Import/export HS code 961390: Lighter parts

Parts for cigarette lighters, excluding flints and wicks

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 £
Italy 959,058
Luxembourg 230,374
Netherlands 167,421
China 148,931
United States 141,472

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 £
Italy 605,131 353,927 -251,204
Luxembourg 117,615 112,759 -4,856
Netherlands 154,841 12,580 -142,261
China 83,244 65,687 -17,557
United States 80,846 60,626 -20,220
Germany 43,254 96,837 +53,583
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
France 51,941 31,608 -20,333
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 64,577 +64,577
Bulgaria 8,633 48,339 +39,706

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 £
Italy 455,052
Tunisia 422,721
United States 328,302
China 309,148
Netherlands 193,369

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 £
Italy 279,706 175,346 -104,360
Tunisia 272,321 150,400 -121,921
United States 173,879 154,423 -19,456
China 105,181 203,967 +98,786
Netherlands 180,789 12,580 -168,209
Bulgaria 83,889 91,750 +7,861
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
Luxembourg 32,757 21,385 -11,372
Germany 24,214 19,778 -4,436
Taiwan 25,140 0 -25,140

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
West Midlands 5
North Eastern Scotland 4

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 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
North Eastern Scotland 2 4 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,171,921
Air transport 650,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,589
Rail transport 76,579
Road transport 61,146

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 663,360 508,561 -154,799
Air transport 407,038 243,715 -163,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,515 176,074 +68,559
Rail transport 18,213 58,366 +40,153
Road transport 61,146 0 -61,146
Other 58 0 -58

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 392,901
London 340,039
Felixstowe 293,890
East Midlands Airport 189,739
London Stansted Airport 163,319

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 228,465 164,436 -64,029
London 209,828 130,211 -79,617
Felixstowe 137,410 156,480 +19,070
East Midlands Airport 103,455 86,284 -17,171
London Stansted Airport 104,280 59,039 -45,241
Eurotunnel 71,772 91,202 +19,430
London Heathrow Airport 92,592 48,969 -43,623
Birmingham Airport 83,522 18,958 -64,564
NGO 18,213 58,366 +40,153
499 59,629 7,600 -52,029

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 27
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 15
2025-09 10
2025-08 8
2025-07 8

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
54m+ 29
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 9
0-1m 8
Other 6

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 £
Luxembourg 86,617
France 73,153
Germany 50,315
United States 38,591
South Africa 16,255

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 £
Luxembourg 19,512 67,105 +47,593
France 26,826 46,327 +19,501
Germany 25,526 24,789 -737
United States 14,698 23,893 +9,195
South Africa 0 16,255 +16,255
Netherlands 10,270 4,777 -5,493
Switzerland 13,152 0 -13,152
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,472 7,416 +2,944
Italy 9,063 0 -9,063
Qatar 5,039 3,505 -1,534

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 120

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 120 0 -120

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 247,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,416
Other 120

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 77,692 169,779 +92,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,899 46,110 -21,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,646 20,770 +17,124
Other 120 0 -120

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 120,747
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,412
London Heathrow Airport 53,132
Eurotunnel 47,947
London Stansted Airport 44,284

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 39,006 81,741 +42,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,227 15,185 -30,042
London Heathrow Airport 8,656 44,476 +35,820
Eurotunnel 18,456 29,491 +11,035
London Stansted Airport 18,247 26,037 +7,790
ZLC 8,646 17,525 +8,879
Felixstowe 0 18,238 +18,238
Southampton 3,646 897 -2,749
Dover 4,216 0 -4,216
Manchester Airport 3,137 0 -3,137

Quick facts

HS code: 961390

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

Description: Parts for cigarette lighters, excluding flints and wicks