Import/export HS code 940569: Various non-electric lights

Non-electric lighting fixtures designed for traditional light sources, such as candles or oil

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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 8,177,384
Netherlands 1,013,540
Hungary 853,807
France 746,037
Poland 716,357

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 4,807,006 3,370,378 -1,436,628
Netherlands 348,899 664,641 +315,742
Hungary 7,816 845,991 +838,175
France 502,932 243,105 -259,827
Poland 202,753 513,604 +310,851
United States 314,476 380,771 +66,295
Denmark 238,028 371,730 +133,702
Italy 192,044 322,735 +130,691
Germany 316,834 187,885 -128,949
South Korea 171,375 311,639 +140,264

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 9,090,171
Netherlands 889,492
Malaysia 710,265
Poland 691,289
Italy 598,171

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 5,410,339 3,679,832 -1,730,507
Netherlands 138,044 751,448 +613,404
Malaysia 167,594 542,671 +375,077
Poland 207,409 483,880 +276,471
Italy 249,342 348,829 +99,487
France 411,018 116,604 -294,414
Slovakia 397,495 106,761 -290,734
United States 248,268 255,451 +7,183
South Korea 171,375 309,034 +137,659
Denmark 135,653 341,784 +206,131

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 67
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 26
Greater Manchester 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25

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
Inner London - West 41 40 -1
Inner London - East 19 21 +2
Outer London - West and North West 20 14 -6
Greater Manchester 20 12 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 14 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 12 +3
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 9 -1

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) 8,263,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,622,009
Air transport 3,937,194
Road transport 398,203
Other 158,885

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) 4,557,710 3,706,267 -851,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,059,089 2,562,920 +503,831
Air transport 2,049,985 1,887,209 -162,776
Road transport 274,606 123,597 -151,009
Other 88,949 69,936 -19,013

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,150,598
Southampton 2,276,937
Dover 1,848,035
Immingham Docks 1,233,415
London Heathrow Airport 926,583

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 2,102,213 2,048,385 -53,828
Southampton 1,447,204 829,733 -617,471
Dover 833,575 1,014,460 +180,885
Immingham Docks 222,323 1,011,092 +788,769
London Heathrow Airport 496,781 429,802 -66,979
London Stansted Airport 412,688 496,512 +83,824
East Midlands Airport 440,824 390,494 -50,330
London Gateway Port 355,375 366,688 +11,313
Birmingham Airport 256,348 360,918 +104,570
Belfast Port 382,257 85,444 -296,813

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 117
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31
Other manufacturing 27
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 59
2025-10 55
2025-09 46
2025-08 48

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 168
54m+ 113
0-1m 73
Other 44
15m-54m 42

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 £
Spain 1,501,493
Ireland 1,497,950
United Arab Emirates 1,391,907
Germany 985,824
Netherlands 787,494

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 £
Spain 1,096,770 404,723 -692,047
Ireland 836,783 661,167 -175,616
United Arab Emirates 1,214,433 177,474 -1,036,959
Germany 850,937 134,887 -716,050
Netherlands 551,048 236,446 -314,602
France 318,410 380,338 +61,928
United States 108,183 442,457 +334,274
Italy 121,974 261,821 +139,847
Austria 267,771 23,913 -243,858
Kuwait 877 268,277 +267,400

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 541,914
XI 278,100
Ireland 729
Germany 92

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 292,377 249,537 -42,840
XI 158,702 119,398 -39,304
Ireland 729 0 -729
Germany 0 92 +92

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,878,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,801,248
Air transport 1,737,626
Other 820,908
Road transport 22,231

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,885,769 1,993,101 -1,892,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,178,101 623,147 -554,954
Air transport 790,378 947,248 +156,870
Other 451,808 369,100 -82,708
Road transport 19,901 2,330 -17,571

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,621,504
London Gateway Port 1,289,499
000 820,908
London Heathrow Airport 776,417
Holyhead 505,039

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,098,431 1,523,073 -1,575,358
London Gateway Port 1,110,300 179,199 -931,101
000 451,808 369,100 -82,708
London Heathrow Airport 305,034 471,383 +166,349
Holyhead 244,993 260,046 +15,053
Dover 272,824 135,635 -137,189
London Stansted Airport 190,836 173,951 -16,885
East Midlands Airport 213,785 126,733 -87,052
Liverpool Docks 113,664 129,661 +15,997
Immingham Docks 170,047 41,808 -128,239

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 940569

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

Description: Non-electric lighting fixtures designed for traditional light sources, such as candles or oil