Import/export HS code 900130: Contact lenses

Lenses placed directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic purposes

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 £
Germany 134,739,755
United States 95,027,195
Hungary 88,403,976
Ireland 83,526,842
Malaysia 17,876,554

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 £
Germany 66,675,514 68,064,241 +1,388,727
United States 51,218,822 43,808,373 -7,410,449
Hungary 48,618,793 39,785,183 -8,833,610
Ireland 34,250,316 49,276,526 +15,026,210
Malaysia 9,418,119 8,458,435 -959,684
Taiwan 7,497,843 4,654,306 -2,843,537
Netherlands 4,257,184 4,320,432 +63,248
Luxembourg 2,926,330 4,538,990 +1,612,660
Czechia 3,376,940 1,932,451 -1,444,489
Australia 3,239,842 786,213 -2,453,629

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 £
United States 131,927,393
Ireland 103,062,859
Hungary 87,603,974
Germany 52,328,778
Singapore 37,039,452

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 £
United States 66,477,338 65,450,055 -1,027,283
Ireland 49,056,061 54,006,798 +4,950,737
Hungary 48,008,869 39,595,105 -8,413,764
Germany 24,387,023 27,941,755 +3,554,732
Singapore 17,313,978 19,725,474 +2,411,496
Malaysia 17,465,108 13,024,438 -4,440,670
Taiwan 6,649,153 5,797,154 -851,999
United Kingdom 2,501,398 1,535,432 -965,966
Japan 1,073,167 1,010,531 -62,636
Thailand 1,175,329 453,842 -721,487

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 6 +4
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1

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 184,367,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,801,455
Other 120,204,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,718,747
Road transport 212,323

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 84,507,445 99,859,819 +15,352,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,717,510 68,083,945 +13,366,435
Other 84,380,272 35,824,155 -48,556,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,081,514 28,637,233 +11,555,719
Road transport 18,137 194,186 +176,049

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 162,003,570
000 120,204,427
Dover 88,387,742
Felixstowe 20,425,135
Liverpool Docks 17,344,272

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 72,555,457 89,448,113 +16,892,656
000 84,380,272 35,824,155 -48,556,117
Dover 47,880,753 40,506,989 -7,373,764
Felixstowe 11,379,668 9,045,467 -2,334,201
Liverpool Docks 0 17,344,272 +17,344,272
499 0 13,826,868 +13,826,868
Birmingham Airport 4,976,981 4,931,094 -45,887
Eurotunnel 4,159,655 4,549,409 +389,754
London Stansted Airport 3,932,002 3,492,159 -439,843
Southampton 3,926,076 3,198,149 -727,927

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 14
2025-08 11

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 32
54m+ 28
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9
Other 8

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 £
Japan 120,534,158
United States 116,467,594
Spain 112,567,958
Belgium 94,354,345
Russia 46,211,046

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 £
Japan 77,148,842 43,385,316 -33,763,526
United States 70,022,663 46,444,931 -23,577,732
Spain 52,498,148 60,069,810 +7,571,662
Belgium 53,843,840 40,510,505 -13,333,335
Russia 17,026,115 29,184,931 +12,158,816
Denmark 22,638,559 20,847,162 -1,791,397
Australia 14,816,207 10,987,598 -3,828,609
Ireland 13,860,915 11,491,059 -2,369,856
Netherlands 7,861,334 7,149,902 -711,432
Israel 7,407,784 6,541,754 -866,030

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 402,826,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,013,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,240,330
Road transport 280,303

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 238,172,551 164,653,945 -73,518,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,673,667 179,339,456 +2,665,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,224,080 11,016,250 -5,207,830
Road transport 169,160 111,143 -58,017

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 327,644,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,457,758
East Midlands Airport 40,737,808
Holyhead 23,801,671
London Stansted Airport 22,300,105

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 198,116,451 129,527,811 -68,588,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,836,298 166,621,460 +15,785,162
East Midlands Airport 22,699,675 18,038,133 -4,661,542
Holyhead 12,603,843 11,197,828 -1,406,015
London Stansted Airport 10,357,372 11,942,733 +1,585,361
Southampton 7,090,652 6,179,414 -911,238
Immingham Docks 12,764,767 5,714 -12,759,053
ZLC 6,033,572 4,596,830 -1,436,742
London Gateway Port 3,989,768 3,270,014 -719,754
Portsmouth 3,280,660 1,884,421 -1,396,239

Quick facts

HS code: 900130

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

Description: Lenses placed directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic purposes