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 158,017,982
Germany 15,860,463
Netherlands 10,263,179
Poland 9,960,320
France 7,595,413

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 82,227,104 75,790,878 -6,436,226
Germany 9,338,941 6,521,522 -2,817,419
Netherlands 5,236,525 5,026,654 -209,871
Poland 4,573,539 5,386,781 +813,242
France 3,566,245 4,029,168 +462,923
United States 3,267,708 1,980,543 -1,287,165
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,996,633 2,230,533 -766,100
Italy 1,211,327 600,303 -611,024
Taiwan 942,810 581,249 -361,561
Ireland 803,678 690,105 -113,573

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 197,405,281
United States 8,736,476
Germany 5,890,825
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,643,140
Taiwan 1,591,414

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 103,981,907 93,423,374 -10,558,533
United States 5,347,941 3,388,535 -1,959,406
Germany 2,848,991 3,041,834 +192,843
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 653,391 989,749 +336,358
Taiwan 932,191 659,223 -272,968
Hungary 1,318,868 22,114 -1,296,754
Italy 552,284 522,845 -29,439
France 526,850 443,869 -82,981
United Kingdom 529,392 370,203 -159,189
Malaysia 394,886 477,407 +82,521

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
West Midlands 59
Greater Manchester 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 56
Outer London - West and North West 55

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 47 49 +2
West Midlands 44 39 -5
Greater Manchester 39 32 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38 37 -1
Outer London - West and North West 37 33 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34 40 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 38 -2
Inner London - East 32 29 -3
West Yorkshire 26 35 +9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 35 24 -11

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) 123,458,548
Air transport 52,175,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,331,291
Other 3,415,849
Road transport 100,521

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) 68,016,195 55,442,353 -12,573,842
Air transport 25,277,371 26,898,268 +1,620,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,013,330 23,317,961 -695,369
Other 2,475,406 940,443 -1,534,963
Road transport 57,458 43,063 -14,395

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 71,212,987
Southampton 27,452,046
London Gateway Port 19,574,754
Dover 19,057,499
London Heathrow Airport 15,980,633

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 45,282,299 25,930,688 -19,351,611
Southampton 17,109,817 10,342,229 -6,767,588
London Gateway Port 3,721,576 15,853,178 +12,131,602
Dover 10,128,257 8,929,242 -1,199,015
London Heathrow Airport 8,308,244 7,672,389 -635,855
Eurotunnel 4,693,730 4,424,548 -269,182
499 2,203,840 6,268,896 +4,065,056
London Stansted Airport 3,424,164 4,195,851 +771,687
East Midlands Airport 4,297,996 3,102,892 -1,195,104
Birmingham Airport 4,019,278 3,316,562 -702,716

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 347
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 230
Manufacture of electrical equipment 92
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 166
2026-03 169
2026-02 188
2026-01 164
2025-12 144

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 436
54m+ 279
0-1m 209
15m-54m 109
Other 75

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 9,384,289
United States 7,506,094
France 7,219,719
Italy 5,523,307
Ireland 5,392,672

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 4,754,005 4,630,284 -123,721
United States 3,086,729 4,419,365 +1,332,636
France 2,701,330 4,518,389 +1,817,059
Italy 3,021,778 2,501,529 -520,249
Ireland 2,798,707 2,593,965 -204,742
Germany 2,464,768 2,207,621 -257,147
Spain 1,262,945 1,665,487 +402,542
United Arab Emirates 1,255,429 1,129,675 -125,754
Poland 1,440,188 857,523 -582,665
Japan 1,363,275 745,436 -617,839

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 613,470
XI 379,971
Germany 38,217
Italy 10,583
Hungary 9,423

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 345,777 267,693 -78,084
XI 290,994 88,977 -202,017
Germany 14,989 23,228 +8,239
Italy 5,877 4,706 -1,171
Hungary 373 9,050 +8,677
Indonesia 1,921 1,033 -888
Ireland 1,383 85 -1,298
Poland 0 960 +960
Belgium 0 221 +221
France 122 0 -122

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 32,222,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,777,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,957,345
Other 1,068,981
Road transport 9,152

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 14,269,879 17,952,179 +3,682,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,902,932 12,874,183 -1,028,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,667,144 3,290,201 -1,376,943
Other 664,230 404,751 -259,479
Road transport 2,385 6,767 +4,382

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,782,821
London Heathrow Airport 10,300,379
East Midlands Airport 9,086,908
ZLC 5,539,278
London Stansted Airport 5,520,102

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 10,142,756 8,640,065 -1,502,691
London Heathrow Airport 4,275,384 6,024,995 +1,749,611
East Midlands Airport 4,256,104 4,830,804 +574,700
ZLC 1,504,661 4,034,617 +2,529,956
London Stansted Airport 3,072,927 2,447,175 -625,752
Southampton 2,319,005 1,302,915 -1,016,090
Immingham Docks 1,097,802 1,024,377 -73,425
London Gateway Port 1,021,018 987,722 -33,296
Felixstowe 680,738 906,469 +225,731
Dover 679,295 864,151 +184,856

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