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 783,241
Luxembourg 257,777
United States 132,504
China 123,056
Germany 114,629

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 510,700 272,541 -238,159
Luxembourg 116,899 140,878 +23,979
United States 84,756 47,748 -37,008
China 55,120 67,936 +12,816
Germany 52,863 61,766 +8,903
Netherlands 91,334 12,580 -78,754
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
France 36,142 33,277 -2,865
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 64,577 +64,577
Bulgaria 22,325 36,455 +14,130

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 386,405
United States 337,926
Tunisia 326,449
China 284,867
Bulgaria 158,725

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 248,392 138,013 -110,379
United States 171,409 166,517 -4,892
Tunisia 214,432 112,017 -102,415
China 100,387 184,480 +84,093
Bulgaria 83,292 75,433 -7,859
Netherlands 117,282 12,580 -104,702
Philippines 0 94,619 +94,619
Luxembourg 31,416 18,765 -12,651
Taiwan 25,140 0 -25,140
Germany 13,787 9,831 -3,956

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
West Midlands 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
North Eastern Scotland 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Devon 1 1 +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) 977,129
Air transport 577,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 258,358
Rail transport 86,013
Road transport 25,697

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) 551,930 425,199 -126,731
Air transport 355,742 221,584 -134,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,415 168,943 +79,528
Rail transport 28,718 57,295 +28,577
Road transport 25,697 0 -25,697
Other 2 0 -2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 327,770
London 258,769
Felixstowe 231,009
London Stansted Airport 164,448
East Midlands Airport 150,107

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 238,776 88,994 -149,782
London 165,227 93,542 -71,685
Felixstowe 74,529 156,480 +81,951
London Stansted Airport 104,906 59,542 -45,364
East Midlands Airport 76,719 73,388 -3,331
Eurotunnel 62,609 81,725 +19,116
London Heathrow Airport 86,866 35,630 -51,236
Birmingham Airport 75,880 15,934 -59,946
NGO 28,718 57,295 +28,577
Thamesport 36,196 25,408 -10,788

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 22
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 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 15
2025-09 10
2025-08 8

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+ 25
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 9
0-1m 8
Other 6

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 95,767
France 88,967
United States 37,091
Germany 32,202
South Africa 16,255

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 35,699 60,068 +24,369
France 22,681 66,286 +43,605
United States 34,931 2,160 -32,771
Germany 7,413 24,789 +17,376
South Africa 0 16,255 +16,255
Netherlands 10,270 4,777 -5,493
Japan 4,516 9,692 +5,176
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,888 0 -11,888
Qatar 6,909 1,635 -5,274
Sweden 1,290 7,021 +5,731

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 254,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,416
Other 106

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 109,713 144,415 +34,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,053 62,375 +20,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,781 1,635 -21,146
Other 106 0 -106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 112,607
London Heathrow Airport 70,974
Eurotunnel 68,836
London Stansted Airport 41,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,942

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 43,613 68,994 +25,381
London Heathrow Airport 21,619 49,355 +27,736
Eurotunnel 18,456 50,380 +31,924
London Stansted Airport 32,698 8,541 -24,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,381 10,561 -8,820
ZLC 8,646 17,525 +8,879
Felixstowe 18,238 0 -18,238
Southampton 4,543 0 -4,543
Dover 4,216 0 -4,216
Manchester Airport 3,137 0 -3,137

Quick facts

HS code: 961390

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

Description: Parts for cigarette lighters, excluding flints and wicks