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 133,783,470
United States 97,493,999
Hungary 89,019,333
Ireland 85,118,775
Malaysia 17,609,378

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 66,205,831 67,577,639 +1,371,808
United States 53,002,119 44,491,880 -8,510,239
Hungary 49,448,038 39,571,295 -9,876,743
Ireland 35,110,565 50,008,210 +14,897,645
Malaysia 8,452,237 9,157,141 +704,904
Taiwan 7,408,155 5,094,225 -2,313,930
Netherlands 4,252,279 4,200,250 -52,029
Luxembourg 3,343,496 4,319,557 +976,061
Czechia 3,445,854 1,977,399 -1,468,455
Australia 2,947,592 1,135,970 -1,811,622

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 134,246,093
Ireland 104,606,071
Hungary 87,696,005
Germany 51,828,872
Singapore 36,498,606

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 68,679,332 65,566,761 -3,112,571
Ireland 49,320,428 55,285,643 +5,965,215
Hungary 48,158,146 39,537,859 -8,620,287
Germany 24,877,547 26,951,325 +2,073,778
Singapore 16,430,780 20,067,826 +3,637,046
Malaysia 17,411,932 13,604,191 -3,807,741
Taiwan 5,776,463 6,219,785 +443,322
United Kingdom 2,972,571 1,658,201 -1,314,370
Japan 1,066,880 1,005,728 -61,152
Thailand 1,391,108 432,549 -958,559

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 6 +4
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
North Yorkshire 1 2 +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 183,614,821
Other 127,834,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,359,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,610,204
Road transport 199,233

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 84,415,270 99,199,551 +14,784,281
Other 86,828,525 41,006,096 -45,822,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,363,349 65,996,189 +10,632,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,197,455 28,412,749 +12,215,294
Road transport 18,137 181,096 +162,959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 159,736,664
000 127,834,621
Dover 88,498,158
Felixstowe 20,737,834
Liverpool Docks 16,337,964

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 70,890,140 88,846,524 +17,956,384
000 86,828,525 41,006,096 -45,822,429
Dover 49,032,944 39,465,214 -9,567,730
Felixstowe 10,757,975 9,979,859 -778,116
Liverpool Docks 0 16,337,964 +16,337,964
499 0 12,347,495 +12,347,495
Birmingham Airport 5,920,201 4,684,313 -1,235,888
Eurotunnel 3,823,176 4,582,015 +758,839
London Stansted Airport 4,683,618 3,455,743 -1,227,875
Southampton 3,783,715 3,344,289 -439,426

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 10
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 14
2025-08 11
2025-07 12

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 34
54m+ 25
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 117,554,226
United States 114,348,706
Spain 111,696,052
Belgium 94,088,035
Denmark 43,250,293

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 77,112,467 40,441,759 -36,670,708
United States 69,829,793 44,518,913 -25,310,880
Spain 51,574,591 60,121,461 +8,546,870
Belgium 53,837,717 40,250,318 -13,587,399
Denmark 23,713,868 19,536,425 -4,177,443
Russia 17,274,267 24,959,265 +7,684,998
Australia 14,603,791 11,026,692 -3,577,099
Ireland 13,309,038 11,867,845 -1,441,193
Netherlands 7,822,146 7,152,648 -669,498
Hungary 7,367,339 6,846,084 -521,255

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 400,038,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,539,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,051,425
Road transport 297,655

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 236,892,816 163,145,755 -73,747,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,504,994 175,034,133 +529,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,922,309 9,129,116 -8,793,193
Road transport 186,512 111,143 -75,369

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 323,979,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 309,871,252
East Midlands Airport 41,317,554
Holyhead 23,464,121
London Stansted Airport 22,375,995

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 198,044,755 125,934,670 -72,110,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,322,923 161,548,329 +13,225,406
East Midlands Airport 23,074,153 18,243,401 -4,830,752
Holyhead 12,427,316 11,036,805 -1,390,511
London Stansted Airport 9,942,177 12,433,818 +2,491,641
Immingham Docks 14,438,990 5,714 -14,433,276
Southampton 7,090,652 5,317,322 -1,773,330
ZLC 5,846,715 5,017,115 -829,600
Portsmouth 4,570,104 2,044,380 -2,525,724
London Gateway Port 3,948,930 2,244,972 -1,703,958

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