Import/export HS code 853661: Lamp holders

Devices that hold and connect lamps in electrical systems

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* 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 20,691,315
Viet Nam 1,487,412
Taiwan 1,173,753
United States 1,046,667
Italy 1,037,093

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 10,041,722 10,649,593 +607,871
Viet Nam 676,345 811,067 +134,722
Taiwan 493,705 680,048 +186,343
United States 563,945 482,722 -81,223
Italy 441,537 595,556 +154,019
France 461,044 302,248 -158,796
Germany 403,319 339,810 -63,509
Netherlands 377,387 64,385 -313,002
Japan 101,808 122,654 +20,846
India 97,846 108,871 +11,025

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 21,516,683
United States 1,393,233
Italy 1,189,140
Viet Nam 1,184,435
Taiwan 1,181,159

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 10,449,140 11,067,543 +618,403
United States 806,257 586,976 -219,281
Italy 524,118 665,022 +140,904
Viet Nam 635,634 548,801 -86,833
Taiwan 496,239 684,920 +188,681
France 323,533 197,224 -126,309
Germany 272,458 247,621 -24,837
Japan 117,603 136,916 +19,313
India 109,467 97,977 -11,490
Poland 119,727 57,739 -61,988

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Essex 17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Inner London - West 17

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
West Midlands 19 20 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 18 +1
Essex 11 10 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 8 -4
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +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) 20,027,405
Air transport 5,012,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,481,214
Other 1,432,674
Road transport 11,851

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) 8,724,119 11,303,286 +2,579,167
Air transport 2,776,991 2,235,352 -541,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,392,320 1,088,894 -303,426
Other 1,359,088 73,586 -1,285,502
Road transport 0 11,851 +11,851

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,897,169
London Gateway Port 4,886,498
Southampton 3,078,059
London Heathrow Airport 1,914,062
000 1,432,674

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 6,622,282 5,274,887 -1,347,395
London Gateway Port 927,741 3,958,757 +3,031,016
Southampton 1,662,423 1,415,636 -246,787
London Heathrow Airport 928,174 985,888 +57,714
000 1,359,088 73,586 -1,285,502
London Stansted Airport 742,673 550,618 -192,055
East Midlands Airport 508,000 258,796 -249,204
London 139,689 520,331 +380,642
Birmingham Airport 384,545 180,476 -204,069
Dover 260,365 247,171 -13,194

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 102
Manufacture of electrical equipment 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 54
2026-03 52
2026-02 52
2026-01 45
2025-12 50

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 138
54m+ 92
15m-54m 45
0-1m 30
Other 24

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 £
Singapore 3,374,219
United Arab Emirates 1,768,691
China 1,506,306
United States 1,424,928
India 1,247,057

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 £
Singapore 372,490 3,001,729 +2,629,239
United Arab Emirates 899,214 869,477 -29,737
China 54,227 1,452,079 +1,397,852
United States 810,502 614,426 -196,076
India 238,824 1,008,233 +769,409
Ireland 447,514 479,614 +32,100
Netherlands 679,026 90,831 -588,195
Mozambique 305,523 294,722 -10,801
Germany 228,332 271,306 +42,974
France 269,040 212,106 -56,934

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 £
XI 32,116
China 17,915
France 15,409
Germany 9,485
Ireland 7,453

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 £
XI 24,767 7,349 -17,418
China 11,805 6,110 -5,695
France 13,308 2,101 -11,207
Germany 737 8,748 +8,011
Ireland 5,970 1,483 -4,487
Italy 1,178 1,351 +173
Belgium 0 1,806 +1,806
Spain 328 58 -270
Austria 115 122 +7
India 175 0 -175

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 11,869,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,119,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,390,826
Other 117,592
Road transport 3,485

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 3,576,848 8,292,836 +4,715,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,814,952 1,304,702 -510,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,462,847 927,979 -534,868
Other 82,998 34,594 -48,404
Road transport 3,485 0 -3,485

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,735,600
London Heathrow Airport 3,523,076
London Gateway Port 1,825,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,231,433
London Stansted Airport 746,440

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 1,247,695 5,487,905 +4,240,210
London Heathrow Airport 1,342,625 2,180,451 +837,826
London Gateway Port 1,090,447 734,853 -355,594
Dover / Eurotunnel 940,158 291,275 -648,883
London Stansted Airport 398,034 348,406 -49,628
ZLC 410,661 170,853 -239,808
London 376,553 139,279 -237,274
Dover 210,990 233,799 +22,809
Holyhead 136,111 239,732 +103,621
Felixstowe 239,410 47,658 -191,752

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853661

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

Description: Devices that hold and connect lamps in electrical systems