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Commodity code · Chapter 96

96138000 — Lighters (excl. gas fuelled pocket lighters, and fuses and primers for

Commodity code 96138000 covers lighters (excl. gas fuelled pocket lighters, and fuses and primers for propellent powders and explosives), within HMRC chapter 96 (miscellaneous manufactured articles). 84 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 21 counties and 34 towns.

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84Businesses trading
21Counties
34Towns
1,517Import declarations

Businesses importing under 96138000

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Most active business

OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED

Leeds (Leeds), West Yorkshire 686 import declarations 69 export declarations LS9 *Ch. 09Ch. 14Ch. 17Ch. 18 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other brushes for use on the person (excl. tooth brushes).

▼ Expected to slow by 3.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity686 in the last 6 months
OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 24: 143 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 24: 105 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 24: 108 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Oct 24: 126 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Nov 24: 95 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Dec 24: 108 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jan 25: 109 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Feb 25: 121 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Mar 25: 125 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Apr 25: 97 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — May 25: 119 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jun 25: 105 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 25: 108 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 25: 123 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 25: 109 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Oct 25: 92 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Nov 25: 88 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Dec 25: 107 import declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jan 26: 88 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Feb 26: 137 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Mar 26: 131 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Apr 26: 97 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — May 26: 103 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jun 26: 130 import declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 26: 104 import declarations (modelled forecast)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 26: 119 import declarations (modelled forecast)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 26: 105 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months
OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 24: 11 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 24: 10 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 24: 16 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Oct 24: 18 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Nov 24: 16 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Dec 24: 4 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jan 25: 11 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Feb 25: 13 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Mar 25: 9 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Apr 25: 14 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — May 25: 17 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 25: 3 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 25: 6 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 25: 22 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Oct 25: 9 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Nov 25: 18 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Dec 25: 7 export declarations (historic)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jan 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Feb 26: 23 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Mar 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Apr 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — May 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jun 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Aug 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED — Sep 26: 20 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS

Poole, Dorset 32 import declarations 113 export declarations BH17 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, using uv, visible or ir optical radiations (excl. spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs, and gas or smoke analysis apparatus), lighters (excl. gas fuelled pocket lighters, and fuses and primers for propellent powders and explosives).

▲ Expected to increase by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 24: 2 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 24: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 24: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Oct 24: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Nov 24: 4 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Dec 24: 2 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jan 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Feb 25: 7 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Mar 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Apr 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — May 25: 2 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jun 25: 3 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 25: 6 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 25: 2 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Oct 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Nov 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Dec 25: 1 import declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jan 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Feb 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Mar 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Apr 26: 6 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — May 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jun 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 26: 6 import declarations (modelled forecast)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 26: 2 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity113 in the last 6 months
KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 24: 22 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 24: 12 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 24: 17 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Oct 24: 21 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Nov 24: 37 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Dec 24: 19 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jan 25: 21 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Feb 25: 22 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Mar 25: 28 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Apr 25: 23 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — May 25: 16 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jun 25: 26 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 25: 24 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 25: 16 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 25: 17 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Oct 25: 13 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Nov 25: 12 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Dec 25: 11 export declarations (historic)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jan 26: 20 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Feb 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Mar 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Apr 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — May 26: 27 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jun 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Jul 26: 19 export declarations (modelled forecast)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Aug 26: 12 export declarations (modelled forecast)KOCH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS — Sep 26: 13 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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BIC UK LTD

Hillingdon, Greater London 80 import declarations 16 export declarations UB8 *Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include ball-point pens, non-electric razors of base metal.

▼ Expected to slow by 7.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
BIC UK LTD — Jul 24: 17 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Aug 24: 20 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Sep 24: 16 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Oct 24: 16 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Nov 24: 17 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Dec 24: 16 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jan 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Feb 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Mar 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Apr 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — May 25: 18 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jun 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jul 25: 17 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Aug 25: 17 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Sep 25: 20 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Oct 25: 17 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Nov 25: 15 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Dec 25: 14 import declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jan 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Feb 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Mar 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Apr 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — May 26: 12 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Jun 26: 13 import declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Jul 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)BIC UK LTD — Aug 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)BIC UK LTD — Sep 26: 18 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
BIC UK LTD — Jul 24: 4 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Aug 24: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Sep 24: 3 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Oct 24: 1 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Nov 24: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Dec 24: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jan 25: 3 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Feb 25: 4 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Mar 25: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Apr 25: 3 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — May 25: 1 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jun 25: 3 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jul 25: 3 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Aug 25: 5 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Sep 25: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Oct 25: 2 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Nov 25: 4 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Dec 25: 4 export declarations (historic)BIC UK LTD — Jan 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Feb 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Mar 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Apr 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — May 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Jun 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)BIC UK LTD — Jul 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)BIC UK LTD — Aug 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)BIC UK LTD — Sep 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 96138000

What goods does commodity code 96138000 cover?

Lighters (excl. gas fuelled pocket lighters, and fuses and primers for propellent powders and explosives). It sits in HMRC chapter 96, miscellaneous manufactured articles. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 96138000?

84 businesses filed customs declarations against code 96138000 in the last six months, spread across 21 counties and 34 towns, totalling 1,517 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 96138000?

The busiest counties are Aberdeen City (38 businesses), Greater London (12 businesses), Greater Manchester (12 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.