Import/export HS code 853939: Various discharge lamps

Includes other types of discharge lamps not specifically listed

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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 £
Singapore 11,167,268
Germany 3,499,436
United States 3,337,496
China 2,604,437
France 413,750

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 £
Singapore 8,303,717 2,863,551 -5,440,166
Germany 2,273,904 1,225,532 -1,048,372
United States 1,998,665 1,338,831 -659,834
China 2,021,761 582,676 -1,439,085
France 254,881 158,869 -96,012
Italy 359,176 6,897 -352,279
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 93,176 103,282 +10,106
Belgium 138,100 49,085 -89,015
Sweden 49,403 53,986 +4,583
Poland 81,681 8,011 -73,670

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 £
Singapore 11,512,909
United States 3,382,884
China 3,268,430
Philippines 1,882,652
Germany 645,562

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 £
Singapore 8,649,358 2,863,551 -5,785,807
United States 2,018,112 1,364,772 -653,340
China 2,526,029 742,401 -1,783,628
Philippines 1,109,427 773,225 -336,202
Germany 373,390 272,172 -101,218
Japan 327,229 139,736 -187,493
Italy 360,326 9,286 -351,040
France 90,491 98,896 +8,405
Sweden 49,403 60,039 +10,636
United Kingdom 79,850 18,315 -61,535

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 17
Inner London - West 15
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 8
Outer London - West and North West 8

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 14 9 -5
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
Essex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 17,054,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,699,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,481,814
Other 93,914

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 £
Air transport 12,042,539 5,012,335 -7,030,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,710,597 988,838 -1,721,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,004,939 476,875 -528,064
Other 45,405 48,509 +3,104

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,244,998
London Stansted Airport 3,051,834
Felixstowe 1,597,913
Thamesport 1,426,380
Eurotunnel 1,033,641

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 9,061,134 3,183,864 -5,877,270
London Stansted Airport 1,844,634 1,207,200 -637,434
Felixstowe 1,256,490 341,423 -915,067
Thamesport 996,698 429,682 -567,016
Eurotunnel 602,530 431,111 -171,419
East Midlands Airport 664,863 298,922 -365,941
Dover 369,255 35,882 -333,373
Birmingham Airport 276,857 96,582 -180,275
Southampton 343,458 8,746 -334,712
London Gateway Port 125,609 171,355 +45,746

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 40
Manufacture of electrical equipment 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 18
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 20

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 55
54m+ 51
15m-54m 19
0-1m 11
Other 9

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 £
United States 674,349
Saudi Arabia 549,673
Ireland 366,483
India 315,167
Germany 270,483

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 £
United States 462,250 212,099 -250,151
Saudi Arabia 445,236 104,437 -340,799
Ireland 251,591 114,892 -136,699
India 101,295 213,872 +112,577
Germany 186,110 84,373 -101,737
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,099 46,477 -63,622
Austria 93,042 14,608 -78,434
France 47,275 46,655 -620
Australia 58,366 27,462 -30,904
China 6,843 76,379 +69,536

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 42,762
Germany 4,977
Czechia 1,248
Ireland 1,178
South Korea 794

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 22,048 20,714 -1,334
Germany 2,317 2,660 +343
Czechia 0 1,248 +1,248
Ireland 409 769 +360
South Korea 449 345 -104
France 0 177 +177
Turkey 0 74 +74

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 2,959,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 449,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,715
Other 51,210

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 1,883,337 1,075,830 -807,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,189 113,226 -222,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,034 56,681 -40,353
Other 25,223 25,987 +764

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 998,441
East Midlands Airport 936,802
Warton Aerodrome 546,462
London Stansted Airport 210,688
Holyhead 181,336

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 517,158 481,283 -35,875
East Midlands Airport 588,544 348,258 -240,286
Warton Aerodrome 443,024 103,438 -339,586
London Stansted Airport 161,571 49,117 -112,454
Holyhead 143,128 38,208 -104,920
Manchester Airport 118,972 28,306 -90,666
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,042 45,474 -52,568
ZLC 51,602 64,426 +12,824
Liverpool Docks 88,354 0 -88,354
000 25,223 25,987 +764

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853939

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

Description: Includes other types of discharge lamps not specifically listed