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 143,903,510
United States 93,710,988
Hungary 93,283,580
Ireland 83,574,348
Malaysia 20,170,041

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 69,970,698 73,932,812 +3,962,114
United States 48,364,601 45,346,387 -3,018,214
Hungary 46,647,893 46,635,687 -12,206
Ireland 29,267,698 54,306,650 +25,038,952
Malaysia 10,770,860 9,399,181 -1,371,679
Taiwan 5,532,748 4,864,722 -668,026
Netherlands 4,460,603 4,659,000 +198,397
Luxembourg 3,596,246 4,000,982 +404,736
Czechia 3,095,912 1,996,815 -1,099,097
Australia 3,232,688 581,567 -2,651,121

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 131,005,189
Ireland 104,171,302
Hungary 92,210,852
Germany 57,077,573
Singapore 39,971,940

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 64,108,218 66,896,971 +2,788,753
Ireland 44,249,754 59,921,548 +15,671,794
Hungary 46,465,350 45,745,502 -719,848
Germany 25,186,208 31,891,365 +6,705,157
Singapore 19,459,353 20,512,587 +1,053,234
Malaysia 17,014,719 13,615,243 -3,399,476
Taiwan 6,636,581 6,640,422 +3,841
United Kingdom 2,328,389 1,587,168 -741,221
Japan 961,928 1,289,589 +327,661
South Korea 671,749 748,553 +76,804

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
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 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
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 197,788,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,173,112
Other 97,601,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,696,645
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 87,986,648 109,801,354 +21,814,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,815,450 87,357,662 +34,542,212
Other 76,127,348 21,473,690 -54,653,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,721,884 34,974,761 +19,252,877
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 175,730,197
000 97,601,038
Dover 93,794,702
Liverpool Docks 27,420,363
Felixstowe 20,974,016

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 76,446,715 99,283,482 +22,836,767
000 76,127,348 21,473,690 -54,653,658
Dover 45,359,647 48,435,055 +3,075,408
Liverpool Docks 0 27,420,363 +27,420,363
Felixstowe 10,246,160 10,727,856 +481,696
499 0 17,178,634 +17,178,634
Birmingham Airport 4,073,726 5,729,515 +1,655,789
Eurotunnel 4,799,155 4,583,769 -215,386
Southampton 4,091,112 4,051,596 -39,516
London Stansted Airport 4,792,100 2,771,946 -2,020,154

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 9
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
2026-04 12
2026-03 12
2026-02 14
2026-01 17
2025-12 11

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 33
54m+ 31
15m-54m 10
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 130,274,216
Spain 122,635,457
United States 113,099,148
Belgium 96,641,120
Russia 58,345,601

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 77,664,482 52,609,734 -25,054,748
Spain 50,541,104 72,094,353 +21,553,249
United States 65,555,202 47,543,946 -18,011,256
Belgium 48,710,394 47,930,726 -779,668
Russia 17,557,608 40,787,993 +23,230,385
Denmark 23,073,326 23,564,923 +491,597
Ireland 14,071,858 13,029,522 -1,042,336
Australia 14,007,113 12,998,513 -1,008,600
Hungary 7,148,305 8,697,271 +1,548,966
Netherlands 7,792,392 7,939,102 +146,710

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 414,516,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 390,987,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,506,030
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 232,193,156 182,322,851 -49,870,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,932,039 219,055,680 +47,123,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,745,237 18,760,793 +8,015,556
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 350,847,720
London Heathrow Airport 337,355,764
East Midlands Airport 41,750,597
Holyhead 25,687,274
London Stansted Airport 22,909,263

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 146,304,660 204,543,060 +58,238,400
London Heathrow Airport 190,883,628 146,472,136 -44,411,492
East Midlands Airport 21,788,261 19,962,336 -1,825,925
Holyhead 12,959,835 12,727,439 -232,396
London Stansted Airport 11,925,245 10,984,018 -941,227
Southampton 4,675,124 9,737,008 +5,061,884
London Gateway Port 3,639,655 7,500,542 +3,860,887
ZLC 6,426,449 3,915,406 -2,511,043
Immingham Docks 9,903,818 36,026 -9,867,792
Portsmouth 2,992,152 2,008,044 -984,108

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