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 138,496,011
Hungary 89,332,439
Ireland 83,986,726
United States 79,813,626
Malaysia 18,349,209

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 70,824,699 67,671,312 -3,153,387
Hungary 46,337,735 42,994,704 -3,343,031
Ireland 40,502,517 43,484,209 +2,981,692
United States 38,864,332 40,949,294 +2,084,962
Malaysia 10,653,954 7,695,255 -2,958,699
Taiwan 4,977,907 4,842,036 -135,871
Netherlands 4,540,452 4,148,234 -392,218
Luxembourg 3,251,723 4,000,227 +748,504
Czechia 2,830,179 1,830,596 -999,583
Australia 2,758,883 463,413 -2,295,470

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 122,348,627
Ireland 96,173,715
Hungary 88,285,871
Germany 55,416,048
Singapore 38,732,918

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 62,982,943 59,365,684 -3,617,259
Ireland 46,207,585 49,966,130 +3,758,545
Hungary 46,272,896 42,012,975 -4,259,921
Germany 25,688,322 29,727,726 +4,039,404
Singapore 20,692,095 18,040,823 -2,651,272
Malaysia 15,746,735 11,872,388 -3,874,347
Taiwan 6,523,361 6,548,021 +24,660
United Kingdom 2,262,199 1,408,126 -854,073
Japan 1,009,625 1,153,001 +143,376
South Korea 588,851 776,592 +187,741

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 5 6 +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 3 1 -2
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 191,500,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,912,499
Other 78,549,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,595,592
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 90,278,021 101,222,125 +10,944,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,040,100 81,872,399 +24,832,299
Other 70,716,427 7,833,055 -62,883,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,311,304 34,284,288 +18,972,984
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 169,952,879
Dover 89,768,090
000 78,549,482
Liverpool Docks 30,737,775
Felixstowe 20,039,733

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 78,470,063 91,482,816 +13,012,753
Dover 45,081,852 44,686,238 -395,614
000 70,716,427 7,833,055 -62,883,372
Liverpool Docks 4,544,434 26,193,341 +21,648,907
Felixstowe 10,734,008 9,305,725 -1,428,283
499 0 18,122,112 +18,122,112
Birmingham Airport 4,470,037 5,634,125 +1,164,088
Eurotunnel 4,836,209 4,338,609 -497,600
Southampton 3,557,442 3,823,427 +265,985
London Stansted Airport 4,759,075 2,280,182 -2,478,893

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
7
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
Other 8
15m-54m 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 £
Spain 118,738,872
United States 101,553,882
Japan 96,696,125
Belgium 90,058,885
Russia 60,994,060

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 £
Spain 53,342,904 65,395,968 +12,053,064
United States 58,959,871 42,594,011 -16,365,860
Japan 42,995,561 53,700,564 +10,705,003
Belgium 45,733,122 44,325,763 -1,407,359
Russia 20,541,607 40,452,453 +19,910,846
Denmark 23,710,737 21,383,551 -2,327,186
Ireland 14,241,730 12,155,559 -2,086,171
Australia 12,774,102 12,233,400 -540,702
Hungary 7,085,667 8,194,227 +1,108,560
Netherlands 7,691,575 7,431,377 -260,198

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) 381,629,110
Air transport 358,404,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,330,896
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,500,843 205,128,267 +28,627,424
Air transport 191,272,960 167,131,918 -24,141,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,471,104 22,859,792 +16,388,688
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 343,413,183
London Heathrow Airport 284,896,793
East Midlands Airport 39,236,182
Holyhead 25,009,043
London Stansted Airport 21,955,063

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 152,588,311 190,824,872 +38,236,561
London Heathrow Airport 151,085,221 133,811,572 -17,273,649
East Midlands Airport 20,862,704 18,373,478 -2,489,226
Holyhead 13,146,504 11,862,539 -1,283,965
London Stansted Airport 11,682,199 10,272,864 -1,409,335
Southampton 2,798,520 11,417,949 +8,619,429
London Gateway Port 2,919,578 10,034,902 +7,115,324
ZLC 6,269,563 3,754,372 -2,515,191
Immingham Docks 6,843,793 36,026 -6,807,767
Portsmouth 2,198,470 1,822,610 -375,860

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