Import/export HS code 853951: LED modules

Light-emitting diode (LED) modules used in lighting systems or electronic devices

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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 £
China 39,462,708
Germany 15,257,454
Austria 8,956,190
Netherlands 7,123,173
United States 5,253,507

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 £
China 20,632,813 18,829,895 -1,802,918
Germany 7,484,052 7,773,402 +289,350
Austria 4,712,474 4,243,716 -468,758
Netherlands 4,239,541 2,883,632 -1,355,909
United States 2,598,344 2,655,163 +56,819
Italy 1,807,439 2,757,297 +949,858
Thailand 1,732,763 1,329,650 -403,113
France 1,408,752 931,075 -477,677
Poland 680,020 1,438,389 +758,369
Spain 711,917 1,216,055 +504,138

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 51,218,622
United States 13,609,662
XS 6,986,277
Germany 6,781,085
Netherlands 5,468,917

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 26,227,902 24,990,720 -1,237,182
United States 6,115,284 7,494,378 +1,379,094
XS 3,791,384 3,194,893 -596,491
Germany 2,603,642 4,177,443 +1,573,801
Netherlands 3,998,237 1,470,680 -2,527,557
Thailand 1,723,747 1,297,504 -426,243
Italy 1,231,032 1,549,656 +318,624
United Kingdom 646,119 932,893 +286,774
France 598,788 444,281 -154,507
Poland 489,468 435,752 -53,716

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 54
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53
Greater Manchester 53
West Midlands 49
West Yorkshire 41

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
Inner London - West 31 36 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 36 +4
Greater Manchester 34 31 -3
West Midlands 35 26 -9
West Yorkshire 26 28 +2
Inner London - East 18 21 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 20 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 22 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 21 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 18 +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 41,775,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,768,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,438,536
Other 183,861
Road transport 94,898

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 18,961,543 22,814,206 +3,852,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,603,003 16,165,371 -4,437,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,385,195 10,053,341 -1,331,854
Other 66,985 116,876 +49,891
Road transport 26,598 68,300 +41,702

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,000,304
London Heathrow Airport 12,856,211
London Stansted Airport 10,221,359
Thamesport 7,849,034
Eurotunnel 7,444,457

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 £
Felixstowe 10,386,160 5,614,144 -4,772,016
London Heathrow Airport 6,303,225 6,552,986 +249,761
London Stansted Airport 4,300,929 5,920,430 +1,619,501
Thamesport 4,678,834 3,170,200 -1,508,634
Eurotunnel 4,321,094 3,123,363 -1,197,731
Dover 2,820,420 4,023,625 +1,203,205
Southampton 3,730,192 3,064,095 -666,097
Birmingham Airport 2,464,118 3,608,500 +1,144,382
East Midlands Airport 2,781,454 2,837,356 +55,902
Immingham Docks 2,314,060 958,321 -1,355,739

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 227
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Manufacture of electrical equipment 86
Other manufacturing 45
Specialised construction activities 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 107
2025-10 138
2025-09 110
2025-08 117
2025-07 125

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 308
54m+ 172
0-1m 156
15m-54m 78
Other 55

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 11,796,533
Ireland 6,762,503
Italy 6,435,044
Germany 4,022,575
Spain 3,544,895

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 4,649,538 7,146,995 +2,497,457
Ireland 3,154,514 3,607,989 +453,475
Italy 3,089,557 3,345,487 +255,930
Germany 2,029,064 1,993,511 -35,553
Spain 1,875,812 1,669,083 -206,729
France 2,010,134 1,266,785 -743,349
Canada 1,164,372 1,666,658 +502,286
Netherlands 1,446,051 1,193,165 -252,886
Australia 1,155,661 1,361,051 +205,390
Austria 1,797,101 534,746 -1,262,355

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 £
XU 60,581
XI 54,790
China 20,248
Nicaragua 560
Germany 521

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 £
XU 25,024 35,557 +10,533
XI 11,148 43,642 +32,494
China 13,400 6,848 -6,552
Nicaragua 0 560 +560
Germany 0 521 +521
Ireland 276 1 -275
Viet Nam 0 207 +207
Romania 0 115 +115
Taiwan 96 7 -89
Spain 98 0 -98

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 45,419,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,479,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,328,431
Road transport 218,929
Other 137,556

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 20,979,203 24,440,033 +3,460,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,062,600 3,417,051 -2,645,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,811,948 1,516,483 -295,465
Road transport 218,929 0 -218,929
Other 50,042 87,514 +37,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 18,806,269
London Heathrow Airport 13,332,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,745,603
East Midlands Airport 7,706,526
ZLC 4,924,439

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 8,811,410 9,994,859 +1,183,449
London Heathrow Airport 5,139,564 8,193,223 +3,053,659
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,982,915 2,762,688 -2,220,227
East Midlands Airport 4,906,792 2,799,734 -2,107,058
ZLC 1,829,380 3,095,059 +1,265,679
London Gateway Port 534,090 552,137 +18,047
Immingham Docks 591,816 429,523 -162,293
Southampton 473,236 475,078 +1,842
Manchester Airport 377,212 218,047 -159,165
Holyhead 286,037 245,767 -40,270

Quick facts

HS code: 853951

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

Description: Light-emitting diode (LED) modules used in lighting systems or electronic devices