Import/export HS code 900319: Non-plastic eyewear frames

Frames for glasses or goggles made from materials other than plastic, like metal or wood

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 29,462,668
France 12,451,929
China 9,894,638
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,452,251
Thailand 6,026,923

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 10,702,216 18,760,452 +8,058,236
France 10,177,981 2,273,948 -7,904,033
China 5,533,699 4,360,939 -1,172,760
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,487,708 2,964,543 -523,165
Thailand 2,439,111 3,587,812 +1,148,701
Denmark 3,164,430 2,664,624 -499,806
Netherlands 2,904,599 2,320,114 -584,485
Germany 2,577,358 1,988,216 -589,142
United States 742,662 803,798 +61,136
Belgium 229,467 318,544 +89,077

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 46,677,833
Italy 13,750,868
Japan 5,703,301
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,838,858
Denmark 3,437,443

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 23,879,610 22,798,223 -1,081,387
Italy 6,395,713 7,355,155 +959,442
Japan 2,548,857 3,154,444 +605,587
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,392,606 1,446,252 -946,354
Denmark 2,149,599 1,287,844 -861,755
France 1,501,230 1,321,522 -179,708
Austria 1,488,964 1,202,240 -286,724
Germany 559,158 476,314 -82,844
South Korea 487,073 246,909 -240,164
United States 178,912 318,709 +139,797

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 65
Outer London - West and North West 38
Lancashire 31
Inner London - East 26
Greater Manchester 22

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 46 47 +1
Outer London - West and North West 32 22 -10
Lancashire 28 8 -20
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Greater Manchester 19 13 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 11 -3
Kent 15 10 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 7 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -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 42,185,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,648,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,301,706
Other 12,443
Road transport 7,504

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 20,995,113 21,190,714 +195,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,559,120 17,089,430 -1,469,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,378,924 2,922,782 -456,142
Other 4,043 8,400 +4,357
Road transport 0 7,504 +7,504

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 30,855,589
East Midlands Airport 14,822,905
London Heathrow Airport 12,851,221
Birmingham Airport 7,239,178
London Stansted Airport 4,454,233

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 15,471,362 15,384,227 -87,135
East Midlands Airport 6,747,506 8,075,399 +1,327,893
London Heathrow Airport 7,458,478 5,392,743 -2,065,735
Birmingham Airport 2,724,612 4,514,566 +1,789,954
London Stansted Airport 2,232,123 2,222,110 -10,013
Dover 1,860,563 1,566,979 -293,584
London Gateway Port 924,074 977,052 +52,978
Thamesport 931,944 734,655 -197,289
London 889,161 497,698 -391,463
Felixstowe 536,657 410,509 -126,148

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 174
Human health activities 128
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Other personal service activities 13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 73
2025-10 81
2025-09 79
2025-08 67

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
0-1m 217
1m-15m 158
54m+ 44
15m-54m 21
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 12,681,577
Italy 3,581,047
Hungary 3,464,468
United States 2,502,833
Germany 2,363,711

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 5,670,460 7,011,117 +1,340,657
Italy 1,734,865 1,846,182 +111,317
Hungary 607,144 2,857,324 +2,250,180
United States 1,737,364 765,469 -971,895
Germany 1,442,509 921,202 -521,307
Netherlands 794,542 758,808 -35,734
Poland 653,125 577,575 -75,550
Ireland 493,491 397,151 -96,340
France 387,966 250,977 -136,989
Canada 433,115 169,451 -263,664

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 40

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 40 +40

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 22,305,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,090,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 335,355
Road transport 31,940
Other 40

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 11,230,289 11,075,218 -155,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,819,202 6,271,315 +1,452,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,375 75,980 -183,395
Road transport 30,921 1,019 -29,902
Other 0 40 +40

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,408,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,382,388
East Midlands Airport 4,187,640
London Stansted Airport 1,874,762
Harwich 1,838,718

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 7,353,444 8,054,855 +701,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,023,989 4,358,399 +1,334,410
East Midlands Airport 2,253,203 1,934,437 -318,766
London Stansted Airport 1,271,714 603,048 -668,666
Harwich 819,029 1,019,689 +200,660
Dover 564,904 398,720 -166,184
Holyhead 425,543 378,280 -47,263
ZLC 310,164 427,802 +117,638
Eurotunnel 116,280 113,594 -2,686
Manchester Airport 54,090 46,622 -7,468

Quick facts

HS code: 900319

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

Description: Frames for glasses or goggles made from materials other than plastic, like metal or wood