Import/export HS code 940569: Various non-electric lights

Non-electric lighting fixtures designed for traditional light sources, such as candles or oil

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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 7,600,765
Hungary 987,229
Netherlands 910,278
United States 757,647
Poland 740,513

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 3,676,005 3,924,760 +248,755
Hungary 190,944 796,285 +605,341
Netherlands 586,009 324,269 -261,740
United States 487,392 270,255 -217,137
Poland 204,849 535,664 +330,815
South Korea 255,564 431,743 +176,179
France 440,081 191,045 -249,036
Denmark 160,929 425,966 +265,037
Italy 230,019 294,663 +64,644
Germany 292,836 174,004 -118,832

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 8,195,996
Netherlands 828,658
Poland 704,921
South Korea 684,702
Malaysia 671,392

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 4,037,219 4,158,777 +121,558
Netherlands 340,492 488,166 +147,674
Poland 182,118 522,803 +340,685
South Korea 255,564 429,138 +173,574
Malaysia 283,093 388,299 +105,206
United States 306,699 284,484 -22,215
Italy 228,357 325,186 +96,829
Hungary 183,128 341,979 +158,851
Denmark 113,882 399,410 +285,528
Slovakia 398,392 110,088 -288,304

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 63
Inner London - East 32
Outer London - West and North West 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24

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 46 28 -18
Inner London - East 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 21 15 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 16 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 18 +4
Greater Manchester 19 10 -9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 15 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,967,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,464,792
Air transport 3,879,628
Road transport 289,485
Other 155,615

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,722,244 4,245,223 +522,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,160,122 2,304,670 +144,548
Air transport 1,839,569 2,040,059 +200,490
Road transport 145,301 144,184 -1,117
Other 126,604 29,011 -97,593

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,192,738
Dover 1,987,250
Southampton 1,774,664
Immingham Docks 1,185,163
London Stansted Airport 928,703

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 £
Felixstowe 1,554,326 2,638,412 +1,084,086
Dover 970,428 1,016,822 +46,394
Southampton 1,295,881 478,783 -817,098
Immingham Docks 479,206 705,957 +226,751
London Stansted Airport 517,038 411,665 -105,373
London Heathrow Airport 334,319 559,719 +225,400
London Gateway Port 241,548 651,582 +410,034
East Midlands Airport 344,865 424,204 +79,339
Birmingham Airport 153,841 430,010 +276,169
Eurotunnel 187,869 322,472 +134,603

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
123
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
113
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
29
Other manufacturing
25
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 49
2026-03 47
2026-02 42
2026-01 35

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 163
54m+ 111
0-1m 73
15m-54m 52
Other 37

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 £
Ireland 1,498,414
United Arab Emirates 1,431,844
Spain 1,111,405
Germany 772,928
France 641,291

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 £
Ireland 717,323 781,091 +63,768
United Arab Emirates 1,178,944 252,900 -926,044
Spain 603,460 507,945 -95,515
Germany 657,999 114,929 -543,070
France 375,122 266,169 -108,953
Netherlands 322,098 263,334 -58,764
United States 286,034 284,239 -1,795
Italy 165,575 301,332 +135,757
Austria 291,684 27,886 -263,798
Kuwait 877 268,277 +267,400

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 £
China 523,122
XI 217,928
Ireland 729
Germany 92

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 £
China 266,400 256,722 -9,678
XI 131,347 86,581 -44,766
Ireland 729 0 -729
Germany 92 0 -92

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,009,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,888,568
Air transport 1,643,086
Other 742,802
Road transport 2,330

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,998,665 2,010,716 -987,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,505,095 383,473 -1,121,622
Air transport 719,890 923,196 +203,306
Other 398,641 344,161 -54,480
Road transport 0 2,330 +2,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,826,520
London Gateway Port 1,370,568
000 742,802
London Heathrow Airport 689,772
Holyhead 575,666

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,439,167 1,387,353 -1,051,814
London Gateway Port 1,150,508 220,060 -930,448
000 398,641 344,161 -54,480
London Heathrow Airport 196,981 492,791 +295,810
Holyhead 184,889 390,777 +205,888
London Stansted Airport 236,483 150,542 -85,941
East Midlands Airport 184,885 120,168 -64,717
Liverpool Docks 118,189 117,927 -262
Dover 78,916 157,179 +78,263
Immingham Docks 183,164 34,458 -148,706

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 940569

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

Description: Non-electric lighting fixtures designed for traditional light sources, such as candles or oil