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 7,264,546
Germany 3,839,714
France 1,561,613
Italy 1,241,647
United States 857,180

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 3,901,477 3,363,069 -538,408
Germany 1,865,777 1,973,937 +108,160
France 825,141 736,472 -88,669
Italy 573,995 667,652 +93,657
United States 227,739 629,441 +401,702
Netherlands 258,502 287,614 +29,112
Spain 249,999 169,924 -80,075
Belgium 143,677 204,154 +60,477
Ireland 56,363 59,975 +3,612
Switzerland 96,987 5,901 -91,086

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 8,232,516
Germany 3,019,779
United States 1,572,943
Spain 688,063
Italy 496,977

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 4,449,994 3,782,522 -667,472
Germany 1,548,125 1,471,654 -76,471
United States 552,625 1,020,318 +467,693
Spain 360,249 327,814 -32,435
Italy 330,295 166,682 -163,613
Bulgaria 134,072 352,636 +218,564
Brazil 167,079 133,479 -33,600
Viet Nam 127,483 167,732 +40,249
France 29,705 226,186 +196,481
Taiwan 51,771 190,617 +138,846

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 16
Greater Manchester 14
West Midlands 13
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
Outer London - West and North West 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 8 12 +4
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
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) 6,221,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,991,436
Air transport 3,952,275
Other 589,570
Road transport 89,885

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) 3,227,492 2,994,195 -233,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,881,699 3,109,737 +228,038
Air transport 1,760,373 2,191,902 +431,529
Other 503,139 86,431 -416,708
Road transport 86,168 3,717 -82,451
Rail transport 4,111 6,159 +2,048

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,294,241
Immingham Docks 2,119,867
London Heathrow Airport 1,630,861
Dover 1,451,599
Southampton 971,923

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 2,310,784 1,983,457 -327,327
Immingham Docks 977,537 1,142,330 +164,793
London Heathrow Airport 489,264 1,141,597 +652,333
Dover 635,408 816,191 +180,783
Southampton 605,459 366,464 -238,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 324,989 400,005 +75,016
East Midlands Airport 449,586 247,736 -201,850
Eurotunnel 260,863 358,816 +97,953
000 503,139 86,431 -416,708
Thamesport 253,272 310,170 +56,898

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 91
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
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 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 25
2025-07 33

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 76
54m+ 54
15m-54m 25
0-1m 20
Other 16

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 395,097
France 358,737
Netherlands 358,413
Ireland 272,625

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 329,992 65,105 -264,887
France 242,137 116,600 -125,537
Netherlands 26,277 332,136 +305,859
Ireland 164,573 108,052 -56,521
United States 56,774 82,414 +25,640
Denmark 60,119 72,030 +11,911
United Arab Emirates 47,345 69,728 +22,383
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 £
XU 2,195
China 2,141
Ireland 979
Taiwan 468
Germany 453

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 £
XU 898 1,297 +399
China 1,146 995 -151
Ireland 14 965 +951
Taiwan 237 231 -6
Germany 0 453 +453
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 1,486,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,117,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 657,609
Other 6,445

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 617,404 869,004 +251,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,031 349,167 -418,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 337,145 320,464 -16,681
Other 2,482 3,963 +1,481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 775,944
London Gateway Port 601,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 596,569
London Heathrow Airport 506,422
Eurotunnel 155,073

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 390,831 385,113 -5,718
London Gateway Port 306,999 294,114 -12,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 462,648 133,921 -328,727
London Heathrow Airport 89,673 416,749 +327,076
Eurotunnel 116,937 38,136 -78,801
Liverpool Docks 80,572 17,880 -62,692
Holyhead 55,297 38,833 -16,464
ZLC 64,553 23,036 -41,517
London Stansted Airport 58,815 14,509 -44,306
Dover 20,167 36,312 +16,145

Quick facts

HS code: 961380

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

Description: All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere