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 38,252,129
Germany 14,762,056
Austria 8,545,563
Netherlands 6,509,293
United States 5,175,040

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 21,170,740 17,081,389 -4,089,351
Germany 7,423,999 7,338,057 -85,942
Austria 5,055,559 3,490,004 -1,565,555
Netherlands 4,216,394 2,292,899 -1,923,495
United States 3,000,781 2,174,259 -826,522
Italy 1,873,333 2,554,570 +681,237
Thailand 1,722,402 1,362,885 -359,517
France 1,375,769 1,001,892 -373,877
Poland 658,554 1,371,041 +712,487
Spain 874,492 1,002,954 +128,462

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 49,739,222
United States 13,287,030
Germany 6,818,644
Netherlands 4,643,028
Thailand 3,043,129

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 26,945,812 22,793,410 -4,152,402
United States 6,816,773 6,470,257 -346,516
Germany 2,808,111 4,010,533 +1,202,422
Netherlands 3,444,638 1,198,390 -2,246,248
Thailand 1,706,990 1,336,139 -370,851
Italy 1,386,048 1,386,835 +787
United Kingdom 1,104,943 471,728 -633,215
France 571,037 412,581 -158,456
Poland 475,701 381,854 -93,847
Hungary 165,552 632,013 +466,461

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 53
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Inner London - West 50
West Midlands 47
West Yorkshire 42

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
Greater Manchester 34 32 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 33 +0
Inner London - West 31 30 -1
West Midlands 37 21 -16
West Yorkshire 27 29 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 19 -5
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 23 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 20 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 17 -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 40,864,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,150,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,558,052
Other 180,299
Road transport 108,655

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 20,044,995 20,820,000 +775,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,713,337 14,436,808 -6,276,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,351,549 9,206,503 -2,145,046
Other 110,343 69,956 -40,387
Road transport 26,598 82,057 +55,459

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,010,590
London Heathrow Airport 12,157,725
London Stansted Airport 9,995,689
Thamesport 7,375,801
Eurotunnel 7,078,662

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 10,544,200 4,466,390 -6,077,810
London Heathrow Airport 6,964,954 5,192,771 -1,772,183
London Stansted Airport 4,330,866 5,664,823 +1,333,957
Thamesport 4,591,248 2,784,553 -1,806,695
Eurotunnel 4,534,783 2,543,879 -1,990,904
Dover 3,039,069 3,971,719 +932,650
Southampton 3,863,857 2,792,300 -1,071,557
Birmingham Airport 2,628,946 3,222,947 +594,001
East Midlands Airport 2,824,268 2,782,700 -41,568
London Gateway Port 523,718 2,416,952 +1,893,234

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 221
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Manufacture of electrical equipment 85
Other manufacturing 43
Specialised construction activities 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 112
2025-11 107
2025-10 138
2025-09 110
2025-08 117

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 310
54m+ 165
0-1m 151
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 12,017,887
Ireland 6,579,149
Italy 6,326,863
Germany 3,884,068
Spain 3,238,505

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 5,343,697 6,674,190 +1,330,493
Ireland 3,453,952 3,125,197 -328,755
Italy 3,345,075 2,981,788 -363,287
Germany 2,149,095 1,734,973 -414,122
Spain 1,761,820 1,476,685 -285,135
France 1,988,904 1,125,066 -863,838
Canada 1,050,510 1,614,241 +563,731
Australia 1,191,282 1,385,710 +194,428
Netherlands 1,451,621 1,035,516 -416,105
Austria 1,600,766 447,908 -1,152,858

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 55,748
China 16,595
Germany 2,143
Nicaragua 560
Ireland 277

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 5,263 50,485 +45,222
China 11,903 4,692 -7,211
Germany 0 2,143 +2,143
Nicaragua 0 560 +560
Ireland 276 1 -275
Viet Nam 0 207 +207
Romania 0 115 +115
Taiwan 96 7 -89
Spain 98 0 -98
Poland 0 56 +56

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 44,600,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,706,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,100,044
Other 137,136
Road transport 73,021

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 22,387,899 22,212,452 -175,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,833,261 2,873,095 -2,960,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,692,238 1,407,806 -284,432
Other 72,123 65,013 -7,110
Road transport 73,021 0 -73,021

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 18,244,454
London Heathrow Airport 13,486,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,255,234
East Midlands Airport 7,247,377
ZLC 4,962,704

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 9,419,575 8,824,879 -594,696
London Heathrow Airport 5,500,951 7,985,179 +2,484,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,946,360 2,308,874 -2,637,486
East Midlands Airport 4,892,525 2,354,852 -2,537,673
ZLC 2,250,653 2,712,051 +461,398
London Gateway Port 558,282 515,237 -43,045
Immingham Docks 659,081 364,431 -294,650
Southampton 507,910 435,112 -72,798
Manchester Airport 285,909 201,599 -84,310
Holyhead 215,551 228,014 +12,463

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