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 128,857,115
United States 90,628,252
Hungary 83,826,216
Ireland 77,774,855
Malaysia 17,634,254

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 66,559,702 62,297,413 -4,262,289
United States 49,541,894 41,086,358 -8,455,536
Hungary 48,367,984 35,458,232 -12,909,752
Ireland 28,498,329 49,276,526 +20,778,197
Malaysia 9,595,195 8,039,059 -1,556,136
Taiwan 6,673,709 4,464,280 -2,209,429
Netherlands 4,338,754 3,978,321 -360,433
Luxembourg 3,082,989 4,273,951 +1,190,962
Czechia 3,272,547 1,735,974 -1,536,573
Australia 3,436,188 510,480 -2,925,708

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 125,342,195
Ireland 96,762,039
Hungary 83,314,287
Germany 50,306,337
Singapore 35,801,624

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 64,695,470 60,646,725 -4,048,745
Ireland 43,179,338 53,582,701 +10,403,363
Hungary 48,040,633 35,273,654 -12,766,979
Germany 24,318,041 25,988,296 +1,670,255
Singapore 17,989,040 17,812,584 -176,456
Malaysia 16,937,938 12,093,043 -4,844,895
Taiwan 6,424,013 5,572,009 -852,004
United Kingdom 2,226,447 1,454,194 -772,253
Japan 1,069,411 923,832 -145,579
South Korea 756,023 591,768 -164,255

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 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 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 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
West Midlands 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 177,113,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,712,530
Other 110,158,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,345,011
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 84,355,566 92,758,130 +8,402,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,414,498 63,298,032 +8,883,534
Other 76,892,220 33,266,123 -43,626,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,342,668 28,002,343 +11,659,675
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 156,544,483
000 110,158,343
Dover 83,790,675
Felixstowe 19,669,996
Liverpool Docks 17,344,272

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 73,218,882 83,325,601 +10,106,719
000 76,892,220 33,266,123 -43,626,097
Dover 47,610,637 36,180,038 -11,430,599
Felixstowe 10,862,826 8,807,170 -2,055,656
Liverpool Docks 0 17,344,272 +17,344,272
499 0 13,826,868 +13,826,868
Birmingham Airport 4,318,463 4,602,585 +284,122
Eurotunnel 4,157,131 4,330,923 +173,792
London Stansted Airport 4,256,611 2,991,255 -1,265,356
Southampton 3,703,215 2,928,714 -774,501

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 15
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
2026-01 17
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 14
2025-08 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 31
54m+ 27
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9
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 116,865,809
United States 111,033,293
Spain 107,842,200
Belgium 89,246,115
Russia 44,172,664

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 77,681,603 39,184,206 -38,497,397
United States 69,718,246 41,315,047 -28,403,199
Spain 53,745,419 54,096,781 +351,362
Belgium 53,445,497 35,800,618 -17,644,879
Russia 18,283,854 25,888,810 +7,604,956
Denmark 22,798,264 18,875,513 -3,922,751
Australia 14,497,683 10,027,259 -4,470,424
Ireland 13,972,183 10,431,067 -3,541,116
Netherlands 7,804,952 6,548,809 -1,256,143
Israel 7,613,651 5,835,589 -1,778,062

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 386,448,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,926,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,365,114
Road transport 149,775

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 239,741,953 146,706,468 -93,035,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,372,039 160,554,575 -17,817,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,786,025 10,579,089 -5,206,936
Road transport 38,632 111,143 +72,511

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 314,491,553
Dover / Eurotunnel 301,796,315
East Midlands Airport 38,819,556
Holyhead 22,887,259
London Stansted Airport 21,410,344

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 198,965,378 115,526,175 -83,439,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,795,094 149,001,221 -3,793,873
East Midlands Airport 22,366,506 16,453,050 -5,913,456
Holyhead 12,747,716 10,139,543 -2,608,173
London Stansted Airport 11,396,123 10,014,221 -1,381,902
Southampton 7,090,652 6,179,414 -911,238
Immingham Docks 12,764,767 5,714 -12,759,053
ZLC 5,873,517 4,212,104 -1,661,413
London Gateway Port 3,403,966 3,083,276 -320,690
Portsmouth 3,096,742 1,859,365 -1,237,377

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