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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  • 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 £
Belgium 45,622,021
Netherlands 28,543,284
United States 26,481,422
China 13,719,695
France 7,628,350

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 20,142,170 25,479,851 +5,337,681
Netherlands 13,040,534 15,502,750 +2,462,216
United States 14,650,949 11,830,473 -2,820,476
China 6,454,971 7,264,724 +809,753
France 4,809,649 2,818,701 -1,990,948
Germany 2,309,610 2,704,581 +394,971
Austria 2,063,699 1,745,441 -318,258
Switzerland 858,180 1,333,201 +475,021
Ireland 722,345 1,277,775 +555,430
Italy 1,128,320 387,427 -740,893

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 77,809,649
China 14,150,383
Mexico 9,889,936
Switzerland 8,945,699
Netherlands 7,129,039

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 38,288,090 39,521,559 +1,233,469
China 6,916,838 7,233,545 +316,707
Mexico 4,913,554 4,976,382 +62,828
Switzerland 4,760,369 4,185,330 -575,039
Netherlands 1,999,978 5,129,061 +3,129,083
Germany 2,530,657 2,489,694 -40,963
Spain 1,901,358 1,667,865 -233,493
France 1,213,681 1,162,828 -50,853
Italy 1,154,088 830,478 -323,610
Dominican Republic 629,911 1,076,178 +446,267

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 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Essex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 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) 63,829,799
Air transport 46,321,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,304,451
Other 173,138
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) 28,625,491 35,204,308 +6,578,817
Air transport 23,168,456 23,153,323 -15,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,226,803 14,077,648 -3,149,155
Other 93,538 79,600 -13,938
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 53,309,231
London Heathrow Airport 24,896,674
East Midlands Airport 13,354,781
Southampton 12,699,410
London Gateway Port 11,471,923

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 25,003,026 28,306,205 +3,303,179
London Heathrow Airport 14,283,067 10,613,607 -3,669,460
East Midlands Airport 4,793,521 8,561,260 +3,767,739
Southampton 7,274,183 5,425,227 -1,848,956
London Gateway Port 6,977,471 4,494,452 -2,483,019
Dover 1,777,609 6,263,783 +4,486,174
Thamesport 2,740,609 1,952,658 -787,951
London Stansted Airport 1,665,090 1,935,718 +270,628
Manchester Airport 1,368,602 1,076,199 -292,403
Felixstowe 157,466 2,218,218 +2,060,752

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 32
Other manufacturing 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
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
2026-01 31
2025-11 34
2025-10 30
2025-09 28
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 55
54m+ 29
0-1m 14
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 53,313,387
United States 9,302,859
Israel 5,459,585
France 4,123,112
Japan 3,314,226

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 27,541,497 25,771,890 -1,769,607
United States 4,935,814 4,367,045 -568,769
Israel 2,456,582 3,003,003 +546,421
France 1,780,923 2,342,189 +561,266
Japan 1,745,419 1,568,807 -176,612
Ireland 1,006,652 950,529 -56,123
Germany 1,021,863 931,911 -89,952
Italy 874,102 796,444 -77,658
India 891,766 576,565 -315,201
Spain 688,329 745,647 +57,318

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) 57,597,436
Air transport 38,022,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,301,041
Road transport 185,122
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) 29,598,850 27,998,586 -1,600,264
Air transport 20,152,771 17,869,362 -2,283,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,427,046 2,873,995 +446,949
Road transport 179,856 5,266 -174,590
Other 113 117 +4

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,510,816
London Heathrow Airport 16,504,615
ZLC 7,296,988
London Stansted Airport 7,172,812
East Midlands Airport 6,949,645

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 28,254,321 26,256,495 -1,997,826
London Heathrow Airport 9,075,170 7,429,445 -1,645,725
ZLC 3,745,166 3,551,822 -193,344
London Stansted Airport 3,476,543 3,696,269 +219,726
East Midlands Airport 3,871,782 3,077,863 -793,919
London Gateway Port 2,307,713 1,837,982 -469,731
Dover 1,046,778 1,521,583 +474,805
Felixstowe 97,538 787,753 +690,215
Holyhead 172,010 38,389 -133,621
Eurotunnel 34,854 152,532 +117,678

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