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 29
54m+ 25
Other 19
15m-54m 8
0-1m 2

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 1,990,939
Ireland 572,408
Germany 385,587
United States 366,450
Portugal 152,650

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 1,281,705 709,234 -572,471
Ireland 307,142 265,266 -41,876
Germany 225,324 160,263 -65,061
United States 184,938 181,512 -3,426
Portugal 132,427 20,223 -112,204
France 74,065 38,853 -35,212
Switzerland 22,789 33,667 +10,878
Australia 21,915 21,419 -496
Canada 40,494 0 -40,494
Finland 36,300 4,165 -32,135

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 68,240
Germany 11,488
XU 6,012
Belgium 4,333
India 211

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 44,446 23,794 -20,652
Germany 2,972 8,516 +5,544
XU 5,982 30 -5,952
Belgium 3,291 1,042 -2,249
India 151 60 -91
XI 83 0 -83
Hungary 0 4 +4

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 2,956,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 834,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,210
Other 90,371
Road transport 2,040

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 1,777,573 1,178,853 -598,720
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 482,377 352,565 -129,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,000 27,210 -166,790
Other 56,925 33,446 -23,479
Road transport 2,040 0 -2,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,482,957
London Heathrow Airport 1,184,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 460,967
Felixstowe 157,527
London Stansted Airport 156,962

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 967,717 515,240 -452,477
London Heathrow Airport 677,377 507,423 -169,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,322 117,645 -225,677
Felixstowe 157,527 0 -157,527
London Stansted Airport 71,785 85,177 +13,392
Dover 11,255 122,206 +110,951
ZLC 56,298 71,013 +14,715
000 56,925 33,446 -23,479
Heysham 31,341 48,384 +17,043
Liverpool Docks 41,518 16,128 -25,390

Quick facts

HS code: 85393220

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

Description: High-intensity lamps used for outdoor lighting or large spaces