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 1,909,071
Italy 988,802
United States 579,703
Germany 556,241
Netherlands 329,293

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 1,047,488 861,583 -185,905
Italy 437,551 551,251 +113,700
United States 357,843 221,860 -135,983
Germany 291,961 264,280 -27,681
Netherlands 208,111 121,182 -86,929
Denmark 209,614 84,824 -124,790
Japan 133,468 123,319 -10,149
France 103,549 141,268 +37,719
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 128,044 114,432 -13,612
Hungary 193,912 3,439 -190,473

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 2,410,870
Italy 886,839
Germany 485,898
United States 402,074
France 310,895

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 1,333,047 1,077,823 -255,224
Italy 413,410 473,429 +60,019
Germany 225,345 260,553 +35,208
United States 264,603 137,471 -127,132
France 148,034 162,861 +14,827
Japan 155,238 135,254 -19,984
Denmark 202,276 86,567 -115,709
Hungary 193,912 14,573 -179,339
Netherlands 142,040 54,328 -87,712
South Korea 83,950 86,612 +2,662

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 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11

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 17 14 -3
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 4 -6
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Essex 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 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 £
Air transport 5,610,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 724,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,416
Other 12,462

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 3,044,397 2,566,019 -478,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,638 231,157 -262,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,500 44,916 -111,584
Other 10,165 2,297 -7,868

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,989,208
London Heathrow Airport 1,371,809
London Stansted Airport 897,107
London Gateway Port 382,580
Felixstowe 202,248

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 1,510,205 1,479,003 -31,202
London Heathrow Airport 746,171 625,638 -120,533
London Stansted Airport 581,137 315,970 -265,167
London Gateway Port 301,469 81,111 -220,358
Felixstowe 134,412 67,836 -66,576
Eurotunnel 128,089 28,312 -99,777
Manchester Airport 77,597 60,957 -16,640
Birmingham Airport 51,491 56,124 +4,633
Thamesport 38,555 36,522 -2,033
Southampton 17,880 19,058 +1,178

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
59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
51
Human health activities
20
Other manufacturing
14
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
2026-05 24
2026-04 21
2026-03 18
2026-02 24
2026-01 18

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 68
0-1m 55
54m+ 34
15m-54m 17
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 £
Netherlands 139,049
Japan 120,050
United States 114,454
Hungary 74,235
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 57,355

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 £
Netherlands 58,816 80,233 +21,417
Japan 115,796 4,254 -111,542
United States 43,781 70,673 +26,892
Hungary 28,234 46,001 +17,767
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,518 20,837 -15,681
Australia 34,820 15,573 -19,247
China 17,043 30,705 +13,662
Canada 30,895 13,382 -17,513
Italy 19,789 17,178 -2,611
New Zealand 17,074 16,312 -762

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 982,276
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,510

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 580,434 401,842 -178,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,037 78,938 +25,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 2,510 +2,510

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 400,893
ZLC 319,559
London Stansted Airport 151,743
London Heathrow Airport 105,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,399

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 303,834 97,059 -206,775
ZLC 131,095 188,464 +57,369
London Stansted Airport 120,246 31,497 -88,749
London Heathrow Airport 20,590 84,822 +64,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,553 16,846 -12,707
Dover 7,697 31,233 +23,536
Harwich 7,749 23,346 +15,597
Holyhead 6,060 7,513 +1,453
Manchester Airport 4,669 0 -4,669
Eurotunnel 1,978 0 -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