Import/export HS code 85437050: Sunbeds and sunlamps

Equipment used for tanning, such as sunbeds and lamps

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 £
Germany 21,695,055
Netherlands 16,318,315
Poland 7,620,122
Italy 721,487
Hungary 488,270

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 £
Germany 9,947,165 11,747,890 +1,800,725
Netherlands 9,404,272 6,914,043 -2,490,229
Poland 4,757,902 2,862,220 -1,895,682
Italy 322,963 398,524 +75,561
Hungary 389,626 98,644 -290,982
Malaysia 187,649 232,711 +45,062
Denmark 123,296 237,879 +114,583
United States 227,939 75,490 -152,449
France 288,623 0 -288,623
China 13,665 189,119 +175,454

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 £
Germany 21,546,101
Netherlands 16,294,630
Poland 6,872,921
Italy 721,487
Hungary 419,194

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 £
Germany 9,766,097 11,780,004 +2,013,907
Netherlands 9,568,009 6,726,621 -2,841,388
Poland 4,403,797 2,469,124 -1,934,673
Italy 322,963 398,524 +75,561
Hungary 12,375 406,819 +394,444
China 109,206 201,111 +91,905
United States 221,634 79,385 -142,249
Malaysia 61,935 214,470 +152,535
Belgium 95,628 0 -95,628
Mexico 78,809 4,195 -74,614

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 7
Inner London - West 7
Kent 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5

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 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Kent 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 2 -3
South East Wales 5 1 -4
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 0 -4
Essex 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,775,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,124,382
Other 1,468,775
Air transport 1,307,489

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,427,563 20,348,094 -1,079,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,725,374 1,399,008 -1,326,366
Other 966,154 502,621 -463,533
Air transport 674,695 632,794 -41,901

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,048,155
Immingham Docks 6,280,733
Eurotunnel 5,924,069
Killingholme 5,342,707
Harwich 3,455,321

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 £
Dover 8,351,071 9,697,084 +1,346,013
Immingham Docks 1,936,140 4,344,593 +2,408,453
Eurotunnel 3,958,250 1,965,819 -1,992,431
Killingholme 4,149,156 1,193,551 -2,955,605
Harwich 1,797,520 1,657,801 -139,719
Hull 1,434,503 768,108 -666,395
Felixstowe 671,561 1,175,920 +504,359
000 966,154 502,621 -463,533
Grangemouth Docks 833,935 157,656 -676,279
Tyne 577,203 165,754 -411,449

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 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Other personal service activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 14
2025-09 13
2025-08 9
2025-07 10

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
54m+ 32
1m-15m 24
0-1m 19
15m-54m 8
Other 1

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 1,951,929
Germany 772,570
Ireland 724,406
India 328,751
Australia 298,218

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 1,068,886 883,043 -185,843
Germany 490,767 281,803 -208,964
Ireland 616,971 107,435 -509,536
India 10,702 318,049 +307,347
Australia 242,326 55,892 -186,434
Israel 87,906 207,971 +120,065
Poland 48,859 105,476 +56,617
China 44,294 96,000 +51,706
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,210 0 -130,210
United Arab Emirates 71,786 45,660 -26,126

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 £
Germany 327,391
XU 144,586
Hungary 106,726
Poland 30,998
United States 7,708

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 £
Germany 319,533 7,858 -311,675
XU 140,095 4,491 -135,604
Hungary 63,317 43,409 -19,908
Poland 19,235 11,763 -7,472
United States 6,065 1,643 -4,422

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 4,906,352
Other 617,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 394,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,688
Road transport 4,000

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 2,636,911 2,269,441 -367,470
Other 548,245 69,164 -479,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 190,171 204,592 +14,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,516 39,172 -9,344
Road transport 4,000 0 -4,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,842,472
ZLC 1,632,946
East Midlands Airport 653,282
000 617,409
London Heathrow Airport 603,023

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 1,063,823 778,649 -285,174
ZLC 923,265 709,681 -213,584
East Midlands Airport 359,790 293,492 -66,298
000 548,245 69,164 -479,081
London Heathrow Airport 142,283 460,740 +318,457
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,295 163,477 +49,182
Manchester Airport 120,000 17,070 -102,930
London Gateway Port 34,272 37,284 +3,012
Holyhead 37,827 22,333 -15,494
Glasgow Airport 31,750 0 -31,750

Quick facts

HS code: 85437050

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

Description: Equipment used for tanning, such as sunbeds and lamps