Import/export HS code 851210: Bicycle lights and signals

Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles

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 6,413,953
Taiwan 3,125,215
Japan 2,439,238
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,929,479
Netherlands 1,002,411

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 3,567,624 2,846,329 -721,295
Taiwan 1,405,361 1,719,854 +314,493
Japan 1,377,082 1,062,156 -314,926
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 934,387 995,092 +60,705
Netherlands 630,852 371,559 -259,293
Germany 398,466 410,390 +11,924
France 314,890 272,132 -42,758
South Korea 36,042 236,221 +200,179
United States 103,199 62,262 -40,937
Turkey 0 146,148 +146,148

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 11,521,068
Taiwan 3,409,632
Germany 799,541
Japan 640,111
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 403,182

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 6,456,379 5,064,689 -1,391,690
Taiwan 1,603,130 1,806,502 +203,372
Germany 373,364 426,177 +52,813
Japan 297,811 342,300 +44,489
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,069 351,113 +299,044
Turkey 0 147,042 +147,042
United States 52,978 36,888 -16,090
Netherlands 62,129 18,632 -43,497
Czechia 23,826 17,679 -6,147
Poland 7,849 33,452 +25,603

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
West Yorkshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 - East 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Essex 7 2 -5
Greater Manchester 5 5 +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) 7,733,888
Air transport 5,309,874
Other 2,335,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,041,474

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) 3,084,220 4,649,668 +1,565,448
Air transport 2,715,813 2,594,061 -121,752
Other 2,183,658 151,577 -2,032,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,078,832 962,642 -116,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,288,058
000 2,335,235
499 2,143,377
London Heathrow Airport 1,590,360
East Midlands Airport 1,240,316

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 2,246,007 2,042,051 -203,956
000 2,183,658 151,577 -2,032,081
499 277,157 1,866,220 +1,589,063
London Heathrow Airport 785,638 804,722 +19,084
East Midlands Airport 566,065 674,251 +108,186
Southampton 548,295 331,890 -216,405
Birmingham Airport 511,875 242,942 -268,933
London Gateway Port 149,179 553,973 +404,794
Luton Airport 153,864 381,482 +227,618
London Stansted Airport 264,638 250,034 -14,604

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
60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of other transport equipment
14
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 21
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 29

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 82
54m+ 39
0-1m 34
15m-54m 18
Other 12

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 £
United States 608,851
Ireland 510,962
Australia 222,967
Netherlands 181,652
France 174,004

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 £
United States 207,146 401,705 +194,559
Ireland 172,509 338,453 +165,944
Australia 125,272 97,695 -27,577
Netherlands 82,436 99,216 +16,780
France 80,522 93,482 +12,960
Switzerland 83,637 20,002 -63,635
Belgium 74,959 3,289 -71,670
Italy 33,315 40,320 +7,005
Germany 8,200 58,527 +50,327
Qatar 55,643 4,845 -50,798

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 133,924
Taiwan 24,317
Japan 10,276
XI 6,487
Ireland 4,890

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 54,527 79,397 +24,870
Taiwan 8,014 16,303 +8,289
Japan 4,868 5,408 +540
XI 6,204 283 -5,921
Ireland 4,120 770 -3,350
Romania 1,808 602 -1,206
Czechia 500 1,426 +926
Germany 0 1,035 +1,035
France 0 267 +267
Finland 131 111 -20

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 1,300,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 656,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 506,751
Other 190,799

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 580,481 719,567 +139,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,713 319,387 -17,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,776 285,975 +65,199
Other 82,307 108,492 +26,185

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 553,160
East Midlands Airport 497,188
Dover 267,601
Liverpool Docks 243,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,145

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 £
London Stansted Airport 191,052 362,108 +171,056
East Midlands Airport 232,885 264,303 +31,418
Dover 89,425 178,176 +88,751
Liverpool Docks 10,457 233,417 +222,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,331 72,814 -50,517
000 82,307 108,492 +26,185
Felixstowe 117,938 27,082 -90,856
London Heathrow Airport 89,933 31,343 -58,590
ZLC 65,405 45,020 -20,385
Harwich 56,538 46,396 -10,142

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles