Import/export HS code 90041091: Sunglasses with plastic lenses

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  • 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 129,871,177
France 69,185,105
China 32,351,164
Germany 13,158,806
United States 8,711,182

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 67,131,181 62,739,996 -4,391,185
France 44,190,900 24,994,205 -19,196,695
China 19,571,567 12,779,597 -6,791,970
Germany 6,668,136 6,490,670 -177,466
United States 4,843,856 3,867,326 -976,530
Netherlands 2,932,773 2,715,499 -217,274
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,105,988 875,329 -230,659
Denmark 899,107 964,629 +65,522
Pakistan 1,091,615 584,847 -506,768
Taiwan 735,448 758,065 +22,617

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 115,051,774
China 100,340,701
United States 22,903,886
Thailand 10,458,409
Japan 10,433,661

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 66,447,182 48,604,592 -17,842,590
China 55,592,190 44,748,511 -10,843,679
United States 12,469,729 10,434,157 -2,035,572
Thailand 5,015,038 5,443,371 +428,333
Japan 5,090,895 5,342,766 +251,871
Brazil 1,744,017 1,437,136 -306,881
Taiwan 1,816,248 1,016,593 -799,655
France 968,413 906,964 -61,449
Pakistan 1,091,615 584,847 -506,768
Germany 523,025 370,247 -152,778

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 161
Inner London - East 65
Greater Manchester 49
Outer London - West and North West 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34

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 138 116 -22
Inner London - East 44 41 -3
Greater Manchester 42 30 -12
Outer London - West and North West 34 30 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 20 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 12 -14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 14 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 13 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 12 -3
West Midlands 14 12 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,314,175
Air transport 83,084,897
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,944,168
Other 6,918,970
Road transport 196,543

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,792,611 67,521,564 -20,271,047
Air transport 43,997,137 39,087,760 -4,909,377
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,669,273 10,274,895 -6,394,378
Other 3,456,551 3,462,419 +5,868
Road transport 133,837 62,706 -71,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 93,190,456
London Heathrow Airport 40,461,991
Dover 38,080,505
East Midlands Airport 23,219,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,943,367

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 £
Eurotunnel 49,427,261 43,763,195 -5,664,066
London Heathrow Airport 21,746,154 18,715,837 -3,030,317
Dover 23,567,174 14,513,331 -9,053,843
East Midlands Airport 12,587,527 10,631,890 -1,955,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,910,048 8,033,319 -3,876,729
London Stansted Airport 7,421,277 8,678,509 +1,257,232
Felixstowe 9,068,163 2,370,432 -6,697,731
000 3,456,551 3,462,419 +5,868
London Gateway Port 2,321,216 3,647,933 +1,326,717
Southampton 2,563,207 1,414,832 -1,148,375

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 367
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 224
Human health activities 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 143
2025-11 115
2025-10 129
2025-09 126
2025-08 127

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 279
54m+ 194
0-1m 168
15m-54m 62
Other 50

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 £
Italy 19,334,846
Germany 4,842,552
Netherlands 3,347,912
Ireland 2,615,958
France 2,414,741

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 £
Italy 11,384,591 7,950,255 -3,434,336
Germany 3,051,307 1,791,245 -1,260,062
Netherlands 2,183,956 1,163,956 -1,020,000
Ireland 1,691,401 924,557 -766,844
France 1,142,980 1,271,761 +128,781
South Korea 1,754,207 31,619 -1,722,588
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 992,951 781,493 -211,458
United States 682,527 593,633 -88,894
Canada 19,348 429,119 +409,771
United Arab Emirates 270,066 163,485 -106,581

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 320,687
Italy 37,466
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,574
India 1,599
Ireland 1,443

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 183,831 136,856 -46,975
Italy 21,415 16,051 -5,364
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,582 992 -1,590
India 1,592 7 -1,585
Ireland 636 807 +171
Thailand 0 711 +711
Cambodia 11 217 +206
Switzerland 127 78 -49
Denmark 129 0 -129
Taiwan 46 82 +36

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,620,592
Air transport 12,076,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 598,455
Other 422,068
Road transport 13,585

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,858,178 12,762,414 -5,095,764
Air transport 7,870,536 4,205,583 -3,664,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 412,071 186,384 -225,687
Other 241,435 180,633 -60,802
Road transport 13,585 0 -13,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,788,507
London Heathrow Airport 6,781,972
Dover 3,454,953
East Midlands Airport 3,127,317
Harwich 1,459,315

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,803,412 9,985,095 -2,818,317
London Heathrow Airport 4,868,879 1,913,093 -2,955,786
Dover 2,243,555 1,211,398 -1,032,157
East Midlands Airport 1,829,682 1,297,635 -532,047
Harwich 758,883 700,432 -58,451
Holyhead 665,246 499,789 -165,457
ZLC 624,889 401,781 -223,108
London Stansted Airport 303,462 388,365 +84,903
Immingham Docks 408,219 182,450 -225,769
Liverpool Docks 548,234 33,648 -514,586

Quick facts

HS code: 90041091

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

Description: Sunglasses made with lightweight and durable plastic lenses, ideal for everyday use