Import/export HS code 900311: Plastic eyewear frames

Frames for glasses or goggles made from plastic materials

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 £
Italy 72,161,683
France 37,776,721
China 20,679,244
Thailand 15,163,646
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,500,279

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 28,718,062 43,443,621 +14,725,559
France 30,265,391 7,511,330 -22,754,061
China 11,370,020 9,309,224 -2,060,796
Thailand 6,058,825 9,104,821 +3,045,996
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,128,612 3,371,667 -756,945
Netherlands 3,834,421 3,141,722 -692,699
Germany 3,553,648 2,358,883 -1,194,765
Denmark 2,265,736 1,018,248 -1,247,488
United States 1,040,434 1,062,566 +22,132
Spain 404,200 344,551 -59,649

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 92,229,537
Italy 53,901,972
Japan 5,356,392
Thailand 5,235,569
Brazil 4,673,667

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 49,053,226 43,176,311 -5,876,915
Italy 28,830,168 25,071,804 -3,758,364
Japan 2,631,531 2,724,861 +93,330
Thailand 2,663,487 2,572,082 -91,405
Brazil 2,620,623 2,053,044 -567,579
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,463,099 1,152,981 -310,118
Denmark 1,482,864 656,660 -826,204
Austria 998,995 809,530 -189,465
Spain 727,864 769,237 +41,373
France 678,341 662,867 -15,474

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 44
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - East 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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 35 32 -3
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Kent 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 4 -2

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) 94,572,180
Air transport 69,684,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,420,230
Other 41,275
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) 50,505,582 44,066,598 -6,438,984
Air transport 36,052,439 33,631,869 -2,420,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,577,312 4,842,918 -1,734,394
Other 20,504 20,771 +267
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 82,693,859
London Heathrow Airport 27,317,252
East Midlands Airport 16,919,530
Birmingham Airport 15,724,292
Dover 9,450,572

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 42,964,696 39,729,163 -3,235,533
London Heathrow Airport 15,982,757 11,334,495 -4,648,262
East Midlands Airport 8,677,096 8,242,434 -434,662
Birmingham Airport 5,883,324 9,840,968 +3,957,644
Dover 5,671,044 3,779,528 -1,891,516
London Stansted Airport 1,975,722 2,623,640 +647,918
London Gateway Port 1,783,758 1,460,881 -322,877
Luton Airport 2,233,510 831,672 -1,401,838
Felixstowe 1,571,503 1,136,633 -434,870
London 1,220,831 1,064,074 -156,757

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 87
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Other manufacturing 17
Human health activities 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 46
2025-10 55
2025-09 57
2025-08 47

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 84
0-1m 57
54m+ 57
15m-54m 16
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 35,560,570
Italy 9,198,966
Ireland 7,327,961
Germany 6,297,019
Hungary 5,264,480

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 17,535,780 18,024,790 +489,010
Italy 5,404,819 3,794,147 -1,610,672
Ireland 4,737,602 2,590,359 -2,147,243
Germany 4,249,015 2,048,004 -2,201,011
Hungary 2,089,614 3,174,866 +1,085,252
Canada 1,416,104 2,223,969 +807,865
Poland 2,187,662 1,198,830 -988,832
Netherlands 1,669,616 1,647,471 -22,145
United States 932,055 945,788 +13,733
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,136,462 661,184 -475,278

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 94

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 94 +94

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 55,497,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,348,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,853,717
Road transport 32,381
Other 94

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 28,871,667 26,625,934 -2,245,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,015,697 12,333,204 -4,682,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 786,698 1,067,019 +280,321
Road transport 32,381 0 -32,381
Other 0 94 +94

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 43,850,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,575,105
East Midlands Airport 9,089,853
Holyhead 6,534,943
Harwich 4,717,309

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 22,276,681 21,573,432 -703,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,896,443 6,678,662 -2,217,781
East Midlands Airport 5,412,951 3,676,902 -1,736,049
Holyhead 4,145,578 2,389,365 -1,756,213
Harwich 2,403,366 2,313,943 -89,423
Dover 1,070,300 743,846 -326,454
London Stansted Airport 565,534 769,569 +204,035
ZLC 451,823 451,492 -331
Liverpool Docks 279,969 561,812 +281,843
London Gateway Port 547,957 77,524 -470,433

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