Import/export HS code 900390: Parts for eyewear frames

Components used in making or repairing frames for glasses, goggles, or similar items

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 £
China 1,924,412
Italy 1,150,220
United States 642,605
Germany 547,234
Netherlands 437,683

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 £
China 980,524 943,888 -36,636
Italy 661,373 488,847 -172,526
United States 389,351 253,254 -136,097
Germany 290,981 256,253 -34,728
Netherlands 235,323 202,360 -32,963
Japan 243,444 97,247 -146,197
Denmark 210,079 54,980 -155,099
France 111,350 133,679 +22,329
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 89,650 122,889 +33,239
Hungary 86,820 118,960 +32,140

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 2,401,448
Italy 1,044,659
United States 420,834
Germany 413,830
Japan 391,012

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 1,196,631 1,204,817 +8,186
Italy 676,192 368,467 -307,725
United States 226,954 193,880 -33,074
Germany 184,558 229,272 +44,714
Japan 272,995 118,017 -154,978
Netherlands 202,522 111,021 -91,501
France 122,203 173,070 +50,867
Denmark 204,510 47,197 -157,313
Hungary 86,820 133,533 +46,713
Australia 147,957 3,519 -144,438

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 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 20 14 -6
Outer London - West and North West 13 8 -5
Inner London - East 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Lancashire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Kent 5 4 -1
North Yorkshire 3 4 +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 5,676,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 915,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 279,968
Other 19,150

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 3,227,631 2,449,254 -778,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 558,355 357,564 -200,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,003 125,965 -28,038
Other 13,026 6,124 -6,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,805,573
London Heathrow Airport 1,382,948
London Stansted Airport 1,120,025
London Gateway Port 395,763
Felixstowe 217,432

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,429,683 1,375,890 -53,793
London Heathrow Airport 877,994 504,954 -373,040
London Stansted Airport 687,702 432,323 -255,379
London Gateway Port 216,245 179,518 -36,727
Felixstowe 92,635 124,797 +32,162
Eurotunnel 117,399 99,312 -18,087
Thamesport 183,343 15,026 -168,317
Manchester Airport 100,993 61,606 -39,387
Birmingham Airport 31,540 49,120 +17,580
London 53,701 3,052 -50,649

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 62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Human health activities 23
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
2025-08 20
2025-07 20

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 68
0-1m 65
54m+ 39
15m-54m 17
Other 11

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 140,018
United States 127,513
Netherlands 121,168
Hungary 93,716
Germany 64,858

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 28,036 111,982 +83,946
United States 68,150 59,363 -8,787
Netherlands 29,833 91,335 +61,502
Hungary 38,523 55,193 +16,670
Germany 62,072 2,786 -59,286
Australia 17,868 36,823 +18,955
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,424 45,313 +36,889
Italy 35,084 18,567 -16,517
China 2,333 42,310 +39,977
Canada 18,515 24,232 +5,717

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 1,132,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,468
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,521

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 500,089 632,573 +132,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,818 55,650 -9,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,461 1,060 -14,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 503,572
ZLC 310,591
London Stansted Airport 185,053
London Heathrow Airport 124,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,394

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 £
East Midlands Airport 216,291 287,281 +70,990
ZLC 110,333 200,258 +89,925
London Stansted Airport 85,031 100,022 +14,991
London Heathrow Airport 81,127 43,412 -37,715
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,845 28,549 +3,704
Harwich 24,749 18,860 -5,889
Dover 23,164 6,263 -16,901
Manchester Airport 4,476 1,600 -2,876
Holyhead 6,060 0 -6,060
Newcastle Airport 2,831 0 -2,831

Quick facts

HS code: 900390

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

Description: Components used in making or repairing frames for glasses, goggles, or similar items