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 16,688,610
Italy 1,570,577
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,399,632
Germany 1,313,195
United States 1,240,963

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 8,356,217 8,332,393 -23,824
Italy 738,859 831,718 +92,859
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 703,571 696,061 -7,510
Germany 482,444 830,751 +348,307
United States 796,682 444,281 -352,401
Poland 516,706 435,905 -80,801
Belgium 515,683 396,140 -119,543
Czechia 372,423 391,909 +19,486
Croatia 309,200 432,789 +123,589
France 289,824 279,997 -9,827

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 19,412,459
Italy 1,577,784
United States 1,272,274
Belgium 1,041,903
Poland 1,003,964

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 9,564,432 9,848,027 +283,595
Italy 720,123 857,661 +137,538
United States 774,242 498,032 -276,210
Belgium 541,398 500,505 -40,893
Poland 546,359 457,605 -88,754
Croatia 351,644 432,755 +81,111
Czechia 374,517 365,195 -9,322
Germany 261,190 459,114 +197,924
Pakistan 151,075 216,465 +65,390
India 164,735 76,160 -88,575

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 77
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - East 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22

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 47 42 -5
Outer London - West and North West 22 7 -15
Inner London - East 21 12 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 17 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 18 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 6 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 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) 19,023,376
Air transport 4,824,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,204,118
Other 328,964
Road transport 24,302

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) 9,757,203 9,266,173 -491,030
Air transport 2,566,369 2,257,893 -308,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,630,211 2,573,907 +943,696
Other 194,390 134,574 -59,816
Road transport 17,244 7,058 -10,186

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 13,895,758
Dover 2,557,689
Felixstowe 2,081,443
London Heathrow Airport 1,912,632
London Gateway Port 1,378,080

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 7,033,579 6,862,179 -171,400
Dover 1,126,732 1,430,957 +304,225
Felixstowe 1,267,763 813,680 -454,083
London Heathrow Airport 980,807 931,825 -48,982
London Gateway Port 523,020 855,060 +332,040
Thamesport 536,870 527,936 -8,934
London Stansted Airport 591,910 425,587 -166,323
Birmingham Airport 487,521 526,073 +38,552
Eurotunnel 309,019 449,687 +140,668
East Midlands Airport 361,573 320,470 -41,103

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 113
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Manufacture of electrical equipment 59
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 43
2025-10 62
2025-09 54
2025-08 59

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 185
0-1m 86
54m+ 66
15m-54m 37
Other 25

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 1,289,470
United States 1,163,881
France 703,528
Poland 585,424
Germany 309,950

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 424,796 864,674 +439,878
United States 690,519 473,362 -217,157
France 509,384 194,144 -315,240
Poland 310,864 274,560 -36,304
Germany 188,132 121,818 -66,314
Netherlands 208,203 54,236 -153,967
Gibraltar 159,278 62,333 -96,945
United Arab Emirates 108,334 95,049 -13,285
Australia 63,256 108,835 +45,579
Italy 65,149 93,194 +28,045

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 123,385
Ireland 462
XI 15

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 57,735 65,650 +7,915
Ireland 161 301 +140
XI 15 0 -15

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) 3,212,355
Air transport 3,002,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 554,434
Other 127,612
Road transport 9,063

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) 1,625,325 1,587,030 -38,295
Air transport 1,809,729 1,192,976 -616,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,029 317,405 +80,376
Other 61,135 66,477 +5,342
Road transport 5,729 3,334 -2,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,159,460
London Heathrow Airport 1,039,057
Dover 1,023,004
ZLC 686,151
London Stansted Airport 645,778

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 721,808 437,652 -284,156
London Heathrow Airport 596,755 442,302 -154,453
Dover 621,449 401,555 -219,894
ZLC 462,809 223,342 -239,467
London Stansted Airport 372,224 273,554 -98,670
East Midlands Airport 359,317 239,889 -119,428
Holyhead 152,138 401,548 +249,410
Liverpool Docks 114,476 249,283 +134,807
London Gateway Port 75,065 116,718 +41,653
Southampton 6,406 141,421 +135,015

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