Import/export HS code 940592: Lighting parts made of plastic

Parts for lighting fixtures, such as covers or bases, made of plastic

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 £
China 17,053,837
Germany 5,278,398
Czechia 3,526,323
United States 2,514,478
Italy 2,057,580

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 9,450,500 7,603,337 -1,847,163
Germany 3,278,621 1,999,777 -1,278,844
Czechia 1,785,204 1,741,119 -44,085
United States 1,469,765 1,044,713 -425,052
Italy 1,097,714 959,866 -137,848
Austria 1,031,867 771,729 -260,138
Netherlands 869,924 419,757 -450,167
France 436,031 691,707 +255,676
Slovakia 554,777 293,313 -261,464
Ireland 370,210 351,967 -18,243

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 18,979,782
Germany 5,117,164
Czechia 3,476,684
United States 2,290,510
Italy 1,849,771

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 10,578,371 8,401,411 -2,176,960
Germany 3,056,299 2,060,865 -995,434
Czechia 1,747,050 1,729,634 -17,416
United States 1,382,295 908,215 -474,080
Italy 1,016,438 833,333 -183,105
Austria 740,859 669,261 -71,598
Netherlands 655,062 345,181 -309,881
France 427,690 535,177 +107,487
Slovakia 622,675 337,869 -284,806
Japan 395,740 237,174 -158,566

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 59
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 36 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 28 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 21 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 23 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 23 +2
Greater Manchester 19 17 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 20 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 20 +7
West Midlands 14 13 -1
West Yorkshire 18 15 -3

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) 15,565,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,770,366
Air transport 9,376,894
Other 1,115,002
Road transport 24,163

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) 8,733,586 6,831,953 -1,901,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,770,102 6,000,264 -1,769,838
Air transport 5,173,705 4,203,189 -970,516
Other 664,733 450,269 -214,464
Road transport 9,708 14,455 +4,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,544,785
Felixstowe 6,404,079
Southampton 6,076,822
Eurotunnel 4,112,846
London Heathrow Airport 3,702,263

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 4,458,810 3,085,975 -1,372,835
Felixstowe 3,519,707 2,884,372 -635,335
Southampton 4,158,146 1,918,676 -2,239,470
Eurotunnel 2,209,422 1,903,424 -305,998
London Heathrow Airport 1,855,159 1,847,104 -8,055
East Midlands Airport 1,392,068 897,530 -494,538
London Stansted Airport 1,067,296 708,022 -359,274
London Gateway Port 366,444 1,405,894 +1,039,450
Birmingham Airport 596,622 552,921 -43,701
000 664,733 450,269 -214,464

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
153
Manufacture of electrical equipment
113
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 98
2026-04 99
2026-03 95
2026-02 94
2026-01 76

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 257
54m+ 131
0-1m 76
15m-54m 65
Other 46

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 £
Germany 2,794,281
Ireland 1,260,380
Saudi Arabia 1,179,541
Belgium 942,718
United Arab Emirates 519,325

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 £
Germany 1,475,340 1,318,941 -156,399
Ireland 703,806 556,574 -147,232
Saudi Arabia 750,221 429,320 -320,901
Belgium 502,809 439,909 -62,900
United Arab Emirates 411,732 107,593 -304,139
Netherlands 197,231 243,846 +46,615
Poland 304,178 134,934 -169,244
United States 264,219 128,387 -135,832
Romania 133,186 239,224 +106,038
France 198,609 139,059 -59,550

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 181,270
Germany 13,605
Ireland 1,538
XI 987
France 747

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 92,913 88,357 -4,556
Germany 4,069 9,536 +5,467
Ireland 645 893 +248
XI 210 777 +567
France 0 747 +747
Italy 108 226 +118

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 7,115,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,957,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 746,036
Other 220,448
Road transport 2,135

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 3,751,758 3,363,377 -388,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,418,088 1,539,567 -878,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 621,736 124,300 -497,436
Other 112,326 108,122 -4,204
Road transport 2,135 0 -2,135

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,402,001
East Midlands Airport 2,271,318
London Heathrow Airport 2,104,805
ZLC 1,433,847
London Stansted Airport 955,728

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 1,565,412 836,589 -728,823
East Midlands Airport 1,069,312 1,202,006 +132,694
London Heathrow Airport 1,385,038 719,767 -665,271
ZLC 740,436 693,411 -47,025
London Stansted Airport 434,369 521,359 +86,990
Holyhead 347,312 168,592 -178,720
Dover 202,928 277,257 +74,329
London Gateway Port 374,214 58,251 -315,963
Manchester Airport 108,633 152,164 +43,531
000 112,326 108,122 -4,204

Quick facts

HS code: 940592

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

Description: Parts for lighting fixtures, such as covers or bases, made of plastic