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 5,714,678
Taiwan 2,859,121
Japan 2,330,274
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,719,260
Netherlands 894,433

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 3,443,839 2,270,839 -1,173,000
Taiwan 1,264,818 1,594,303 +329,485
Japan 1,311,590 1,018,684 -292,906
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 835,666 883,594 +47,928
Netherlands 523,498 370,935 -152,563
Germany 409,759 317,023 -92,736
France 301,769 210,905 -90,864
South Korea 34,757 203,390 +168,633
United States 88,271 73,413 -14,858
Poland 50,189 37,076 -13,113

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 10,311,108
Taiwan 3,136,867
Germany 729,795
Japan 579,125
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 401,330

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 6,105,376 4,205,732 -1,899,644
Taiwan 1,454,590 1,682,277 +227,687
Germany 389,801 339,994 -49,807
Japan 265,959 313,166 +47,207
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,413 388,917 +376,504
United States 45,579 40,510 -5,069
Netherlands 62,981 17,188 -45,793
Poland 44,370 33,452 -10,918
Czechia 28,872 19,051 -9,821
France 13,795 17,710 +3,915

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - East 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 2 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 6 +4

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) 6,658,652
Air transport 4,592,291
Other 2,564,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,862,316

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) 2,872,526 3,786,126 +913,600
Air transport 2,412,700 2,179,591 -233,109
Other 2,187,840 376,762 -1,811,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,059,322 802,994 -256,328

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,690,203
000 2,564,602
499 1,773,224
London Heathrow Airport 1,442,897
East Midlands Airport 1,125,455

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 2,074,348 1,615,855 -458,493
000 2,187,840 376,762 -1,811,078
499 284,715 1,488,509 +1,203,794
London Heathrow Airport 801,169 641,728 -159,441
East Midlands Airport 487,876 637,579 +149,703
Southampton 506,562 361,193 -145,369
Birmingham Airport 394,084 336,396 -57,688
London Gateway Port 175,730 448,290 +272,560
London Stansted Airport 226,182 213,730 -12,452
Liverpool Docks 162,273 243,667 +81,394

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of other transport equipment 13
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 28
2025-10 36
2025-09 24
2025-08 28

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 80
54m+ 37
0-1m 31
15m-54m 17
Other 10

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 531,294
Ireland 470,510
Netherlands 202,536
Australia 201,951
France 151,245

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 186,406 344,888 +158,482
Ireland 186,384 284,126 +97,742
Netherlands 97,359 105,177 +7,818
Australia 124,210 77,741 -46,469
France 96,009 55,236 -40,773
Switzerland 74,424 23,541 -50,883
Belgium 81,475 5,039 -76,436
China 60,614 12,685 -47,929
Italy 44,489 22,750 -21,739
Qatar 57,320 4,845 -52,475

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 98,320
Taiwan 17,986
Japan 8,693
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 55,295 43,025 -12,270
Taiwan 8,385 9,601 +1,216
Japan 4,169 4,524 +355
XI 6,204 283 -5,921
Ireland 4,120 770 -3,350
Romania 1,682 411 -1,271
Germany 0 514 +514
Czechia 500 0 -500
Finland 146 109 -37

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 1,186,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 574,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 567,883
Other 144,355
Road transport 2,959

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 617,225 568,961 -48,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,933 286,261 -1,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 329,252 238,631 -90,621
Other 82,882 61,473 -21,409
Road transport 2,959 0 -2,959

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 535,816
London Stansted Airport 410,761
Liverpool Docks 229,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 187,856
Dover 186,685

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 275,236 260,580 -14,656
London Stansted Airport 181,881 228,880 +46,999
Liverpool Docks 13,081 216,870 +203,789
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,362 89,494 -8,868
Dover 96,638 90,047 -6,591
000 82,882 61,473 -21,409
Felixstowe 117,938 20,349 -97,589
London Heathrow Airport 99,211 26,000 -73,211
Harwich 53,533 49,401 -4,132
ZLC 61,247 38,430 -22,817

Quick facts

HS code: 851210

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

Description: Lights and visual signals specifically designed for bicycles