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 12,647,502
Thailand 7,058,683
China 3,646,622
United States 1,083,676
Netherlands 277,349

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 5,142,087 7,505,415 +2,363,328
Thailand 3,579,418 3,479,265 -100,153
China 2,177,362 1,469,260 -708,102
United States 718,856 364,820 -354,036
Netherlands 134,193 143,156 +8,963
South Korea 165,609 89,923 -75,686
France 98,072 56,197 -41,875
Switzerland 108,425 43,989 -64,436
Spain 55,856 86,678 +30,822
Germany 68,798 51,714 -17,084

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 8,700,098
Thailand 6,634,622
China 6,603,889
United States 2,432,894
Japan 627,786

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 3,318,402 5,381,696 +2,063,294
Thailand 3,317,245 3,317,377 +132
China 3,659,135 2,944,754 -714,381
United States 1,274,908 1,157,986 -116,922
Japan 422,160 205,626 -216,534
South Korea 165,609 89,039 -76,570
Brazil 71,070 105,270 +34,200
Taiwan 89,631 38,970 -50,661
France 61,023 15,017 -46,006
Viet Nam 7,307 37,131 +29,824

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 8

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 25 22 -3
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 8 3 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 3 +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 20,915,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,312,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 584,446
Other 132,349

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 9,776,025 11,139,106 +1,363,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,309,809 2,002,397 -307,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 343,459 240,987 -102,472
Other 38,035 94,314 +56,279

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,178,819
Birmingham Airport 6,658,693
Southampton 2,121,218
London Gateway Port 1,884,759
London Heathrow Airport 1,724,754

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 4,532,255 6,646,564 +2,114,309
Birmingham Airport 3,564,185 3,094,508 -469,677
Southampton 1,129,089 992,129 -136,960
London Gateway Port 982,996 901,763 -81,233
London Heathrow Airport 922,007 802,747 -119,260
London Stansted Airport 328,814 427,737 +98,923
Manchester Airport 312,901 112,545 -200,356
Felixstowe 157,947 68,267 -89,680
Eurotunnel 113,327 84,269 -29,058
Thamesport 134,312 62,886 -71,426

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 20
2026-02 15
2026-01 10
2025-12 11

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 74
0-1m 36
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 876,665
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 682,084
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 449,325
Germany 288,186
Italy 229,847

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 537,820 338,845 -198,975
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 372,467 309,617 -62,850
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 307,664 141,661 -166,003
Germany 258,514 29,672 -228,842
Italy 166,020 63,827 -102,193
United Arab Emirates 143,993 43,567 -100,426
France 106,844 67,519 -39,325
Switzerland 73,467 81,689 +8,222
Saudi Arabia 110,739 37,420 -73,319
Japan 97,219 30,494 -66,725

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 5,036

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 2,773 2,263 -510

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 3,992,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 383,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,248
Road transport 11,725
Other 5,358

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 2,378,466 1,613,882 -764,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 317,644 66,351 -251,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,307 25,941 -81,366
Road transport 0 11,725 +11,725
Other 2,958 2,400 -558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,678,792
East Midlands Airport 1,653,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,004
ZLC 295,071
London Stansted Airport 232,203

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 819,023 859,769 +40,746
East Midlands Airport 1,188,617 464,532 -724,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 290,757 39,247 -251,510
ZLC 175,373 119,698 -55,675
London Stansted Airport 107,199 125,004 +17,805
Southampton 92,371 5,673 -86,698
Manchester Airport 46,412 0 -46,412
Dover 19,452 24,289 +4,837
Birmingham Airport 40,598 0 -40,598
Glasgow Airport 0 27,475 +27,475

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