Import/export HS code 940591: Lighting parts made of glass

Parts for lighting fixtures, such as shades or covers, made of glass

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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 16,797,824
Italy 1,625,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,498,687
Germany 1,287,552
United States 1,215,554

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 8,722,819 8,075,005 -647,814
Italy 699,620 926,050 +226,430
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 794,854 703,833 -91,021
Germany 455,866 831,686 +375,820
United States 813,883 401,671 -412,212
Belgium 482,090 438,806 -43,284
Poland 476,633 439,930 -36,703
Czechia 363,016 392,988 +29,972
Croatia 249,778 429,187 +179,409
France 273,094 281,567 +8,473

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 19,571,327
Italy 1,632,877
United States 1,247,087
Belgium 1,033,265
Poland 967,916

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 9,966,446 9,604,881 -361,565
Italy 677,939 954,938 +276,999
United States 796,700 450,387 -346,313
Belgium 513,873 519,392 +5,519
Poland 504,849 463,067 -41,782
Czechia 363,016 373,231 +10,215
Croatia 292,222 429,153 +136,931
Germany 253,094 455,887 +202,793
Pakistan 157,637 198,032 +40,395
India 171,054 76,160 -94,894

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Outer London - West and North West 27
Inner London - East 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24

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 44 41 -3
Outer London - West and North West 23 8 -15
Inner London - East 21 16 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 19 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 17 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
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) 19,165,753
Air transport 4,811,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,155,476
Other 347,044
Road transport 29,590

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) 10,065,619 9,100,134 -965,485
Air transport 2,560,859 2,250,407 -310,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,571,126 2,584,350 +1,013,224
Other 205,699 141,345 -64,354
Road transport 22,532 7,058 -15,474

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,823,916
Dover 2,514,408
Felixstowe 2,484,916
London Heathrow Airport 1,979,367
London Gateway Port 1,159,250

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 £
Southampton 7,062,735 6,761,181 -301,554
Dover 1,055,905 1,458,503 +402,598
Felixstowe 1,629,643 855,273 -774,370
London Heathrow Airport 1,031,428 947,939 -83,489
London Gateway Port 482,016 677,234 +195,218
Thamesport 521,211 563,985 +42,774
London Stansted Airport 596,130 401,386 -194,744
Birmingham Airport 430,903 501,851 +70,948
Eurotunnel 325,574 447,717 +122,143
East Midlands Airport 350,266 338,434 -11,832

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 116
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Manufacture of electrical equipment 59
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 24
Specialised construction activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 43
2025-10 62
2025-09 54
2025-08 59
2025-07 61

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 187
0-1m 85
54m+ 65
15m-54m 38
Other 28

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 £
Ireland 1,244,041
United States 1,241,140
France 738,577
Poland 595,416
Germany 310,904

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 £
Ireland 420,704 823,337 +402,633
United States 763,954 477,186 -286,768
France 531,730 206,847 -324,883
Poland 307,477 287,939 -19,538
Germany 179,073 131,831 -47,242
Netherlands 163,877 104,695 -59,182
Gibraltar 127,431 105,317 -22,114
United Arab Emirates 117,368 91,102 -26,266
Japan 150,535 34,068 -116,467
Italy 80,767 98,816 +18,049

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 119,389
XU 3,961
Ireland 337
XI 32

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 57,363 62,026 +4,663
XU 3,274 687 -2,587
Ireland 161 176 +15
XI 32 0 -32

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) 3,201,008
Air transport 3,080,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 621,257
Other 123,719
Road transport 29,063

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) 1,540,790 1,660,218 +119,428
Air transport 1,865,405 1,214,747 -650,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,681 349,576 +77,895
Other 60,830 62,889 +2,059
Road transport 25,729 3,334 -22,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,188,062
London Heathrow Airport 1,048,498
Dover 1,024,435
ZLC 713,981
London Stansted Airport 673,595

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 670,148 517,914 -152,234
London Heathrow Airport 614,011 434,487 -179,524
Dover 598,329 426,106 -172,223
ZLC 488,459 225,522 -262,937
London Stansted Airport 370,670 302,925 -67,745
East Midlands Airport 399,605 231,960 -167,645
Holyhead 152,235 398,853 +246,618
Liverpool Docks 104,624 235,063 +130,439
London Gateway Port 99,913 107,555 +7,642
Southampton 16,880 141,421 +124,541

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 940591

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

Description: Parts for lighting fixtures, such as shades or covers, made of glass