Import/export HS code 90014080: Various glass lenses

All other glass spectacle lenses not covered 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 £
Philippines 7,731,623
China 320,009
United States 69,129
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 63,040
Germany 15,593

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 £
Philippines 4,368,419 3,363,204 -1,005,215
China 99,898 220,111 +120,213
United States 58,650 10,479 -48,171
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,990 17,050 -28,940
Germany 13,051 2,542 -10,509
Italy 13,670 0 -13,670
Portugal 11,014 0 -11,014
Singapore 10,633 0 -10,633
India 6,937 0 -6,937
Japan 0 6,495 +6,495

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 £
Philippines 7,731,623
China 378,487
United States 52,005
Italy 28,573
Portugal 11,014

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 £
Philippines 4,368,419 3,363,204 -1,005,215
China 139,785 238,702 +98,917
United States 52,005 0 -52,005
Italy 22,043 6,530 -15,513
Portugal 11,014 0 -11,014
Singapore 10,633 0 -10,633
Japan 2,817 6,495 +3,678
United Kingdom 8,801 0 -8,801
India 6,937 0 -6,937
Germany 4,250 2,542 -1,708

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 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
Suffolk 2
West of England 2

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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
West of England 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,836,886
Air transport 434,883

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,381,769 3,455,117 -926,652
Air transport 263,925 170,958 -92,967

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,239,215
Southampton 1,521,511
East Midlands Airport 187,764
London Heathrow Airport 93,748
London Stansted Airport 83,888

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 £
Felixstowe 2,862,562 3,376,653 +514,091
Southampton 1,505,857 15,654 -1,490,203
East Midlands Airport 84,642 103,122 +18,480
London Heathrow Airport 79,863 13,885 -65,978
London Stansted Airport 56,734 27,154 -29,580
Glasgow Airport 33,821 3,984 -29,837
London Gateway Port 1,212 34,474 +33,262
London 0 27,439 +27,439
Birmingham Airport 0 20,271 +20,271
Thamesport 12,138 0 -12,138

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other manufacturing 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-08 4
2025-05 4

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 14
54m+ 6
0-1m 3
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 £
Nigeria 219,350
Czechia 121,786
Germany 116,140
Switzerland 89,040
France 85,168

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 £
Nigeria 219,350 0 -219,350
Czechia 71,240 50,546 -20,694
Germany 65,372 50,768 -14,604
Switzerland 89,040 0 -89,040
France 43,652 41,516 -2,136
Cayman Islands 44,719 30,050 -14,669
Spain 50,446 17,134 -33,312
Sweden 0 44,900 +44,900
Netherlands 2,616 38,796 +36,180
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 28,000 +28,000

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 857,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 147,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,629
Road transport 7,436

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 547,298 310,463 -236,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,012 13,790 -120,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,130 2,499 -11,631
Road transport 7,436 0 -7,436

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 386,503
London Heathrow Airport 223,426
East Midlands Airport 166,758
Dover 138,405
London Stansted Airport 80,510

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 £
ZLC 196,550 189,953 -6,597
London Heathrow Airport 222,408 1,018 -221,390
East Midlands Airport 79,346 87,412 +8,066
Dover 124,615 13,790 -110,825
London Stansted Airport 56,430 24,080 -32,350
Felixstowe 14,130 0 -14,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,397 0 -9,397
Manchester Airport 0 8,000 +8,000
London Gateway Port 0 2,499 +2,499

Quick facts

HS code: 90014080

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

Description: All other glass spectacle lenses not covered elsewhere