Import/export HS code 90011090: Various optical fibers and cables

All other types of optical fibers and cables 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 £
India 19,047,911
United States 18,839,612
Germany 9,537,229
China 5,835,149
Netherlands 5,305,425

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 £
India 8,904,551 10,143,360 +1,238,809
United States 10,141,129 8,698,483 -1,442,646
Germany 6,019,193 3,518,036 -2,501,157
China 1,343,578 4,491,571 +3,147,993
Netherlands 2,769,185 2,536,240 -232,945
Canada 2,687,398 2,001,181 -686,217
France 2,170,055 2,482,451 +312,396
Japan 1,468,849 1,109,233 -359,616
Poland 705,888 988,476 +282,588
Switzerland 210,494 808,502 +598,008

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 £
India 19,718,288
United States 18,537,291
China 7,926,480
Germany 4,946,802
France 4,588,747

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 £
India 9,011,200 10,707,088 +1,695,888
United States 9,513,230 9,024,061 -489,169
China 2,909,581 5,016,899 +2,107,318
Germany 3,417,924 1,528,878 -1,889,046
France 2,144,444 2,444,303 +299,859
Netherlands 2,491,686 1,968,658 -523,028
Canada 2,357,748 1,630,139 -727,609
Japan 1,975,251 1,870,112 -105,139
Poland 700,629 950,617 +249,988
Czechia 843,722 596,579 -247,143

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56
Inner London - West 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 45 +12
Inner London - West 26 18 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 20 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 18 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 17 +6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 12 -1
Essex 11 13 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 11 -7
Inner London - East 13 10 -3
West Midlands 13 7 -6

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 42,585,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,291,937
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,413,019
Other 96,644
Road transport 26,136

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 £
Air transport 20,850,805 21,734,897 +884,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,726,822 12,565,115 +1,838,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,500,796 4,912,223 -1,588,573
Other 33,178 63,466 +30,288
Road transport 26,136 0 -26,136

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,314,721
Southampton 11,003,309
East Midlands Airport 10,710,159
London Stansted Airport 8,091,963
London Gateway Port 5,436,388

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,924,553 9,390,168 +1,465,615
Southampton 6,937,876 4,065,433 -2,872,443
East Midlands Airport 6,318,948 4,391,211 -1,927,737
London Stansted Airport 3,371,712 4,720,251 +1,348,539
London Gateway Port 1,445,617 3,990,771 +2,545,154
Felixstowe 2,006,029 2,946,956 +940,927
Dover 2,248,739 2,595,419 +346,680
Eurotunnel 1,886,387 1,187,102 -699,285
Manchester Airport 1,354,868 1,244,285 -110,583
Glasgow Airport 1,257,541 1,255,718 -1,823

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Scientific research and development 35
Other manufacturing 34
Manufacture of electrical equipment 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 74
2025-10 75
2025-09 77
2025-08 82
2025-07 78

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+ 192
1m-15m 167
0-1m 42
Other 33
15m-54m 32

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 £
United States 35,004,771
Germany 21,062,238
Italy 7,774,000
China 4,888,609
Netherlands 3,124,072

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 £
United States 20,213,954 14,790,817 -5,423,137
Germany 12,536,869 8,525,369 -4,011,500
Italy 6,061,306 1,712,694 -4,348,612
China 1,614,438 3,274,171 +1,659,733
Netherlands 2,422,407 701,665 -1,720,742
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,885,401 1,043,547 -841,854
South Korea 1,830,285 980,752 -849,533
Romania 434,989 885,224 +450,235
Ireland 528,629 613,071 +84,442
Japan 616,651 524,344 -92,307

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 2,304
Belgium 237

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 1,322 982 -340
Belgium 237 0 -237

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 72,918,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,254,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,669,009
Road transport 52,924
Other 2,541

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 38,736,397 34,181,643 -4,554,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,917,194 2,336,869 -10,580,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,361,616 307,393 -1,054,223
Road transport 52,924 0 -52,924
Other 1,559 982 -577

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 36,098,386
London Stansted Airport 16,544,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,751,194
East Midlands Airport 11,762,977
ZLC 8,323,678

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 15,441,279 20,657,107 +5,215,828
London Stansted Airport 10,405,730 6,138,376 -4,267,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,254,822 1,496,372 -10,758,450
East Midlands Airport 7,667,308 4,095,669 -3,571,639
ZLC 5,193,337 3,130,341 -2,062,996
London Gateway Port 1,185,140 89,357 -1,095,783
Dover 330,343 437,021 +106,678
Heysham 88,778 172,208 +83,430
Tyne 186,709 52,053 -134,656
Holyhead 42,243 150,775 +108,532

Quick facts

HS code: 90011090

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

Description: All other types of optical fibers and cables not specified elsewhere