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.
  • 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 £
Singapore 12,316,868
Germany 3,958,933
United States 3,768,009
China 2,970,777
Italy 705,331

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 8,394,947 3,921,921 -4,473,026
Germany 2,382,420 1,576,513 -805,907
United States 1,984,218 1,783,791 -200,427
China 2,230,959 739,818 -1,491,141
Italy 399,319 306,012 -93,307
France 263,992 166,950 -97,042
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76,637 124,891 +48,254
Belgium 68,416 124,028 +55,612
Sweden 43,012 61,740 +18,728
Poland 80,500 20,518 -59,982

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 11,086,025
China 5,362,203
United States 3,799,235
Philippines 2,133,246
Italy 709,610

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 7,164,104 3,921,921 -3,242,183
China 4,315,106 1,047,097 -3,268,009
United States 1,978,591 1,820,644 -157,947
Philippines 1,155,540 977,706 -177,834
Italy 403,654 305,956 -97,698
Germany 339,719 358,003 +18,284
Japan 325,195 178,357 -146,838
France 101,655 115,240 +13,585
Sweden 40,153 67,793 +27,640
United Kingdom 77,722 16,032 -61,690

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 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 13 10 -3
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Essex 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -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 6 4 -2

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 18,769,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,269,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,936,515
Other 138,009
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 12,112,380 6,656,974 -5,455,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,890,809 1,379,019 -1,511,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,037,585 898,930 -138,655
Other 64,388 73,621 +9,233
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 13,517,918
London Stansted Airport 3,401,389
Felixstowe 1,925,090
Thamesport 1,621,586
Eurotunnel 1,172,019

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 9,221,447 4,296,471 -4,924,976
London Stansted Airport 1,800,657 1,600,732 -199,925
Felixstowe 1,342,096 582,994 -759,102
Thamesport 991,177 630,409 -360,768
Eurotunnel 623,393 548,626 -74,767
East Midlands Airport 713,019 340,357 -372,662
Dover 384,826 337,719 -47,107
Birmingham Airport 213,000 202,269 -10,731
Southampton 347,808 7,011 -340,797
London Gateway Port 220,321 126,591 -93,730

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 47
Manufacture of electrical equipment 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 20
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 64
54m+ 52
15m-54m 19
0-1m 14
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 675,780
Saudi Arabia 568,020
Ireland 412,816
Canada 314,274
India 295,115

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 471,356 204,424 -266,932
Saudi Arabia 378,620 189,400 -189,220
Ireland 226,317 186,499 -39,818
Canada 309,800 4,474 -305,326
India 39,930 255,185 +215,255
Germany 157,785 116,698 -41,087
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,724 69,977 -37,747
Austria 82,750 24,900 -57,850
France 52,871 46,510 -6,361
Australia 58,567 34,235 -24,332

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 47,726
Germany 5,340
Ireland 1,267
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 21,649 26,077 +4,428
Germany 2,422 2,918 +496
Ireland 288 979 +691
Czechia 0 1,248 +1,248
South Korea 348 464 +116
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 3,282,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 487,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,715
Other 56,644

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 1,942,703 1,340,219 -602,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 295,455 191,604 -103,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,236 68,479 -16,757
Other 24,707 31,937 +7,230

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,190,056
East Midlands Airport 1,061,692
Warton Aerodrome 555,637
London Stansted Airport 208,006
Holyhead 200,565

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 671,045 519,011 -152,034
East Midlands Airport 609,337 452,355 -156,982
Warton Aerodrome 369,448 186,189 -183,259
London Stansted Airport 152,338 55,668 -96,670
Holyhead 132,290 68,275 -64,015
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,291 71,008 -1,283
Manchester Airport 89,082 48,246 -40,836
ZLC 48,987 77,748 +28,761
Liverpool Docks 78,644 9,710 -68,934
Dover 41,636 20,594 -21,042

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