Import/export HS code 900510: Binoculars

Handheld devices with two lenses, used for magnifying distant objects, perfect for outdoor activities like birdwatching or sports events

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 10,266,928
Austria 9,503,886
Netherlands 6,493,135
Germany 5,431,550
Canada 3,803,947

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 4,478,894 5,788,034 +1,309,140
Austria 4,832,087 4,671,799 -160,288
Netherlands 3,327,776 3,165,359 -162,417
Germany 2,763,136 2,668,414 -94,722
Canada 759,864 3,044,083 +2,284,219
United States 2,566,271 1,139,656 -1,426,615
Lithuania 1,397,932 783,090 -614,842
France 1,401,866 104,562 -1,297,304
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 404,819 565,653 +160,834
Japan 346,172 384,249 +38,077

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 19,752,272
Austria 9,367,124
Canada 3,802,914
Lithuania 2,197,219
United States 2,072,576

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 9,162,044 10,590,228 +1,428,184
Austria 4,754,288 4,612,836 -141,452
Canada 758,831 3,044,083 +2,285,252
Lithuania 1,406,411 790,808 -615,603
United States 1,647,321 425,255 -1,222,066
Japan 1,015,362 850,411 -164,951
Germany 1,010,257 754,261 -255,996
France 1,267,895 29,458 -1,238,437
Portugal 591,855 679,541 +87,686
Taiwan 464,522 389,713 -74,809

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Norfolk 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Norfolk 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Essex 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Devon 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 25,554,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,388,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,671,967
Other 145,318

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 13,188,475 12,366,505 -821,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,103,711 8,284,569 +1,180,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,495,891 2,176,076 -319,815
Other 114,318 31,000 -83,318

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,366,374
London Heathrow Airport 7,522,259
London Gateway Port 5,862,192
London Stansted Airport 5,191,581
Felixstowe 4,997,456

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 4,717,849 3,648,525 -1,069,324
London Heathrow Airport 2,237,681 5,284,578 +3,046,897
London Gateway Port 2,773,647 3,088,545 +314,898
London Stansted Airport 3,309,131 1,882,450 -1,426,681
Felixstowe 2,681,829 2,315,627 -366,202
Hull 1,747,159 1,658,299 -88,860
Birmingham Airport 1,359,514 890,064 -469,450
Southampton 615,974 1,300,191 +684,217
London 701,848 826,257 +124,409
Manchester Airport 1,135,249 86,777 -1,048,472

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 58
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8
Other personal service activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 29
2025-10 32
2025-09 22
2025-08 29

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 72
54m+ 37
0-1m 23
15m-54m 21
Other 12

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 £
Poland 16,204,921
Ukraine 4,503,319
Indonesia 2,943,277
Austria 2,757,216
United States 2,595,127

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 £
Poland 39,190 16,165,731 +16,126,541
Ukraine 242,082 4,261,237 +4,019,155
Indonesia 1,290,114 1,653,163 +363,049
Austria 1,744,759 1,012,457 -732,302
United States 1,645,623 949,504 -696,119
Germany 715,137 653,268 -61,869
France 506,077 306,225 -199,852
Netherlands 312,213 487,687 +175,474
Ireland 320,125 338,037 +17,912
Turkey 550,448 11,508 -538,940

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 £
Ireland 7,697
China 455

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 £
Ireland 7,598 99 -7,499
China 455 0 -455

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,900,697
Air transport 12,830,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 819,034
Road transport 23,273
Other 9,935

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,529,452 22,371,245 +20,841,793
Air transport 7,137,284 5,693,267 -1,444,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 722,368 96,666 -625,702
Road transport 23,273 0 -23,273
Other 9,777 158 -9,619

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 11,916,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,039,615
London Heathrow Airport 6,024,197
East Midlands Airport 2,708,308
London Stansted Airport 2,384,130

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 £
Harwich 13,161 11,903,560 +11,890,399
Dover / Eurotunnel 905,025 9,134,590 +8,229,565
London Heathrow Airport 2,572,457 3,451,740 +879,283
East Midlands Airport 1,639,283 1,069,025 -570,258
London Stansted Airport 2,051,628 332,502 -1,719,126
Dover 479,584 1,183,017 +703,433
ZLC 706,084 725,456 +19,372
Southampton 588,160 7,412 -580,748
Holyhead 85,671 132,475 +46,804
Glasgow Airport 178,314 24,524 -153,790

Quick facts

HS code: 900510

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

Description: Handheld devices with two lenses, used for magnifying distant objects, perfect for outdoor activities like birdwatching or sports events