Import/export HS code 94056980: Non-electric lights made of other materials

Non-electric lighting fixtures made from materials other than plastic, for traditional light sources

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  • 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 4,600,148
Hungary 966,566
Poland 726,471
United States 634,922
France 619,987

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 2,331,183 2,268,965 -62,218
Hungary 116,288 850,278 +733,990
Poland 196,977 529,494 +332,517
United States 328,720 306,202 -22,518
France 459,656 160,331 -299,325
Denmark 155,649 371,904 +216,255
Turkey 305,853 200,584 -105,269
South Africa 235,875 249,932 +14,057
Italy 243,800 204,982 -38,818
Germany 229,072 157,132 -71,940

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 5,210,138
Netherlands 725,095
Poland 690,840
Italy 515,178
Slovakia 508,480

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 2,737,137 2,473,001 -264,136
Netherlands 99,150 625,945 +526,795
Poland 191,070 499,770 +308,700
Italy 240,989 274,189 +33,200
Slovakia 398,392 110,088 -288,304
Hungary 108,472 392,273 +283,801
Denmark 138,279 357,582 +219,303
United States 193,570 292,299 +98,729
South Africa 235,875 249,932 +14,057
Turkey 177,880 218,962 +41,082

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 58
Inner London - East 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Outer London - West and North West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19

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 40 27 -13
Inner London - East 18 15 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 15 +1
Outer London - West and North West 15 10 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 14 +4
Greater Manchester 16 8 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 7 12 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0

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) 4,364,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,142,851
Air transport 3,237,270
Road transport 325,848
Other 71,622

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) 1,963,331 2,401,050 +437,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,027,995 2,114,856 +86,861
Air transport 1,579,352 1,657,918 +78,566
Road transport 181,695 144,153 -37,542
Other 41,440 30,182 -11,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,899,024
Felixstowe 1,686,746
Southampton 979,977
London Gateway Port 867,287
Immingham Docks 811,875

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 859,892 1,039,132 +179,240
Felixstowe 743,810 942,936 +199,126
Southampton 630,263 349,714 -280,549
London Gateway Port 314,635 552,652 +238,017
Immingham Docks 101,938 709,937 +607,999
London Stansted Airport 415,090 325,630 -89,460
East Midlands Airport 330,023 363,266 +33,243
London Heathrow Airport 228,944 386,288 +157,344
Birmingham Airport 174,822 385,196 +210,374
Eurotunnel 169,806 313,742 +143,936

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 98
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 36
2026-03 35
2026-02 34
2026-01 25
2025-12 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 144
54m+ 91
0-1m 68
15m-54m 43
Other 30

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 1,321,511
Ireland 1,310,003
Spain 989,108
France 448,008
Netherlands 357,228

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 1,182,186 139,325 -1,042,861
Ireland 613,129 696,874 +83,745
Spain 670,793 318,315 -352,478
France 256,311 191,697 -64,614
Netherlands 299,145 58,083 -241,062
United States 97,438 228,386 +130,948
Germany 269,628 49,904 -219,724
Italy 110,285 198,403 +88,118
Austria 282,451 17,227 -265,224
Kuwait 0 268,277 +268,277

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 316,082
XI 244,852
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 145,489 170,593 +25,104
XI 155,273 89,579 -65,694
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) 3,814,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,640,666
Air transport 1,096,546
Other 561,957

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) 2,438,383 1,375,887 -1,062,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,324,288 316,378 -1,007,910
Air transport 436,729 659,817 +223,088
Other 300,854 261,103 -39,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,539,817
London Gateway Port 1,280,496
Holyhead 581,660
000 561,957
London Heathrow Airport 458,080

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 1,761,794 778,023 -983,771
London Gateway Port 1,099,261 181,235 -918,026
Holyhead 192,991 388,669 +195,678
000 300,854 261,103 -39,751
London Heathrow Airport 53,023 405,057 +352,034
Dover 305,877 149,987 -155,890
London Stansted Airport 216,181 112,116 -104,065
Liverpool Docks 123,727 94,220 -29,507
East Midlands Airport 124,375 62,668 -61,707
Immingham Docks 149,022 15,573 -133,449

Quick facts

HS code: 94056980

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

Description: Non-electric lighting fixtures made from materials other than plastic, for traditional light sources