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 11,949,241
Thailand 7,352,870
China 5,481,535
United States 1,249,882
Netherlands 371,688

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 5,388,384 6,560,857 +1,172,473
Thailand 3,678,086 3,674,784 -3,302
China 3,590,422 1,891,113 -1,699,309
United States 808,866 441,016 -367,850
Netherlands 206,715 164,973 -41,742
South Korea 187,885 93,941 -93,944
Switzerland 125,621 74,929 -50,692
France 85,880 76,718 -9,162
Australia 152,708 2,168 -150,540
Germany 98,233 43,034 -55,199

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 8,898,997
Italy 7,763,201
Thailand 6,979,945
United States 2,530,671
Japan 818,281

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 5,331,732 3,567,265 -1,764,467
Italy 3,358,452 4,404,749 +1,046,297
Thailand 3,656,930 3,323,015 -333,915
United States 1,286,335 1,244,336 -41,999
Japan 463,685 354,596 -109,089
South Korea 183,114 93,941 -89,173
Brazil 66,750 102,797 +36,047
France 81,470 41,098 -40,372
Taiwan 34,056 87,282 +53,226
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 36
Inner London - East 16
Outer London - West and North West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
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 28 22 -6
Inner London - East 8 12 +4
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2

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 21,115,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,018,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 691,716
Other 95,986

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 10,460,056 10,655,390 +195,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,702,834 2,315,416 -1,387,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,158 328,558 -34,600
Other 25,421 70,565 +45,144

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,737,688
Birmingham Airport 6,662,425
Southampton 3,498,647
London Heathrow Airport 2,287,773
London Gateway Port 1,799,273

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 4,948,026 5,789,662 +841,636
Birmingham Airport 2,954,731 3,707,694 +752,963
Southampton 2,110,999 1,387,648 -723,351
London Heathrow Airport 1,830,160 457,613 -1,372,547
London Gateway Port 1,051,771 747,502 -304,269
London Stansted Airport 265,276 539,436 +274,160
Felixstowe 501,728 121,170 -380,558
Manchester Airport 366,078 46,477 -319,601
Dover 192,840 48,893 -143,947
Eurotunnel 69,402 144,068 +74,666

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 98
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Human health activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 17
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 79
0-1m 39
54m+ 37
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 £
United States 795,769
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 760,089
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 481,301
Germany 379,979
Italy 323,637

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 £
United States 550,217 245,552 -304,665
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 486,772 273,317 -213,455
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 382,918 98,383 -284,535
Germany 319,090 60,889 -258,201
Italy 264,113 59,524 -204,589
United Arab Emirates 131,845 65,517 -66,328
Netherlands 106,981 51,136 -55,845
Switzerland 64,016 91,373 +27,357
Saudi Arabia 78,715 71,456 -7,259
Japan 99,459 48,627 -50,832

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 4,577
XU 302

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 1,979 2,598 +619
XU 185 117 -68

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 4,217,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 425,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,387
Road transport 11,725
Other 4,879

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 2,700,507 1,516,695 -1,183,812
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,493 88,617 -247,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,989 34,398 -79,591
Road transport 0 11,725 +11,725
Other 2,164 2,715 +551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,889,147
London Heathrow Airport 1,634,917
ZLC 400,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 378,057
London Stansted Airport 178,087

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 1,196,911 692,236 -504,675
London Heathrow Airport 1,075,018 559,899 -515,119
ZLC 271,695 128,921 -142,774
Dover / Eurotunnel 311,887 66,170 -245,717
London Stansted Airport 105,499 72,588 -32,911
Southampton 91,860 14,130 -77,730
Manchester Airport 49,144 0 -49,144
Birmingham Airport 996 40,598 +39,602
Dover 17,216 19,573 +2,357
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