Import/export HS code 961390: Lighter parts

Parts for cigarette lighters, excluding flints and wicks

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 £
Italy 746,464
China 196,540
Luxembourg 196,133
Germany 161,476
United States 156,928

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 £
Italy 471,091 275,373 -195,718
China 40,992 155,548 +114,556
Luxembourg 77,319 118,814 +41,495
Germany 57,643 103,833 +46,190
United States 85,074 71,854 -13,220
Bulgaria 36,285 71,469 +35,184
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
France 46,034 40,476 -5,558
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 64,577 +64,577
Netherlands 13,143 8,256 -4,887

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 £
Italy 399,502
China 394,347
United States 324,357
Tunisia 308,781
Bulgaria 187,889

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 £
Italy 252,587 146,915 -105,672
China 84,629 309,718 +225,089
United States 126,042 198,315 +72,273
Tunisia 194,042 114,739 -79,303
Bulgaria 94,460 93,429 -1,031
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
Luxembourg 26,654 7,962 -18,692
Netherlands 26,117 8,256 -17,861
Germany 18,880 15,016 -3,864
France 20,206 1,998 -18,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
North Eastern Scotland 4

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 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 3 +3
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2

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) 964,608
Air transport 507,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,125
Rail transport 131,326
Other 8

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) 478,955 485,653 +6,698
Air transport 271,046 236,762 -34,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,249 230,876 +152,627
Rail transport 51,953 79,373 +27,420
Other 0 8 +8

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 356,279
London 296,505
Felixstowe 216,304
Eurotunnel 147,579
East Midlands Airport 133,368

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 249,463 106,816 -142,647
London 177,520 118,985 -58,535
Felixstowe 18,874 197,430 +178,556
Eurotunnel 55,605 91,974 +36,369
East Midlands Airport 70,716 62,652 -8,064
NGO 51,953 79,373 +27,420
London Stansted Airport 79,450 42,394 -37,056
London Heathrow Airport 59,778 37,025 -22,753
Harwich 1,021 88,987 +87,966
Birmingham Airport 41,040 28,631 -12,409

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
25
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 6
2026-03 10
2026-02 11
2026-01 7

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
54m+ 28
1m-15m 21
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
Other 7

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 £
Luxembourg 128,405
France 74,045
United States 38,568
Germany 28,792
Japan 22,421

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 £
Luxembourg 65,645 62,760 -2,885
France 45,855 28,190 -17,665
United States 33,129 5,439 -27,690
Germany 5,603 23,189 +17,586
Japan 4,516 17,905 +13,389
Azerbaijan 0 21,607 +21,607
Netherlands 13,498 4,574 -8,924
South Africa 16,255 0 -16,255
Singapore 1,578 10,959 +9,381
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,888 0 -11,888

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 311,655
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,230

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 167,730 143,925 -23,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,988 53,860 +2,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,416 1,814 -22,602

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 112,993
London Heathrow Airport 110,174
London Stansted Airport 53,298
Eurotunnel 50,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,818

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 76,193 36,800 -39,393
London Heathrow Airport 44,974 65,200 +20,226
London Stansted Airport 32,698 20,600 -12,098
Eurotunnel 29,491 20,889 -8,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,281 31,537 +14,256
ZLC 13,865 21,325 +7,460
Felixstowe 18,238 0 -18,238
Southampton 4,543 0 -4,543
Dover 4,216 0 -4,216
Immingham Docks 0 1,814 +1,814

Quick facts

HS code: 961390

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

Description: Parts for cigarette lighters, excluding flints and wicks