Import/export HS code 961380: Various lighters

All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere

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 6,837,502
Germany 3,725,644
France 1,482,500
Italy 1,167,407
United States 858,280

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 3,812,656 3,024,846 -787,810
Germany 2,090,978 1,634,666 -456,312
France 834,239 648,261 -185,978
Italy 542,684 624,723 +82,039
United States 295,471 562,809 +267,338
Netherlands 252,475 280,823 +28,348
Spain 232,224 139,932 -92,292
Belgium 194,967 165,774 -29,193
Ireland 51,283 55,945 +4,662
Switzerland 101,067 922 -100,145

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 7,723,164
Germany 2,922,143
United States 1,562,325
Spain 649,542
Bulgaria 505,036

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 4,191,219 3,531,945 -659,274
Germany 1,541,349 1,380,794 -160,555
United States 729,501 832,824 +103,323
Spain 353,750 295,792 -57,958
Bulgaria 180,997 324,039 +143,042
Italy 255,129 197,593 -57,536
Viet Nam 184,798 129,352 -55,446
Brazil 169,514 98,176 -71,338
France 86,181 174,165 +87,984
Taiwan 162,100 81,270 -80,830

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
West Midlands 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 5 4 -1

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) 5,881,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,725,186
Air transport 3,911,093
Other 528,191
Road transport 43,802

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) 3,153,012 2,728,880 -424,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,132,177 2,593,009 -539,168
Air transport 1,942,311 1,968,782 +26,471
Other 451,355 76,836 -374,519
Road transport 43,802 0 -43,802
Rail transport 5,085 5,185 +100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,051,046
Immingham Docks 2,155,169
London Heathrow Airport 1,567,518
Dover 1,408,978
Southampton 866,491

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 2,119,806 1,931,240 -188,566
Immingham Docks 1,266,979 888,190 -378,789
London Heathrow Airport 580,847 986,671 +405,824
Dover 770,607 638,371 -132,236
Southampton 689,119 177,372 -511,747
East Midlands Airport 444,776 242,471 -202,305
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,970 342,957 +26,987
Eurotunnel 241,771 367,194 +125,423
Thamesport 247,102 285,826 +38,724
000 451,355 76,836 -374,519

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 87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 40
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 25

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 73
54m+ 55
15m-54m 25
0-1m 19
Other 15

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 £
Singapore 605,591
France 376,887
Netherlands 350,063
Ireland 250,808
Germany 240,509

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 £
Singapore 271,692 333,899 +62,207
France 257,833 119,054 -138,779
Netherlands 16,689 333,374 +316,685
Ireland 149,859 100,949 -48,910
Germany 192,173 48,336 -143,837
United States 52,205 102,513 +50,308
Denmark 74,307 61,062 -13,245
United Arab Emirates 39,603 59,793 +20,190
Switzerland 47,456 41,882 -5,574
Italy 48,929 35,695 -13,234

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 1,985
Ireland 979
Germany 453
Taiwan 445
XI 166

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 1,157 828 -329
Ireland 14 965 +951
Germany 42 411 +369
Taiwan 219 226 +7
XI 144 22 -122
Nicaragua 43 0 -43

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 1,446,734
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 957,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 612,552
Other 5,564

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 607,940 838,794 +230,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 650,766 306,304 -344,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,747 317,805 +23,058
Other 1,790 3,774 +1,984

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 755,348
London Gateway Port 561,682
London Heathrow Airport 492,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,461
Eurotunnel 173,369

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 £
East Midlands Airport 370,829 384,519 +13,690
London Gateway Port 270,376 291,306 +20,930
London Heathrow Airport 100,214 392,047 +291,833
Dover / Eurotunnel 332,981 102,480 -230,501
Eurotunnel 120,568 52,801 -67,767
Holyhead 58,505 50,573 -7,932
ZLC 67,528 20,061 -47,467
London Stansted Airport 53,898 14,509 -39,389
Dover 19,891 43,268 +23,377
Liverpool Docks 46,068 13,440 -32,628

Quick facts

HS code: 961380

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

Description: All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere