Import/export HS code 94056980: Non-electric lights made of other materials

Non-electric lighting fixtures made from materials other than plastic, for traditional light sources

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 5,046,880
Hungary 853,807
Poland 683,012
France 665,167
United States 555,068

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 3,272,226 1,774,654 -1,497,572
Hungary 7,816 845,991 +838,175
Poland 195,631 487,381 +291,750
France 451,925 213,242 -238,683
United States 273,086 281,982 +8,896
Denmark 157,109 350,464 +193,355
Turkey 349,641 101,023 -248,618
South Africa 314,500 78,625 -235,875
Italy 132,892 254,943 +122,051
Slovakia 299,377 86,709 -212,668

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 5,622,322
Netherlands 749,795
Poland 647,381
Slovakia 504,256
Denmark 476,558

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 3,662,146 1,960,176 -1,701,970
Netherlands 110,014 639,781 +529,767
Poland 189,724 457,657 +267,933
Slovakia 397,495 106,761 -290,734
Denmark 134,774 341,784 +207,010
Italy 136,519 304,622 +168,103
France 378,690 52,456 -326,234
Hungary 0 394,508 +394,508
South Africa 314,500 78,625 -235,875
United States 186,394 197,615 +11,221

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 59
Inner London - East 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Greater Manchester 19
Outer London - West and North West 17

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 34 36 +2
Inner London - East 16 18 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Outer London - West and North West 13 8 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 5 -4

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) 4,471,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,073,447
Air transport 3,041,177
Road transport 382,631
Other 72,587

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) 2,923,124 1,548,291 -1,374,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,765,312 2,308,135 +542,823
Air transport 1,611,074 1,430,103 -180,971
Road transport 265,742 116,889 -148,853
Other 11,425 61,162 +49,737

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,179,811
Dover 1,659,271
Southampton 1,051,449
Immingham Docks 808,287
East Midlands Airport 681,882

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 1,504,948 674,863 -830,085
Dover 712,329 946,942 +234,613
Southampton 673,559 377,890 -295,669
Immingham Docks 86,291 721,996 +635,705
East Midlands Airport 353,570 328,312 -25,258
London Gateway Port 354,474 282,458 -72,016
London Stansted Airport 353,031 282,545 -70,486
Birmingham Airport 251,935 358,875 +106,940
London Heathrow Airport 277,744 306,676 +28,932
Eurotunnel 165,600 249,122 +83,522

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 96
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 82
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Other manufacturing 22
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 42
2025-10 45
2025-09 42
2025-08 38

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 138
54m+ 89
0-1m 65
Other 38
15m-54m 35

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 1,355,737
United Arab Emirates 1,275,720
Ireland 1,190,150
France 493,632
Netherlands 377,324

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 1,016,968 338,769 -678,199
United Arab Emirates 1,197,279 78,441 -1,118,838
Ireland 668,126 522,024 -146,102
France 246,340 247,292 +952
Netherlands 332,769 44,555 -288,214
Germany 319,798 40,349 -279,449
United States 87,016 230,211 +143,195
Austria 266,486 17,794 -248,692
Kuwait 0 268,277 +268,277
Sweden 212,759 20,686 -192,073

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 320,597
XI 262,956
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 171,226 149,371 -21,855
XI 158,227 104,729 -53,498
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) 4,111,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,582,201
Air transport 1,020,103
Other 583,718
Road transport 2,535

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) 2,855,216 1,256,178 -1,599,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,159,037 423,164 -735,873
Air transport 425,512 594,591 +169,079
Other 329,453 254,265 -75,188
Road transport 2,535 0 -2,535

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,021,852
London Gateway Port 1,251,204
000 583,718
Holyhead 453,124
Dover 402,206

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 2,151,546 870,306 -1,281,240
London Gateway Port 1,100,300 150,904 -949,396
000 329,453 254,265 -75,188
Holyhead 211,980 241,144 +29,164
Dover 269,658 132,548 -137,110
London Heathrow Airport 72,330 328,187 +255,857
London Stansted Airport 180,870 125,684 -55,186
Liverpool Docks 109,560 122,220 +12,660
East Midlands Airport 127,729 72,341 -55,388
Immingham Docks 134,781 27,328 -107,453

Quick facts

HS code: 94056980

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

Description: Non-electric lighting fixtures made from materials other than plastic, for traditional light sources