Import/export HS code 90185010: Non-optical eye tools

Non-optical instruments used in eye care, such as surgical tools or diagnostic devices

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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 £
Belgium 44,950,204
Netherlands 28,367,940
United States 27,111,427
China 13,574,238
France 7,568,885

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 £
Belgium 18,976,181 25,974,023 +6,997,842
Netherlands 12,987,374 15,380,566 +2,393,192
United States 15,254,288 11,857,139 -3,397,149
China 6,405,733 7,168,505 +762,772
France 4,489,475 3,079,410 -1,410,065
Germany 2,332,563 2,585,376 +252,813
Austria 2,345,702 1,560,759 -784,943
Ireland 980,016 1,300,246 +320,230
Switzerland 1,041,880 656,371 -385,509
Italy 1,070,471 447,681 -622,790

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 £
United States 77,677,036
China 13,916,573
Mexico 9,865,996
Switzerland 9,120,247
Netherlands 6,974,660

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 £
United States 38,017,813 39,659,223 +1,641,410
China 6,888,133 7,028,440 +140,307
Mexico 4,810,992 5,055,004 +244,012
Switzerland 4,984,699 4,135,548 -849,151
Netherlands 1,944,781 5,029,879 +3,085,098
Germany 2,646,769 2,535,624 -111,145
Spain 1,962,319 1,667,152 -295,167
France 1,137,315 1,236,719 +99,404
Italy 1,065,962 889,601 -176,361
Dominican Republic 622,020 1,007,774 +385,754

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 6

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Essex 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,877,046
Air transport 46,467,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,406,555
Other 172,942
Road transport 75,844

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,156,600 34,720,446 +6,563,846
Air transport 23,504,245 22,962,796 -541,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,140,189 14,266,366 -2,873,823
Other 84,865 88,077 +3,212
Road transport 0 75,844 +75,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 53,207,992
London Heathrow Airport 25,542,059
East Midlands Airport 13,041,815
Southampton 12,592,727
London Gateway Port 11,629,464

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 £
Eurotunnel 24,315,417 28,892,575 +4,577,158
London Heathrow Airport 14,750,400 10,791,659 -3,958,741
East Midlands Airport 4,843,301 8,198,514 +3,355,213
Southampton 7,164,250 5,428,477 -1,735,773
London Gateway Port 6,826,952 4,802,512 -2,024,440
Dover 1,879,530 5,183,032 +3,303,502
Thamesport 2,911,849 1,852,625 -1,059,224
London Stansted Airport 1,683,441 1,975,035 +291,594
Felixstowe 189,671 2,191,175 +2,001,504
Manchester Airport 1,318,403 1,004,879 -313,524

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 33
Other manufacturing 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Human health activities 11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 30
2025-09 28
2025-08 29
2025-07 24

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 54
54m+ 30
0-1m 15
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 £
Netherlands 52,940,059
United States 9,593,458
Israel 5,461,788
France 4,136,521
Japan 3,373,879

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 £
Netherlands 26,869,791 26,070,268 -799,523
United States 5,321,816 4,271,642 -1,050,174
Israel 2,469,317 2,992,471 +523,154
France 1,798,586 2,337,935 +539,349
Japan 1,735,973 1,637,906 -98,067
Germany 1,364,465 976,163 -388,302
Ireland 985,597 881,123 -104,474
Italy 873,099 789,876 -83,223
India 884,843 585,855 -298,988
Spain 687,361 718,380 +31,019

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 £
XU 217
XI 13

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 £
XU 113 104 -9
XI 13 0 -13

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) 57,588,811
Air transport 38,395,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,374,896
Road transport 212,224
Other 230

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) 29,275,273 28,313,538 -961,735
Air transport 20,612,474 17,782,959 -2,829,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,498,003 2,876,893 +378,890
Road transport 205,778 6,446 -199,332
Other 126 104 -22

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,423,785
London Heathrow Airport 16,794,242
London Stansted Airport 7,470,431
East Midlands Airport 7,064,780
ZLC 7,001,381

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,876,111 26,547,674 -1,328,437
London Heathrow Airport 9,451,546 7,342,696 -2,108,850
London Stansted Airport 3,788,884 3,681,547 -107,337
East Midlands Airport 3,921,941 3,142,839 -779,102
ZLC 3,485,139 3,516,242 +31,103
London Gateway Port 2,304,815 1,840,880 -463,935
Dover 1,102,672 1,465,972 +363,300
Felixstowe 97,538 787,753 +690,215
Eurotunnel 112,945 152,532 +39,587
Holyhead 173,967 36,464 -137,503

Quick facts

HS code: 90185010

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

Description: Non-optical instruments used in eye care, such as surgical tools or diagnostic devices