Import/export HS code 853941: Arc lamps

Bright lamps that produce light through an electric arc, used in projectors or searchlights

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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 £
Germany 9,322,656
Japan 1,324,696
China 881,568
United States 816,899
Netherlands 659,674

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 4,237,663 5,084,993 +847,330
Japan 711,140 613,556 -97,584
China 482,420 399,148 -83,272
United States 448,734 368,165 -80,569
Netherlands 452,450 207,224 -245,226
Indonesia 75,830 223,874 +148,044
Canada 211,585 73,225 -138,360
France 45,338 195,247 +149,909
Poland 137,456 72,108 -65,348
Bulgaria 77,445 85,073 +7,628

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 £
Germany 5,450,754
Indonesia 3,408,832
Japan 1,930,459
United States 1,545,591
China 1,025,764

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 £
Germany 2,877,220 2,573,534 -303,686
Indonesia 789,632 2,619,200 +1,829,568
Japan 960,912 969,547 +8,635
United States 1,040,289 505,302 -534,987
China 583,593 442,171 -141,422
United Kingdom 201,819 195,767 -6,052
Netherlands 185,820 29,612 -156,208
Thailand 147,479 60,052 -87,427
Czechia 114,886 61,592 -53,294
Canada 59,375 5,585 -53,790

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 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 11 +5
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Essex 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 4 4 +0

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 7,965,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,792,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,936,003
Other 55,187
Road transport 4,940

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 3,431,057 4,534,321 +1,103,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,674,864 2,117,861 -557,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 967,305 968,698 +1,393
Other 31,155 24,032 -7,123
Road transport 0 4,940 +4,940

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,635,733
Eurotunnel 2,382,057
Dover 2,084,131
London Heathrow Airport 1,855,019
London Stansted Airport 920,036

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,808,333 2,827,400 +1,019,067
Eurotunnel 1,310,649 1,071,408 -239,241
Dover 1,113,124 971,007 -142,117
London Heathrow Airport 982,679 872,340 -110,339
London Stansted Airport 377,773 542,263 +164,490
London Gateway Port 466,237 453,300 -12,937
Southampton 174,299 278,298 +103,999
Felixstowe 276,757 97,973 -178,784
Thamesport 89,165 146,652 +57,487
Birmingham Airport 64,969 149,255 +84,286

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 36
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of electrical equipment 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 28
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 35

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
54m+ 68
1m-15m 50
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
Other 12

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 8,375,765
South Korea 4,995,823
China 4,067,621
Germany 3,990,673
Italy 2,252,671

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 5,443,751 2,932,014 -2,511,737
South Korea 3,704,644 1,291,179 -2,413,465
China 1,989,047 2,078,574 +89,527
Germany 2,819,181 1,171,492 -1,647,689
Italy 1,425,467 827,204 -598,263
United Arab Emirates 746,785 635,180 -111,605
Turkey 607,127 365,917 -241,210
Switzerland 623,157 277,291 -345,866
Israel 400,198 453,827 +53,629
Ireland 331,233 485,448 +154,215

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 £
Indonesia 4,706
Germany 2,161
China 1,689
Ireland 12

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 £
Indonesia 3,199 1,507 -1,692
Germany 953 1,208 +255
China 309 1,380 +1,071
Ireland 0 12 +12

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 33,557,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,774,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 187,245
Road transport 59,089
Other 8,568

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 20,255,047 13,302,074 -6,952,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,287,240 1,487,181 -800,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,018 37,227 -112,791
Road transport 59,089 0 -59,089
Other 4,461 4,107 -354

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 13,593,106
East Midlands Airport 10,330,555
London Heathrow Airport 6,213,086
ZLC 3,289,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,833,169

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 Stansted Airport 9,818,128 3,774,978 -6,043,150
East Midlands Airport 6,071,490 4,259,065 -1,812,425
London Heathrow Airport 2,689,483 3,523,603 +834,120
ZLC 1,659,037 1,630,654 -28,383
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,053,688 779,481 -274,207
Dover 1,093,399 474,666 -618,733
Holyhead 128,146 210,620 +82,474
London Gateway Port 90,730 6,656 -84,074
Manchester Airport 29,577 67,045 +37,468
Southampton 17,459 25,539 +8,080

Quick facts

HS code: 853941

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

Description: Bright lamps that produce light through an electric arc, used in projectors or searchlights