Import/export HS code 853952: LED lamps

Energy-efficient LED lamps used in homes, offices, and outdoor lighting

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* 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 145,962,591
Germany 15,367,455
Poland 9,250,436
Netherlands 9,158,428
France 6,758,858

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 83,009,089 62,953,502 -20,055,587
Germany 9,825,322 5,542,133 -4,283,189
Poland 4,837,806 4,412,630 -425,176
Netherlands 4,997,476 4,160,952 -836,524
France 2,943,414 3,815,444 +872,030
United States 2,797,173 2,149,604 -647,569
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,778,368 2,087,515 -690,853
Hungary 2,199,286 162,236 -2,037,050
Taiwan 1,307,576 590,291 -717,285
Italy 1,198,788 500,622 -698,166

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 182,887,719
United States 8,214,706
Germany 5,384,412
Hungary 2,361,367
Taiwan 1,965,806

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 104,148,316 78,739,403 -25,408,913
United States 4,776,553 3,438,153 -1,338,400
Germany 2,910,757 2,473,655 -437,102
Hungary 2,205,357 156,010 -2,049,347
Taiwan 1,286,262 679,544 -606,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 803,964 623,756 -180,208
France 507,778 546,084 +38,306
Italy 575,735 391,034 -184,701
Poland 525,222 350,397 -174,825
United Kingdom 308,726 494,654 +185,928

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 74
West Midlands 60
Greater Manchester 56
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 54
Outer London - West and North West 51

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
Inner London - West 40 46 +6
West Midlands 46 33 -13
Greater Manchester 40 31 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 38 -2
Outer London - West and North West 37 29 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 33 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 32 -5
Inner London - East 33 23 -10
West Yorkshire 27 33 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 23 -9

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,923,661
Air transport 45,503,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,300,684
Other 3,689,128
Road transport 78,393

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,112,366 47,811,295 -23,301,071
Air transport 23,892,962 21,610,374 -2,282,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,642,645 19,658,039 -3,984,606
Other 2,328,167 1,360,961 -967,206
Road transport 67,665 10,728 -56,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 71,015,608
Southampton 27,166,237
Dover 17,943,995
London Gateway Port 15,119,420
London Heathrow Airport 14,920,781

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 47,821,373 23,194,235 -24,627,138
Southampton 17,555,570 9,610,667 -7,944,903
Dover 9,181,288 8,762,707 -418,581
London Gateway Port 2,875,545 12,243,875 +9,368,330
London Heathrow Airport 8,015,440 6,905,341 -1,110,099
Eurotunnel 5,191,350 3,059,392 -2,131,958
East Midlands Airport 3,919,744 2,877,339 -1,042,405
Birmingham Airport 4,044,148 2,554,349 -1,489,799
London Stansted Airport 3,045,629 3,430,848 +385,219
499 1,983,367 4,283,567 +2,300,200

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 345
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 206
Manufacture of electrical equipment 87
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 164
2025-11 164
2025-10 189
2025-09 180
2025-08 175

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 421
54m+ 275
0-1m 187
15m-54m 106
Other 72

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 £
Netherlands 8,649,627
United States 6,220,514
France 5,927,818
Italy 5,145,605
Ireland 4,885,706

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 £
Netherlands 4,745,518 3,904,109 -841,409
United States 2,949,783 3,270,731 +320,948
France 2,828,925 3,098,893 +269,968
Italy 2,815,521 2,330,084 -485,437
Ireland 2,680,550 2,205,156 -475,394
Germany 2,178,279 2,066,895 -111,384
Spain 1,131,420 1,444,611 +313,191
United Arab Emirates 1,702,623 803,508 -899,115
Poland 1,515,039 707,295 -807,744
Japan 1,297,620 657,053 -640,567

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 £
China 576,772
XI 379,531
Germany 34,134
Italy 9,779
Hungary 5,522

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 £
China 348,654 228,118 -120,536
XI 216,394 163,137 -53,257
Germany 15,624 18,510 +2,886
Italy 5,362 4,417 -945
Hungary 367 5,155 +4,788
Indonesia 2,085 910 -1,175
Ireland 1,778 85 -1,693
France 122 0 -122
India 0 99 +99
Taiwan 62 0 -62

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 27,221,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,269,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,261,212
Other 1,021,729
Road transport 99,062

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 12,957,870 14,263,644 +1,305,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,307,112 10,962,880 -2,344,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,006,046 3,255,166 -1,750,880
Other 592,769 428,960 -163,809
Road transport 92,295 6,767 -85,528

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,099,665
East Midlands Airport 8,068,682
London Heathrow Airport 7,936,552
London Stansted Airport 5,223,642
ZLC 4,431,666

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,773,569 7,326,096 -2,447,473
East Midlands Airport 3,972,250 4,096,432 +124,182
London Heathrow Airport 3,738,566 4,197,986 +459,420
London Stansted Airport 2,942,266 2,281,376 -660,890
ZLC 1,372,103 3,059,563 +1,687,460
Southampton 2,226,924 1,332,539 -894,385
London Gateway Port 1,357,786 931,139 -426,647
Immingham Docks 1,030,949 951,950 -78,999
Dover 581,332 865,867 +284,535
Felixstowe 595,376 829,854 +234,478

Quick facts

HS code: 853952

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

Description: Energy-efficient LED lamps used in homes, offices, and outdoor lighting