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 2,520,446
Netherlands 1,860,871
China 995,737
Poland 179,271
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 1,676,635 843,811 -832,824
Netherlands 1,115,725 745,146 -370,579
China 784,432 211,305 -573,127
Poland 90,689 88,582 -2,107
France 83,196 81,384 -1,812
Italy 85,143 7,500 -77,643
United States 68,468 6,154 -62,314
Canada 65,142 1,742 -63,400
India 31,067 2,715 -28,352
Taiwan 23,253 4,376 -18,877

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 4,384,499
Netherlands 511,653
Philippines 236,198
Thailand 163,369
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 3,084,750 1,299,749 -1,785,001
Netherlands 256,037 255,616 -421
Philippines 154,038 82,160 -71,878
Thailand 93,790 69,579 -24,211
Poland 94,051 49,146 -44,905
India 74,688 55,390 -19,298
Germany 71,535 46,701 -24,834
Belgium 38,883 78,606 +39,723
United States 80,392 3,903 -76,489
Italy 35,461 3,478 -31,983

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 7
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 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 1 -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) 3,535,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,710,108
Air transport 858,473
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) 2,422,350 1,112,851 -1,309,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,086,017 624,091 -461,926
Air transport 567,954 290,519 -277,435
Other 117 69 -48

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,360,883
Felixstowe 959,767
Thamesport 772,874
Dover 449,768
Birmingham Airport 301,107

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 1,560,003 800,880 -759,123
Felixstowe 793,350 166,417 -626,933
Thamesport 429,478 343,396 -86,082
Dover 262,122 187,646 -74,476
Birmingham Airport 152,969 148,138 -4,831
London Heathrow Airport 97,127 84,061 -13,066
Harwich 113,545 33,596 -79,949
London Stansted Airport 127,864 11,507 -116,357
London Gateway Port 46,441 79,852 +33,411
East Midlands Airport 97,806 24,561 -73,245

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
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 22
54m+ 22
Other 15
15m-54m 8
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 1,742,509
Ireland 484,517
United States 367,749
Germany 356,803
France 110,376

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 1,152,214 590,295 -561,919
Ireland 313,465 171,052 -142,413
United States 205,991 161,758 -44,233
Germany 245,343 111,460 -133,883
France 80,651 29,725 -50,926
Portugal 86,368 19,474 -66,894
Switzerland 26,474 28,292 +1,818
Australia 25,387 15,116 -10,271
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 50,278
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 36,702 13,576 -23,126
Germany 3,169 8,008 +4,839
Belgium 3,538 795 -2,743
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 2,587,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 787,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,328
Other 66,116
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 1,610,126 977,731 -632,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 528,313 258,793 -269,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,945 26,383 -146,562
Other 43,643 22,473 -21,170
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 1,215,565
London Heathrow Airport 1,114,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 414,982
Felixstowe 157,527
London Stansted Airport 153,702

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 854,478 361,087 -493,391
London Heathrow Airport 634,446 480,249 -154,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 311,976 103,006 -208,970
Felixstowe 157,527 0 -157,527
London Stansted Airport 56,782 96,920 +40,138
Dover 47,466 87,625 +40,159
ZLC 60,024 38,507 -21,517
Heysham 47,469 32,256 -15,213
000 43,643 22,473 -21,170
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