Import/export HS code 961380: Various lighters

All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere

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 7,212,174
Germany 3,905,719
France 1,526,013
Italy 1,226,075
United States 877,664

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 3,789,890 3,422,284 -367,606
Germany 1,983,752 1,921,967 -61,785
France 794,740 731,273 -63,467
Italy 539,099 686,976 +147,877
United States 264,447 613,217 +348,770
Netherlands 231,339 304,450 +73,111
Spain 216,673 155,817 -60,856
Belgium 157,177 209,589 +52,412
Ireland 58,740 56,946 -1,794
Switzerland 101,966 922 -101,044

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 8,139,469
Germany 3,089,242
United States 1,589,471
Spain 656,287
Bulgaria 505,910

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 4,307,838 3,831,631 -476,207
Germany 1,573,558 1,515,684 -57,874
United States 669,256 920,215 +250,959
Spain 339,419 316,868 -22,551
Bulgaria 158,454 347,456 +189,002
Italy 275,166 212,632 -62,534
Viet Nam 140,983 173,167 +32,184
Brazil 163,544 118,078 -45,466
France 29,936 230,410 +200,474
Taiwan 56,433 186,937 +130,504

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Outer London - West and North West 14
West Midlands 14
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
Outer London - West and North West 11 10 -1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 4 4 +0

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) 6,160,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,958,989
Air transport 4,055,154
Other 559,356
Road transport 65,575

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) 3,067,741 3,092,575 +24,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,952,504 3,006,485 +53,981
Air transport 1,867,076 2,188,078 +321,002
Other 475,144 84,212 -390,932
Road transport 65,575 0 -65,575
Rail transport 5,085 5,185 +100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,331,884
Immingham Docks 2,157,660
London Heathrow Airport 1,638,383
Dover 1,443,003
Southampton 866,491

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 2,278,053 2,053,831 -224,222
Immingham Docks 1,057,032 1,100,628 +43,596
London Heathrow Airport 579,763 1,058,620 +478,857
Dover 708,408 734,595 +26,187
Southampton 465,699 400,792 -64,907
East Midlands Airport 446,874 261,870 -185,004
Dover / Eurotunnel 299,682 380,087 +80,405
Eurotunnel 248,297 384,536 +136,239
000 475,144 84,212 -390,932
Thamesport 230,000 306,428 +76,428

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 40
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 25

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 74
54m+ 56
15m-54m 25
0-1m 19
Other 17

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 £
Singapore 605,591
Germany 391,639
France 377,831
Netherlands 359,651
Ireland 282,454

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 £
Singapore 271,692 333,899 +62,207
Germany 326,538 65,101 -261,437
France 256,598 121,233 -135,365
Netherlands 26,277 333,374 +307,097
Ireland 173,926 108,528 -65,398
United States 53,352 102,513 +49,161
Denmark 79,711 61,062 -18,649
United Arab Emirates 40,573 66,038 +25,465
Switzerland 47,456 41,882 -5,574
Israel 61,875 23,640 -38,235

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 2,095
Ireland 979
Germany 453
Taiwan 445
XI 166

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 1,185 910 -275
Ireland 14 965 +951
Germany 0 453 +453
Taiwan 219 226 +7
XI 144 22 -122
Nicaragua 43 0 -43

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 1,489,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,141,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 656,916
Other 5,684

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 608,815 881,108 +272,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 808,241 333,313 -474,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 335,214 321,702 -13,512
Other 1,777 3,907 +2,130

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 789,667
London Gateway Port 599,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 586,319
London Heathrow Airport 498,864
Eurotunnel 173,369

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 £
East Midlands Airport 379,756 409,911 +30,155
London Gateway Port 305,068 294,114 -10,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 466,295 120,024 -346,271
London Heathrow Airport 89,895 408,969 +319,074
Eurotunnel 120,568 52,801 -67,767
Holyhead 55,297 56,289 +992
Liverpool Docks 75,086 13,440 -61,646
ZLC 67,528 20,061 -47,467
London Stansted Airport 56,165 14,509 -41,656
Dover 20,167 45,092 +24,925

Quick facts

HS code: 961380

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

Description: All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere