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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 9,128,632
United States 4,792,129
Hungary 4,616,584
Italy 2,623,033
Germany 2,576,345

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 5,009,834 4,118,798 -891,036
United States 3,701,142 1,090,987 -2,610,155
Hungary 1,529,805 3,086,779 +1,556,974
Italy 1,175,407 1,447,626 +272,219
Germany 1,518,812 1,057,533 -461,279
Taiwan 1,019,363 615,684 -403,679
Ireland 847,969 688,602 -159,367
Spain 481,021 904,395 +423,374
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 685,008 411,681 -273,327
France 251,147 220,614 -30,533

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 10,641,961
China 10,166,257
Hungary 4,621,353
Germany 1,913,975
Taiwan 1,569,640

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 6,498,383 4,143,578 -2,354,805
China 5,651,556 4,514,701 -1,136,855
Hungary 1,537,060 3,084,293 +1,547,233
Germany 1,261,082 652,893 -608,189
Taiwan 1,032,125 537,515 -494,610
Italy 322,389 234,832 -87,557
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 240,776 251,752 +10,976
India 176,024 294,807 +118,783
Denmark 195,842 86,440 -109,402
France 110,306 166,479 +56,173

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 51
Inner London - West 49
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 45
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36

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 36 28 -8
Inner London - West 32 28 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 18 -15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31 24 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 12 -22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 15 -15
Greater Manchester 24 11 -13
West Midlands 17 11 -6
Essex 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 15 12 -3

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 21,576,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,812,209
Other 3,123,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,579,637
Road transport 43,866

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 10,979,913 10,596,763 -383,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,507,077 3,305,132 -201,945
Other 2,785,633 338,317 -2,447,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 945,433 634,204 -311,229
Road transport 22,302 21,564 -738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,824,151
London Stansted Airport 7,240,955
London Heathrow Airport 4,244,572
Felixstowe 3,647,147
000 3,123,950

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 3,418,971 4,405,180 +986,209
London Stansted Airport 3,468,133 3,772,822 +304,689
London Heathrow Airport 2,896,041 1,348,531 -1,547,510
Felixstowe 1,789,912 1,857,235 +67,323
000 2,785,633 338,317 -2,447,316
Southampton 809,717 654,440 -155,277
London Gateway Port 712,232 641,119 -71,113
Birmingham Airport 286,848 255,835 -31,013
London 436,236 96,990 -339,246
Luton Airport 318,764 201,939 -116,825

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 95
Manufacture of electrical equipment 70
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 58
2025-10 53
2025-09 48
2025-08 60
2025-07 46

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 269
54m+ 187
0-1m 97
15m-54m 85
Other 43

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 1,481,467
Singapore 925,693
China 776,869
Italy 720,334
Germany 685,040

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 1,256,874 224,593 -1,032,281
Singapore 704,360 221,333 -483,027
China 405,197 371,672 -33,525
Italy 400,179 320,155 -80,024
Germany 289,308 395,732 +106,424
Netherlands 359,309 322,017 -37,292
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 266,152 223,075 -43,077
Philippines 57,561 379,347 +321,786
United Arab Emirates 243,688 132,431 -111,257
South Korea 320,895 5,280 -315,615

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 3,599
XU 2,325
China 1,879
Ireland 228
Nicaragua 181

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 2,372 1,227 -1,145
XU 960 1,365 +405
China 1,117 762 -355
Ireland 228 0 -228
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 107 67 -40
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 8,928,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,647,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 461,502
Road transport 15,238
Other 8,444

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 5,714,113 3,214,192 -2,499,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 912,459 735,314 -177,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,780 218,722 -24,058
Road transport 15,238 0 -15,238
Other 4,994 3,450 -1,544

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,804,448
London Heathrow Airport 2,764,744
London Stansted Airport 1,656,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,034,705
ZLC 414,911

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 2,158,500 1,645,948 -512,552
London Heathrow Airport 1,852,099 912,645 -939,454
London Stansted Airport 1,257,298 399,394 -857,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 516,419 518,286 +1,867
ZLC 241,020 173,891 -67,129
Dover 220,524 119,749 -100,775
London Gateway Port 51,371 154,496 +103,125
Manchester Airport 148,590 17,706 -130,884
Liverpool Docks 80,215 18,200 -62,015
Heysham 73,174 12,335 -60,839

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