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 6,991,448
Germany 3,803,599
France 1,470,258
Italy 1,232,469
United States 1,074,880

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 3,893,162 3,098,286 -794,876
Germany 2,079,433 1,724,166 -355,267
France 1,001,635 468,623 -533,012
Italy 548,728 683,741 +135,013
United States 510,700 564,180 +53,480
Netherlands 329,750 226,972 -102,778
Belgium 234,228 294,114 +59,886
Spain 223,134 71,702 -151,432
Ireland 65,061 51,579 -13,482
South Korea 70,461 32,548 -37,913

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 7,899,252
Germany 3,043,700
United States 1,718,669
Spain 663,805
Bulgaria 589,421

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 4,393,498 3,505,754 -887,744
Germany 1,463,200 1,580,500 +117,300
United States 1,068,565 650,104 -418,461
Spain 420,168 243,637 -176,531
Bulgaria 278,471 310,950 +32,479
Italy 168,238 234,169 +65,931
Viet Nam 193,443 206,333 +12,890
France 186,503 109,928 -76,575
Brazil 150,994 142,251 -8,743
Taiwan 209,924 31,561 -178,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Outer London - West and North West 16
West Midlands 14
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 13 13 +0
Outer London - West and North West 12 12 +0
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 10 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 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) 6,154,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,974,478
Air transport 4,100,820
Other 437,437
Rail transport 17,231

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) 3,433,989 2,720,809 -713,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,247,368 2,727,110 -520,258
Air transport 2,215,863 1,884,957 -330,906
Other 369,828 67,609 -302,219
Rail transport 8,424 8,807 +383
Road transport 3,717 0 -3,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,109,552
Immingham Docks 2,316,548
London Heathrow Airport 1,768,651
Dover 1,438,008
Southampton 805,218

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 2,196,827 1,912,725 -284,102
Immingham Docks 1,181,692 1,134,856 -46,836
London Heathrow Airport 840,966 927,685 +86,719
Dover 922,001 516,007 -405,994
Southampton 690,496 114,722 -575,774
Eurotunnel 311,385 463,731 +152,346
East Midlands Airport 452,826 212,518 -240,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 369,159 277,002 -92,157
Thamesport 330,173 263,217 -66,956
London 237,158 349,540 +112,382

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
89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 32
2026-04 35
2026-03 34
2026-02 36
2026-01 36

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 77
54m+ 53
15m-54m 25
0-1m 20
Other 14

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 614,131
Netherlands 378,646
France 284,817
Ireland 230,433
United States 212,572

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 589,653 24,478 -565,175
Netherlands 21,390 357,256 +335,866
France 201,574 83,243 -118,331
Ireland 126,234 104,199 -22,035
United States 58,508 154,064 +95,556
Denmark 63,819 75,543 +11,724
Switzerland 66,780 67,379 +599
Poland 36,230 78,608 +42,378
Germany 80,409 27,131 -53,278
United Arab Emirates 60,850 40,701 -20,149

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 2,596
Ireland 1,771
Taiwan 498
Germany 492
XI 109

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 1,137 1,459 +322
Ireland 14 1,757 +1,743
Taiwan 298 200 -98
Germany 453 39 -414
XI 87 22 -65
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 1,563,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 786,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 643,225
Other 6,992

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 991,827 571,315 -420,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 440,568 345,905 -94,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 299,240 343,985 +44,745
Other 3,335 3,657 +322

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 855,782
London Gateway Port 565,768
London Heathrow Airport 498,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 333,782
Holyhead 111,282

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 413,337 442,445 +29,108
London Gateway Port 270,376 295,392 +25,016
London Heathrow Airport 423,514 75,120 -348,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 200,429 133,353 -67,076
Holyhead 45,959 65,323 +19,364
ZLC 70,323 37,247 -33,076
Dover 15,096 79,127 +64,031
Eurotunnel 60,155 27,594 -32,561
London Stansted Airport 62,863 6,757 -56,106
Immingham Docks 45,597 1,247 -44,350

Quick facts

HS code: 961380

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

Description: All other types of lighters not specified elsewhere