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 70,808,055
France 42,150,529
China 21,929,021
Thailand 16,334,225
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,168,214

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 24,464,005 46,344,050 +21,880,045
France 31,676,485 10,474,044 -21,202,441
China 11,158,665 10,770,356 -388,309
Thailand 6,257,512 10,076,713 +3,819,201
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,457,890 3,710,324 -747,566
Netherlands 4,641,843 3,305,290 -1,336,553
Germany 3,793,588 2,814,573 -979,015
Denmark 3,062,059 1,092,404 -1,969,655
United States 1,051,847 1,089,342 +37,495
Spain 424,504 371,664 -52,840

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 97,539,281
Italy 56,448,045
Japan 5,537,295
Thailand 5,301,764
Brazil 4,902,399

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 48,542,330 48,996,951 +454,621
Italy 28,400,124 28,047,921 -352,203
Japan 2,576,664 2,960,631 +383,967
Thailand 2,559,115 2,742,649 +183,534
Brazil 2,634,118 2,268,281 -365,837
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,602,280 1,173,895 -428,385
Denmark 1,676,795 693,316 -983,479
Austria 1,011,752 860,328 -151,424
Spain 769,101 821,825 +52,724
France 692,604 714,901 +22,297

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 22
Inner London - East 19
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 35 -1
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 17 9 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2
Kent 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0

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) 97,298,496
Air transport 74,900,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,180,074
Other 40,290
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) 48,739,247 48,559,249 -179,998
Air transport 37,067,868 37,832,184 +764,316
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,539,539 5,640,535 -899,004
Other 20,604 19,686 -918
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 84,602,934
London Heathrow Airport 30,088,983
East Midlands Airport 18,342,563
Birmingham Airport 15,655,880
Dover 10,028,259

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 40,335,293 44,267,641 +3,932,348
London Heathrow Airport 16,682,361 13,406,622 -3,275,739
East Midlands Airport 9,541,786 8,800,777 -741,009
Birmingham Airport 4,858,199 10,797,681 +5,939,482
Dover 6,017,268 4,010,991 -2,006,277
London Stansted Airport 2,310,163 2,748,496 +438,333
Luton Airport 2,439,300 1,128,605 -1,310,695
London Gateway Port 1,775,767 1,619,384 -156,383
Felixstowe 1,544,565 1,371,731 -172,834
London 1,210,830 1,246,062 +35,232

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 90
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
2025-11 46
2025-10 55
2025-09 57
2025-08 47
2025-07 50

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 87
0-1m 61
54m+ 58
15m-54m 16
Other 14

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 36,871,370
Italy 9,435,272
Ireland 7,929,583
Germany 7,138,638
Hungary 5,099,908

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 16,823,177 20,048,193 +3,225,016
Italy 5,461,337 3,973,935 -1,487,402
Ireland 4,752,778 3,176,805 -1,575,973
Germany 4,428,571 2,710,067 -1,718,504
Hungary 1,574,626 3,525,282 +1,950,656
Canada 1,651,424 2,097,581 +446,157
Poland 2,087,158 1,531,140 -556,018
Netherlands 1,691,794 1,754,328 +62,534
United States 978,753 1,065,035 +86,282
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,139,013 713,195 -425,818

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 57,906,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,482,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,218,335
Road transport 69,316
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 27,966,515 29,939,660 +1,973,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,504,651 13,977,800 -2,526,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,160,038 1,058,297 -101,741
Road transport 65,714 3,602 -62,112
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 45,521,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,328,354
East Midlands Airport 9,679,048
Holyhead 7,133,662
Harwich 4,517,973

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 21,518,877 24,002,957 +2,484,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,232,985 7,095,369 -2,137,616
East Midlands Airport 5,277,055 4,401,993 -875,062
Holyhead 4,372,074 2,761,588 -1,610,486
Harwich 1,597,493 2,920,480 +1,322,987
Dover 1,365,711 736,332 -629,379
London Stansted Airport 427,301 909,966 +482,665
ZLC 668,611 420,441 -248,170
Liverpool Docks 153,455 688,326 +534,871
London Gateway Port 640,506 85,188 -555,318

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