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 8,211,168
Hungary 4,522,872
United States 4,324,772
Italy 2,489,860
Germany 2,275,029

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 5,025,260 3,185,908 -1,839,352
Hungary 2,132,681 2,390,191 +257,510
United States 3,279,919 1,044,853 -2,235,066
Italy 1,359,489 1,130,371 -229,118
Germany 1,336,684 938,345 -398,339
Ireland 953,180 525,963 -427,217
Taiwan 1,038,350 389,336 -649,014
Spain 585,937 780,781 +194,844
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 762,361 335,666 -426,695
India 185,175 263,519 +78,344

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 9,987,653
China 9,251,215
Hungary 4,527,641
Germany 1,487,622
Taiwan 1,351,989

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 6,475,215 3,512,438 -2,962,777
China 5,670,457 3,580,758 -2,089,699
Hungary 2,139,936 2,387,705 +247,769
Germany 918,515 569,107 -349,408
Taiwan 1,036,809 315,180 -721,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 317,914 188,351 -129,563
Italy 372,739 96,697 -276,042
India 203,949 263,519 +59,570
France 109,886 135,226 +25,340
Denmark 142,642 81,583 -61,059

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 49
Inner London - West 44
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35

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 41 23 -18
Inner London - West 31 24 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 21 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 13 -18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 14 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 9 -22
Greater Manchester 24 10 -14
West Yorkshire 16 12 -4
Essex 16 10 -6
West Midlands 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 19,646,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,183,750
Other 3,118,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,354,276
Road transport 57,445

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 11,152,876 8,493,978 -2,658,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,580,632 2,603,118 -977,514
Other 2,842,738 275,422 -2,567,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 823,612 530,664 -292,948
Road transport 25,049 32,396 +7,347

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,018,160
London Stansted Airport 6,770,140
London Heathrow Airport 3,774,452
Felixstowe 3,355,882
000 3,118,160

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 3,583,581 3,434,579 -149,002
London Stansted Airport 3,628,606 3,141,534 -487,072
London Heathrow Airport 2,888,455 885,997 -2,002,458
Felixstowe 1,933,281 1,422,601 -510,680
000 2,842,738 275,422 -2,567,316
Southampton 893,718 477,441 -416,277
London Gateway Port 605,972 529,283 -76,689
Birmingham Airport 314,979 179,192 -135,787
Luton Airport 234,182 235,170 +988
Eurotunnel 260,777 157,848 -102,929

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 156
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 89
Manufacture of electrical equipment 66
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 41
Other manufacturing 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 58
2025-10 53
2025-09 48
2025-08 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 250
54m+ 174
15m-54m 82
0-1m 80
Other 38

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 1,387,945
Singapore 913,248
China 735,054
Italy 715,997
Germany 688,072

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 1,193,604 194,341 -999,263
Singapore 698,919 214,329 -484,590
China 402,466 332,588 -69,878
Italy 450,657 265,340 -185,317
Germany 375,575 312,497 -63,078
Netherlands 329,496 246,326 -83,170
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 290,228 185,990 -104,238
Philippines 59,078 377,830 +318,752
United Arab Emirates 277,441 88,930 -188,511
Spain 130,974 139,033 +8,059

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 2,856
China 1,435
Ireland 228
Nicaragua 181
Thailand 143

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 2,016 840 -1,176
China 946 489 -457
Ireland 228 0 -228
Nicaragua 181 0 -181
Thailand 78 65 -13
Georgia 29 0 -29
Austria 0 23 +23
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 8,196,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,516,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 355,699
Other 7,198
Road transport 2,881

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 5,565,954 2,630,964 -2,934,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 872,120 644,574 -227,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,969 159,730 -36,239
Other 5,726 1,472 -4,254
Road transport 2,881 0 -2,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,481,028
London Heathrow Airport 2,461,912
London Stansted Airport 1,593,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 990,153
ZLC 367,103

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 2,145,584 1,335,444 -810,140
London Heathrow Airport 1,649,509 812,403 -837,106
London Stansted Airport 1,297,375 295,777 -1,001,598
Dover / Eurotunnel 525,796 464,357 -61,439
ZLC 211,626 155,477 -56,149
Dover 193,382 108,828 -84,554
London Gateway Port 116,340 102,397 -13,943
Manchester Airport 150,624 13,855 -136,769
Aberdeen Airport 72,444 1,168 -71,276
Heysham 66,867 6,509 -60,358

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