Import/export HS code 853939: Various discharge lamps

Includes other types of discharge lamps not specifically listed

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Singapore 12,621,361
Germany 3,823,911
United States 3,518,506
China 2,980,333
Italy 691,432

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 £
Singapore 8,549,477 4,071,884 -4,477,593
Germany 2,310,085 1,513,826 -796,259
United States 1,888,451 1,630,055 -258,396
China 2,250,042 730,291 -1,519,751
Italy 387,989 303,443 -84,546
France 285,281 172,413 -112,868
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 92,767 117,953 +25,186
Belgium 70,401 122,043 +51,642
Sweden 42,003 65,086 +23,083
Poland 86,012 15,006 -71,006

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 £
Singapore 11,693,399
China 5,004,334
United States 3,555,552
Philippines 2,055,164
Germany 707,213

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 £
Singapore 7,621,515 4,071,884 -3,549,631
China 4,003,632 1,000,702 -3,002,930
United States 1,883,734 1,671,818 -211,916
Philippines 1,135,049 920,115 -214,934
Germany 347,789 359,424 +11,635
Italy 392,324 305,832 -86,492
Japan 317,261 179,286 -137,975
France 122,009 111,322 -10,687
Sweden 42,003 71,139 +29,136
United Kingdom 78,962 20,700 -58,262

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 18
Inner London - West 15
Essex 9
Greater Manchester 8
Outer London - West and North West 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 15 10 -5
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
Essex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 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 £
Air transport 18,845,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,238,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,861,866
Other 138,001
Road transport 2,182

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 12,166,353 6,678,801 -5,487,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,894,050 1,344,159 -1,549,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,030,024 831,842 -198,182
Other 76,552 61,449 -15,103
Road transport 2,182 0 -2,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,790,982
London Stansted Airport 3,199,046
Felixstowe 1,907,528
Thamesport 1,601,613
Eurotunnel 1,098,648

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 9,347,991 4,442,991 -4,905,000
London Stansted Airport 1,725,492 1,473,554 -251,938
Felixstowe 1,422,808 484,720 -938,088
Thamesport 967,467 634,146 -333,321
Eurotunnel 616,209 482,439 -133,770
East Midlands Airport 694,535 334,138 -360,397
Dover 383,548 337,719 -45,829
Birmingham Airport 207,197 189,991 -17,206
Southampton 348,194 9,722 -338,472
London Gateway Port 166,174 177,001 +10,827

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 electrical equipment 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 18
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 20

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 63
54m+ 53
15m-54m 20
0-1m 11
Other 10

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 713,708
Saudi Arabia 581,574
Ireland 410,787
India 315,167
Canada 314,274

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 468,410 245,298 -223,112
Saudi Arabia 340,967 240,607 -100,360
Ireland 226,953 183,834 -43,119
India 39,930 275,237 +235,307
Canada 309,800 4,474 -305,326
Germany 162,954 122,504 -40,450
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,829 55,347 -51,482
Austria 84,500 23,150 -61,350
France 50,740 48,557 -2,183
Australia 63,817 28,985 -34,832

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 46,483
Germany 5,217
Ireland 1,254
Czechia 1,248
South Korea 812

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 22,849 23,634 +785
Germany 2,451 2,766 +315
Ireland 422 832 +410
Czechia 0 1,248 +1,248
South Korea 366 446 +80
France 0 177 +177
Turkey 0 74 +74

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 3,331,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 507,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,715
Other 55,265

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 1,894,580 1,436,540 -458,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 323,266 184,654 -138,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,034 56,681 -40,353
Other 26,088 29,177 +3,089

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,252,388
East Midlands Airport 1,008,923
Warton Aerodrome 569,191
London Stansted Airport 225,658
Holyhead 208,381

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 660,601 591,787 -68,814
East Midlands Airport 592,454 416,469 -175,985
Warton Aerodrome 331,795 237,396 -94,399
London Stansted Airport 167,845 57,813 -110,032
Holyhead 131,438 76,943 -54,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,065 60,444 -31,621
Manchester Airport 92,953 54,325 -38,628
ZLC 46,466 77,748 +31,282
Liverpool Docks 83,931 4,423 -79,508
Dover 41,835 20,537 -21,298

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 853939

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

Description: Includes other types of discharge lamps not specifically listed