Import/export HS code 901390: Parts and accessories

Spare parts and accessories for optical instruments

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.
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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 £
France 31,295,966
Germany 26,592,582
Israel 25,354,009
United States 20,569,485
Malaysia 17,932,001

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 £
France 23,482,545 7,813,421 -15,669,124
Germany 13,672,500 12,920,082 -752,418
Israel 16,046,728 9,307,281 -6,739,447
United States 12,008,305 8,561,180 -3,447,125
Malaysia 7,829,649 10,102,352 +2,272,703
China 4,768,320 3,775,937 -992,383
Czechia 2,513,406 2,208,013 -305,393
Latvia 2,099,267 2,248,321 +149,054
Canada 1,121,883 2,087,082 +965,199
Italy 1,881,694 1,184,749 -696,945

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 £
France 28,282,409
Israel 24,916,617
Germany 20,833,505
United States 18,683,519
Malaysia 17,134,000

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 £
France 21,655,225 6,627,184 -15,028,041
Israel 16,049,099 8,867,518 -7,181,581
Germany 10,925,911 9,907,594 -1,018,317
United States 9,708,372 8,975,147 -733,225
Malaysia 7,563,550 9,570,450 +2,006,900
United Kingdom 8,615,838 6,394,511 -2,221,327
China 6,822,054 5,184,015 -1,638,039
Czechia 2,497,708 2,038,909 -458,799
Latvia 2,032,711 2,213,267 +180,556
Canada 1,585,293 2,060,335 +475,042

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 74
Inner London - West 46
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52 50 -2
Inner London - West 35 25 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26 28 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 20 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 17 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 14 -10
Outer London - West and North West 18 13 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 21 14 -7
Essex 18 10 -8
Greater Manchester 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 124,197,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,355,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,926,079
Other 193,022
Road transport 114,753

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 66,475,164 57,722,433 -8,752,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,042,963 8,312,605 -14,730,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,572,740 5,353,339 -2,219,401
Other 78,000 115,022 +37,022
Road transport 5,600 109,153 +103,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,598,065
East Midlands Airport 33,711,409
London Stansted Airport 26,724,486
Eurotunnel 25,830,395
Birmingham Airport 11,584,071

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 24,676,987 14,921,078 -9,755,909
East Midlands Airport 16,324,994 17,386,415 +1,061,421
London Stansted Airport 14,907,550 11,816,936 -3,090,614
Eurotunnel 20,662,488 5,167,907 -15,494,581
Birmingham Airport 4,024,321 7,559,750 +3,535,429
Glasgow Airport 3,833,832 4,669,920 +836,088
Thamesport 3,445,465 2,207,733 -1,237,732
London Gateway Port 3,025,454 2,157,230 -868,224
Dover 1,339,008 1,937,861 +598,853
Felixstowe 858,768 824,673 -34,095

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 129
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 104
Other manufacturing 61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 49

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 81
2025-10 106
2025-09 95
2025-08 95
2025-07 100

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 266
54m+ 228
0-1m 71
15m-54m 59
Other 52

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 £
France 35,876,115
Germany 30,823,240
United States 25,979,210
Japan 14,271,980
Israel 10,275,972

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 £
France 15,961,298 19,914,817 +3,953,519
Germany 16,897,606 13,925,634 -2,971,972
United States 11,881,419 14,097,791 +2,216,372
Japan 7,473,313 6,798,667 -674,646
Israel 5,248,692 5,027,280 -221,412
China 4,236,271 3,029,945 -1,206,326
South Korea 3,530,625 3,160,154 -370,471
Italy 1,893,477 2,503,542 +610,065
Viet Nam 1,544,866 2,437,581 +892,715
Australia 1,696,811 2,008,574 +311,763

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 £
Germany 50,216
China 1,787

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 £
Germany 50,169 47 -50,122
China 1,219 568 -651

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 133,203,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,576,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,070,780
Road transport 245,398
Other 52,003

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 68,484,064 64,719,065 -3,764,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,363,882 25,212,832 +4,848,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 890,928 179,852 -711,076
Road transport 233,980 11,418 -222,562
Other 51,388 615 -50,773

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 52,315,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,511,006
East Midlands Airport 26,878,886
Glasgow Airport 21,158,178
ZLC 18,978,498

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 23,530,283 28,785,206 +5,254,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,299,645 24,211,361 +4,911,716
East Midlands Airport 14,499,355 12,379,531 -2,119,824
Glasgow Airport 11,585,514 9,572,664 -2,012,850
ZLC 10,456,341 8,522,157 -1,934,184
London Stansted Airport 4,730,912 4,322,313 -408,599
Belfast Airport 1,715,000 358,621 -1,356,379
Warton Aerodrome 1,057,052 231,800 -825,252
Dover 760,105 501,982 -258,123
Manchester Airport 805,107 367,789 -437,318

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 901390

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for optical instruments