Import/export HS code 900390: Parts for eyewear frames

Components used in making or repairing frames for glasses, goggles, or similar items

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 £
China 1,758,396
Italy 1,019,087
United States 571,984
Germany 507,958
Netherlands 438,427

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 £
China 888,104 870,292 -17,812
Italy 571,165 447,922 -123,243
United States 401,603 170,381 -231,222
Germany 266,869 241,089 -25,780
Netherlands 269,885 168,542 -101,343
Japan 195,958 85,458 -110,500
Denmark 212,240 49,414 -162,826
France 95,162 124,898 +29,736
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,975 82,714 -40,261
Hungary 137,028 63,700 -73,328

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 2,230,745
Italy 946,728
United States 403,299
Germany 393,502
Japan 314,793

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 1,160,673 1,070,072 -90,601
Italy 585,418 361,310 -224,108
United States 297,455 105,844 -191,611
Germany 173,905 219,597 +45,692
Japan 216,095 98,698 -117,397
Netherlands 221,753 73,766 -147,987
France 111,633 160,745 +49,112
Denmark 204,403 45,462 -158,941
Hungary 137,028 78,273 -58,755
Switzerland 105,473 46,270 -59,203

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Greater Manchester 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 19 13 -6
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
Kent 5 2 -3
North Yorkshire 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 £
Air transport 5,237,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 867,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,269
Other 17,661

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 3,028,647 2,209,319 -819,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 591,635 275,786 -315,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,769 74,500 -119,269
Other 12,634 5,027 -7,607

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,677,579
London Heathrow Airport 1,181,769
London Stansted Airport 1,004,624
London Gateway Port 388,419
Felixstowe 215,151

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,425,273 1,252,306 -172,967
London Heathrow Airport 701,166 480,603 -220,563
London Stansted Airport 640,356 364,268 -276,088
London Gateway Port 238,222 150,197 -88,025
Felixstowe 137,034 78,117 -58,917
Eurotunnel 151,224 46,767 -104,457
Thamesport 147,250 11,310 -135,940
Manchester Airport 106,369 49,644 -56,725
Birmingham Airport 53,020 39,136 -13,884
London 51,827 3,052 -48,775

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 58
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Human health activities 22
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 20
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
2025-08 20

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 69
0-1m 56
54m+ 38
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 £
Japan 138,918
Netherlands 128,046
United States 124,766
Hungary 71,010
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 63,737

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 £
Japan 26,936 111,982 +85,046
Netherlands 37,647 90,399 +52,752
United States 68,150 56,616 -11,534
Hungary 15,442 55,568 +40,126
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,645 49,092 +34,447
Germany 53,747 2,786 -50,961
Australia 26,144 27,014 +870
Italy 30,838 17,479 -13,359
China 2,333 45,415 +43,082
Malaysia 42,545 0 -42,545

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 1,110,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,521

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 498,111 612,696 +114,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,880 56,943 +2,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,461 1,060 -3,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 457,128
ZLC 337,419
London Stansted Airport 178,032
London Heathrow Airport 132,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,264

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 £
East Midlands Airport 207,301 249,827 +42,526
ZLC 130,774 206,645 +75,871
London Stansted Airport 77,110 100,922 +23,812
London Heathrow Airport 78,614 53,702 -24,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,644 25,620 +11,976
Harwich 13,749 23,346 +9,597
Dover 24,427 5,999 -18,428
Holyhead 6,060 0 -6,060
Manchester Airport 3,069 1,600 -1,469
Eurotunnel 0 1,978 +1,978

Quick facts

HS code: 900390

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

Description: Components used in making or repairing frames for glasses, goggles, or similar items