Import/export HS code 90011090: Various optical fibers and cables

All other types of optical fibers and cables not specified elsewhere

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 £
India 25,462,638
United States 17,393,395
Germany 9,478,950
China 8,073,679
Netherlands 5,491,716

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 £
India 9,889,695 15,572,943 +5,683,248
United States 9,963,281 7,430,114 -2,533,167
Germany 5,149,593 4,329,357 -820,236
China 2,474,324 5,599,355 +3,125,031
Netherlands 2,418,034 3,073,682 +655,648
France 2,284,209 2,247,580 -36,629
Canada 2,535,080 1,640,203 -894,877
Japan 1,476,789 841,837 -634,952
Poland 1,144,400 756,274 -388,126
Switzerland 655,262 413,818 -241,444

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 £
India 26,538,470
United States 17,999,682
China 9,707,228
Germany 4,654,956
Netherlands 4,562,678

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 £
India 10,319,422 16,219,048 +5,899,626
United States 9,894,607 8,105,075 -1,789,532
China 3,234,959 6,472,269 +3,237,310
Germany 3,034,459 1,620,497 -1,413,962
Netherlands 2,187,136 2,375,542 +188,406
France 2,187,861 2,250,481 +62,620
Japan 1,740,567 1,709,143 -31,424
Canada 2,145,832 1,296,803 -849,029
Poland 1,115,880 737,903 -377,977
Czechia 811,275 706,613 -104,662

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 57
Inner London - West 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21

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 38 44 +6
Inner London - West 24 18 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 18 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 17 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 15 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 12 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 14 +1
Essex 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 14 9 -5
West Midlands 10 7 -3

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 43,754,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,961,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,273,339
Other 98,761
Road transport 12,755

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 22,800,111 20,954,150 -1,845,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,212,296 19,749,360 +9,537,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,809,600 4,463,739 -2,345,861
Other 62,076 36,685 -25,391
Road transport 12,755 0 -12,755

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,698,013
Southampton 14,758,498
East Midlands Airport 10,182,625
London Stansted Airport 9,184,415
London Gateway Port 6,892,490

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 9,260,954 8,437,059 -823,895
Southampton 5,709,808 9,048,690 +3,338,882
East Midlands Airport 5,930,815 4,251,810 -1,679,005
London Stansted Airport 4,231,532 4,952,883 +721,351
London Gateway Port 1,453,003 5,439,487 +3,986,484
Felixstowe 3,086,709 3,454,416 +367,707
Dover 2,356,607 2,176,431 -180,176
Eurotunnel 1,931,999 1,278,020 -653,979
Manchester Airport 1,325,648 1,358,814 +33,166
Glasgow Airport 1,380,008 1,127,423 -252,585

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 80
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Manufacture of electrical equipment 32
Other manufacturing 32
Scientific research and development 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 70
2026-03 77
2026-02 83
2026-01 67
2025-12 59

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
54m+ 176
1m-15m 168
0-1m 43
15m-54m 32
Other 32

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 33,616,221
Germany 20,255,986
Italy 6,535,847
China 5,899,800
South Korea 2,919,546

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 20,365,930 13,250,291 -7,115,639
Germany 9,926,506 10,329,480 +402,974
Italy 5,148,460 1,387,387 -3,761,073
China 1,960,633 3,939,167 +1,978,534
South Korea 1,632,188 1,287,358 -344,830
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,837,660 844,703 -992,957
Netherlands 1,804,886 572,068 -1,232,818
Turkey 139,066 1,040,546 +901,480
Ireland 494,683 674,914 +180,231
Japan 642,537 411,567 -230,970

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 2,158

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 1,121 1,037 -84

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 74,246,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,424,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,584,729
Road transport 7,406
Other 2,158

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 38,359,213 35,887,742 -2,471,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,466,671 1,957,707 -7,508,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,274,993 309,736 -965,257
Road transport 1,250 6,156 +4,906
Other 1,121 1,037 -84

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 40,653,918
London Stansted Airport 17,851,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,800,759
East Midlands Airport 8,295,814
ZLC 7,249,362

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 21,119,163 19,534,755 -1,584,408
London Stansted Airport 9,023,198 8,828,232 -194,966
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,598,633 1,202,126 -7,396,507
East Midlands Airport 4,249,221 4,046,593 -202,628
ZLC 3,882,620 3,366,742 -515,878
London Gateway Port 1,177,350 73,402 -1,103,948
Dover 505,642 310,049 -195,593
Immingham Docks 66,355 246,021 +179,666
Heysham 116,419 161,754 +45,335
Holyhead 49,901 127,928 +78,027

Quick facts

HS code: 90011090

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

Description: All other types of optical fibers and cables not specified elsewhere