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

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  • 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 8,706,926
United States 3,701,565
Italy 1,554,907
Canada 1,411,076
Netherlands 1,052,316

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 4,679,459 4,027,467 -651,992
United States 2,438,622 1,262,943 -1,175,679
Italy 1,293,636 261,271 -1,032,365
Canada 640,572 770,504 +129,932
Netherlands 447,016 605,300 +158,284
France 601,405 347,592 -253,813
South Korea 602,804 294,286 -308,518
Ireland 466,350 425,254 -41,096
Germany 521,692 256,840 -264,852
Spain 430,011 325,136 -104,875

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 9,245,841
United States 5,858,284
Italy 2,177,013
France 1,934,254
Germany 1,269,723

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 5,112,347 4,133,494 -978,853
United States 3,544,894 2,313,390 -1,231,504
Italy 1,828,578 348,435 -1,480,143
France 1,083,089 851,165 -231,924
Germany 733,796 535,927 -197,869
Spain 270,911 203,548 -67,363
Czechia 190,069 156,949 -33,120
Netherlands 70,333 272,956 +202,623
Turkey 57,927 105,755 +47,828
Japan 74,828 64,149 -10,679

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 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Essex 14
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 15 14 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Essex 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 3 -3
West Midlands 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 16,104,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,271,494
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,197,857
Other 901,623
Road transport 7,530

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 9,871,227 6,233,301 -3,637,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,230,752 2,040,742 -190,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,283,113 914,744 -368,369
Other 461,602 440,021 -21,581
Road transport 2,323 5,207 +2,884

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,906,019
East Midlands Airport 5,645,358
Felixstowe 3,279,269
London Stansted Airport 2,485,021
Luton Airport 1,091,988

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 3,768,443 2,137,576 -1,630,867
East Midlands Airport 3,829,059 1,816,299 -2,012,760
Felixstowe 1,762,006 1,517,263 -244,743
London Stansted Airport 1,203,292 1,281,729 +78,437
Luton Airport 651,541 440,447 -211,094
Dover 562,138 466,119 -96,019
000 461,602 440,021 -21,581
Birmingham Airport 203,762 307,460 +103,698
Southampton 172,089 236,856 +64,767
London Gateway Port 124,778 240,626 +115,848

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 27
Air transport 23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 31
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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 84
54m+ 75
15m-54m 28
0-1m 22
Other 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 2,867,031
Ireland 2,244,261
Netherlands 1,048,185
Canada 779,338
India 750,947

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 1,747,156 1,119,875 -627,281
Ireland 1,164,337 1,079,924 -84,413
Netherlands 352,182 696,003 +343,821
Canada 404,623 374,715 -29,908
India 581,142 169,805 -411,337
South Korea 360,209 316,065 -44,144
Poland 177,522 295,728 +118,206
Belgium 281,566 182,550 -99,016
Italy 274,756 188,651 -86,105
Germany 280,150 162,265 -117,885

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 754,385
Ireland 35,256
Italy 582
France 569
China 443

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 415,855 338,530 -77,325
Ireland 0 35,256 +35,256
Italy 190 392 +202
France 338 231 -107
China 401 42 -359
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 11,740,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,077,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 880,927
Other 807,745
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 6,879,056 4,861,761 -2,017,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,170,475 906,975 -263,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,912 704,015 +527,103
Other 426,826 380,919 -45,907
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 6,356,913
East Midlands Airport 2,817,994
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,335,602
London Stansted Airport 1,107,496
ZLC 1,011,533

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 3,815,652 2,541,261 -1,274,391
East Midlands Airport 1,530,699 1,287,295 -243,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 710,479 625,123 -85,356
London Stansted Airport 511,893 595,603 +83,710
ZLC 746,653 264,880 -481,773
000 426,826 380,919 -45,907
Southampton 8,179 601,971 +593,792
Dover 200,468 87,557 -112,911
Holyhead 176,518 108,994 -67,524
London Gatwick Airport 58,734 149,543 +90,809

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