Import/export HS code 90041091: Sunglasses with plastic lenses

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* 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 151,760,801
France 61,053,810
China 37,338,775
Germany 14,373,437
United States 7,382,390

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 69,705,607 82,055,194 +12,349,587
France 39,356,767 21,697,043 -17,659,724
China 18,916,355 18,422,420 -493,935
Germany 7,246,153 7,127,284 -118,869
United States 5,257,486 2,124,904 -3,132,582
Netherlands 2,690,002 3,297,094 +607,092
Taiwan 830,009 1,459,394 +629,385
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,021,498 1,180,618 +159,120
Denmark 1,082,227 1,089,696 +7,469
Spain 379,144 1,434,682 +1,055,538

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 118,111,190
China 111,962,247
United States 23,840,854
Thailand 12,614,183
Japan 12,129,882

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 63,417,137 54,694,053 -8,723,084
China 56,032,682 55,929,565 -103,117
United States 12,211,919 11,628,935 -582,984
Thailand 5,753,215 6,860,968 +1,107,753
Japan 5,766,678 6,363,204 +596,526
Brazil 1,831,729 1,344,149 -487,580
Taiwan 1,748,302 1,301,834 -446,468
France 898,573 1,279,923 +381,350
Pakistan 935,043 829,486 -105,557
Viet Nam 76,549 954,841 +878,292

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 171
Inner London - East 60
Outer London - West and North West 50
Greater Manchester 49
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 132 136 +4
Inner London - East 37 44 +7
Outer London - West and North West 39 34 -5
Greater Manchester 34 37 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 26 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 19 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 15 -4
West Midlands 12 17 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 14 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +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) 161,758,777
Air transport 91,890,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,120,616
Other 5,873,369
Road transport 214,454

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) 85,848,866 75,909,911 -9,938,955
Air transport 43,850,519 48,039,574 +4,189,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,926,892 18,193,724 +2,266,832
Other 4,831,108 1,042,261 -3,788,847
Road transport 49,965 164,489 +114,524

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 98,946,865
London Heathrow Airport 42,473,432
Dover 36,470,713
East Midlands Airport 25,586,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,715,885

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 52,501,027 46,445,838 -6,055,189
London Heathrow Airport 22,283,227 20,190,205 -2,093,022
Dover 20,609,666 15,861,047 -4,748,619
East Midlands Airport 11,844,966 13,741,329 +1,896,363
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,873,905 11,841,980 +968,075
London Stansted Airport 8,010,094 12,919,247 +4,909,153
Felixstowe 7,553,529 5,047,966 -2,505,563
London Gateway Port 3,159,971 6,806,791 +3,646,820
000 4,831,108 1,042,261 -3,788,847
Southampton 2,290,348 1,695,387 -594,961

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
398
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
221
Human health activities
49
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 185
2026-04 173
2026-03 190
2026-02 190
2026-01 143

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 287
54m+ 204
0-1m 176
15m-54m 63
Other 62

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 22,126,914
Germany 5,049,827
Netherlands 4,191,349
Ireland 2,726,065
France 2,595,134

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 11,621,535 10,505,379 -1,116,156
Germany 2,234,016 2,815,811 +581,795
Netherlands 1,659,428 2,531,921 +872,493
Ireland 1,703,005 1,023,060 -679,945
France 1,358,426 1,236,708 -121,718
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 910,101 726,872 -183,229
United States 712,765 680,870 -31,895
South Korea 942,849 41,047 -901,802
Poland 256,845 414,609 +157,764
Canada 17,418 532,265 +514,847

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 369,957
Italy 35,612
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,188
Ireland 2,156
Thailand 1,383

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 199,744 170,213 -29,531
Italy 22,975 12,637 -10,338
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,997 3,191 +1,194
Ireland 636 1,520 +884
Thailand 483 900 +417
India 717 7 -710
Taiwan 35 331 +296
Switzerland 127 149 +22
Cambodia 88 129 +41
XI 11 180 +169

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) 35,654,931
Air transport 10,774,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 675,212
Other 475,729

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) 17,463,387 18,191,544 +728,157
Air transport 6,071,592 4,702,676 -1,368,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,980 325,232 -24,748
Other 262,322 213,407 -48,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,675,751
London Heathrow Airport 5,280,093
Dover 3,720,980
East Midlands Airport 3,131,980
Harwich 2,595,949

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 12,611,720 14,064,031 +1,452,311
London Heathrow Airport 3,132,923 2,147,170 -985,753
Dover 2,076,586 1,644,394 -432,192
East Midlands Airport 1,783,170 1,348,810 -434,360
Harwich 1,027,248 1,568,701 +541,453
ZLC 526,651 554,481 +27,830
Holyhead 659,777 370,250 -289,527
Liverpool Docks 564,027 162,128 -401,899
London Stansted Airport 283,037 393,221 +110,184
Immingham Docks 330,828 331,116 +288

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