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 41,075,280
Germany 16,098,390
Austria 8,282,952
Netherlands 5,542,313
United States 5,512,253

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 21,775,239 19,300,041 -2,475,198
Germany 7,976,522 8,121,868 +145,346
Austria 4,855,332 3,427,620 -1,427,712
Netherlands 4,035,534 1,506,779 -2,528,755
United States 2,807,521 2,704,732 -102,789
Italy 2,309,052 2,576,311 +267,259
Thailand 1,764,938 1,506,266 -258,672
Poland 1,042,445 1,478,094 +435,649
France 1,339,990 1,071,802 -268,188
Hungary 172,272 1,921,931 +1,749,659

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 52,770,745
United States 14,074,027
Germany 8,435,094
Netherlands 3,460,290
Thailand 3,216,126

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 28,147,285 24,623,460 -3,523,825
United States 7,453,320 6,620,707 -832,613
Germany 3,534,604 4,900,490 +1,365,886
Netherlands 2,868,099 592,191 -2,275,908
Thailand 1,760,451 1,455,675 -304,776
Italy 1,437,967 1,442,372 +4,405
Hungary 200,263 1,925,941 +1,725,678
United Kingdom 1,183,692 408,628 -775,064
Poland 453,397 709,629 +256,232
France 520,387 373,417 -146,970

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 55
Inner London - West 53
Greater Manchester 52
West Midlands 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38

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 35 34 -1
Inner London - West 35 30 -5
Greater Manchester 32 32 +0
West Midlands 36 25 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 24 -3
West Yorkshire 26 26 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 21 -3
Inner London - East 19 24 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 20 -2
Outer London - West and North West 20 20 +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 45,792,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,512,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,097,550
Other 187,739
Road transport 117,382

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 21,646,663 24,145,873 +2,499,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,327,269 14,184,864 -7,142,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,715,233 10,382,317 -332,916
Other 128,174 59,565 -68,609
Road transport 25,129 92,253 +67,124

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,465,682
London Heathrow Airport 12,582,376
London Stansted Airport 10,997,402
Dover 8,796,443
Thamesport 7,501,844

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 9,357,296 5,108,386 -4,248,910
London Heathrow Airport 7,055,916 5,526,460 -1,529,456
London Stansted Airport 5,070,237 5,927,165 +856,928
Dover 3,247,100 5,549,343 +2,302,243
Thamesport 4,718,038 2,783,806 -1,934,232
East Midlands Airport 2,887,321 4,353,322 +1,466,001
Eurotunnel 4,020,986 2,585,754 -1,435,232
Southampton 3,896,755 2,421,709 -1,475,046
Birmingham Airport 3,185,778 2,770,749 -415,029
Luton Airport 1,158,884 2,733,037 +1,574,153

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
223
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
136
Manufacture of electrical equipment
89
Other manufacturing
43
Specialised construction activities
39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 113
2026-04 110
2026-03 116
2026-02 104
2026-01 112

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 315
54m+ 173
0-1m 157
15m-54m 78
Other 55

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 13,713,730
Ireland 6,868,146
Italy 6,461,925
Germany 4,010,408
Spain 3,370,335

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 7,450,698 6,263,032 -1,187,666
Ireland 3,928,182 2,939,964 -988,218
Italy 3,763,520 2,698,405 -1,065,115
Germany 2,204,323 1,806,085 -398,238
Spain 1,811,966 1,558,369 -253,597
Canada 1,009,243 1,967,194 +957,951
France 1,688,051 1,108,885 -579,166
Australia 1,380,525 1,256,821 -123,704
Netherlands 1,618,564 1,017,572 -600,992
Austria 1,125,639 331,170 -794,469

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 73,679
China 17,887
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 3,889 69,790 +65,901
China 11,873 6,014 -5,859
Germany 0 2,143 +2,143
Nicaragua 560 0 -560
Ireland 276 5 -271
Viet Nam 207 0 -207
Romania 0 115 +115
Spain 98 0 -98
Taiwan 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 47,360,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,238,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,891,385
Other 159,083
Road transport 2,745

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 25,400,997 21,959,698 -3,441,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,269,615 2,969,229 -2,300,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,839,229 1,052,156 -787,073
Other 71,674 87,409 +15,735
Road transport 2,745 0 -2,745

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 19,263,601
London Heathrow Airport 15,991,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,511,474
East Midlands Airport 5,786,703
ZLC 5,594,031

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 10,797,707 8,465,894 -2,331,813
London Heathrow Airport 7,498,496 8,492,585 +994,089
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,412,730 2,098,744 -2,313,986
East Midlands Airport 3,823,301 1,963,402 -1,859,899
ZLC 2,936,897 2,657,134 -279,763
London Gateway Port 879,024 463,851 -415,173
Immingham Docks 626,290 640,868 +14,578
Southampton 478,085 88,097 -389,988
Holyhead 225,967 173,859 -52,108
Manchester Airport 173,309 155,123 -18,186

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