Import/export HS code 85393290: Metal halide lamps

Bright and efficient lamps used in sports arenas or large indoor 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 2,025,645
Poland 1,937,638
United States 1,728,568
Netherlands 737,217
China 546,005

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 1,142,538 883,107 -259,431
Poland 1,384,006 553,632 -830,374
United States 1,080,475 648,093 -432,382
Netherlands 413,901 323,316 -90,585
China 314,351 231,654 -82,697
Italy 51,033 133,552 +82,519
Belgium 167,674 14,723 -152,951
France 105,283 64,202 -41,081
Canada 102,710 64,551 -38,159
Japan 70,620 92,134 +21,514

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 £
Belgium 2,943,936
United States 1,831,616
Germany 1,195,082
China 843,115
Czechia 512,036

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 £
Belgium 1,875,016 1,068,920 -806,096
United States 1,142,482 689,134 -453,348
Germany 692,833 502,249 -190,584
China 491,001 352,114 -138,887
Czechia 293,883 218,153 -75,730
Japan 117,375 110,271 -7,104
Netherlands 121,768 61,271 -60,497
Poland 79,551 3,985 -75,566
Faroe Islands 77,601 0 -77,601
South Korea 34,356 23,302 -11,054

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 9
Greater Manchester 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Inner London - West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 5 1 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Midlands 1 5 +4
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +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) 4,053,228
Air transport 3,098,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,036,939
Other 31,021

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) 2,686,154 1,367,074 -1,319,080
Air transport 1,905,165 1,193,499 -711,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 435,449 601,490 +166,041
Other 28,986 2,035 -26,951

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,693,668
London Heathrow Airport 1,891,676
Dover 1,240,323
London Gateway Port 559,670
East Midlands Airport 534,571

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 1,895,166 798,502 -1,096,664
London Heathrow Airport 1,117,442 774,234 -343,208
Dover 732,755 507,568 -225,187
London Gateway Port 145,874 413,796 +267,922
East Midlands Airport 385,443 149,128 -236,315
London Stansted Airport 258,703 100,052 -158,651
Birmingham Airport 92,266 125,431 +33,165
Thamesport 81,280 95,860 +14,580
Felixstowe 73,818 32,069 -41,749
Liverpool Docks 33,207 57,132 +23,925

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
29
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14
Manufacture of electrical equipment
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 11
2026-03 14
2026-02 15
2026-01 17

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 32
54m+ 27
Other 12
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8

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 361,180
Ireland 206,169
United States 119,499
Poland 95,989
Italy 78,519

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 24,418 336,762 +312,344
Ireland 133,694 72,475 -61,219
United States 80,180 39,319 -40,861
Poland 95,989 0 -95,989
Italy 16,203 62,316 +46,113
United Arab Emirates 58,763 19,660 -39,103
Germany 61,158 15,134 -46,024
Australia 33,586 26,596 -6,990
New Zealand 45,305 6,532 -38,773
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 31,155 7,533 -23,622

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 £
Belgium 40,847
China 32,774
Hungary 29,175
Germany 14,964
India 4,631

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 £
Belgium 18,991 21,856 +2,865
China 30,996 1,778 -29,218
Hungary 9,300 19,875 +10,575
Germany 12,596 2,368 -10,228
India 2,584 2,047 -537
United States 4,124 0 -4,124
South Korea 0 1,518 +1,518
Spain 1,090 0 -1,090

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 792,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 530,756
Other 130,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,687

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 497,887 294,366 -203,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,673 370,083 +209,410
Other 80,028 50,571 -29,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,559 25,128 -27,431

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 394,564
East Midlands Airport 385,328
London Stansted Airport 206,663
London Heathrow Airport 139,153
000 130,599

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 108,805 285,759 +176,954
East Midlands Airport 273,466 111,862 -161,604
London Stansted Airport 126,006 80,657 -45,349
London Heathrow Airport 80,523 58,630 -21,893
000 80,028 50,571 -29,457
Eurotunnel 0 62,814 +62,814
Felixstowe 30,717 23,578 -7,139
London Gateway Port 46,931 1,732 -45,199
ZLC 17,892 25,141 +7,249
Manchester Airport 0 18,076 +18,076

Quick facts

HS code: 85393290

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

Description: Bright and efficient lamps used in sports arenas or large indoor spaces