Import/export HS code 853910: Sealed beam lamp units

These are special lamps with a sealed beam, often used in vehicles or for specific lighting needs

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 10,643,737
United States 3,177,343
Canada 1,680,260
Italy 1,122,060
Netherlands 1,008,825

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 5,489,051 5,154,686 -334,365
United States 2,025,784 1,151,559 -874,225
Canada 441,825 1,238,435 +796,610
Italy 845,898 276,162 -569,736
Netherlands 407,477 601,348 +193,871
Ireland 465,501 500,682 +35,181
South Korea 678,300 276,171 -402,129
France 443,988 501,800 +57,812
Spain 409,881 433,791 +23,910
Germany 604,807 220,687 -384,120

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 11,304,764
United States 5,858,756
France 1,965,687
Italy 1,436,535
Germany 1,276,916

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 5,915,555 5,389,209 -526,346
United States 3,424,626 2,434,130 -990,496
France 823,310 1,142,377 +319,067
Italy 1,038,921 397,614 -641,307
Germany 616,810 660,106 +43,296
Spain 267,306 261,728 -5,578
Czechia 171,500 196,676 +25,176
Netherlands 114,877 233,937 +119,060
Japan 88,679 89,884 +1,205
Turkey 67,191 93,661 +26,470

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Inner London - West 14
Essex 13

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 20 14 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Essex 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Air transport 17,292,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,327,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,371,877
Other 1,005,496
Road transport 16,006

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 £
Air transport 8,859,211 8,433,289 -425,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,793,886 1,533,116 -1,260,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,227,732 1,144,145 -83,587
Other 499,734 505,762 +6,028
Road transport 2,323 13,683 +11,360

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,405,552
East Midlands Airport 4,902,248
Felixstowe 3,319,553
London Stansted Airport 2,842,008
Luton Airport 1,989,113

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,496,571 2,908,981 -587,590
East Midlands Airport 3,139,189 1,763,059 -1,376,130
Felixstowe 2,193,448 1,126,105 -1,067,343
London Stansted Airport 1,027,471 1,814,537 +787,066
Luton Airport 708,704 1,280,409 +571,705
Dover 552,978 595,448 +42,470
000 499,734 505,762 +6,028
Birmingham Airport 250,326 288,791 +38,465
499 115,319 341,792 +226,473
London Gateway Port 278,866 168,830 -110,036

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
52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Air transport
23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 28
2026-03 28
2026-02 27
2026-01 26

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 87
54m+ 75
15m-54m 26
Other 23
0-1m 20

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 3,151,386
Ireland 2,353,557
Netherlands 1,459,593
Canada 933,977
Poland 606,997

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 1,892,416 1,258,970 -633,446
Ireland 1,072,273 1,281,284 +209,011
Netherlands 458,283 1,001,310 +543,027
Canada 445,188 488,789 +43,601
Poland 252,556 354,441 +101,885
South Korea 311,916 291,495 -20,421
India 353,396 184,576 -168,820
Germany 248,524 284,832 +36,308
Italy 248,908 230,030 -18,878
France 247,553 227,229 -20,324

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 752,047
Ireland 35,256
Italy 784
China 569
France 428

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 363,840 388,207 +24,367
Ireland 0 35,256 +35,256
Italy 196 588 +392
China 527 42 -485
France 0 428 +428
Germany 1 181 +180

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 12,486,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,375,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 951,823
Other 807,025
Road transport 2,040

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 5,865,896 6,620,310 +754,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,178,970 1,197,011 +18,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 735,328 216,495 -518,833
Other 374,504 432,521 +58,017
Road transport 2,040 0 -2,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,140,467
East Midlands Airport 2,680,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,514,372
London Stansted Airport 1,239,457
ZLC 919,441

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 Heathrow Airport 3,090,335 4,050,132 +959,797
East Midlands Airport 1,373,720 1,307,141 -66,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 699,070 815,302 +116,232
London Stansted Airport 497,831 741,626 +243,795
ZLC 641,158 278,283 -362,875
000 374,504 432,521 +58,017
Southampton 581,756 45,560 -536,196
Holyhead 180,481 121,513 -58,968
Dover 199,135 93,613 -105,522
London Gatwick Airport 90,229 132,962 +42,733

Quick facts

HS code: 853910

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

Description: These are special lamps with a sealed beam, often used in vehicles or for specific lighting needs