Import/export HS code 85399010: Lamp bases

The base or socket part of a lamp, used to connect it to power

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 826,743
Germany 111,315
India 53,187
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,017
Denmark 42,726

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 501,771 324,972 -176,799
Germany 50,211 61,104 +10,893
India 48,304 4,883 -43,421
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,694 2,323 -45,371
Denmark 36,255 6,471 -29,784
United States 35,070 3,069 -32,001
Netherlands 5,003 20,675 +15,672
France 9,154 14,002 +4,848
Ireland 12,362 2,455 -9,907
Singapore 12,366 0 -12,366

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 928,367
India 53,187
United States 37,986
Luxembourg 32,061
Germany 28,618

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 562,555 365,812 -196,743
India 48,304 4,883 -43,421
United States 36,013 1,973 -34,040
Luxembourg 32,061 0 -32,061
Germany 12,994 15,624 +2,630
Netherlands 3,146 12,233 +9,087
Italy 7,531 7,528 -3
France 5,516 9,260 +3,744
Singapore 12,366 0 -12,366
Taiwan 7,360 3,887 -3,473

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 4
Inner London - West 4
Lancashire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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
Essex 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 822,073
Air transport 230,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 136,652
Other 38,041

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 529,448 292,625 -236,823
Air transport 135,875 94,693 -41,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,308 52,344 -31,964
Other 23,824 14,217 -9,607

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 471,113
Southampton 285,071
Eurotunnel 87,294
London Heathrow Airport 68,640
East Midlands Airport 51,391

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 324,573 146,540 -178,033
Southampton 168,834 116,237 -52,597
Eurotunnel 60,022 27,272 -32,750
London Heathrow Airport 35,357 33,283 -2,074
East Midlands Airport 23,297 28,094 +4,797
London Stansted Airport 40,316 3,006 -37,310
000 23,824 14,217 -9,607
Manchester Airport 20,081 9,769 -10,312
Grangemouth Docks 24,241 0 -24,241
Luton Airport 14,880 4,009 -10,871

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 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 5
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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 25
54m+ 10
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 1,033,939
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 407,781
South Korea 296,118
United Arab Emirates 203,752
Belgium 142,446

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 992,584 41,355 -951,229
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 250,509 157,272 -93,237
South Korea 296,118 0 -296,118
United Arab Emirates 120,322 83,430 -36,892
Belgium 117,274 25,172 -92,102
Australia 103,853 31,017 -72,836
Italy 18,532 108,691 +90,159
Jordan 71,422 36,246 -35,176
Saudi Arabia 47,758 57,741 +9,983
Germany 48,612 56,144 +7,532

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 £
China 456
Ireland 209
Nicaragua 181
Thailand 171
Austria 23

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 £
China 249 207 -42
Ireland 209 0 -209
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 106 65 -41
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 2,966,579
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,063
Other 1,046

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 2,265,812 700,767 -1,565,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,246 142,026 -49,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,102 9,961 -5,141
Other 745 301 -444

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,672,574
London Stansted Airport 933,158
London Heathrow Airport 264,905
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,582
Dover 142,371

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 1,072,787 599,787 -473,000
London Stansted Airport 903,419 29,739 -873,680
London Heathrow Airport 209,551 55,354 -154,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,352 71,230 -35,122
Dover 78,643 63,728 -14,915
ZLC 77,867 9,678 -68,189
Felixstowe 7,700 1,750 -5,950
Southampton 1,337 6,858 +5,521
Holyhead 3,899 1,325 -2,574
Edinburgh Airport 0 4,900 +4,900

Quick facts

HS code: 85399010

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

Description: The base or socket part of a lamp, used to connect it to power