Import/export HS code 90014080: Various glass lenses

All other glass spectacle lenses not covered 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 £
Philippines 7,932,494
China 323,034
United States 79,440
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 63,040
Germany 15,593

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 £
Philippines 4,162,945 3,769,549 -393,396
China 93,306 229,728 +136,422
United States 68,961 10,479 -58,482
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,990 17,050 -28,940
Germany 13,051 2,542 -10,509
Italy 15,077 0 -15,077
Portugal 11,014 0 -11,014
Singapore 10,633 0 -10,633
India 6,937 0 -6,937
Japan 0 6,495 +6,495

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 £
Philippines 7,932,494
China 381,512
United States 53,070
Italy 29,980
Portugal 11,014

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 £
Philippines 4,162,945 3,769,549 -393,396
China 136,010 245,502 +109,492
United States 53,070 0 -53,070
Italy 23,450 6,530 -16,920
Portugal 11,014 0 -11,014
Singapore 10,633 0 -10,633
Japan 0 9,312 +9,312
Indonesia 9,246 0 -9,246
United Kingdom 8,801 0 -8,801
India 6,937 0 -6,937

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 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
Suffolk 2
West of England 2

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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Suffolk 0 2 +2
West of England 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,038,663
Air transport 450,791

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,174,384 3,864,279 -310,105
Air transport 273,033 177,758 -95,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,239,215
Southampton 1,723,288
East Midlands Airport 190,957
London Heathrow Airport 94,745
London Stansted Airport 86,360

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 £
Felixstowe 2,456,217 3,782,998 +1,326,781
Southampton 1,707,634 15,654 -1,691,980
East Midlands Airport 87,835 103,122 +15,287
London Heathrow Airport 80,860 13,885 -66,975
London Stansted Airport 59,206 27,154 -32,052
Glasgow Airport 33,821 3,984 -29,837
London Gateway Port 1,212 34,474 +33,262
London 0 27,439 +27,439
Birmingham Airport 0 20,271 +20,271
Manchester Airport 11,311 2,542 -8,769

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other manufacturing 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-08 4
2025-05 4

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 14
54m+ 6
0-1m 3
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 £
Nigeria 219,350
Czechia 129,494
Germany 119,980
Switzerland 89,040
France 88,168

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 £
Nigeria 219,350 0 -219,350
Czechia 78,948 50,546 -28,402
Germany 65,105 54,875 -10,230
Switzerland 89,040 0 -89,040
France 46,652 41,516 -5,136
Cayman Islands 41,703 36,286 -5,417
Spain 47,582 19,998 -27,584
Sweden 0 44,900 +44,900
Netherlands 2,616 38,796 +36,180
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,345 28,000 +16,655

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 875,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,629
Road transport 11,729

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 547,742 327,623 -220,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,333 15,724 -126,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,130 2,499 -11,631
Road transport 11,729 0 -11,729

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 390,796
London Heathrow Airport 223,426
East Midlands Airport 166,758
Dover 148,660
London Stansted Airport 86,769

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 £
ZLC 195,806 194,990 -816
London Heathrow Airport 222,408 1,018 -221,390
East Midlands Airport 79,346 87,412 +8,066
Dover 132,936 15,724 -117,212
London Stansted Airport 50,566 36,203 -14,363
Manchester Airport 11,345 8,000 -3,345
Felixstowe 14,130 0 -14,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,397 0 -9,397
London Gateway Port 0 2,499 +2,499

Quick facts

HS code: 90014080

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

Description: All other glass spectacle lenses not covered elsewhere