Import/export HS code 853951: LED modules

Light-emitting diode (LED) modules used in lighting systems or electronic devices

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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 £
China 42,510,370
Germany 16,497,033
Austria 8,865,144
Netherlands 6,311,846
United States 5,905,138

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 £
China 21,593,870 20,916,500 -677,370
Germany 7,709,193 8,787,840 +1,078,647
Austria 5,110,754 3,754,390 -1,356,364
Netherlands 4,237,236 2,074,610 -2,162,626
United States 2,973,330 2,931,808 -41,522
Italy 2,103,661 2,876,573 +772,912
Thailand 1,957,285 1,498,605 -458,680
Poland 814,064 1,776,314 +962,250
France 1,361,168 1,196,257 -164,911
Spain 968,705 1,075,625 +106,920

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 54,682,113
United States 14,726,344
Germany 8,332,731
Netherlands 4,312,551
Thailand 3,392,052

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 27,571,427 27,110,686 -460,741
United States 7,311,366 7,414,978 +103,612
Germany 3,117,698 5,215,033 +2,097,335
Netherlands 3,288,999 1,023,552 -2,265,447
Thailand 1,944,038 1,448,014 -496,024
Italy 1,459,301 1,565,654 +106,353
Hungary 191,576 1,798,542 +1,606,966
United Kingdom 1,228,312 341,699 -886,613
Poland 443,115 737,588 +294,473
France 581,115 459,126 -121,989

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 58
Greater Manchester 58
Inner London - West 53
West Midlands 47
West Yorkshire 39

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 34 38 +4
Greater Manchester 33 40 +7
Inner London - West 32 32 +0
West Midlands 38 23 -15
West Yorkshire 26 27 +1
Inner London - East 20 23 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 25 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 21 -2
Essex 12 22 +10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 22 +4

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 47,173,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,189,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,456,048
Other 191,681
Road transport 116,822

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 20,830,267 26,342,868 +5,512,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,175,560 16,014,126 -5,161,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,510,701 10,945,347 -565,354
Other 133,247 58,434 -74,813
Road transport 26,371 90,451 +64,080

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,269,786
London Heathrow Airport 13,451,369
London Stansted Airport 11,158,661
Dover 8,835,403
Thamesport 7,725,465

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 £
Felixstowe 9,766,994 5,502,792 -4,264,202
London Heathrow Airport 7,105,695 6,345,674 -760,021
London Stansted Airport 4,616,565 6,542,096 +1,925,531
Dover 3,204,005 5,631,398 +2,427,393
Thamesport 4,551,316 3,174,149 -1,377,167
East Midlands Airport 2,889,749 4,475,934 +1,586,185
Eurotunnel 4,472,581 2,640,901 -1,831,680
Southampton 4,292,234 2,618,165 -1,674,069
Birmingham Airport 2,817,770 3,325,081 +507,311
Luton Airport 1,180,319 2,545,433 +1,365,114

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 229
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 137
Manufacture of electrical equipment 91
Other manufacturing 42
Specialised construction activities 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 110
2026-03 116
2026-02 104
2026-01 112
2025-12 109

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 329
54m+ 171
0-1m 157
15m-54m 81
Other 58

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 13,438,229
Ireland 7,180,490
Italy 6,788,192
Germany 3,927,184
Spain 3,567,333

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 6,217,706 7,220,523 +1,002,817
Ireland 3,596,078 3,584,412 -11,666
Italy 3,508,949 3,279,243 -229,706
Germany 2,066,076 1,861,108 -204,968
Spain 1,755,221 1,812,112 +56,891
France 1,832,896 1,390,476 -442,420
Canada 850,568 2,236,724 +1,386,156
Australia 1,429,721 1,396,795 -32,926
Netherlands 1,502,984 1,231,656 -271,328
Austria 1,365,504 432,378 -933,126

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 £
XI 71,051
China 16,918
Germany 2,143
Nicaragua 560
Ireland 281

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 £
XI 3,913 67,138 +63,225
China 11,522 5,396 -6,126
Germany 0 2,143 +2,143
Nicaragua 560 0 -560
Ireland 276 5 -271
Viet Nam 148 59 -89
Romania 0 115 +115
Taiwan 96 7 -89
Spain 98 0 -98
Switzerland 0 70 +70

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 48,923,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,739,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,297,261
Other 155,393
Road transport 10,830

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 23,428,079 25,495,511 +2,067,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,415,572 3,323,693 -2,091,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,692,479 1,604,782 -87,697
Other 71,111 84,282 +13,171
Road transport 10,830 0 -10,830

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 20,174,689
London Heathrow Airport 15,949,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,944,410
East Midlands Airport 6,614,057
ZLC 5,333,739

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 10,002,525 10,172,164 +169,639
London Heathrow Airport 6,568,775 9,381,145 +2,812,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,516,721 2,427,689 -2,089,032
East Midlands Airport 4,133,833 2,480,224 -1,653,609
ZLC 2,255,737 3,078,002 +822,265
London Gateway Port 887,774 482,352 -405,422
Immingham Docks 467,121 836,843 +369,722
Southampton 470,486 446,229 -24,257
Manchester Airport 317,324 143,387 -173,937
Holyhead 250,682 188,003 -62,679

Quick facts

HS code: 853951

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

Description: Light-emitting diode (LED) modules used in lighting systems or electronic devices