Import/export HS code 90041010: Sunglasses with worked lenses

Sunglasses featuring lenses that have been specially shaped or polished for better vision or style

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 12,003,337
Thailand 7,170,085
China 5,243,038
United States 1,144,508
South Korea 271,083

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 5,299,726 6,703,611 +1,403,885
Thailand 3,632,544 3,537,541 -95,003
China 3,450,137 1,792,901 -1,657,236
United States 732,429 412,079 -320,350
South Korea 177,142 93,941 -83,201
Netherlands 98,009 164,329 +66,320
Switzerland 134,951 54,263 -80,688
France 92,215 70,269 -21,946
Australia 138,571 2,168 -136,403
Germany 99,185 40,263 -58,922

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 8,491,235
Italy 7,858,593
Thailand 6,791,391
United States 2,497,211
Japan 747,463

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 5,034,723 3,456,512 -1,578,211
Italy 3,345,143 4,513,450 +1,168,307
Thailand 3,519,438 3,271,953 -247,485
United States 1,277,283 1,219,928 -57,355
Japan 462,478 284,985 -177,493
South Korea 172,371 93,941 -78,430
Brazil 64,217 102,797 +38,580
Taiwan 46,616 73,717 +27,101
France 94,692 23,177 -71,515
Viet Nam 6,282 15,072 +8,790

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - West and North West 12
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 27 24 -3
Inner London - East 8 11 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 0 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 4 3 -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 20,710,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,899,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 591,955
Other 95,883

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 10,119,508 10,591,471 +471,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,691,715 2,207,493 -1,484,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 276,581 315,374 +38,793
Other 23,681 72,202 +48,521

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,756,452
Birmingham Airport 6,679,989
Southampton 3,419,121
London Heathrow Airport 1,925,058
London Gateway Port 1,798,936

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 4,810,946 5,945,506 +1,134,560
Birmingham Airport 3,125,949 3,554,040 +428,091
Southampton 2,109,274 1,309,847 -799,427
London Heathrow Airport 1,506,322 418,736 -1,087,586
London Gateway Port 1,056,500 742,436 -314,064
London Stansted Airport 249,076 518,757 +269,681
Felixstowe 457,574 118,399 -339,175
Manchester Airport 328,048 50,307 -277,741
Eurotunnel 78,112 135,358 +57,246
Thamesport 115,929 93,859 -22,070

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 97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Other manufacturing 8
Human health activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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 77
0-1m 41
54m+ 36
15m-54m 18
Other 9

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 773,360
United States 763,606
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 444,005
Germany 360,700
Italy 322,594

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 502,609 270,751 -231,858
United States 527,603 236,003 -291,600
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 349,005 95,000 -254,005
Germany 318,834 41,866 -276,968
Italy 265,223 57,371 -207,852
United Arab Emirates 129,567 68,162 -61,405
Switzerland 65,433 94,550 +29,117
Netherlands 103,295 54,226 -49,069
Japan 101,512 53,399 -48,113
Saudi Arabia 88,760 59,231 -29,529

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 4,625

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 2,213 2,412 +199

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 4,152,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 407,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,211
Road transport 11,725
Other 4,927

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 2,663,986 1,488,258 -1,175,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,031 57,531 -292,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,813 34,398 -75,415
Road transport 0 11,725 +11,725
Other 2,398 2,529 +131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,833,042
London Heathrow Airport 1,605,575
ZLC 382,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 362,495
London Stansted Airport 219,461

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 1,191,013 642,029 -548,984
London Heathrow Airport 1,068,827 536,748 -532,079
ZLC 248,933 133,530 -115,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 326,491 36,004 -290,487
London Stansted Airport 106,561 112,900 +6,339
Southampton 87,684 14,130 -73,554
Manchester Airport 46,412 0 -46,412
Birmingham Airport 996 40,598 +39,602
Dover 17,044 18,653 +1,609
London Gatwick Airport 0 27,326 +27,326

Quick facts

HS code: 90041010

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

Description: Sunglasses featuring lenses that have been specially shaped or polished for better vision or style