Import/export HS code 85392998: Electric lamps under 100V

Low-voltage electric lamps, commonly used in everyday devices

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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 4,166,080
Germany 2,103,295
United States 1,233,881
France 818,185
Japan 320,296

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 2,475,809 1,690,271 -785,538
Germany 978,343 1,124,952 +146,609
United States 704,730 529,151 -175,579
France 707,163 111,022 -596,141
Japan 157,584 162,712 +5,128
Belgium 89,953 55,507 -34,446
South Korea 73,635 40,471 -33,164
Netherlands 31,701 74,144 +42,443
Switzerland 36,505 64,168 +27,663
Italy 16,986 68,556 +51,570

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 4,646,981
Germany 1,314,657
United States 1,301,126
France 1,180,372
Japan 460,707

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 2,628,382 2,018,599 -609,783
Germany 675,477 639,180 -36,297
United States 758,242 542,884 -215,358
France 833,129 347,243 -485,886
Japan 220,275 240,432 +20,157
Taiwan 92,231 34,520 -57,711
South Korea 61,944 29,992 -31,952
Italy 15,227 66,057 +50,830
Canada 56,297 13,675 -42,622
India 19,506 24,864 +5,358

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 15 6 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Essex 5 2 -3

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) 4,247,181
Air transport 4,238,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 911,875
Other 205,041
Road transport 9,757

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) 2,307,046 1,940,135 -366,911
Air transport 2,509,526 1,728,638 -780,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 573,460 338,415 -235,045
Other 117,287 87,754 -29,533
Road transport 4,216 5,541 +1,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,120,290
London Gateway Port 1,461,257
London Heathrow Airport 1,443,767
London Stansted Airport 1,181,632
East Midlands Airport 1,023,555

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 1,568,658 551,632 -1,017,026
London Gateway Port 629,061 832,196 +203,135
London Heathrow Airport 959,319 484,448 -474,871
London Stansted Airport 745,299 436,333 -308,966
East Midlands Airport 526,416 497,139 -29,277
Southampton 257,628 152,061 -105,567
Liverpool Docks 128,016 228,851 +100,835
Thamesport 135,521 117,457 -18,064
000 117,287 87,754 -29,533
Birmingham Airport 104,089 86,651 -17,438

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 44
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of electrical equipment 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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 40
2025-09 28
2025-08 27

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
54m+ 74
1m-15m 58
Other 19
0-1m 17
15m-54m 15

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 482,906
Canada 423,520
Germany 360,088
Netherlands 244,982
Denmark 223,379

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 229,188 253,718 +24,530
Canada 347,629 75,891 -271,738
Germany 180,554 179,534 -1,020
Netherlands 128,070 116,912 -11,158
Denmark 14,472 208,907 +194,435
India 58,211 72,088 +13,877
Italy 36,958 78,369 +41,411
Switzerland 9,189 93,818 +84,629
France 27,483 36,080 +8,597
Singapore 56,531 0 -56,531

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 2,861
Germany 1,292
XI 158

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 2,860 1 -2,859
Germany 1,148 144 -1,004
XI 0 158 +158

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 2,326,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 584,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,582
Other 5,299
Road transport 2,384

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 1,303,122 1,023,214 -279,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 243,610 340,985 +97,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,544 48,038 -36,506
Other 4,816 483 -4,333
Road transport 2,384 0 -2,384

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 963,934
East Midlands Airport 664,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 482,652
ZLC 377,498
London Stansted Airport 286,570

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 521,613 442,321 -79,292
East Midlands Airport 422,999 241,709 -181,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 179,870 302,782 +122,912
ZLC 232,175 145,323 -86,852
London Stansted Airport 117,748 168,822 +51,074
London Gateway Port 62,215 9,912 -52,303
Harwich 23,045 10,879 -12,166
Dover 14,688 12,111 -2,577
Southampton 4,937 20,113 +15,176
Immingham Docks 15,989 8,471 -7,518

Quick facts

HS code: 85392998

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

Description: Low-voltage electric lamps, commonly used in everyday devices