Import/export HS code 90049090: Various glasses and goggles

Any other types of glasses or goggles not covered by specific categories, including custom or rare designs

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* 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 £
Poland 41,743,283
India 27,538,795
Thailand 25,068,180
China 20,726,650
United States 5,819,237

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 £
Poland 20,103,101 21,640,182 +1,537,081
India 14,906,384 12,632,411 -2,273,973
Thailand 13,718,427 11,349,753 -2,368,674
China 10,326,908 10,399,742 +72,834
United States 2,901,853 2,917,384 +15,531
Taiwan 2,103,624 1,891,079 -212,545
Italy 1,734,875 1,052,679 -682,196
France 1,110,361 1,198,843 +88,482
Germany 983,369 553,511 -429,858
Spain 475,542 738,877 +263,335

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 £
Thailand 36,302,714
Poland 29,335,949
India 27,535,892
China 24,966,631
Taiwan 5,241,126

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 £
Thailand 18,843,819 17,458,895 -1,384,924
Poland 14,407,812 14,928,137 +520,325
India 14,908,096 12,627,796 -2,280,300
China 12,846,594 12,120,037 -726,557
Taiwan 2,790,821 2,450,305 -340,516
United States 2,404,188 2,594,409 +190,221
Italy 2,036,114 1,257,004 -779,110
United Kingdom 629,005 744,513 +115,508
Hungary 634,422 240,033 -394,389
France 325,867 537,441 +211,574

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 111
Greater Manchester 59
Surrey, East and West Sussex 49
Inner London - East 45
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41

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 77 67 -10
Greater Manchester 46 29 -17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 30 -3
Inner London - East 31 29 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 27 -3
Outer London - West and North West 25 27 +2
West Midlands 20 14 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 18 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 14 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 12 -6

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 116,510,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,561,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,383,222
Other 1,233,039
Road transport 17,035

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 60,014,344 56,495,901 -3,518,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,128,285 9,432,958 -695,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,160,505 1,222,717 -937,788
Other 722,070 510,969 -211,101
Road transport 7,059 9,976 +2,917

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 49,673,803
London Heathrow Airport 36,453,755
Birmingham Airport 23,573,231
Felixstowe 7,841,913
Southampton 7,066,314

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 24,296,799 25,377,004 +1,080,205
London Heathrow Airport 20,244,473 16,209,282 -4,035,191
Birmingham Airport 11,858,462 11,714,769 -143,693
Felixstowe 4,503,138 3,338,775 -1,164,363
Southampton 3,352,036 3,714,278 +362,242
London Stansted Airport 2,127,122 1,542,874 -584,248
Thamesport 846,251 813,543 -32,708
Manchester Airport 691,453 687,148 -4,305
London Gateway Port 642,445 695,120 +52,675
000 722,070 510,969 -211,101

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 306
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 204
Other manufacturing 57
Human health activities 31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 75
2025-11 95
2025-10 118
2025-09 90
2025-08 94

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 308
0-1m 200
54m+ 172
15m-54m 65
Other 53

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 8,848,686
Qatar 1,231,565
Germany 1,038,349
Ireland 862,057
France 595,178

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 8,629,436 219,250 -8,410,186
Qatar 708,361 523,204 -185,157
Germany 665,575 372,774 -292,801
Ireland 588,019 274,038 -313,981
France 190,136 405,042 +214,906
Australia 101,546 410,567 +309,021
Netherlands 241,831 241,852 +21
Saudi Arabia 233,023 131,133 -101,890
Romania 3,570 358,171 +354,601
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 187,821 169,028 -18,793

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 34,081
Taiwan 3,211
Germany 1,509
XI 1,367
France 1,025

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 19,879 14,202 -5,677
Taiwan 2,104 1,107 -997
Germany 600 909 +309
XI 877 490 -387
France 496 529 +33
Spain 0 272 +272
Ireland 140 69 -71
Italy 55 112 +57
South Korea 0 145 +145
United States 106 0 -106

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 16,337,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,726,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,689
Road transport 68,245
Other 58,083

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 12,380,171 3,957,457 -8,422,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,421,840 1,304,575 -117,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 222,622 261,067 +38,445
Road transport 64,908 3,337 -61,571
Other 33,767 24,316 -9,451

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,327,665
East Midlands Airport 1,937,036
ZLC 1,823,396
Manchester Airport 1,469,006
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,292,838

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 9,383,861 943,804 -8,440,057
East Midlands Airport 917,700 1,019,336 +101,636
ZLC 895,454 927,942 +32,488
Manchester Airport 770,382 698,624 -71,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 628,887 663,951 +35,064
Holyhead 426,690 194,603 -232,087
London Stansted Airport 292,561 320,751 +28,190
Dover 138,991 127,330 -11,661
Felixstowe 126,391 99,855 -26,536
Liverpool Docks 77,375 113,833 +36,458

Quick facts

HS code: 90049090

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

Description: Any other types of glasses or goggles not covered by specific categories, including custom or rare designs