Import/export HS code 85480030: LED backlight modules for LCDs

Lighting modules with LEDs, connectors, and other parts, used as backlights for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)

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 £
Czechia 680,582
Netherlands 183,578
China 180,159
Sweden 69,680
Ireland 63,436

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 £
Czechia 680,582 0 -680,582
Netherlands 118,208 65,370 -52,838
China 123,582 56,577 -67,005
Sweden 69,680 0 -69,680
Ireland 43,476 19,960 -23,516
France 1,913 57,559 +55,646
South Korea 31,995 11,722 -20,273
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,478 0 -20,478
Denmark 18,634 0 -18,634
Spain 11,633 0 -11,633

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 £
Czechia 680,582
China 251,305
Slovakia 248,718
Denmark 69,281
South Korea 43,717

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 £
Czechia 680,582 0 -680,582
China 170,505 80,800 -89,705
Slovakia 136,596 112,122 -24,474
Denmark 69,281 0 -69,281
South Korea 31,995 11,722 -20,273
Germany 24,765 0 -24,765
France 1,913 11,798 +9,885
Taiwan 0 11,832 +11,832
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,226 0 -8,226
Italy 2,521 2,819 +298

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Greater Manchester 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Kent 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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) 1,048,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,449
Air transport 157,684
Other 43

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) 916,124 132,445 -783,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,424 51,025 -75,399
Air transport 95,146 62,538 -32,608
Other 43 0 -43

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 659,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,654
Felixstowe 115,363
Middlesbrough 69,680
Immingham Docks 54,720

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 615,930 43,829 -572,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,654 0 -126,654
Felixstowe 96,531 18,832 -77,699
Middlesbrough 69,680 0 -69,680
Immingham Docks 38,718 16,002 -22,716
Eurotunnel 1,720 52,654 +50,934
East Midlands Airport 33,641 18,461 -15,180
London Stansted Airport 24,666 11,722 -12,944
Liverpool Docks 12,464 19,960 +7,496
Heysham 30,969 0 -30,969

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 10
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Manufacture of basic metals 2
Manufacture of electrical equipment 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 7
2025-07 5
2025-05 1

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 13
54m+ 13
0-1m 4
Other 4
15m-54m 3

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 Arab Emirates 89,375
China 82,286
Germany 62,702
Japan 58,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,885

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 Arab Emirates 64,404 24,971 -39,433
China 19,493 62,793 +43,300
Germany 60,889 1,813 -59,076
Japan 40,024 18,967 -21,057
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,050 51,835 +49,785
Singapore 7,430 43,433 +36,003
United States 6,967 39,901 +32,934
Oman 36,411 2,169 -34,242
Ireland 19,371 7,976 -11,395
Netherlands 1,151 21,622 +20,471

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 522,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,597

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 229,105 293,613 +64,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,941 47,138 -9,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,754 25,843 -17,911

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 207,757
East Midlands Airport 133,306
London Stansted Airport 103,990
London Gateway Port 71,561
ZLC 71,496

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 Heathrow Airport 29,278 178,479 +149,201
East Midlands Airport 49,512 83,794 +34,282
London Stansted Airport 79,809 24,181 -55,628
London Gateway Port 41,148 30,413 -10,735
ZLC 66,506 4,990 -61,516
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,774 999 -28,775
Harwich 0 20,623 +20,623
Southampton 14,494 0 -14,494
Holyhead 12,524 0 -12,524
Felixstowe 0 12,105 +12,105

Quick facts

HS code: 85480030

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

Description: Lighting modules with LEDs, connectors, and other parts, used as backlights for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)