Import/export HS code 85393220: Mercury or sodium vapour lamps

High-intensity lamps used for outdoor lighting or large spaces

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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 £
Germany 2,758,759
Netherlands 1,979,508
China 1,077,186
Poland 183,275
France 164,580

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 1,683,893 1,074,866 -609,027
Netherlands 1,132,955 846,553 -286,402
China 852,651 224,535 -628,116
Poland 85,837 97,438 +11,601
France 70,660 93,920 +23,260
Italy 91,320 16,692 -74,628
United States 61,535 13,087 -48,448
Canada 65,142 1,742 -63,400
India 31,067 2,715 -28,352
Taiwan 24,487 4,376 -20,111

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 4,739,852
Netherlands 531,036
Philippines 265,060
Thailand 180,896
Poland 143,197

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 3,120,249 1,619,603 -1,500,646
Netherlands 262,443 268,593 +6,150
Philippines 173,625 91,435 -82,190
Thailand 105,578 75,318 -30,260
Poland 81,858 61,339 -20,519
Germany 95,729 46,701 -49,028
India 74,688 55,390 -19,298
Belgium 41,255 78,606 +37,351
United States 73,459 10,836 -62,623
Italy 41,638 12,670 -28,968

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 8
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Norfolk 4

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 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Norfolk 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 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) 3,765,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,825,127
Air transport 976,563
Other 186

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) 2,382,008 1,383,144 -998,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,126,505 698,622 -427,883
Air transport 643,780 332,783 -310,997
Other 117 69 -48

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,550,872
Felixstowe 1,012,115
Thamesport 822,499
Dover 488,231
Birmingham Airport 357,993

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 1,520,136 1,030,736 -489,400
Felixstowe 839,529 172,586 -666,943
Thamesport 446,691 375,808 -70,883
Dover 265,554 222,677 -42,877
Birmingham Airport 202,342 155,651 -46,691
London Heathrow Airport 133,847 90,313 -43,534
Harwich 108,139 39,002 -69,137
East Midlands Airport 105,712 34,887 -70,825
London Stansted Airport 120,931 18,440 -102,491
London Gateway Port 49,901 79,852 +29,951

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 27
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 14
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 27
54m+ 24
Other 15
15m-54m 9
0-1m 1

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 1,874,707
Ireland 513,487
Germany 373,070
United States 368,773
France 111,261

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 1,205,765 668,942 -536,823
Ireland 300,093 213,394 -86,699
Germany 257,219 115,851 -141,368
United States 207,015 161,758 -45,257
France 81,536 29,725 -51,811
Portugal 80,376 25,466 -54,910
Switzerland 26,985 29,266 +2,281
Australia 26,045 16,916 -9,129
Canada 40,494 0 -40,494
Algeria 25,332 10,725 -14,607

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 51,863
Germany 11,177
Belgium 4,333
India 211
XI 83

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 35,059 16,804 -18,255
Germany 3,169 8,008 +4,839
Belgium 3,532 801 -2,731
India 151 60 -91
XI 83 0 -83
Hungary 0 4 +4

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 2,773,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 792,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,203
Other 73,683
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 1,681,075 1,092,761 -588,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 510,342 282,493 -227,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,631 27,572 -146,059
Other 47,976 25,707 -22,269
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 1,303,349
London Heathrow Airport 1,200,061
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,942
Felixstowe 157,527
London Stansted Airport 157,482

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 879,725 423,624 -456,101
London Heathrow Airport 675,429 524,632 -150,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 311,068 104,874 -206,194
Felixstowe 157,527 0 -157,527
London Stansted Airport 60,562 96,920 +36,358
Dover 46,763 90,148 +43,385
ZLC 60,963 46,617 -14,346
Heysham 31,341 48,384 +17,043
000 47,976 25,707 -22,269
Liverpool Docks 57,646 0 -57,646

Quick facts

HS code: 85393220

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

Description: High-intensity lamps used for outdoor lighting or large spaces