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 8,559,974
Japan 1,184,722
China 825,905
United States 673,331
Netherlands 613,124

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 4,367,057 4,192,917 -174,140
Japan 702,591 482,131 -220,460
China 475,803 350,102 -125,701
United States 372,973 300,358 -72,615
Netherlands 455,833 157,291 -298,542
Indonesia 29,449 211,836 +182,387
Canada 174,987 59,986 -115,001
France 63,230 171,277 +108,047
Poland 127,039 42,651 -84,388
Sweden 44,224 109,073 +64,849

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 4,865,873
Indonesia 3,295,084
Japan 1,758,853
United States 1,268,008
China 939,582

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 2,732,658 2,133,215 -599,443
Indonesia 1,140,189 2,154,895 +1,014,706
Japan 965,279 793,574 -171,705
United States 869,553 398,455 -471,098
China 563,104 376,478 -186,626
United Kingdom 240,684 150,693 -89,991
Netherlands 187,477 27,955 -159,522
Czechia 108,480 51,031 -57,449
Thailand 108,392 50,227 -58,165
Canada 59,375 5,585 -53,790

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 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Essex 7

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 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Essex 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Cheshire 4 4 +0

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 7,305,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,296,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,768,395
Other 53,171
Road transport 4,940

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 3,562,553 3,743,353 +180,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,532,569 1,764,188 -768,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 978,507 789,888 -188,619
Other 43,771 9,400 -34,371
Road transport 0 4,940 +4,940

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,394,646
Eurotunnel 2,218,830
Dover 1,846,897
London Heathrow Airport 1,622,914
London Stansted Airport 827,903

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 2,062,462 2,332,184 +269,722
Eurotunnel 1,311,909 906,921 -404,988
Dover 1,037,615 809,282 -228,333
London Heathrow Airport 919,260 703,654 -215,606
London Stansted Airport 355,890 472,013 +116,123
London Gateway Port 471,844 352,109 -119,735
Southampton 166,638 254,115 +87,477
Felixstowe 280,174 64,254 -215,920
Thamesport 96,335 120,876 +24,541
Birmingham Airport 77,107 134,341 +57,234

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 34
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of electrical equipment 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 28
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 35

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+ 65
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 15
0-1m 13
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 7,414,760
South Korea 4,277,473
China 3,575,108
Germany 3,475,274
Italy 1,615,638

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 5,300,999 2,113,761 -3,187,238
South Korea 3,447,561 829,912 -2,617,649
China 2,453,292 1,121,816 -1,331,476
Germany 2,601,903 873,371 -1,728,532
Italy 945,378 670,260 -275,118
United Arab Emirates 653,124 549,985 -103,139
Turkey 629,390 239,838 -389,552
Israel 505,699 281,152 -224,547
Ireland 459,300 309,653 -149,647
Switzerland 515,963 245,792 -270,171

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 4,174
Germany 1,997
China 1,689
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 3,232 942 -2,290
Germany 1,350 647 -703
China 579 1,110 +531
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 29,283,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,425,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,889
Other 7,872
Road transport 6,665

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 19,876,668 9,407,138 -10,469,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,157,085 1,268,488 -888,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,950 12,939 -103,011
Other 5,161 2,711 -2,450
Road transport 6,665 0 -6,665

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 11,455,371
East Midlands Airport 8,654,328
London Heathrow Airport 5,906,499
ZLC 3,074,939
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,599,348

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 9,409,592 2,045,779 -7,363,813
East Midlands Airport 5,216,397 3,437,931 -1,778,466
London Heathrow Airport 3,184,179 2,722,320 -461,859
ZLC 1,958,836 1,116,103 -842,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 934,038 665,310 -268,728
Dover 1,051,032 431,575 -619,457
Holyhead 158,544 150,653 -7,891
Manchester Airport 56,577 40,045 -16,532
London Gateway Port 55,155 6,656 -48,499
Birmingham Airport 27,000 13,500 -13,500

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