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 787,687
Germany 86,936
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 374,276 413,411 +39,135
Germany 50,211 36,725 -13,486
India 48,304 4,883 -43,421
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,330 10,687 -28,643
Denmark 36,255 6,471 -29,784
United States 34,156 3,069 -31,087
Netherlands 5,003 20,675 +15,672
France 6,174 15,238 +9,064
Ireland 9,891 4,926 -4,965
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 864,932
India 53,187
United States 37,072
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 425,782 439,150 +13,368
India 48,304 4,883 -43,421
United States 36,013 1,059 -34,954
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 2,536 12,240 +9,704
Singapore 12,366 0 -12,366
Norway 12,088 0 -12,088

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 0 4 +4
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
West of England 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
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) 778,467
Air transport 213,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,908
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) 397,703 380,764 -16,939
Air transport 133,922 79,463 -54,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,687 52,221 -30,466
Other 21,353 16,688 -4,665

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 470,450
Southampton 260,006
Eurotunnel 87,294
London Heathrow Airport 71,340
London Stansted Airport 42,408

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 194,187 276,263 +82,076
Southampton 168,834 91,172 -77,662
Eurotunnel 60,022 27,272 -32,750
London Heathrow Airport 36,398 34,942 -1,456
London Stansted Airport 39,402 3,006 -36,396
000 21,353 16,688 -4,665
East Midlands Airport 28,513 3,715 -24,798
Manchester Airport 11,717 18,133 +6,416
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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Wholesale 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
2025-11 5
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 23
54m+ 10
0-1m 7
15m-54m 5
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 1,041,563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 413,179
South Korea 296,118
United Arab Emirates 205,632
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 995,403 46,160 -949,243
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 253,097 160,082 -93,015
South Korea 296,118 0 -296,118
United Arab Emirates 119,542 86,090 -33,452
Belgium 117,274 25,172 -92,102
Australia 58,588 76,282 +17,694
Italy 11,835 115,388 +103,553
Jordan 71,422 36,246 -35,176
Saudi Arabia 44,959 60,540 +15,581
Germany 43,698 57,228 +13,530

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 174
XI 156

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 224 232 +8
Ireland 209 0 -209
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 107 67 -40
XI 156 0 -156
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 2,949,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,786
Other 1,205

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 2,169,193 780,604 -1,388,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 196,468 140,544 -55,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,825 9,961 -8,864
Other 877 328 -549

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,647,228
London Stansted Airport 938,342
London Heathrow Airport 266,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,338
Dover 138,541

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 972,154 675,074 -297,080
London Stansted Airport 907,553 30,789 -876,764
London Heathrow Airport 207,931 58,854 -149,077
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,759 72,579 -35,180
Dover 74,779 63,762 -11,017
ZLC 79,367 9,678 -69,689
Felixstowe 7,700 1,750 -5,950
Southampton 1,337 6,858 +5,521
Portsmouth 7,679 0 -7,679
Holyhead 3,899 1,325 -2,574

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