Import/export HS code 90041099: Various types of sunglasses

Sunglasses that do not fit into the above categories, including unique designs or materials

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 52,311,773
China 15,532,431
France 12,931,598
United States 7,383,196
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,108,824

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 26,784,957 25,526,816 -1,258,141
China 7,694,622 7,837,809 +143,187
France 8,870,411 4,061,187 -4,809,224
United States 3,907,060 3,476,136 -430,924
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,474,893 1,633,931 -840,962
Netherlands 1,076,502 1,447,941 +371,439
Switzerland 1,229,501 823,935 -405,566
South Korea 938,430 1,091,868 +153,438
Taiwan 828,984 502,988 -325,996
Spain 545,605 450,192 -95,413

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 51,280,130
China 37,951,840
Japan 8,612,240
Taiwan 1,732,915
United States 1,563,207

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 28,526,945 22,753,185 -5,773,760
China 20,233,857 17,717,983 -2,515,874
Japan 3,838,285 4,773,955 +935,670
Taiwan 1,044,897 688,018 -356,879
United States 775,165 788,042 +12,877
France 577,589 829,464 +251,875
Brazil 214,426 132,838 -81,588
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,593 276,932 +225,339
India 5,908 280,695 +274,787
Viet Nam 21,839 203,938 +182,099

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 170
Inner London - East 59
Outer London - West and North West 53
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Greater Manchester 38

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 130 116 -14
Inner London - East 44 44 +0
Outer London - West and North West 34 42 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 29 +3
Greater Manchester 26 23 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 22 +4
Kent 14 16 +2
Outer London - South 10 16 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 14 +5
Essex 8 13 +5

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 53,899,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,870,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,183,218
Other 1,131,138
Road transport 1,049,112

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 26,892,407 27,007,084 +114,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,615,910 17,254,869 -6,361,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,753,018 4,430,200 -322,818
Other 771,128 360,010 -411,118
Road transport 624,897 424,215 -200,682

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 26,444,815
East Midlands Airport 21,837,384
London Heathrow Airport 16,971,391
Dover 12,044,916
London Stansted Airport 11,689,899

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 14,934,886 11,509,929 -3,424,957
East Midlands Airport 10,583,639 11,253,745 +670,106
London Heathrow Airport 9,783,911 7,187,480 -2,596,431
Dover 7,256,795 4,788,121 -2,468,674
London Stansted Airport 5,128,874 6,561,025 +1,432,151
Felixstowe 1,688,823 1,467,210 -221,613
London Gateway Port 1,692,478 776,766 -915,712
Thamesport 506,703 905,032 +398,329
Birmingham Airport 600,795 744,723 +143,928
Southampton 708,182 500,095 -208,087

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
377
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
193
Human health activities
41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
36
Other manufacturing
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 139
2026-04 132
2026-03 131
2026-02 137
2026-01 82

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 280
0-1m 205
54m+ 148
15m-54m 60
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 8,444,451
United States 1,036,467
Germany 722,496
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 668,686
Ireland 543,380

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 4,722,331 3,722,120 -1,000,211
United States 521,184 515,283 -5,901
Germany 251,973 470,523 +218,550
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 199,420 469,266 +269,846
Ireland 258,712 284,668 +25,956
Spain 312,233 166,263 -145,970
Poland 83,607 360,900 +277,293
France 178,917 164,277 -14,640
Netherlands 156,109 152,957 -3,152
Canada 18,293 189,476 +171,183

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 70,801
Italy 1,000
XI 168

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 58,386 12,415 -45,971
Italy 485 515 +30
XI 168 0 -168

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) 9,497,262
Air transport 5,362,212
Other 72,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,415
Road transport 8,332

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) 5,379,932 4,117,330 -1,262,602
Air transport 1,972,490 3,389,722 +1,417,232
Other 59,812 12,930 -46,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,174 33,241 +20,067
Road transport 8,332 0 -8,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,777,249
London Heathrow Airport 2,089,598
East Midlands Airport 1,567,625
London Stansted Airport 804,643
ZLC 711,346

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 4,938,638 3,838,611 -1,100,027
London Heathrow Airport 504,287 1,585,311 +1,081,024
East Midlands Airport 839,529 728,096 -111,433
London Stansted Airport 372,503 432,140 +59,637
ZLC 187,701 523,645 +335,944
Dover 200,721 192,859 -7,862
Holyhead 151,311 83,067 -68,244
Manchester Airport 60,902 22,481 -38,421
Belfast Airport 0 73,167 +73,167
000 59,812 12,930 -46,882

Quick facts

HS code: 90041099

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

Description: Sunglasses that do not fit into the above categories, including unique designs or materials