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 10,886,860
United States 3,468,394
Canada 1,767,399
Italy 1,259,055
South Korea 1,059,835

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 5,426,174 5,460,686 +34,512
United States 2,133,829 1,334,565 -799,264
Canada 504,186 1,263,213 +759,027
Italy 950,298 308,757 -641,541
South Korea 672,304 387,531 -284,773
Netherlands 418,850 610,594 +191,744
France 497,060 524,514 +27,454
Ireland 452,492 527,328 +74,836
Spain 430,482 449,900 +19,418
Germany 587,066 282,166 -304,900

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 11,558,340
United States 6,272,292
France 2,099,496
Italy 1,632,391
Germany 1,342,827

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 5,851,497 5,706,843 -144,654
United States 3,448,125 2,824,167 -623,958
France 922,619 1,176,877 +254,258
Italy 1,200,881 431,510 -769,371
Germany 651,703 691,124 +39,421
Spain 263,307 271,474 +8,167
Czechia 178,329 202,441 +24,112
Netherlands 115,755 233,937 +118,182
Japan 88,121 96,213 +8,092
Turkey 76,985 100,024 +23,039

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 17
Inner London - West 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 19 14 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 11 +2
Essex 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
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 18,168,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,503,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,449,660
Other 1,021,874
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 9,133,427 9,035,512 -97,915
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,764,213 1,739,075 -1,025,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,255,737 1,193,923 -61,814
Other 466,537 555,337 +88,800
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 6,742,199
East Midlands Airport 5,278,963
Felixstowe 3,416,346
London Stansted Airport 2,994,730
Luton Airport 1,992,233

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 3,550,960 3,191,239 -359,721
East Midlands Airport 3,299,967 1,978,996 -1,320,971
Felixstowe 2,160,104 1,256,242 -903,862
London Stansted Airport 1,103,174 1,891,556 +788,382
Luton Airport 698,087 1,294,146 +596,059
Dover 542,687 630,174 +87,487
000 466,537 555,337 +88,800
Birmingham Airport 248,563 292,087 +43,524
London Gateway Port 305,328 211,099 -94,229
499 108,047 351,614 +243,567

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Air transport 24
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 20
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 86
54m+ 75
15m-54m 28
Other 23
0-1m 22

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 3,353,719
Ireland 2,395,118
Netherlands 1,467,439
Canada 943,551
South Korea 630,597

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 2,048,059 1,305,660 -742,399
Ireland 1,009,150 1,385,968 +376,818
Netherlands 394,996 1,072,443 +677,447
Canada 425,064 518,487 +93,423
South Korea 300,330 330,267 +29,937
Poland 255,836 355,410 +99,574
Germany 266,032 288,490 +22,458
India 323,549 217,632 -105,917
Italy 248,524 251,335 +2,811
France 238,620 243,788 +5,168

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 879
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 363,839 388,208 +24,369
Ireland 0 35,256 +35,256
Italy 291 588 +297
China 527 42 -485
France 0 428 +428
Germany 0 182 +182

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 13,238,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,426,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 960,467
Other 807,599
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 6,102,551 7,135,762 +1,033,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,156,262 1,270,479 +114,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 743,972 216,495 -527,477
Other 374,717 432,882 +58,165
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 7,649,547
East Midlands Airport 2,813,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,548,626
London Stansted Airport 1,284,396
ZLC 981,610

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 3,423,609 4,225,938 +802,329
East Midlands Airport 1,272,665 1,540,651 +267,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 667,856 880,770 +212,914
London Stansted Airport 469,623 814,773 +345,150
ZLC 678,912 302,698 -376,214
000 374,717 432,882 +58,165
Southampton 581,756 45,560 -536,196
Dover 213,765 93,613 -120,152
Holyhead 180,481 121,513 -58,968
London Gatwick Airport 81,655 141,536 +59,881

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