Import/export HS code 854141: Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

LEDs, whether used individually or combined with other LEDs

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 38,209,012
Germany 32,141,534
Thailand 22,601,457
United States 17,914,945
Japan 8,416,821

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 18,031,010 20,178,002 +2,146,992
Germany 14,369,054 17,772,480 +3,403,426
Thailand 11,061,551 11,539,906 +478,355
United States 10,090,774 7,824,171 -2,266,603
Japan 3,654,193 4,762,628 +1,108,435
Belgium 4,462,494 1,555,973 -2,906,521
Netherlands 2,595,690 2,608,211 +12,521
South Korea 1,712,342 3,290,314 +1,577,972
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,295,196 2,254,662 -40,534
Italy 2,861,585 1,316,517 -1,545,068

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 65,748,587
Thailand 24,360,730
United States 19,064,182
Japan 11,816,120
Malaysia 10,387,055

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 31,428,975 34,319,612 +2,890,637
Thailand 12,655,545 11,705,185 -950,360
United States 11,931,739 7,132,443 -4,799,296
Japan 4,960,693 6,855,427 +1,894,734
Malaysia 5,934,573 4,452,482 -1,482,091
Germany 4,258,371 5,994,150 +1,735,779
South Korea 1,548,677 3,017,204 +1,468,527
United Kingdom 2,181,219 1,852,801 -328,418
Taiwan 1,407,445 1,716,136 +308,691
Sweden 1,126,564 1,477,242 +350,678

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 90
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 53
Inner London - West 49
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39

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 58 66 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 38 +4
Inner London - West 34 30 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 33 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 33 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 24 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 22 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 22 18 -4
Essex 19 19 +0
Greater Manchester 17 19 +2

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 120,397,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,618,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,596,287
Road transport 989,371
Other 203,951

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 63,752,992 56,644,404 -7,108,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,190,501 14,427,669 +3,237,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,207,464 12,388,823 +3,181,359
Road transport 42,887 946,484 +903,597
Other 156,324 47,627 -108,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 42,301,297
London Heathrow Airport 38,365,016
London Stansted Airport 21,353,581
Eurotunnel 8,972,031
Felixstowe 7,796,401

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 20,792,753 21,508,544 +715,791
London Heathrow Airport 20,756,152 17,608,864 -3,147,288
London Stansted Airport 9,943,196 11,410,385 +1,467,189
Eurotunnel 3,793,379 5,178,652 +1,385,273
Felixstowe 5,815,169 1,981,232 -3,833,937
London Gateway Port 1,663,467 6,113,337 +4,449,870
Edinburgh Airport 5,398,042 2,310,658 -3,087,384
Dover 2,914,836 4,772,456 +1,857,620
Birmingham Airport 5,306,473 2,190,161 -3,116,312
Southampton 1,641,513 4,709,500 +3,067,987

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 185
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 139
Manufacture of electrical equipment 105
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 71
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 155
2026-03 143
2026-02 125
2026-01 147
2025-12 121

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 351
54m+ 240
0-1m 105
15m-54m 79
Other 54

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 £
Thailand 45,459,417
United States 18,321,739
Germany 9,343,664
Sweden 6,096,475
France 4,190,089

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 £
Thailand 15,532,075 29,927,342 +14,395,267
United States 9,525,294 8,796,445 -728,849
Germany 4,326,816 5,016,848 +690,032
Sweden 2,414,914 3,681,561 +1,266,647
France 2,657,774 1,532,315 -1,125,459
Ireland 2,083,603 1,771,519 -312,084
China 1,597,859 2,197,054 +599,195
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,052,240 1,150,572 -901,668
Canada 1,302,996 1,595,594 +292,598
Taiwan 430,037 2,048,147 +1,618,110

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 4,488
China 4,075
Switzerland 136
Italy 41

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 4,213 275 -3,938
China 3,191 884 -2,307
Switzerland 136 0 -136
Italy 0 41 +41

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 109,384,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,723,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,119,137
Road transport 65,295
Other 13,717

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 45,523,592 63,860,498 +18,336,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,670,106 3,053,102 -617,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,132,242 986,895 -3,145,347
Road transport 65,295 0 -65,295
Other 12,517 1,200 -11,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 34,438,408
London Heathrow Airport 34,296,436
East Midlands Airport 26,480,313
London Stansted Airport 7,665,576
Glasgow Airport 5,149,241

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 £
ZLC 14,438,492 19,999,916 +5,561,424
London Heathrow Airport 13,274,663 21,021,773 +7,747,110
East Midlands Airport 10,515,066 15,965,247 +5,450,181
London Stansted Airport 2,996,656 4,668,920 +1,672,264
Glasgow Airport 3,771,239 1,378,002 -2,393,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,936,364 1,964,124 -972,240
London Gateway Port 3,305,952 557,022 -2,748,930
Edinburgh Airport 341,621 639,575 +297,954
Dover 311,891 564,819 +252,928
Immingham Docks 394,682 200,342 -194,340

Quick facts

HS code: 854141

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

Description: LEDs, whether used individually or combined with other LEDs