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 4,924,233
Netherlands 2,869,672
Poland 2,146,782
United States 1,919,108
China 1,664,327

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 2,926,597 1,997,636 -928,961
Netherlands 1,663,344 1,206,328 -457,016
Poland 1,147,996 998,786 -149,210
United States 1,254,438 664,670 -589,768
China 1,115,238 549,089 -566,149
Belgium 424,528 35,795 -388,733
France 209,603 135,066 -74,537
Italy 120,147 154,366 +34,219
Canada 100,592 109,404 +8,812
Japan 101,307 91,381 -9,926

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 5,471,186
Belgium 3,345,783
United States 2,055,278
Germany 1,503,701
Netherlands 782,240

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 3,564,732 1,906,454 -1,658,278
Belgium 1,858,064 1,487,719 -370,345
United States 1,303,729 751,549 -552,180
Germany 900,076 603,625 -296,451
Netherlands 401,007 381,233 -19,774
Czechia 358,716 249,309 -109,407
Japan 180,978 136,486 -44,492
Philippines 142,286 147,907 +5,621
Poland 163,082 72,503 -90,579
India 80,025 127,764 +47,739

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 15
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
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 11 9 -2
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 2 6 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
West Midlands 2 6 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 1 -4
Norfolk 3 4 +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) 8,176,173
Air transport 4,303,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,004,394
Other 31,899

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) 5,097,431 3,078,742 -2,018,689
Air transport 2,660,681 1,642,825 -1,017,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,582,324 1,422,070 -160,254
Other 28,690 3,209 -25,481

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,614,881
London Heathrow Airport 2,275,178
Dover 1,702,837
Felixstowe 1,080,389
Thamesport 1,009,379

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 3,704,454 1,910,427 -1,794,027
London Heathrow Airport 1,381,489 893,689 -487,800
Dover 739,606 963,231 +223,625
Felixstowe 832,527 247,862 -584,665
Thamesport 553,784 455,595 -98,189
East Midlands Airport 575,841 232,936 -342,905
London Gateway Port 199,534 557,885 +358,351
Birmingham Airport 243,272 280,646 +37,374
London Stansted Airport 316,048 175,398 -140,650
Southampton 123,226 56,301 -66,925

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 45
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 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 25
2026-02 24
2026-01 29
2025-12 21

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 46
54m+ 41
Other 24
15m-54m 15
0-1m 11

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 2,378,092
Ireland 772,027
United States 471,221
Germany 409,181
Portugal 135,236

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 1,156,038 1,222,054 +66,016
Ireland 428,874 343,153 -85,721
United States 278,356 192,865 -85,491
Germany 286,056 123,125 -162,931
Portugal 105,741 29,495 -76,246
Poland 111,276 5,668 -105,608
Australia 65,356 45,950 -19,406
United Arab Emirates 62,747 34,062 -28,685
Italy 17,067 70,894 +53,827
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 80,478
Belgium 48,653
Germany 36,227
Hungary 30,417
India 4,807

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 66,235 14,243 -51,992
Belgium 26,504 22,149 -4,355
Germany 15,663 20,564 +4,901
Hungary 12,552 17,865 +5,313
India 3,016 1,791 -1,225
United States 4,124 0 -4,124
South Korea 0 1,518 +1,518
Spain 1,090 0 -1,090
Slovakia 142 0 -142
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 3,728,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,381,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,926
Other 209,045
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 2,047,863 1,680,445 -367,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 688,372 693,103 +4,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 211,194 83,732 -127,462
Other 129,456 79,589 -49,867
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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,591,737
London Heathrow Airport 1,510,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 816,961
London Stansted Airport 414,314
000 209,045

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,095,499 496,238 -599,261
London Heathrow Airport 673,058 837,321 +164,263
Dover / Eurotunnel 392,055 424,906 +32,851
London Stansted Airport 194,923 219,391 +24,468
000 129,456 79,589 -49,867
Felixstowe 183,224 23,578 -159,646
ZLC 78,037 106,950 +28,913
Dover 65,675 100,402 +34,727
London Gateway Port 61,208 31,735 -29,473
Heysham 47,469 32,256 -15,213

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