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 8,012,993
Hungary 966,566
Netherlands 960,986
United States 773,693
Poland 754,439

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 3,865,665 4,147,328 +281,663
Hungary 116,288 850,278 +733,990
Netherlands 339,188 621,798 +282,610
United States 408,251 365,442 -42,809
Poland 200,372 554,067 +353,695
South Korea 290,723 446,488 +155,765
France 509,232 197,188 -312,044
Denmark 187,668 384,253 +196,585
Italy 287,666 280,109 -7,557
Turkey 309,981 206,125 -103,856

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 8,933,199
Netherlands 867,877
South Korea 734,606
Poland 725,062
Malaysia 663,914

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 4,477,339 4,455,860 -21,479
Netherlands 179,710 688,167 +508,457
South Korea 290,723 443,883 +153,160
Poland 200,719 524,343 +323,624
Malaysia 129,543 534,371 +404,828
United States 261,380 341,500 +80,120
Italy 279,331 307,809 +28,478
Slovakia 398,392 110,088 -288,304
France 418,272 86,697 -331,575
Hungary 108,472 392,273 +283,801

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 67
Inner London - East 32
Outer London - West and North West 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26

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 31 -15
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Outer London - West and North West 22 14 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 18 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 17 +1
Greater Manchester 20 10 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 16 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 9 14 +5
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) 8,463,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,857,400
Air transport 4,060,368
Road transport 356,383
Other 161,663

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) 3,825,872 4,637,302 +811,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,248,109 2,609,291 +361,182
Air transport 1,961,573 2,098,795 +137,222
Road transport 193,490 162,893 -30,597
Other 115,762 45,901 -69,861

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,284,765
Southampton 2,105,714
Dover 2,049,035
Immingham Docks 1,191,802
London Gateway Port 977,450

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 1,548,761 2,736,004 +1,187,243
Southampton 1,433,226 672,488 -760,738
Dover 946,643 1,102,392 +155,749
Immingham Docks 218,859 972,943 +754,084
London Gateway Port 316,713 660,737 +344,024
London Stansted Airport 509,226 462,667 -46,559
London Heathrow Airport 343,998 557,901 +213,903
East Midlands Airport 427,843 426,352 -1,491
Birmingham Airport 179,381 393,837 +214,456
Eurotunnel 195,356 330,225 +134,869

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 117
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
Other manufacturing 28
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 49
2026-03 47
2026-02 42
2026-01 35
2025-12 45

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 172
54m+ 115
0-1m 77
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 1,630,220
United Arab Emirates 1,427,698
Spain 1,149,276
Germany 911,058
Netherlands 825,632

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 779,904 850,316 +70,412
United Arab Emirates 1,191,278 236,420 -954,858
Spain 747,604 401,672 -345,932
Germany 794,639 116,419 -678,220
Netherlands 561,224 264,408 -296,816
France 357,084 321,175 -35,909
United States 271,658 287,116 +15,458
Italy 180,057 329,315 +149,258
Austria 289,855 18,264 -271,591
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 539,924
XI 259,996
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 264,888 275,036 +10,148
XI 155,748 104,248 -51,500
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) 5,699,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,863,142
Air transport 1,821,074
Other 801,672
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) 3,600,543 2,099,415 -1,501,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,492,363 370,779 -1,121,584
Air transport 818,100 1,002,974 +184,874
Other 421,457 380,215 -41,242
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 4,241,709
London Gateway Port 1,315,379
London Heathrow Airport 815,809
000 801,672
Holyhead 638,787

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 2,797,507 1,444,202 -1,353,305
London Gateway Port 1,099,261 216,118 -883,143
London Heathrow Airport 289,816 525,993 +236,177
000 421,457 380,215 -41,242
Holyhead 222,841 415,946 +193,105
Dover 310,960 154,332 -156,628
London Stansted Airport 230,274 161,978 -68,296
East Midlands Airport 208,298 132,699 -75,599
Liverpool Docks 129,089 100,403 -28,686
Immingham Docks 185,571 35,458 -150,113

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