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 9,345,085
Japan 1,314,112
China 898,377
United States 770,045
Netherlands 670,052

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 4,377,618 4,967,467 +589,849
Japan 681,169 632,943 -48,226
China 499,585 398,792 -100,793
United States 431,624 338,421 -93,203
Netherlands 395,555 274,497 -121,058
Indonesia 74,875 224,829 +149,954
Canada 208,793 77,026 -131,767
France 52,202 188,843 +136,641
Poland 154,023 69,473 -84,550
Bulgaria 83,447 64,317 -19,130

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 5,551,498
Indonesia 3,310,534
Japan 1,897,268
United States 1,506,976
China 1,053,782

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 3,082,619 2,468,879 -613,740
Indonesia 708,175 2,602,359 +1,894,184
Japan 906,421 990,847 +84,426
United States 1,034,366 472,610 -561,756
China 615,723 438,059 -177,664
United Kingdom 198,150 192,952 -5,198
Netherlands 167,796 63,934 -103,862
Thailand 150,917 55,614 -95,303
Czechia 109,354 81,764 -27,590
Canada 51,136 13,824 -37,312

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 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 14 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 11 +5
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
Essex 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +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 7,783,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,926,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,963,272
Other 53,561

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 3,285,845 4,498,050 +1,212,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,785,626 2,140,859 -644,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,025,725 937,547 -88,178
Other 27,077 26,484 -593

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,543,586
Eurotunnel 2,411,177
Dover 2,172,931
London Heathrow Airport 1,801,660
London Gateway Port 928,490

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 1,729,473 2,814,113 +1,084,640
Eurotunnel 1,327,306 1,083,871 -243,435
Dover 1,215,109 957,822 -257,287
London Heathrow Airport 952,681 848,979 -103,702
London Gateway Port 512,887 415,603 -97,284
London Stansted Airport 352,718 537,594 +184,876
Southampton 161,526 281,517 +119,991
Felixstowe 277,970 107,205 -170,765
Thamesport 100,766 148,289 +47,523
Birmingham Airport 88,133 103,780 +15,647

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 37
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of electrical equipment 15
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
2025-11 28
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 35
2025-07 37

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+ 69
1m-15m 49
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 8,500,792
South Korea 4,967,667
China 4,207,098
Germany 4,061,658
Italy 2,317,327

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 5,537,071 2,963,721 -2,573,350
South Korea 3,563,882 1,403,785 -2,160,097
China 2,078,259 2,128,839 +50,580
Germany 2,766,095 1,295,563 -1,470,532
Italy 1,524,266 793,061 -731,205
United Arab Emirates 686,882 701,233 +14,351
Turkey 663,211 352,283 -310,928
Switzerland 672,850 306,240 -366,610
Israel 449,510 432,154 -17,356
Ireland 341,889 468,592 +126,703

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 2,226
China 1,844
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 1,018 1,208 +190
China 464 1,380 +916
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 34,235,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,803,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,483
Road transport 72,883
Other 8,788

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 20,595,805 13,639,851 -6,955,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,330,649 1,472,850 -857,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,636 35,847 -137,789
Road transport 72,883 0 -72,883
Other 4,681 4,107 -574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 14,191,912
East Midlands Airport 10,472,576
London Heathrow Airport 6,196,524
ZLC 3,256,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,809,672

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 10,067,099 4,124,813 -5,942,286
East Midlands Airport 6,206,095 4,266,481 -1,939,614
London Heathrow Airport 2,656,564 3,539,960 +883,396
ZLC 1,661,622 1,594,823 -66,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,044,790 764,882 -279,908
Dover 1,144,105 479,004 -665,101
Holyhead 140,591 197,399 +56,808
Manchester Airport 29,577 67,045 +37,468
London Gateway Port 88,946 6,527 -82,419
Southampton 19,131 24,288 +5,157

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