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 12,717,783
Thailand 6,953,836
China 3,431,832
United States 991,551
Netherlands 259,491

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 5,350,573 7,367,210 +2,016,637
Thailand 3,604,964 3,348,872 -256,092
China 2,187,754 1,244,078 -943,676
United States 726,698 264,853 -461,845
Netherlands 128,986 130,505 +1,519
South Korea 137,893 89,923 -47,970
France 101,122 51,221 -49,901
Switzerland 105,427 42,130 -63,297
Spain 74,624 72,924 -1,700
Germany 55,029 66,450 +11,421

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 8,907,901
Thailand 6,540,991
China 6,262,884
United States 2,288,212
Japan 629,325

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 3,370,159 5,537,742 +2,167,583
Thailand 3,334,678 3,206,313 -128,365
China 3,722,405 2,540,479 -1,181,926
United States 1,299,312 988,900 -310,412
Japan 493,487 135,838 -357,649
South Korea 137,893 89,039 -48,854
Brazil 78,866 101,233 +22,367
Taiwan 94,601 33,568 -61,033
France 61,381 12,158 -49,223
Czechia 0 45,990 +45,990

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 7

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 24 22 -2
Inner London - East 8 11 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3 2 -1

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 20,538,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,311,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 580,421
Other 134,758

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 9,753,050 10,785,309 +1,032,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,518,640 1,792,699 -725,941
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 370,170 210,251 -159,919
Other 45,598 89,160 +43,562

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,211,678
Birmingham Airport 6,545,166
Southampton 2,201,316
London Gateway Port 1,815,778
London Heathrow Airport 1,480,017

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 4,613,141 6,598,537 +1,985,396
Birmingham Airport 3,591,609 2,953,557 -638,052
Southampton 1,390,453 810,863 -579,590
London Gateway Port 946,443 869,335 -77,108
London Heathrow Airport 696,805 783,212 +86,407
London Stansted Airport 446,264 296,754 -149,510
Manchester Airport 292,349 108,097 -184,252
Felixstowe 144,323 68,267 -76,056
Eurotunnel 119,845 80,857 -38,988
Thamesport 131,956 66,882 -65,074

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
95
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Human health activities
8
Other manufacturing
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 17
2026-03 20
2026-02 15
2026-01 10

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 73
0-1m 37
54m+ 34
15m-54m 16
Other 8

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 849,272
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 665,125
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 428,938
Germany 285,339
Italy 223,053

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 509,705 339,567 -170,138
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 331,738 333,387 +1,649
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 281,664 147,274 -134,390
Germany 280,567 4,772 -275,795
Italy 140,102 82,951 -57,151
United Arab Emirates 142,761 54,613 -88,148
France 99,450 75,030 -24,420
Switzerland 72,467 84,172 +11,705
Saudi Arabia 121,333 22,538 -98,795
Japan 97,032 21,045 -75,987

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 5,272

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 2,847 2,425 -422

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 3,904,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,393
Road transport 11,725
Other 5,605

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 2,242,565 1,661,791 -580,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 318,682 63,977 -254,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,452 25,941 -74,511
Road transport 0 11,725 +11,725
Other 3,032 2,573 -459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,644,838
East Midlands Airport 1,599,267
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,004
ZLC 286,708
London Stansted Airport 232,371

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 728,892 915,946 +187,054
East Midlands Airport 1,133,125 466,142 -666,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,862 38,142 -253,720
ZLC 178,792 107,916 -70,876
London Stansted Airport 110,239 122,132 +11,893
Southampton 85,516 5,673 -79,843
Manchester Airport 46,412 8,039 -38,373
Dover 19,385 23,020 +3,635
Birmingham Airport 40,598 0 -40,598
Glasgow Airport 3,263 24,212 +20,949

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