Import/export HS code 853990: Parts for lamps and lighting

Includes parts like lamp bases and other components for electric lamps

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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 £
China 8,799,446
Hungary 4,610,199
United States 4,449,537
Italy 2,609,999
Germany 2,580,279

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 4,784,428 4,015,018 -769,410
Hungary 1,526,571 3,083,628 +1,557,057
United States 3,344,073 1,105,464 -2,238,609
Italy 1,170,035 1,439,964 +269,929
Germany 1,464,160 1,116,119 -348,041
Taiwan 1,012,846 540,965 -471,881
Ireland 878,772 668,078 -210,694
Spain 507,807 913,984 +406,177
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 788,658 399,491 -389,167
France 252,629 207,857 -44,772

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 £
United States 10,371,285
China 9,892,898
Hungary 4,614,968
Germany 1,773,130
Taiwan 1,508,884

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 £
United States 6,168,035 4,203,250 -1,964,785
China 5,439,650 4,453,248 -986,402
Hungary 1,533,826 3,081,142 +1,547,316
Germany 1,148,589 624,541 -524,048
Taiwan 1,046,088 462,796 -583,292
Italy 321,396 207,901 -113,495
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 277,911 248,710 -29,201
India 181,584 296,680 +115,096
Denmark 195,842 86,440 -109,402
France 106,348 155,988 +49,640

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 50
Inner London - West 49
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37

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 39 27 -12
Inner London - West 34 27 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 23 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 18 -12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 15 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 14 -16
Greater Manchester 25 10 -15
West Midlands 20 11 -9
Essex 14 13 -1
West Yorkshire 15 13 -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 20,912,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,679,625
Other 3,123,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,510,204
Road transport 57,445

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 10,405,442 10,506,988 +101,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,428,089 3,251,536 -176,553
Other 2,809,620 314,117 -2,495,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 827,363 682,841 -144,522
Road transport 23,658 33,787 +10,129

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,294,629
London Stansted Airport 7,235,890
London Heathrow Airport 4,062,832
Felixstowe 3,547,676
000 3,123,737

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 2,906,397 4,388,232 +1,481,835
London Stansted Airport 3,476,167 3,759,723 +283,556
London Heathrow Airport 2,867,058 1,195,774 -1,671,284
Felixstowe 1,804,922 1,742,754 -62,168
000 2,809,620 314,117 -2,495,503
Southampton 720,938 715,182 -5,756
London Gateway Port 719,506 604,035 -115,471
Luton Airport 302,593 248,242 -54,351
Birmingham Airport 301,696 233,576 -68,120
London 375,198 96,990 -278,208

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 168
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Manufacture of electrical equipment 68
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 42
Other manufacturing 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 58
2025-10 53
2025-09 48
2025-08 60

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 266
54m+ 188
0-1m 90
15m-54m 82
Other 44

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 1,473,646
Singapore 914,173
China 776,869
Italy 741,706
Germany 695,882

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 1,246,289 227,357 -1,018,932
Singapore 694,804 219,369 -475,435
China 437,298 339,571 -97,727
Italy 435,433 306,273 -129,160
Germany 308,868 387,014 +78,146
Netherlands 390,660 269,855 -120,805
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 257,381 218,837 -38,544
Philippines 57,561 379,347 +321,786
United Arab Emirates 244,468 129,771 -114,697
South Korea 321,245 16,872 -304,373

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 £
XI 3,414
China 1,605
Ireland 228
Nicaragua 181
Thailand 171

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 £
XI 2,288 1,126 -1,162
China 944 661 -283
Ireland 228 0 -228
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 106 65 -41
Georgia 29 0 -29
Austria 0 23 +23
Slovakia 0 6 +6

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 8,828,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,666,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,597
Road transport 15,238
Other 7,982

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 5,824,431 3,004,534 -2,819,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 919,720 746,396 -173,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 228,546 230,051 +1,505
Road transport 15,238 0 -15,238
Other 6,039 1,943 -4,096

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,821,737
London Heathrow Airport 2,666,314
London Stansted Airport 1,656,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,068,954
ZLC 400,614

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,268,626 1,553,111 -715,515
London Heathrow Airport 1,837,168 829,146 -1,008,022
London Stansted Airport 1,289,886 366,154 -923,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 541,894 527,060 -14,834
ZLC 223,735 176,879 -46,856
Dover 215,602 122,697 -92,905
London Gateway Port 53,108 165,629 +112,521
Manchester Airport 149,630 16,666 -132,964
Liverpool Docks 87,388 7,304 -80,084
Heysham 64,700 15,584 -49,116

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 853990

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

Description: Includes parts like lamp bases and other components for electric lamps