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 2,635,347
Netherlands 2,046,805
China 1,033,255
Poland 199,760
France 158,159

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 1,609,336 1,026,011 -583,325
Netherlands 1,149,116 897,689 -251,427
China 729,869 303,386 -426,483
Poland 85,851 113,909 +28,058
France 126,175 31,984 -94,191
Italy 77,591 13,813 -63,778
United States 61,825 10,442 -51,383
Canada 41,675 19,980 -21,695
India 31,067 2,715 -28,352
Belgium 3,866 22,851 +18,985

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 4,527,582
Netherlands 580,633
Philippines 288,973
India 169,401
Thailand 166,037

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 2,980,497 1,547,085 -1,433,412
Netherlands 256,441 324,192 +67,751
Philippines 141,066 147,907 +6,841
India 74,688 94,713 +20,025
Thailand 102,084 63,953 -38,131
Poland 94,051 57,998 -36,053
Germany 80,190 37,959 -42,231
Belgium 55,227 55,426 +199
United States 73,445 28,273 -45,172
Taiwan 21,323 32,736 +11,413

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 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Norfolk 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
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) 3,660,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,862,452
Air transport 914,696
Other 284

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) 2,381,812 1,278,602 -1,103,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,062,289 800,163 -262,126
Air transport 530,201 384,495 -145,706
Other 125 159 +34

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,482,899
Felixstowe 935,619
Thamesport 815,456
Dover 437,762
Birmingham Airport 302,464

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 1,501,692 981,207 -520,485
Felixstowe 736,346 199,273 -537,073
Thamesport 460,419 355,037 -105,382
Dover 279,895 157,867 -122,028
Birmingham Airport 145,672 156,792 +11,120
London Heathrow Airport 88,981 119,883 +30,902
London Gateway Port 48,776 144,176 +95,400
Harwich 113,545 33,596 -79,949
East Midlands Airport 94,307 51,261 -43,046
London Stansted Airport 108,952 30,611 -78,341

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
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
2026-04 8
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 16
2025-12 12

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 25
54m+ 22
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 2,006,450
Ireland 553,378
United States 350,736
Germany 331,792
Portugal 109,871

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 1,126,661 879,789 -246,872
Ireland 281,314 272,064 -9,250
United States 200,997 149,739 -51,258
Germany 222,241 109,551 -112,690
Portugal 86,368 23,503 -62,865
India 11,435 58,610 +47,175
Switzerland 29,000 31,420 +2,420
France 18,367 32,841 +14,474
Australia 25,387 16,066 -9,321
Canada 40,494 0 -40,494

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 46,670
Germany 21,596
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 35,745 10,925 -24,820
Germany 3,075 18,521 +15,446
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 2,870,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 783,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 217,239
Other 72,695
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 1,512,407 1,358,432 -153,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 465,959 317,517 -148,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,635 58,604 -100,031
Other 42,291 30,404 -11,887
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 1,361,939
East Midlands Airport 1,167,469
Dover / Eurotunnel 362,770
London Stansted Airport 197,506
Felixstowe 151,110

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 581,424 780,515 +199,091
East Midlands Airport 808,854 358,615 -450,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,126 133,644 -95,482
London Stansted Airport 56,958 140,548 +83,590
Felixstowe 151,110 0 -151,110
Dover 55,265 89,860 +34,595
ZLC 60,775 76,285 +15,510
Heysham 47,469 32,256 -15,213
000 42,291 30,404 -11,887
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