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

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 £
Poland 40,216,257
India 28,015,819
Thailand 25,741,706
China 20,449,278
United States 5,843,376

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 18,810,657 21,405,600 +2,594,943
India 15,211,631 12,804,188 -2,407,443
Thailand 14,348,060 11,393,646 -2,954,414
China 10,312,741 10,136,537 -176,204
United States 2,963,415 2,879,961 -83,454
Taiwan 2,095,607 1,897,163 -198,444
Italy 1,777,869 941,893 -835,976
France 1,100,775 1,155,590 +54,815
Germany 1,037,785 564,284 -473,501
Spain 570,439 746,479 +176,040

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 36,611,758
Poland 28,163,979
India 28,012,916
China 24,750,256
Taiwan 5,262,316

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 19,134,786 17,476,972 -1,657,814
Poland 13,597,098 14,566,881 +969,783
India 15,213,343 12,799,573 -2,413,770
China 12,922,528 11,827,728 -1,094,800
Taiwan 2,809,503 2,452,813 -356,690
United States 2,391,255 2,605,099 +213,844
Italy 2,068,381 1,126,954 -941,427
United Kingdom 632,496 618,571 -13,925
Hungary 643,119 272,656 -370,463
France 285,217 597,288 +312,071

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 115
Greater Manchester 60
Surrey, East and West Sussex 49
Inner London - East 43
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40

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 81 69 -12
Greater Manchester 48 30 -18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 30 -4
Inner London - East 29 29 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 26 -5
Outer London - West and North West 26 28 +2
West Midlands 19 14 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 12 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 15 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +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 115,933,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,335,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,344,632
Other 1,304,910
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 59,812,906 56,120,817 -3,692,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,235,949 9,099,227 -1,136,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,201,301 1,143,331 -1,057,970
Other 747,300 557,610 -189,690
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 48,422,493
London Heathrow Airport 37,763,606
Birmingham Airport 23,127,473
Felixstowe 7,829,897
Southampton 6,929,733

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 23,195,870 25,226,623 +2,030,753
London Heathrow Airport 21,564,645 16,198,961 -5,365,684
Birmingham Airport 11,359,792 11,767,681 +407,889
Felixstowe 4,494,182 3,335,715 -1,158,467
Southampton 3,381,330 3,548,403 +167,073
London Stansted Airport 2,207,742 1,417,485 -790,257
Thamesport 847,925 795,725 -52,200
London Gateway Port 641,120 699,914 +58,794
Manchester Airport 746,939 565,411 -181,528
000 747,300 557,610 -189,690

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 304
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 208
Other manufacturing 58
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 33
Human health activities 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 94
2025-10 117
2025-09 90
2025-08 94
2025-07 93

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 314
0-1m 201
54m+ 172
15m-54m 66
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 22,343,373
Qatar 1,235,160
Germany 1,015,276
Ireland 867,135
France 599,485

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 22,105,722 237,651 -21,868,071
Qatar 595,826 639,334 +43,508
Germany 674,369 340,907 -333,462
Ireland 583,943 283,192 -300,751
France 208,355 391,130 +182,775
Netherlands 290,381 244,669 -45,712
Australia 101,546 409,567 +308,021
Romania 3,332 356,549 +353,217
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 187,916 164,299 -23,617
Saudi Arabia 234,524 106,034 -128,490

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 34,817
XU 17,195
Taiwan 3,265
XI 1,566
Germany 1,509

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 20,084 14,733 -5,351
XU 10,541 6,654 -3,887
Taiwan 1,633 1,632 -1
XI 1,143 423 -720
Germany 600 909 +309
France 496 529 +33
Spain 0 272 +272
Ireland 150 69 -81
Italy 78 100 +22
South Korea 0 145 +145

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 29,808,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,701,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 475,102
Road transport 68,245
Other 60,362

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 25,821,712 3,986,507 -21,835,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,333,988 1,367,934 +33,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,131 238,971 +2,840
Road transport 64,908 3,337 -61,571
Other 34,752 25,610 -9,142

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,760,419
East Midlands Airport 1,990,760
ZLC 1,815,785
Manchester Airport 1,473,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,274,234

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 22,849,917 910,502 -21,939,415
East Midlands Airport 980,209 1,010,551 +30,342
ZLC 909,101 906,684 -2,417
Manchester Airport 656,627 816,817 +160,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 602,624 671,610 +68,986
Holyhead 430,497 199,487 -231,010
London Stansted Airport 304,597 301,383 -3,214
Dover 111,769 142,707 +30,938
Felixstowe 133,536 88,397 -45,139
Liverpool Docks 70,521 123,313 +52,792

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