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 2,602,143
Netherlands 1,907,245
China 992,078
Poland 208,127
France 146,900

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 1,611,695 990,448 -621,247
Netherlands 1,111,424 795,821 -315,603
China 706,997 285,081 -421,916
Poland 105,351 102,776 -2,575
France 125,938 20,962 -104,976
Italy 70,222 10,335 -59,887
United States 41,466 11,434 -30,032
Canada 31,016 19,980 -11,036
Denmark 10,114 18,805 +8,691
Belgium 13,813 14,816 +1,003

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 4,415,726
Netherlands 564,384
Philippines 270,661
Poland 152,049
Thailand 147,476

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 2,930,806 1,484,920 -1,445,886
Netherlands 247,287 317,097 +69,810
Philippines 119,467 151,194 +31,727
Poland 109,395 42,654 -66,741
Thailand 97,883 49,593 -48,290
India 90,032 53,589 -36,443
Germany 62,041 42,166 -19,875
Belgium 73,867 28,133 -45,734
United States 44,642 42,713 -1,929
Taiwan 20,048 32,736 +12,688

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
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
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

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) 3,518,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,771,487
Air transport 895,811
Other 251

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) 2,332,699 1,185,629 -1,147,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,069,409 702,078 -367,331
Air transport 493,018 402,793 -90,225
Other 92 159 +67

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,457,254
Felixstowe 863,725
Thamesport 750,202
Dover 387,527
Birmingham Airport 326,646

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 1,517,736 939,518 -578,218
Felixstowe 689,770 173,955 -515,815
Thamesport 497,397 252,805 -244,592
Dover 272,909 114,618 -158,291
Birmingham Airport 133,567 193,079 +59,512
London Gateway Port 67,637 138,890 +71,253
London Heathrow Airport 118,391 74,161 -44,230
East Midlands Airport 83,460 70,742 -12,718
Harwich 119,977 26,540 -93,437
Immingham Docks 39,278 71,778 +32,500

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
24
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
13
Manufacture of electrical equipment
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 8
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 16

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 24
54m+ 23
Other 15
15m-54m 7
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 1,862,153
Ireland 573,398
United States 374,386
Germany 325,014
Portugal 104,628

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 1,048,284 813,869 -234,415
Ireland 283,544 289,854 +6,310
United States 210,339 164,047 -46,292
Germany 230,425 94,589 -135,836
Portugal 81,125 23,503 -57,622
India 11,435 58,610 +47,175
Switzerland 37,325 16,002 -21,323
France 34,457 9,287 -25,170
Australia 24,299 19,391 -4,908
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 82,492
Germany 22,575
Belgium 4,101
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 35,225 47,267 +12,042
Germany 2,541 20,034 +17,493
Belgium 3,237 864 -2,373
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 2,744,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 755,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,859
Other 109,496
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 1,459,254 1,284,823 -174,431
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 497,663 257,746 -239,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,589 46,270 -77,319
Other 41,237 68,259 +27,022
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 1,401,501
East Midlands Airport 991,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 356,376
London Stansted Airport 199,537
Felixstowe 149,569

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 619,868 781,633 +161,765
East Midlands Airport 711,150 280,670 -430,480
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,626 110,750 -134,876
London Stansted Airport 69,045 130,492 +61,447
Felixstowe 149,569 0 -149,569
ZLC 61,231 86,002 +24,771
Dover 73,260 68,398 -4,862
000 41,237 68,259 +27,022
Heysham 48,384 16,128 -32,256
Holyhead 18,141 33,571 +15,430

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