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 90,195,142
France 28,002,219
China 21,503,628
Thailand 17,055,083
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,819,891

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 37,339,622 52,855,520 +15,515,898
France 20,560,751 7,441,468 -13,119,283
China 11,958,623 9,545,005 -2,413,618
Thailand 7,540,436 9,514,647 +1,974,211
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,172,720 3,647,171 -525,549
Netherlands 3,888,070 3,478,335 -409,735
Germany 3,099,328 2,067,632 -1,031,696
United States 1,090,830 1,470,973 +380,143
Denmark 1,527,441 851,506 -675,935
Spain 405,051 381,666 -23,385

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 94,935,773
Italy 57,860,987
Thailand 6,282,909
Japan 6,030,932
Brazil 4,518,935

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 50,427,528 44,508,245 -5,919,283
Italy 27,848,871 30,012,116 +2,163,245
Thailand 2,632,520 3,650,389 +1,017,869
Japan 2,687,002 3,343,930 +656,928
Brazil 2,371,511 2,147,424 -224,087
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,487,368 1,710,679 +223,311
Viet Nam 409,255 2,268,230 +1,858,975
Denmark 1,199,753 743,254 -456,499
Austria 966,785 793,614 -173,171
Spain 753,117 880,462 +127,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - East 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
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 32 32 +0
Outer London - West and North West 18 12 -6
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 3 -6
Kent 6 7 +1
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -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) 99,060,813
Air transport 75,805,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,909,414
Other 47,057
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) 49,314,612 49,746,201 +431,589
Air transport 37,866,454 37,939,445 +72,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,226,577 5,682,837 -543,740
Other 24,693 22,364 -2,329
Road transport 1,463 1,410 -53

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 87,283,004
London Heathrow Airport 30,186,517
East Midlands Airport 18,600,369
Birmingham Airport 17,612,984
Dover 9,772,663

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 43,279,334 44,003,670 +724,336
London Heathrow Airport 16,005,316 14,181,201 -1,824,115
East Midlands Airport 8,544,369 10,056,000 +1,511,631
Birmingham Airport 7,843,975 9,769,009 +1,925,034
Dover 4,795,991 4,976,672 +180,681
London Stansted Airport 2,170,641 3,134,680 +964,039
London Gateway Port 1,654,202 1,621,887 -32,315
Felixstowe 1,438,074 1,646,785 +208,711
London 1,220,774 1,269,074 +48,300
Luton Airport 1,766,415 432,206 -1,334,209

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
85
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
66
Human health activities
19
Other manufacturing
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 52
2026-03 37
2026-02 49
2026-01 45

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 87
0-1m 58
54m+ 52
15m-54m 16
Other 16

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 38,601,116
Italy 8,624,450
Ireland 6,573,073
Hungary 5,612,364
Germany 4,944,609

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 19,951,494 18,649,622 -1,301,872
Italy 4,742,434 3,882,016 -860,418
Ireland 4,475,119 2,097,954 -2,377,165
Hungary 2,649,379 2,962,985 +313,606
Germany 3,693,046 1,251,563 -2,441,483
Canada 2,878,000 1,036,855 -1,841,145
Netherlands 1,851,778 2,032,059 +180,281
Poland 1,979,759 1,216,846 -762,913
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,152,382 904,569 -247,813
United States 1,162,073 745,927 -416,146

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 285

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 0 285 +285

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 57,984,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,756,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,699,219
Road transport 3,602
Other 285

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 31,864,777 26,119,678 -5,745,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,742,499 12,014,099 -4,728,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,129,275 569,944 -559,331
Road transport 3,602 0 -3,602
Other 0 285 +285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 46,408,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,653,290
East Midlands Airport 8,935,104
Holyhead 5,719,992
Harwich 5,288,928

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 25,444,037 20,964,390 -4,479,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,526,422 6,126,868 -2,399,554
East Midlands Airport 5,110,746 3,824,358 -1,286,388
Holyhead 3,862,617 1,857,375 -2,005,242
Harwich 2,724,337 2,564,591 -159,746
Dover 942,075 1,223,874 +281,799
London Stansted Airport 705,042 574,626 -130,416
ZLC 383,661 607,735 +224,074
Liverpool Docks 810,147 68,134 -742,013
London Gateway Port 489,159 28,741 -460,418

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