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

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  • 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 5,041,441
Hungary 818,413
France 714,277
Poland 669,545
Netherlands 611,475

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 3,293,271 1,748,170 -1,545,101
Hungary 7,816 810,597 +802,781
France 300,680 413,597 +112,917
Poland 190,303 479,242 +288,939
Netherlands 412,768 198,707 -214,061
United States 300,300 285,762 -14,538
Denmark 163,180 336,360 +173,180
Turkey 330,272 94,456 -235,816
South Africa 320,223 78,625 -241,598
Italy 132,018 257,900 +125,882

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 5,625,866
Netherlands 1,017,409
Poland 622,505
Slovakia 504,256
France 490,082

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 3,688,106 1,937,760 -1,750,346
Netherlands 375,688 641,721 +266,033
Poland 181,122 441,383 +260,261
Slovakia 397,495 106,761 -290,734
France 243,304 246,778 +3,474
Denmark 147,037 321,488 +174,451
Italy 145,979 307,579 +161,600
United States 213,238 204,935 -8,303
South Africa 320,223 78,625 -241,598
Hungary 0 359,114 +359,114

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 60
Inner London - East 28
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 31 40 +9
Inner London - East 12 20 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 16 9 -7
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 8 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 9 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 7 -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) 4,441,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,333,395
Air transport 3,074,405
Road transport 372,773
Other 72,790

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) 2,987,407 1,453,893 -1,533,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,861,302 2,472,093 +610,791
Air transport 1,596,607 1,477,798 -118,809
Road transport 264,900 107,873 -157,027
Other 11,282 61,508 +50,226

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,125,415
Dover 1,605,662
Southampton 1,146,079
Immingham Docks 796,156
Eurotunnel 680,572

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 1,484,956 640,459 -844,497
Dover 690,089 915,573 +225,484
Southampton 751,836 394,243 -357,593
Immingham Docks 86,291 709,865 +623,574
Eurotunnel 427,290 253,282 -174,008
East Midlands Airport 340,729 334,006 -6,723
London Stansted Airport 336,189 303,624 -32,565
Birmingham Airport 279,521 337,389 +57,868
London Heathrow Airport 277,058 315,805 +38,747
London Gateway Port 352,395 227,746 -124,649

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
2025-11 42
2025-10 45
2025-09 42
2025-08 38
2025-07 43

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 141
54m+ 90
0-1m 66
Other 38
15m-54m 34

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 1,435,416
United Arab Emirates 1,290,632
Ireland 1,093,794
France 492,112
Germany 390,080

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 1,112,606 322,810 -789,796
United Arab Emirates 829,633 460,999 -368,634
Ireland 649,732 444,062 -205,670
France 244,935 247,177 +2,242
Germany 344,689 45,391 -299,298
Netherlands 347,027 40,411 -306,616
United States 101,431 224,000 +122,569
Austria 266,486 17,794 -248,692
Kuwait 0 268,277 +268,277
Italy 71,815 169,050 +97,235

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 324,288
XI 273,740
XU 241
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 177,100 147,188 -29,912
XI 169,011 104,729 -64,282
XU 168 73 -95
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) 4,172,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,644,703
Air transport 1,044,262
Other 598,361
Road transport 3,585

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) 2,981,263 1,191,212 -1,790,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 839,993 804,710 -35,283
Air transport 447,469 596,793 +149,324
Other 346,279 252,082 -94,197
Road transport 3,585 0 -3,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,115,651
London Gateway Port 1,251,204
000 598,361
Dover 478,297
London Heathrow Airport 409,336

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 2,212,295 903,356 -1,308,939
London Gateway Port 721,347 529,857 -191,490
000 346,279 252,082 -94,197
Dover 370,158 108,139 -262,019
London Heathrow Airport 77,295 332,041 +254,746
Holyhead 177,113 165,463 -11,650
London Stansted Airport 185,621 120,268 -65,353
Liverpool Docks 109,225 124,294 +15,069
East Midlands Airport 134,082 77,205 -56,877
Immingham Docks 132,188 29,921 -102,267

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