Import/export HS code 90041010: Sunglasses with worked lenses

Sunglasses featuring lenses that have been specially shaped or polished for better vision or style

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 11,535,224
Thailand 6,853,981
China 4,055,928
United States 1,106,781
Netherlands 248,726

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 5,074,706 6,460,518 +1,385,812
Thailand 3,542,849 3,311,132 -231,717
China 2,778,898 1,277,030 -1,501,868
United States 754,528 352,253 -402,275
Netherlands 98,065 150,661 +52,596
South Korea 135,739 92,138 -43,601
France 100,879 56,375 -44,504
Switzerland 123,443 28,157 -95,286
Germany 98,259 40,263 -57,996
Australia 129,959 2,168 -127,791

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 £
Italy 7,596,857
China 7,113,337
Thailand 6,475,287
United States 2,425,092
Japan 699,178

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 £
Italy 3,294,401 4,302,456 +1,008,055
China 4,236,823 2,876,514 -1,360,309
Thailand 3,389,840 3,085,447 -304,393
United States 1,261,793 1,163,299 -98,494
Japan 477,357 221,821 -255,536
South Korea 130,968 92,138 -38,830
Brazil 63,119 101,576 +38,457
Taiwan 43,586 73,717 +30,131
France 69,029 23,177 -45,852
Viet Nam 6,282 15,072 +8,790

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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 26 22 -4
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
West of England 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 0 -4

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 19,783,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,688,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 572,089
Other 95,682

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 9,724,321 10,059,322 +335,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,031,807 1,656,635 -1,375,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 274,673 297,416 +22,743
Other 25,535 70,147 +44,612

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,274,300
Birmingham Airport 6,599,412
Southampton 2,434,529
London Gateway Port 1,745,771
London Heathrow Airport 1,588,683

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 4,585,690 5,688,610 +1,102,920
Birmingham Airport 3,271,781 3,327,631 +55,850
Southampton 1,564,739 869,790 -694,949
London Gateway Port 1,031,850 713,921 -317,929
London Heathrow Airport 1,182,333 406,350 -775,983
London Stansted Airport 257,519 503,129 +245,610
Felixstowe 346,220 92,722 -253,498
Manchester Airport 307,874 50,307 -257,567
Eurotunnel 87,445 123,255 +35,810
Thamesport 139,058 34,752 -104,306

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 94
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Other manufacturing 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Human health activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 13
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 17

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 76
0-1m 37
54m+ 34
15m-54m 17
Other 9

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 £
United States 740,918
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 723,602
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 444,005
Germany 305,040
Italy 286,568

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 £
United States 510,050 230,868 -279,182
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 463,237 260,365 -202,872
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 349,005 95,000 -254,005
Germany 265,317 39,723 -225,594
Italy 229,197 57,371 -171,826
United Arab Emirates 130,069 60,455 -69,614
Saudi Arabia 88,760 59,231 -29,529
Switzerland 53,999 93,445 +39,446
Japan 94,033 50,869 -43,164
Netherlands 94,151 47,664 -46,487

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 4,524

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 2,213 2,311 +98

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 3,980,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,748
Road transport 11,725
Other 4,826

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 2,594,447 1,386,448 -1,207,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 312,088 33,615 -278,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,273 27,475 -87,798
Road transport 0 11,725 +11,725
Other 2,398 2,428 +30

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,773,931
London Heathrow Airport 1,531,030
ZLC 356,872
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,741
London Stansted Airport 208,355

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 1,179,464 594,467 -584,997
London Heathrow Airport 1,018,237 512,793 -505,444
ZLC 238,636 118,236 -120,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,390 15,351 -274,039
London Stansted Airport 110,454 97,901 -12,553
Southampton 94,607 7,207 -87,400
Manchester Airport 46,412 0 -46,412
Birmingham Airport 0 40,598 +40,598
Dover 16,202 15,390 -812
London Gatwick Airport 0 27,326 +27,326

Quick facts

HS code: 90041010

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

Description: Sunglasses featuring lenses that have been specially shaped or polished for better vision or style