Import/export HS code 853932: Mercury, sodium, and metal halide lamps

Bright lamps used for street lighting, stadiums, or industrial areas

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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 £
Germany 4,627,788
Netherlands 2,644,462
Poland 2,145,765
United States 1,781,468
China 1,538,083

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 £
Germany 2,754,233 1,873,555 -880,678
Netherlands 1,525,325 1,119,137 -406,188
Poland 1,489,357 656,408 -832,949
United States 1,121,941 659,527 -462,414
China 1,021,348 516,735 -504,613
France 231,221 85,164 -146,057
Italy 121,255 143,887 +22,632
Canada 133,726 84,531 -49,195
Belgium 181,487 29,539 -151,948
Japan 70,620 92,134 +21,514

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 5,258,841
Belgium 3,045,936
United States 1,918,971
Germany 1,299,289
Netherlands 747,423

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 3,421,807 1,837,034 -1,584,773
Belgium 1,948,883 1,097,053 -851,830
United States 1,187,124 731,847 -455,277
Germany 754,874 544,415 -210,459
Netherlands 369,055 378,368 +9,313
Czechia 319,994 224,568 -95,426
Philippines 120,687 151,194 +30,507
Japan 133,451 125,087 -8,364
Poland 188,946 46,639 -142,307
India 95,369 86,640 -8,729

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 13
West Yorkshire 10
Inner London - West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6

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 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
West Midlands 2 6 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Lancashire 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,571,556
Air transport 3,994,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,808,426
Other 31,272

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,018,853 2,552,703 -2,466,150
Air transport 2,398,183 1,596,292 -801,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,504,858 1,303,568 -201,290
Other 29,078 2,194 -26,884

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,150,922
London Heathrow Airport 2,084,228
Dover 1,627,850
Felixstowe 969,612
Thamesport 927,342

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,412,902 1,738,020 -1,674,882
London Heathrow Airport 1,235,833 848,395 -387,438
Dover 1,005,664 622,186 -383,478
Felixstowe 763,588 206,024 -557,564
Thamesport 578,677 348,665 -230,012
London Gateway Port 213,511 552,686 +339,175
East Midlands Airport 468,903 219,870 -249,033
Birmingham Airport 225,833 318,510 +92,677
London Stansted Airport 331,805 132,579 -199,226
Harwich 119,977 26,540 -93,437

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
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of electrical equipment
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 17
2026-03 25
2026-02 24
2026-01 29

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 45
54m+ 40
Other 25
15m-54m 14
0-1m 10

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 £
Netherlands 2,223,333
Ireland 779,567
United States 493,885
Germany 401,306
Portugal 128,828

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 £
Netherlands 1,072,702 1,150,631 +77,929
Ireland 417,238 362,329 -54,909
United States 290,519 203,366 -87,153
Germany 291,583 109,723 -181,860
Portugal 99,333 29,495 -69,838
Poland 106,375 1,680 -104,695
Australia 57,885 45,987 -11,898
United Arab Emirates 67,496 21,486 -46,010
Italy 17,147 69,400 +52,253
India 21,886 58,610 +36,724

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 115,266
Belgium 44,948
Germany 37,539
Hungary 29,179
India 4,842

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 66,221 49,045 -17,176
Belgium 22,228 22,720 +492
Germany 15,137 22,402 +7,265
Hungary 9,300 19,879 +10,579
India 2,735 2,107 -628
United States 4,124 0 -4,124
South Korea 0 1,518 +1,518
Spain 1,090 0 -1,090
XI 83 0 -83

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 3,536,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,286,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,546
Other 240,095
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 1,957,141 1,579,189 -377,952
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 658,336 627,829 -30,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,148 71,398 -104,750
Other 121,265 118,830 -2,435
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 1,540,654
East Midlands Airport 1,377,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 750,940
London Stansted Airport 406,200
000 240,095

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 700,391 840,263 +139,872
East Midlands Airport 984,616 392,532 -592,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 354,431 396,509 +42,078
London Stansted Airport 195,051 211,149 +16,098
000 121,265 118,830 -2,435
Felixstowe 180,286 23,578 -156,708
ZLC 79,123 111,143 +32,020
Dover 80,072 78,940 -1,132
London Gateway Port 50,071 31,735 -18,336
Eurotunnel 4,151 72,496 +68,345

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 853932

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

Description: Bright lamps used for street lighting, stadiums, or industrial areas