Import/export HS code 853941: Arc lamps

Bright lamps that produce light through an electric arc, used in projectors or searchlights

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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 9,143,459
Japan 1,109,155
China 936,338
United States 848,656
Netherlands 688,032

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 4,419,062 4,724,397 +305,335
Japan 695,830 413,325 -282,505
China 495,799 440,539 -55,260
United States 283,156 565,500 +282,344
Netherlands 419,877 268,155 -151,722
Singapore 0 423,993 +423,993
France 119,611 139,572 +19,961
Canada 155,122 97,734 -57,388
Indonesia 39,953 202,280 +162,327
Bulgaria 73,574 105,184 +31,610

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 £
Germany 5,233,804
Indonesia 3,614,033
Japan 1,761,916
United States 1,428,095
China 1,066,578

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 £
Germany 2,575,969 2,657,835 +81,866
Indonesia 1,415,858 2,198,175 +782,317
Japan 1,031,167 730,749 -300,418
United States 754,439 673,656 -80,783
China 567,371 499,207 -68,164
Singapore 0 417,386 +417,386
United Kingdom 233,792 137,377 -96,415
Thailand 112,389 71,425 -40,964
Netherlands 165,101 11,651 -153,450
Czechia 106,197 52,571 -53,626

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 21
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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 11 18 +7
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 13 +6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 9 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Essex 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2

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 8,279,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,616,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,920,864
Other 58,462
Road transport 15,843

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 3,769,502 4,510,223 +740,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,387,139 2,228,966 -158,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 962,929 957,935 -4,994
Other 44,813 13,649 -31,164
Road transport 0 15,843 +15,843
Rail transport 0 6,442 +6,442

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,682,369
Eurotunnel 2,197,138
Dover 2,180,747
London Heathrow Airport 2,026,096
London Gateway Port 874,350

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,232,740 2,449,629 +216,889
Eurotunnel 1,182,432 1,014,706 -167,726
Dover 1,020,284 1,160,463 +140,179
London Heathrow Airport 913,166 1,112,930 +199,764
London Gateway Port 410,148 464,202 +54,054
London Stansted Airport 378,587 444,228 +65,641
Southampton 181,158 301,550 +120,392
Felixstowe 276,696 72,844 -203,852
Birmingham Airport 86,421 197,318 +110,897
Thamesport 132,716 100,465 -32,251

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 38
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of electrical equipment 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 41
2026-02 34
2026-01 36
2025-12 33

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
54m+ 71
1m-15m 51
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
Other 11

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 7,292,402
South Korea 3,894,725
China 3,479,346
Germany 3,159,290
Italy 1,787,510

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 5,080,961 2,211,441 -2,869,520
South Korea 3,309,134 585,591 -2,723,543
China 2,408,315 1,071,031 -1,337,284
Germany 2,451,343 707,947 -1,743,396
Italy 911,213 876,297 -34,916
United Arab Emirates 729,207 481,163 -248,044
Ireland 456,863 460,917 +4,054
Turkey 637,545 201,788 -435,757
Israel 575,460 148,490 -426,970
Switzerland 479,983 196,347 -283,636

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 £
Indonesia 3,830
China 2,325
Germany 2,163
Ireland 12

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 £
Indonesia 3,830 0 -3,830
China 770 1,555 +785
Germany 1,350 813 -537
Ireland 0 12 +12

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 28,859,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,482,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,909
Other 8,330
Road transport 5,695

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 19,468,136 9,391,410 -10,076,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,059,786 1,422,662 -637,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,721 4,188 -87,533
Other 5,950 2,380 -3,570
Road transport 5,695 0 -5,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 10,081,816
East Midlands Airport 8,611,869
London Heathrow Airport 6,515,040
ZLC 3,444,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,721,974

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 Stansted Airport 8,496,541 1,585,275 -6,911,266
East Midlands Airport 5,041,812 3,570,057 -1,471,755
London Heathrow Airport 3,729,010 2,786,030 -942,980
ZLC 2,073,436 1,371,265 -702,171
Dover / Eurotunnel 789,098 932,876 +143,778
Dover 1,092,665 235,412 -857,253
Holyhead 157,202 220,027 +62,825
Manchester Airport 57,937 38,685 -19,252
London Gateway Port 58,874 2,937 -55,937
Glasgow Airport 36,896 9,945 -26,951

Quick facts

HS code: 853941

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

Description: Bright lamps that produce light through an electric arc, used in projectors or searchlights