Import/export HS code 900130: Contact lenses

Lenses placed directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic purposes

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 £
Germany 144,558,313
Hungary 93,624,911
United States 88,872,724
Ireland 83,986,726
Malaysia 18,995,281

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 £
Germany 71,681,906 72,876,407 +1,194,501
Hungary 47,057,018 46,567,893 -489,125
United States 43,942,081 44,930,643 +988,562
Ireland 32,653,798 51,332,928 +18,679,130
Malaysia 10,175,546 8,819,735 -1,355,811
Taiwan 5,045,310 5,043,523 -1,787
Netherlands 4,614,632 4,611,580 -3,052
Luxembourg 3,496,317 4,029,625 +533,308
Czechia 3,016,652 1,983,416 -1,033,236
Australia 2,918,070 467,647 -2,450,423

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 129,840,173
Ireland 100,956,018
Hungary 92,532,548
Germany 57,594,600
Singapore 39,983,804

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 63,762,549 66,077,624 +2,315,075
Ireland 43,895,425 57,060,593 +13,165,168
Hungary 46,947,288 45,585,260 -1,362,028
Germany 25,699,596 31,895,004 +6,195,408
Singapore 20,339,729 19,644,075 -695,654
Malaysia 15,595,479 13,255,105 -2,340,374
Taiwan 6,585,788 6,783,589 +197,801
United Kingdom 2,160,227 1,595,317 -564,910
Japan 1,025,122 1,232,997 +207,875
South Korea 602,967 806,504 +203,537

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 8
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0

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 198,980,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,707,112
Other 87,496,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,466,655
Road transport 212,323

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 90,149,191 108,830,958 +18,681,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,393,386 88,313,726 +32,920,340
Other 71,611,647 15,884,867 -55,726,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,879,803 35,586,852 +20,707,049
Road transport 18,137 194,186 +176,049

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 176,606,230
Dover 94,060,562
000 87,496,514
Liverpool Docks 30,737,775
Felixstowe 20,598,064

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 78,334,385 98,271,845 +19,937,460
Dover 45,742,624 48,317,938 +2,575,314
000 71,611,647 15,884,867 -55,726,780
Liverpool Docks 2,291,186 28,446,589 +26,155,403
Felixstowe 10,007,476 10,590,588 +583,112
499 0 18,122,112 +18,122,112
Birmingham Airport 4,288,252 5,996,867 +1,708,615
Eurotunnel 4,855,147 4,606,886 -248,261
London Stansted Airport 4,896,458 2,565,943 -2,330,515
Southampton 3,626,201 3,823,427 +197,226

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
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 12
2026-03 12
2026-02 14
2026-01 17

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+ 32
1m-15m 31
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 8

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 £
Japan 132,585,792
Spain 123,660,018
United States 107,947,784
Belgium 94,759,418
Russia 62,532,890

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 £
Japan 77,598,409 54,987,383 -22,611,026
Spain 50,562,588 73,097,430 +22,534,842
United States 62,202,696 45,745,088 -16,457,608
Belgium 45,892,403 48,867,015 +2,974,612
Russia 20,323,896 42,208,994 +21,885,098
Denmark 23,619,123 23,603,154 -15,969
Ireland 14,135,833 13,147,996 -987,837
Australia 12,779,804 13,323,451 +543,647
Hungary 7,197,526 8,872,898 +1,675,372
Netherlands 7,717,356 8,085,370 +368,014

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 408,388,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 398,521,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,860,375
Road transport 116,323

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 229,492,780 178,895,881 -50,596,899
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,674,647 223,846,389 +49,171,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,744,641 23,115,734 +16,371,093
Road transport 5,180 111,143 +105,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,346,408
London Heathrow Airport 331,563,939
East Midlands Airport 41,448,333
Holyhead 25,883,462
London Stansted Airport 22,705,372

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 148,938,800 208,407,608 +59,468,808
London Heathrow Airport 188,693,471 142,870,468 -45,823,003
East Midlands Airport 21,483,220 19,965,113 -1,518,107
Holyhead 13,030,048 12,853,414 -176,634
London Stansted Airport 11,759,184 10,946,188 -812,996
Southampton 2,798,520 11,417,949 +8,619,429
London Gateway Port 2,795,340 10,174,542 +7,379,202
ZLC 6,375,388 3,978,845 -2,396,543
Immingham Docks 8,604,457 36,026 -8,568,431
Portsmouth 3,002,206 1,845,348 -1,156,858

Quick facts

HS code: 900130

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

Description: Lenses placed directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic purposes