Import/export HS code 851310: Portable lamps

Battery-powered or self-powered lamps for personal or portable use

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 82,206,511
United States 5,856,297
France 5,806,839
Belgium 4,928,280
Czechia 4,837,754

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 45,984,687 36,221,824 -9,762,863
United States 3,494,825 2,361,472 -1,133,353
France 3,679,326 2,127,513 -1,551,813
Belgium 2,604,118 2,324,162 -279,956
Czechia 2,748,592 2,089,162 -659,430
Netherlands 1,698,034 2,179,692 +481,658
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,409,288 1,932,316 +523,028
Germany 1,615,413 1,381,901 -233,512
Spain 423,385 375,702 -47,683
Sweden 310,985 412,722 +101,737

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 101,851,647
Czechia 4,940,769
United States 4,492,587
France 1,768,186
Malaysia 1,707,300

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 56,015,885 45,835,762 -10,180,123
Czechia 2,818,658 2,122,111 -696,547
United States 2,474,431 2,018,156 -456,275
France 1,146,001 622,185 -523,816
Malaysia 1,101,716 605,584 -496,132
Hungary 1,023,219 300,367 -722,852
Germany 402,803 186,727 -216,076
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 248,133 287,456 +39,323
Austria 179,326 135,052 -44,274
Italy 181,233 117,545 -63,688

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 68
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 54
Greater Manchester 46
West Yorkshire 44

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 44 42 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39 42 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40 34 -6
Greater Manchester 33 35 +2
West Yorkshire 31 31 +0
West Midlands 33 29 -4
Outer London - West and North West 23 32 +9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 29 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 23 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 15 -15

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) 74,560,702
Air transport 21,503,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,872,370
Other 4,703,149
Road transport 128,997

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) 40,281,182 34,279,520 -6,001,662
Air transport 12,217,454 9,286,339 -2,931,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,341,052 8,531,318 -2,809,734
Other 3,411,556 1,291,593 -2,119,963
Road transport 37,179 91,818 +54,639
Rail transport 9,021 0 -9,021

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 37,886,718
Southampton 20,833,483
London Gateway Port 9,130,571
London 8,046,096
London Heathrow Airport 7,258,744

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 23,874,424 14,012,294 -9,862,130
Southampton 11,502,104 9,331,379 -2,170,725
London Gateway Port 2,045,151 7,085,420 +5,040,269
London 4,413,396 3,632,700 -780,696
London Heathrow Airport 4,213,181 3,045,563 -1,167,618
Thamesport 2,848,473 2,015,809 -832,664
000 3,411,556 1,291,593 -2,119,963
East Midlands Airport 2,346,302 1,887,741 -458,561
London Stansted Airport 2,182,018 1,975,917 -206,101
Eurotunnel 2,105,273 1,212,436 -892,837

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 332
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 232
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 53
Other manufacturing 51
Manufacture of electrical equipment 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 145
2025-11 184
2025-10 182
2025-09 176
2025-08 158

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 377
54m+ 223
15m-54m 127
0-1m 120
Other 66

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 5,739,086
Ireland 5,546,447
France 4,486,738
Netherlands 4,339,027
Germany 2,941,304

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 3,125,123 2,613,963 -511,160
Ireland 3,213,065 2,333,382 -879,683
France 2,579,562 1,907,176 -672,386
Netherlands 2,501,213 1,837,814 -663,399
Germany 1,521,092 1,420,212 -100,880
Italy 531,014 607,681 +76,667
Australia 509,582 612,326 +102,744
Poland 545,796 507,796 -38,000
Austria 487,411 519,147 +31,736
United Arab Emirates 659,802 327,128 -332,674

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 575,094
Czechia 32,172
XI 23,498
Norway 13,943
Spain 11,968

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 341,902 233,192 -108,710
Czechia 17,220 14,952 -2,268
XI 19,931 3,567 -16,364
Norway 0 13,943 +13,943
Spain 0 11,968 +11,968
Netherlands 5,783 3,117 -2,666
Austria 4,429 0 -4,429
Ireland 2,556 1,511 -1,045
Switzerland 2,297 1,269 -1,028
Taiwan 1,339 454 -885

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,448,261
Air transport 15,810,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,941,747
Other 732,452
Road transport 39,106

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,714,256 9,734,005 -980,251
Air transport 8,262,935 7,547,944 -714,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,372,998 2,568,749 -804,249
Other 435,026 297,426 -137,600
Road transport 28,682 10,424 -18,258

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,068,695
East Midlands Airport 5,212,092
London Heathrow Airport 4,746,439
Holyhead 3,570,312
ZLC 3,178,707

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,677,880 6,390,815 -287,065
East Midlands Airport 3,008,553 2,203,539 -805,014
London Heathrow Airport 2,635,385 2,111,054 -524,331
Holyhead 1,932,137 1,638,175 -293,962
ZLC 1,434,277 1,744,430 +310,153
Immingham Docks 1,105,787 504,531 -601,256
London Gateway Port 1,015,065 478,228 -536,837
Liverpool Docks 735,421 729,697 -5,724
Southampton 300,209 1,044,753 +744,544
Manchester Airport 737,250 490,873 -246,377

Quick facts

HS code: 851310

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

Description: Battery-powered or self-powered lamps for personal or portable use