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 1,947,658
Italy 1,042,041
United States 590,377
Germany 580,291
Netherlands 338,627

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 931,673 1,015,985 +84,312
Italy 430,092 611,949 +181,857
United States 337,462 252,915 -84,547
Germany 312,019 268,272 -43,747
Netherlands 205,564 133,063 -72,501
Denmark 211,618 86,310 -125,308
Japan 130,901 128,221 -2,680
France 101,905 146,555 +44,650
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,729 115,747 -10,982
Hungary 190,317 7,034 -183,283

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 2,461,799
Italy 942,935
Germany 499,612
United States 407,100
France 311,852

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 1,229,756 1,232,043 +2,287
Italy 452,705 490,230 +37,525
Germany 239,059 260,553 +21,494
United States 241,256 165,844 -75,412
France 101,663 210,189 +108,526
Japan 147,657 145,170 -2,487
Denmark 200,790 88,053 -112,737
Hungary 190,317 18,168 -172,149
Netherlands 140,570 62,730 -77,840
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 15
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 15 16 +1
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
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 5 +1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Essex 1 4 +3
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 5,753,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 732,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,961
Other 15,126

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 2,908,914 2,844,874 -64,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 495,216 237,345 -257,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,123 58,838 -99,285
Other 12,669 2,457 -10,212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,078,421
London Heathrow Airport 1,377,064
London Stansted Airport 933,525
London Gateway Port 388,431
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 1,432,610 1,645,811 +213,201
London Heathrow Airport 708,709 668,355 -40,354
London Stansted Airport 558,085 375,440 -182,645
London Gateway Port 307,320 81,111 -226,209
Felixstowe 133,097 69,151 -63,946
Eurotunnel 133,661 33,257 -100,404
Manchester Airport 83,539 62,054 -21,485
Birmingham Airport 45,549 62,066 +16,517
Thamesport 34,586 41,395 +6,809
Southampton 18,891 19,058 +167

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 56
54m+ 37
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 £
Japan 142,036
Netherlands 139,049
United States 125,521
Hungary 74,235
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,697

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 137,782 4,254 -133,528
Netherlands 57,269 81,780 +24,511
United States 54,848 70,673 +15,825
Hungary 23,955 50,280 +26,325
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 43,860 20,837 -23,023
Australia 34,820 15,573 -19,247
China 17,043 30,705 +13,662
Canada 28,530 15,747 -12,783
Italy 19,921 20,043 +122
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 1,045,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,129
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,971

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 620,959 424,477 -196,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,912 83,217 +21,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,461 2,510 +1,049

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 450,327
ZLC 332,042
London Stansted Airport 151,743
London Heathrow Airport 105,412
Dover 52,084

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 340,920 109,407 -231,513
ZLC 133,291 198,751 +65,460
London Stansted Airport 120,246 31,497 -88,749
London Heathrow Airport 20,590 84,822 +64,232
Dover 20,851 31,233 +10,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,274 21,125 -4,149
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