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

Includes parts like lamp bases and other components for electric lamps

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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 8,689,461
Hungary 4,581,006
United States 4,462,281
Italy 2,765,813
Germany 2,409,263

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 4,987,698 3,701,763 -1,285,935
Hungary 3,057,206 1,523,800 -1,533,406
United States 3,325,832 1,136,449 -2,189,383
Italy 1,459,021 1,306,792 -152,229
Germany 1,383,403 1,025,860 -357,543
Spain 780,584 703,387 -77,197
Taiwan 907,395 507,949 -399,446
Ireland 824,151 519,039 -305,112
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 737,651 420,674 -316,977
Denmark 209,065 638,474 +429,409

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 10,388,075
China 9,913,294
Hungary 4,586,800
Germany 1,566,896
Taiwan 1,313,921

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 6,751,929 3,636,146 -3,115,783
China 5,579,693 4,333,601 -1,246,092
Hungary 3,065,573 1,521,227 -1,544,346
Germany 885,148 681,748 -203,400
Taiwan 873,197 440,724 -432,473
Denmark 164,533 552,501 +387,968
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 351,237 123,056 -228,181
Italy 334,649 101,446 -233,203
India 189,790 244,284 +54,494
France 125,721 197,059 +71,338

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 51
Inner London - West 44
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31

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 28 -10
Inner London - West 30 23 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 23 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 13 -15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 16 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 14 -9
West Midlands 16 16 +0
West Yorkshire 13 16 +3
Greater Manchester 20 13 -7
Essex 17 11 -6

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 20,809,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,797,412
Other 3,077,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,303,231
Road transport 125,904

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 11,795,009 9,014,919 -2,780,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,818,186 2,979,226 -838,960
Other 3,018,604 58,861 -2,959,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 801,374 501,857 -299,517
Road transport 37,917 87,987 +50,070

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,750,415
London Stansted Airport 7,093,190
Felixstowe 3,669,005
London Heathrow Airport 3,440,316
000 3,077,465

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 4,559,580 3,190,835 -1,368,745
London Stansted Airport 3,768,203 3,324,987 -443,216
Felixstowe 2,028,693 1,640,312 -388,381
London Heathrow Airport 2,510,657 929,659 -1,580,998
000 3,018,604 58,861 -2,959,743
Southampton 934,072 424,270 -509,802
London Gateway Port 677,669 637,374 -40,295
Luton Airport 137,915 522,422 +384,507
499 66,896 527,268 +460,372
Birmingham Airport 342,543 154,426 -188,117

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
159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
93
Manufacture of electrical equipment
68
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
45
Other manufacturing
36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 66
2026-04 61
2026-03 65
2026-02 52
2026-01 48

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 243
54m+ 177
15m-54m 85
0-1m 80
Other 43

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 1,409,039
China 951,197
Singapore 934,236
Indonesia 801,677
Germany 706,532

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 1,188,216 220,823 -967,393
China 442,473 508,724 +66,251
Singapore 843,593 90,643 -752,950
Indonesia 41,813 759,864 +718,051
Germany 423,009 283,523 -139,486
Italy 467,261 178,231 -289,030
Netherlands 314,826 284,813 -30,013
Philippines 79,481 369,270 +289,789
Taiwan 77,916 314,377 +236,461
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 314,445 60,133 -254,312

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 2,835
China 1,928
Ireland 289
Germany 210
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 1,863 972 -891
China 977 951 -26
Ireland 228 61 -167
Germany 0 210 +210
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 74 63 -11
Cook Islands 0 95 +95
Austria 0 56 +56
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 9,190,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,452,468
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 423,618
Other 8,085

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 5,612,151 3,578,178 -2,033,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 788,348 664,120 -124,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,669 227,949 +32,280
Other 5,481 2,604 -2,877

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,219,784
London Heathrow Airport 2,983,692
London Stansted Airport 1,572,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 970,985
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 2,036,020 1,183,764 -852,256
London Heathrow Airport 1,790,594 1,193,098 -597,496
London Stansted Airport 1,326,306 246,240 -1,080,066
Dover / Eurotunnel 523,970 447,015 -76,955
Belfast Airport 6,975 763,968 +756,993
ZLC 206,272 120,825 -85,447
Dover 128,093 124,756 -3,337
London Gateway Port 126,679 111,842 -14,837
Manchester Airport 151,933 39,886 -112,047
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