Import/export HS code 85437050: Sunbeds and sunlamps

Equipment used for tanning, such as sunbeds and 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 £
Germany 25,825,811
Netherlands 16,767,281
Poland 7,392,214
Italy 989,206
Denmark 510,382

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 £
Germany 10,912,939 14,912,872 +3,999,933
Netherlands 8,885,355 7,881,926 -1,003,429
Poland 4,234,531 3,157,683 -1,076,848
Italy 387,910 601,296 +213,386
Denmark 231,723 278,659 +46,936
Malaysia 291,262 197,251 -94,011
Hungary 366,570 66,821 -299,749
France 246,396 0 -246,396
United States 112,687 103,846 -8,841
China 55,397 152,290 +96,893

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 £
Germany 25,849,551
Netherlands 16,496,504
Poland 6,456,359
Italy 694,207
Denmark 590,204

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 £
Germany 10,824,956 15,024,595 +4,199,639
Netherlands 8,949,718 7,546,786 -1,402,932
Poland 3,719,463 2,736,896 -982,567
Italy 387,910 306,297 -81,613
Denmark 0 590,204 +590,204
Hungary 15,831 400,190 +384,359
Malaysia 163,206 160,750 -2,456
China 149,539 168,113 +18,574
United States 135,905 128,450 -7,455
Belgium 95,628 0 -95,628

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 5
Kent 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4

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 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 0 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
North Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,645,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,710,437
Other 1,590,758
Air transport 1,464,012

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,498,495 25,146,997 +3,648,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,566,236 1,144,201 -1,422,035
Other 1,195,668 395,090 -800,578
Air transport 618,540 845,472 +226,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,263,499
Immingham Docks 9,593,402
Eurotunnel 5,491,446
Killingholme 4,067,994
Harwich 3,832,926

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 £
Dover 9,665,497 10,598,002 +932,505
Immingham Docks 1,653,465 7,939,937 +6,286,472
Eurotunnel 3,677,743 1,813,703 -1,864,040
Killingholme 3,895,498 172,496 -3,723,002
Harwich 1,779,544 2,053,382 +273,838
Felixstowe 881,261 1,510,831 +629,570
Hull 1,068,080 1,252,207 +184,127
000 1,195,668 395,090 -800,578
Grangemouth Docks 603,942 187,923 -416,019
Tyne 203,407 361,028 +157,621

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other personal service activities 8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 17
2026-02 9
2026-01 15
2025-12 10

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
54m+ 29
1m-15m 25
0-1m 17
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 2,019,492
Germany 670,305
Ireland 496,226
India 375,730
Australia 310,340

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 1,020,520 998,972 -21,548
Germany 517,093 153,212 -363,881
Ireland 450,109 46,117 -403,992
India 189,336 186,394 -2,942
Australia 282,912 27,428 -255,484
Poland 50,263 223,042 +172,779
Israel 106,178 126,785 +20,607
China 85,742 132,651 +46,909
United Arab Emirates 23,569 193,073 +169,504
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,210 5,000 -125,210

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 £
Germany 242,840
Hungary 63,446
Poland 29,045
United States 6,183
XI 2,437

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 £
Germany 240,507 2,333 -238,174
Hungary 51,588 11,858 -39,730
Poland 29,020 25 -28,995
United States 5,801 382 -5,419
XI 0 2,437 +2,437

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 5,095,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 545,413
Other 412,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,239
Road transport 3,000

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 2,970,295 2,124,952 -845,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 166,817 378,596 +211,779
Other 395,925 17,035 -378,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,802 42,437 +20,635
Road transport 3,000 0 -3,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,900,871
ZLC 1,754,412
East Midlands Airport 633,170
London Heathrow Airport 627,103
000 412,960

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 £
London Stansted Airport 1,114,224 786,647 -327,577
ZLC 1,028,179 726,233 -301,946
East Midlands Airport 370,524 262,646 -107,878
London Heathrow Airport 291,548 335,555 +44,007
000 395,925 17,035 -378,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,004 280,899 +177,895
Manchester Airport 137,070 0 -137,070
London Gateway Port 21,802 40,549 +18,747
Immingham Docks 11,114 49,797 +38,683
Holyhead 25,084 16,275 -8,809

Quick facts

HS code: 85437050

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

Description: Equipment used for tanning, such as sunbeds and lamps