Import/export HS code 900311: Plastic eyewear frames

Frames for glasses or goggles made from plastic materials

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 £
Italy 73,646,264
France 39,909,076
China 21,771,138
Thailand 15,807,131
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,728,582

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 £
Italy 25,132,453 48,513,811 +23,381,358
France 31,509,407 8,399,669 -23,109,738
China 11,666,396 10,104,742 -1,561,654
Thailand 6,091,432 9,715,699 +3,624,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,190,304 3,538,278 -652,026
Netherlands 4,087,693 3,556,969 -530,724
Germany 3,652,797 2,623,167 -1,029,630
Denmark 2,791,936 1,081,277 -1,710,659
United States 1,047,640 1,138,957 +91,317
Spain 397,769 381,359 -16,410

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 £
China 96,151,470
Italy 56,190,402
Japan 5,583,283
Thailand 5,378,416
Brazil 4,795,628

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 £
China 48,628,702 47,522,768 -1,105,934
Italy 28,122,179 28,068,223 -53,956
Japan 2,602,047 2,981,236 +379,189
Thailand 2,547,312 2,831,104 +283,792
Brazil 2,539,449 2,256,179 -283,270
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,558,904 1,167,320 -391,584
Denmark 1,634,179 698,672 -935,507
Austria 1,010,143 874,192 -135,951
Spain 744,575 837,873 +93,298
France 690,735 709,772 +19,037

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - East 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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
Inner London - West 36 34 -2
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 16 9 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Kent 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,686,832
Air transport 73,410,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,974,910
Other 42,492
Road transport 2,873

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,931,848 48,754,984 -176,864
Air transport 36,624,321 36,785,813 +161,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,468,121 5,506,789 -961,332
Other 20,282 22,210 +1,928
Road transport 0 2,873 +2,873

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 85,069,615
London Heathrow Airport 29,074,046
East Midlands Airport 18,085,726
Birmingham Airport 15,830,523
Dover 9,889,062

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 £
Eurotunnel 41,008,741 44,060,874 +3,052,133
London Heathrow Airport 16,428,636 12,645,410 -3,783,226
East Midlands Airport 9,023,848 9,061,878 +38,030
Birmingham Airport 5,335,132 10,495,391 +5,160,259
Dover 5,757,844 4,131,218 -1,626,626
London Stansted Airport 2,257,358 2,772,020 +514,662
London Gateway Port 1,792,574 1,592,937 -199,637
Luton Airport 2,353,646 964,198 -1,389,448
Felixstowe 1,520,910 1,354,179 -166,731
London 1,226,828 1,173,611 -53,217

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 89
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 18
Human health activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 46
2025-10 55
2025-09 57
2025-08 47

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 84
0-1m 62
54m+ 58
15m-54m 16
Other 15

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 £
Thailand 36,828,152
Italy 9,328,658
Ireland 7,711,732
Germany 6,759,123
Hungary 5,301,071

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 £
Thailand 17,072,167 19,755,985 +2,683,818
Italy 5,274,747 4,053,911 -1,220,836
Ireland 4,737,904 2,973,828 -1,764,076
Germany 4,271,487 2,487,636 -1,783,851
Hungary 1,767,562 3,533,509 +1,765,947
Canada 1,596,862 2,237,031 +640,169
Poland 2,097,608 1,415,410 -682,198
Netherlands 1,637,771 1,845,086 +207,315
United States 1,024,589 989,066 -35,523
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,220,172 680,713 -539,459

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 94

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 0 94 +94

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 57,761,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,259,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,098,614
Road transport 37,304
Other 94

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 28,615,100 29,145,979 +530,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,432,404 13,826,691 -2,605,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,031,595 1,067,019 +35,424
Road transport 33,702 3,602 -30,100
Other 0 94 +94

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 45,491,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,074,004
East Midlands Airport 9,510,608
Holyhead 6,909,933
Harwich 4,717,309

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 22,009,283 23,482,361 +1,473,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,828,223 7,245,781 -1,582,442
East Midlands Airport 5,322,023 4,188,585 -1,133,438
Holyhead 4,156,442 2,753,491 -1,402,951
Harwich 1,919,257 2,798,052 +878,795
Dover 1,215,512 779,623 -435,889
London Stansted Airport 517,702 822,815 +305,113
ZLC 633,906 470,110 -163,796
Liverpool Docks 279,969 561,812 +281,843
London Gateway Port 648,170 77,524 -570,646

Quick facts

HS code: 900311

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

Description: Frames for glasses or goggles made from plastic materials