Import/export HS code 853990: Parts for lamps and lighting

Includes parts like lamp bases and other components for electric lamps

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 9,108,830
Hungary 4,616,724
United States 4,550,569
Italy 2,829,821
Germany 2,414,771

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 4,843,483 4,265,347 -578,136
Hungary 2,420,346 2,196,378 -223,968
United States 3,208,239 1,342,330 -1,865,909
Italy 1,408,038 1,421,783 +13,745
Germany 1,330,277 1,084,494 -245,783
Taiwan 971,732 562,246 -409,486
Spain 611,652 895,777 +284,125
Ireland 920,952 585,776 -335,176
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 793,891 455,288 -338,603
Denmark 198,696 674,305 +475,609

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 £
United States 10,783,183
China 10,390,994
Hungary 4,619,962
Germany 1,558,236
Taiwan 1,449,560

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 £
United States 6,458,755 4,324,428 -2,134,327
China 5,462,392 4,928,602 -533,790
Hungary 2,427,601 2,192,361 -235,240
Germany 922,167 636,069 -286,098
Taiwan 966,139 483,421 -482,718
Denmark 139,068 592,150 +453,082
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 359,372 149,002 -210,370
India 198,918 271,557 +72,639
Italy 358,470 98,278 -260,192
France 93,993 216,021 +122,028

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 53
Inner London - West 48
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37

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 38 31 -7
Inner London - West 30 30 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 26 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 21 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 15 -16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 14 -16
West Midlands 17 14 -3
West Yorkshire 14 17 +3
Greater Manchester 24 12 -12
Essex 17 9 -8

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 21,714,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,965,659
Other 3,117,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,381,808
Road transport 124,756

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 11,350,367 10,363,835 -986,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,508,648 3,457,011 -51,637
Other 2,839,964 277,459 -2,562,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 752,860 628,948 -123,912
Road transport 30,580 94,176 +63,596

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,952,121
London Stansted Airport 7,446,201
Felixstowe 3,864,390
London Heathrow Airport 3,766,189
000 3,117,423

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,932,318 4,019,803 +87,485
London Stansted Airport 3,643,154 3,803,047 +159,893
Felixstowe 1,901,646 1,962,744 +61,098
London Heathrow Airport 2,772,406 993,783 -1,778,623
000 2,839,964 277,459 -2,562,505
Southampton 822,548 596,640 -225,908
London Gateway Port 630,703 651,687 +20,984
Luton Airport 194,407 495,962 +301,555
499 75,028 461,436 +386,408
Birmingham Airport 325,853 191,679 -134,174

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 172
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Manufacture of electrical equipment 70
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 45
Other manufacturing 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 61
2026-03 65
2026-02 52
2026-01 48
2025-12 60

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 262
54m+ 184
15m-54m 91
0-1m 87
Other 45

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 1,397,538
Singapore 934,236
China 896,561
Indonesia 807,757
Italy 747,236

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 1,162,632 234,906 -927,726
Singapore 828,493 105,743 -722,750
China 477,419 419,142 -58,277
Indonesia 38,664 769,093 +730,429
Italy 517,282 229,954 -287,328
Germany 395,697 330,369 -65,328
Netherlands 310,797 384,272 +73,475
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 323,952 154,629 -169,323
Philippines 59,078 389,673 +330,595
United Arab Emirates 304,575 81,414 -223,161

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 3,130
China 1,860
Ireland 289
Germany 190
Nicaragua 181

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 1,760 1,370 -390
China 1,002 858 -144
Ireland 228 61 -167
Germany 0 190 +190
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 77 64 -13
Austria 0 46 +46
Slovakia 0 6 +6

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 9,274,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,652,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 447,931
Other 8,261

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 5,669,978 3,604,897 -2,065,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 873,863 778,875 -94,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,302 252,629 +57,327
Other 5,484 2,777 -2,707

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,536,661
London Heathrow Airport 2,679,642
London Stansted Airport 1,617,361
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,089,206
Belfast Airport 770,943

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,083,933 1,452,728 -631,205
London Heathrow Airport 1,814,573 865,069 -949,504
London Stansted Airport 1,302,458 314,903 -987,555
Dover / Eurotunnel 564,319 524,887 -39,432
Belfast Airport 6,975 763,968 +756,993
ZLC 201,595 145,905 -55,690
Dover 170,671 156,517 -14,154
London Gateway Port 113,213 121,390 +8,177
Manchester Airport 151,933 32,842 -119,091
Immingham Docks 15,027 71,945 +56,918

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853990

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

Description: Includes parts like lamp bases and other components for electric lamps