Import/export HS code 940592: Lighting parts made of plastic

Parts for lighting fixtures, such as covers or bases, made of plastic

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 17,598,127
Germany 6,534,317
Czechia 3,072,894
United States 2,771,006
Italy 2,153,208

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 9,208,929 8,389,198 -819,731
Germany 4,141,106 2,393,211 -1,747,895
Czechia 1,428,623 1,644,271 +215,648
United States 1,590,012 1,180,994 -409,018
Italy 1,088,988 1,064,220 -24,768
Austria 1,049,246 864,346 -184,900
Netherlands 1,019,957 565,040 -454,917
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,051,540 380,487 -671,053
France 433,620 574,418 +140,798
Slovakia 533,703 420,066 -113,637

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 20,159,452
Germany 6,336,994
Czechia 3,029,994
United States 2,504,045
Italy 1,948,820

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 10,838,216 9,321,236 -1,516,980
Germany 4,013,444 2,323,550 -1,689,894
Czechia 1,390,755 1,639,239 +248,484
United States 1,483,606 1,020,439 -463,167
Italy 1,014,065 934,755 -79,310
Austria 832,099 626,966 -205,133
Netherlands 803,129 509,437 -293,692
Slovakia 586,269 485,627 -100,642
France 245,008 570,562 +325,554
Japan 409,167 302,970 -106,197

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 55
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32

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 43 31 -12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 31 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 24 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 25 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 24 +1
Greater Manchester 24 17 -7
Outer London - West and North West 16 15 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 13 -6
West Midlands 15 12 -3
Essex 15 14 -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) 16,549,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,569,499
Air transport 10,810,893
Other 1,088,063
Road transport 15,950

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) 8,847,135 7,702,752 -1,144,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,042,749 6,526,750 -1,515,999
Air transport 6,132,194 4,678,699 -1,453,495
Other 542,087 545,976 +3,889
Road transport 4,483 11,467 +6,984

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,179,109
Felixstowe 7,010,690
Southampton 6,635,419
London Heathrow Airport 4,800,124
Eurotunnel 4,009,474

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 £
Dover 4,596,997 3,582,112 -1,014,885
Felixstowe 3,853,950 3,156,740 -697,210
Southampton 3,848,928 2,786,491 -1,062,437
London Heathrow Airport 2,770,432 2,029,692 -740,740
Eurotunnel 1,933,515 2,075,959 +142,444
East Midlands Airport 1,215,333 1,237,289 +21,956
London Stansted Airport 1,150,549 731,935 -418,614
London Gateway Port 376,564 1,178,165 +801,601
Thamesport 707,065 443,920 -263,145
Birmingham Airport 622,712 475,167 -147,545

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 152
Manufacture of electrical equipment 114
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 75
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 76
2025-11 92
2025-10 101
2025-09 89
2025-08 107

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 250
54m+ 131
0-1m 84
15m-54m 58
Other 45

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 £
Germany 2,688,453
Saudi Arabia 1,304,125
Ireland 1,180,785
Belgium 1,085,558
Cyprus 821,968

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 £
Germany 1,202,060 1,486,393 +284,333
Saudi Arabia 361,923 942,202 +580,279
Ireland 741,347 439,438 -301,909
Belgium 623,188 462,370 -160,818
Cyprus 821,968 0 -821,968
United Arab Emirates 649,307 167,736 -481,571
United States 351,945 203,219 -148,726
Poland 252,639 166,421 -86,218
Netherlands 231,854 186,683 -45,171
Romania 130,252 246,962 +116,710

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 182,201
Germany 12,262
Ireland 1,247
France 747
Italy 334

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 85,130 97,071 +11,941
Germany 0 12,262 +12,262
Ireland 142 1,105 +963
France 0 747 +747
Italy 108 226 +118
XI 69 141 +72

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,969,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,111,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,935,993
Other 219,492
Road transport 24,556

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 £
Air transport 2,904,932 4,064,227 +1,159,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,414,199 1,697,725 -716,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,595,157 340,836 -1,254,321
Other 104,970 114,522 +9,552
Road transport 24,556 0 -24,556

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,639,898
London Heathrow Airport 2,345,985
East Midlands Airport 2,152,664
ZLC 1,382,073
London Gateway Port 1,357,012

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 1,609,929 1,029,969 -579,960
London Heathrow Airport 942,122 1,403,863 +461,741
East Midlands Airport 780,304 1,372,360 +592,056
ZLC 584,645 797,428 +212,783
London Gateway Port 1,115,365 241,647 -873,718
London Stansted Airport 428,770 323,096 -105,674
Holyhead 421,552 138,592 -282,960
Dover 167,999 286,516 +118,517
Manchester Airport 174,518 101,192 -73,326
Felixstowe 196,879 31,809 -165,070

Quick facts

HS code: 940592

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

Description: Parts for lighting fixtures, such as covers or bases, made of plastic