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 4,788,709
Netherlands 2,620,364
Poland 2,006,447
United States 1,796,932
China 1,531,494

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 3,038,679 1,750,030 -1,288,649
Netherlands 1,650,186 970,178 -680,008
Poland 1,099,406 907,041 -192,365
United States 1,104,576 692,356 -412,220
China 1,174,746 356,748 -817,998
Belgium 651,841 32,274 -619,567
France 166,624 180,258 +13,634
Italy 130,788 111,532 -19,256
Canada 137,010 87,107 -49,903
Japan 104,524 65,448 -39,076

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 5,212,398
Belgium 3,423,777
United States 1,903,327
Germany 1,492,574
Netherlands 677,944

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 3,676,736 1,535,662 -2,141,074
Belgium 2,058,664 1,365,113 -693,551
United States 1,164,619 738,708 -425,911
Germany 941,350 551,224 -390,126
Netherlands 399,767 278,177 -121,590
Czechia 334,461 252,722 -81,739
Japan 182,725 111,065 -71,660
Philippines 155,258 82,160 -73,098
Poland 163,082 62,542 -100,540
India 80,558 90,917 +10,359

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
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 7 -4
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
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) 8,046,838
Air transport 4,040,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,769,733
Other 33,060

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) 5,311,212 2,735,626 -2,575,586
Air transport 2,582,439 1,457,947 -1,124,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,671,934 1,097,799 -574,135
Other 19,612 13,448 -6,164

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,657,326
London Heathrow Airport 2,058,532
Dover 1,582,351
Felixstowe 1,077,950
Thamesport 977,027

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 3,916,664 1,740,662 -2,176,002
London Heathrow Airport 1,266,906 791,626 -475,280
Dover 740,243 842,108 +101,865
Felixstowe 887,266 190,684 -696,582
Thamesport 534,057 442,970 -91,087
East Midlands Airport 606,115 194,360 -411,755
London Gateway Port 247,762 388,610 +140,848
London Stansted Airport 290,237 203,185 -87,052
Birmingham Airport 245,241 228,761 -16,480
Harwich 113,545 33,596 -79,949

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 43
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 26
2025-10 28
2025-09 19
2025-08 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 42
54m+ 38
Other 23
15m-54m 16
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 2,011,320
Ireland 695,026
United States 494,329
Germany 428,877
Iraq 206,604

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 1,183,857 827,463 -356,394
Ireland 480,650 214,376 -266,274
United States 278,513 215,816 -62,697
Germany 308,228 120,649 -187,579
Iraq 206,604 0 -206,604
France 93,668 40,267 -53,401
United Arab Emirates 100,053 28,888 -71,165
Portugal 105,741 19,474 -86,267
Poland 113,417 3,988 -109,429
Australia 72,544 42,525 -30,019

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 84,135
Belgium 38,161
Germany 25,487
Hungary 24,034
India 4,790

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 66,553 17,582 -48,971
Belgium 26,678 11,483 -15,195
Germany 15,757 9,730 -6,027
Hungary 12,705 11,329 -1,376
India 3,069 1,721 -1,348
United States 4,124 0 -4,124
Slovakia 1,939 0 -1,939
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 3,422,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,297,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,569
Other 186,127
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 2,175,920 1,246,394 -929,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 771,561 526,272 -245,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,477 34,092 -392,385
Other 132,045 54,082 -77,963
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 1,635,821
London Heathrow Airport 1,227,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 766,943
London Stansted Airport 365,162
London Gateway Port 271,668

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 1,152,386 483,435 -668,951
London Heathrow Airport 709,403 518,550 -190,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,442 286,501 -193,941
London Stansted Airport 207,711 157,451 -50,260
London Gateway Port 267,812 3,856 -263,956
Felixstowe 190,973 9,077 -181,896
000 132,045 54,082 -77,963
ZLC 100,074 67,914 -32,160
Dover 57,876 98,167 +40,291
Heysham 63,697 32,256 -31,441

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