Import/export HS code 900311: Plastic eyewear frames

Frames for glasses or goggles made from plastic materials

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  • 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 £
Italy 90,536,110
France 31,580,859
China 22,492,744
Thailand 17,289,050
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,248,492

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 £
Italy 34,636,693 55,899,417 +21,262,724
France 23,538,450 8,042,409 -15,496,041
China 11,840,071 10,652,673 -1,187,398
Thailand 6,951,264 10,337,786 +3,386,522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,176,737 4,071,755 -104,982
Netherlands 3,867,108 3,613,571 -253,537
Germany 3,287,095 2,378,698 -908,397
Denmark 1,709,036 989,813 -719,223
United States 1,062,415 1,498,486 +436,071
Spain 418,306 420,372 +2,066

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 £
China 99,162,479
Italy 59,780,300
Thailand 6,330,449
Japan 5,873,139
Brazil 4,833,053

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 £
China 49,901,348 49,261,131 -640,217
Italy 27,992,025 31,788,275 +3,796,250
Thailand 2,646,454 3,683,995 +1,037,541
Japan 2,659,972 3,213,167 +553,195
Brazil 2,488,704 2,344,349 -144,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,563,845 1,725,805 +161,960
Viet Nam 357,452 2,126,609 +1,769,157
Denmark 1,364,759 812,848 -551,911
Austria 964,663 902,383 -62,280
Spain 767,353 926,636 +159,283

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 46
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - East 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Inner London - West 36 32 -4
Outer London - West and North West 17 12 -5
Inner London - East 13 11 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Kent 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,730,806
Air transport 78,379,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,309,117
Other 47,089
Road transport 2,873

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,723,198 53,007,608 +3,284,410
Air transport 37,147,239 41,232,132 +4,084,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,292,374 6,016,743 -275,631
Other 21,854 25,235 +3,381
Road transport 0 2,873 +2,873

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 90,867,215
London Heathrow Airport 31,506,320
East Midlands Airport 19,230,587
Birmingham Airport 17,702,986
Dover 9,537,110

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 £
Eurotunnel 43,444,928 47,422,287 +3,977,359
London Heathrow Airport 15,799,068 15,707,252 -91,816
East Midlands Airport 8,690,087 10,540,500 +1,850,413
Birmingham Airport 7,198,429 10,504,557 +3,306,128
Dover 4,873,957 4,663,153 -210,804
London Stansted Airport 1,966,105 3,283,956 +1,317,851
London Gateway Port 1,706,268 1,725,974 +19,706
Felixstowe 1,525,615 1,611,793 +86,178
London 1,200,015 1,463,222 +263,207
Luton Airport 1,965,481 640,430 -1,325,051

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 89
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Human health activities 17
Other manufacturing 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 52
2026-03 37
2026-02 49
2026-01 45
2025-12 43

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 86
0-1m 63
54m+ 56
15m-54m 17
Other 15

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 £
Thailand 38,495,360
Italy 9,395,488
Ireland 7,201,445
Hungary 5,784,074
Germany 5,484,179

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 £
Thailand 18,776,515 19,718,845 +942,330
Italy 5,275,052 4,120,436 -1,154,616
Ireland 4,587,320 2,614,125 -1,973,195
Hungary 2,145,832 3,638,242 +1,492,410
Germany 3,794,247 1,689,932 -2,104,315
Netherlands 1,744,116 2,184,765 +440,649
Canada 2,344,710 1,258,049 -1,086,661
Poland 2,129,459 1,329,799 -799,660
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,204,158 917,263 -286,895
United States 1,108,722 814,551 -294,171

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 237

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 0 237 +237

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 58,655,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,399,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,837,669
Road transport 3,602
Other 237

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 30,068,386 28,586,748 -1,481,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,860,487 13,539,481 -3,321,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,166,756 670,913 -495,843
Road transport 3,602 0 -3,602
Other 0 237 +237

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 46,324,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,397,818
East Midlands Airport 9,512,656
Holyhead 6,368,715
Harwich 5,445,160

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 23,409,558 22,915,276 -494,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,624,299 6,773,519 -1,850,780
East Midlands Airport 5,328,550 4,184,106 -1,144,444
Holyhead 4,016,418 2,352,297 -1,664,121
Harwich 2,645,766 2,799,394 +153,628
Dover 950,844 1,352,497 +401,653
London Stansted Airport 657,307 701,223 +43,916
ZLC 437,057 635,454 +198,397
Liverpool Docks 784,020 94,261 -689,759
London Gateway Port 579,714 48,804 -530,910

Quick facts

HS code: 900311

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

Description: Frames for glasses or goggles made from plastic materials