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 3,019,437
Netherlands 2,113,538
China 1,150,826
France 202,721
Poland 189,510

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 1,909,049 1,110,388 -798,661
Netherlands 1,226,319 887,219 -339,100
China 888,540 262,286 -626,254
France 97,191 105,530 +8,339
Poland 70,848 118,662 +47,814
Italy 83,662 28,366 -55,296
United States 46,105 31,407 -14,698
Canada 57,815 9,069 -48,746
India 31,067 2,715 -28,352
Taiwan 24,487 4,376 -20,111

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 5,137,764
Netherlands 551,092
Philippines 287,726
Thailand 189,700
Belgium 156,831

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 3,386,135 1,751,629 -1,634,506
Netherlands 280,201 270,891 -9,310
Philippines 185,718 102,008 -83,710
Thailand 110,759 78,941 -31,818
Belgium 59,905 96,926 +37,021
Germany 108,061 46,701 -61,360
Poland 81,858 61,339 -20,519
India 65,729 65,982 +253
United States 76,349 10,836 -65,513
Italy 45,654 12,670 -32,984

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - West 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 5 -1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 1 4 +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) 4,046,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,012,947
Air transport 1,035,256
Other 186

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) 2,596,763 1,449,418 -1,147,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,244,948 767,999 -476,949
Air transport 647,529 387,727 -259,802
Other 102 84 -18

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,759,879
Felixstowe 1,134,639
Thamesport 887,795
Dover 557,864
Birmingham Airport 393,330

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 1,696,577 1,063,302 -633,275
Felixstowe 921,574 213,065 -708,509
Thamesport 484,057 403,738 -80,319
Dover 307,497 250,367 -57,130
Birmingham Airport 233,588 159,742 -73,846
London Heathrow Airport 142,828 96,149 -46,679
Harwich 110,528 39,002 -71,526
East Midlands Airport 79,734 64,881 -14,853
London Stansted Airport 116,932 26,962 -89,970
London Gateway Port 49,901 79,852 +29,951

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7
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
2026-01 16
2025-11 14
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 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 28
54m+ 24
Other 18
15m-54m 10
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 2,031,664
Ireland 538,733
Germany 383,926
United States 370,106
Portugal 157,893

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 1,278,667 752,997 -525,670
Ireland 303,940 234,793 -69,147
Germany 246,377 137,549 -108,828
United States 181,594 188,512 +6,918
Portugal 132,427 25,466 -106,961
France 72,408 38,853 -33,555
Switzerland 24,114 33,279 +9,165
Australia 26,020 20,288 -5,732
Canada 40,494 0 -40,494
Algeria 25,332 10,725 -14,607

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 59,153
Germany 11,410
Belgium 4,333
India 211
XI 83

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 38,349 20,804 -17,545
Germany 2,894 8,516 +5,622
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 2,963,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 851,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,436
Other 81,206
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 1,742,885 1,220,758 -522,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 530,251 321,520 -208,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,844 28,592 -145,252
Other 50,750 30,456 -20,294
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 1,399,550
London Heathrow Airport 1,286,167
Dover / Eurotunnel 472,155
London Stansted Airport 164,982
Felixstowe 157,527

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 919,884 479,666 -440,218
London Heathrow Airport 706,820 579,347 -127,473
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,158 128,997 -214,161
London Stansted Airport 67,058 97,924 +30,866
Felixstowe 157,527 0 -157,527
Dover 38,533 98,378 +59,845
ZLC 44,727 62,853 +18,126
000 50,750 30,456 -20,294
Heysham 31,341 48,384 +17,043
Liverpool Docks 57,646 0 -57,646

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