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 6,275,431
Taiwan 3,123,073
Japan 2,402,917
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,920,074
Netherlands 957,706

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 3,599,398 2,676,033 -923,365
Taiwan 1,429,696 1,693,377 +263,681
Japan 1,363,554 1,039,363 -324,191
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 935,352 984,722 +49,370
Netherlands 610,376 347,330 -263,046
Germany 394,270 384,017 -10,253
France 315,518 259,725 -55,793
South Korea 49,193 220,138 +170,945
United States 99,644 61,047 -38,597
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 11,300,707
Taiwan 3,383,125
Germany 773,853
Japan 638,931
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 6,468,174 4,832,533 -1,635,641
Taiwan 1,608,792 1,774,333 +165,541
Germany 380,304 393,549 +13,245
Japan 303,302 335,629 +32,327
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,069 351,113 +299,044
Turkey 0 147,042 +147,042
United States 49,423 35,673 -13,750
Netherlands 63,637 15,326 -48,311
Poland 7,849 33,452 +25,603
Czechia 22,766 16,665 -6,101

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2
Essex 7 2 -5
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1

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) 7,650,730
Air transport 5,237,220
Other 2,244,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,999,130

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) 3,121,813 4,528,917 +1,407,104
Air transport 2,730,325 2,506,895 -223,430
Other 2,136,204 108,366 -2,027,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,098,390 900,740 -197,650

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,264,801
000 2,244,570
499 2,141,577
London Heathrow Airport 1,575,667
East Midlands Airport 1,226,085

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 2,329,786 1,935,015 -394,771
000 2,136,204 108,366 -2,027,838
499 277,745 1,863,832 +1,586,087
London Heathrow Airport 794,037 781,630 -12,407
East Midlands Airport 589,509 636,576 +47,067
Southampton 575,964 302,515 -273,449
Birmingham Airport 515,264 231,657 -283,607
London Gateway Port 129,419 541,354 +411,935
London Stansted Airport 272,211 239,139 -33,072
Luton Airport 127,867 381,482 +253,615

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
59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
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 81
54m+ 39
0-1m 34
15m-54m 17
Other 11

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 575,949
Ireland 497,398
Australia 212,923
Netherlands 181,652
France 169,583

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 183,551 392,398 +208,847
Ireland 165,940 331,458 +165,518
Australia 117,760 95,163 -22,597
Netherlands 88,658 92,994 +4,336
France 78,196 91,387 +13,191
Belgium 73,187 3,289 -69,898
Switzerland 49,099 20,002 -29,097
Germany 24,550 42,177 +17,627
Italy 35,204 29,519 -5,685
Qatar 58,228 2,260 -55,968

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 127,547
Taiwan 23,834
Japan 10,122
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 51,976 75,571 +23,595
Taiwan 8,182 15,652 +7,470
Japan 5,299 4,823 -476
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 113 98 -15

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 1,204,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 642,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 506,751
Other 183,672

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 529,818 674,883 +145,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 342,840 299,548 -43,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,998 279,753 +52,755
Other 80,338 103,334 +22,996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 534,972
East Midlands Airport 478,373
Dover 263,180
Liverpool Docks 243,874
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,063

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 203,939 331,033 +127,094
East Midlands Airport 220,906 257,467 +36,561
Dover 87,099 176,081 +88,982
Liverpool Docks 10,457 233,417 +222,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,101 55,962 -83,139
000 80,338 103,334 +22,996
Felixstowe 124,160 20,860 -103,300
Harwich 56,538 46,396 -10,142
London Heathrow Airport 66,127 31,343 -34,784
ZLC 33,452 42,435 +8,983

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles