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 6,349,542
Taiwan 3,081,217
Japan 2,450,383
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,945,893
Netherlands 1,001,773

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 3,514,844 2,834,698 -680,146
Taiwan 1,322,183 1,759,034 +436,851
Japan 1,345,785 1,104,598 -241,187
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 964,981 980,912 +15,931
Netherlands 557,897 443,876 -114,021
Germany 386,232 403,619 +17,387
France 312,204 256,022 -56,182
South Korea 36,042 236,221 +200,179
United States 98,885 61,786 -37,099
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 11,477,556
Taiwan 3,372,754
Germany 794,196
Japan 622,447
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 403,339

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 6,337,438 5,140,118 -1,197,320
Taiwan 1,500,373 1,872,381 +372,008
Germany 372,223 421,973 +49,750
Japan 289,621 332,826 +43,205
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,943 351,396 +299,453
Turkey 0 147,042 +147,042
United States 51,263 33,813 -17,450
Netherlands 64,215 19,106 -45,109
Czechia 28,425 17,654 -10,771
Poland 12,532 33,452 +20,920

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Essex 7 2 -5
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2

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) 7,621,956
Air transport 5,265,162
Other 2,406,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,021,336

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) 3,008,339 4,613,617 +1,605,278
Air transport 2,642,125 2,623,037 -19,088
Other 2,169,332 236,984 -1,932,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,028,219 993,117 -35,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,230,716
000 2,406,316
499 2,108,937
London Heathrow Airport 1,575,090
East Midlands Airport 1,235,714

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 2,187,191 2,043,525 -143,666
000 2,169,332 236,984 -1,932,348
499 281,950 1,826,987 +1,545,037
London Heathrow Airport 748,544 826,546 +78,002
East Midlands Airport 554,825 680,889 +126,064
Southampton 558,713 331,747 -226,966
Birmingham Airport 541,717 240,290 -301,427
London Gateway Port 156,317 532,515 +376,198
London Stansted Airport 260,690 251,786 -8,904
Luton Airport 154,755 324,641 +169,886

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 54
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
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
2026-04 21
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 29
2025-12 22

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 84
54m+ 40
0-1m 33
15m-54m 17
Other 14

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 578,824
Ireland 517,897
Australia 236,780
Netherlands 175,198
France 170,443

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 208,859 369,965 +161,106
Ireland 180,686 337,211 +156,525
Australia 142,353 94,427 -47,926
Netherlands 80,130 95,068 +14,938
France 96,079 74,364 -21,715
Switzerland 74,811 28,828 -45,983
Belgium 77,409 3,289 -74,120
China 60,614 12,685 -47,929
Italy 37,248 35,114 -2,134
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 127,385
Taiwan 24,045
Japan 9,724
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 50,129 77,256 +27,127
Taiwan 7,991 16,054 +8,063
Japan 4,133 5,591 +1,458
XI 6,204 283 -5,921
Ireland 4,120 770 -3,350
Romania 1,808 602 -1,206
Czechia 500 1,426 +926
Germany 0 797 +797
France 0 267 +267
Finland 126 125 -1

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 1,268,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 634,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,847
Other 183,317

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 621,789 646,462 +24,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 352,714 281,385 -71,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 250,711 285,136 +34,425
Other 77,145 106,172 +29,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 531,196
East Midlands Airport 512,048
Liverpool Docks 242,506
Dover 237,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 189,952

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 206,125 325,071 +118,946
East Midlands Airport 261,134 250,914 -10,220
Liverpool Docks 10,457 232,049 +221,592
Dover 96,401 140,860 +44,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 121,025 68,927 -52,098
000 77,145 106,172 +29,027
Felixstowe 117,938 22,716 -95,222
London Heathrow Airport 89,693 27,069 -62,624
Harwich 56,538 46,396 -10,142
Southampton 75,171 20,671 -54,500

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles