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 54,839,204
China 15,874,394
France 15,747,171
United States 7,692,754
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,171,906

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 23,902,541 30,936,663 +7,034,122
China 6,842,917 9,031,477 +2,188,560
France 10,652,505 5,094,666 -5,557,839
United States 3,709,940 3,982,814 +272,874
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,180,438 1,991,468 -188,970
Netherlands 1,825,462 1,465,637 -359,825
South Korea 1,028,703 1,106,153 +77,450
Switzerland 1,079,618 880,698 -198,920
Taiwan 783,189 664,444 -118,745
Spain 657,078 436,106 -220,972

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 55,996,886
China 40,004,909
Japan 8,677,989
Taiwan 1,814,243
United States 1,652,126

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 28,405,529 27,591,357 -814,172
China 19,086,016 20,918,893 +1,832,877
Japan 3,557,602 5,120,387 +1,562,785
Taiwan 972,079 842,164 -129,915
United States 681,591 970,535 +288,944
France 536,695 909,260 +372,565
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,494 277,492 +188,998
Brazil 151,705 190,350 +38,645
India 8,667 244,219 +235,552
Spain 120,013 115,640 -4,373

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 180
Inner London - East 64
Outer London - West and North West 54
Surrey, East and West Sussex 48
Greater Manchester 41

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 134 119 -15
Inner London - East 46 48 +2
Outer London - West and North West 35 40 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 29 -1
Greater Manchester 25 25 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 24 +7
Kent 12 18 +6
Outer London - South 10 17 +7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 13 +3
Essex 10 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 £
Air transport 55,198,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,138,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,627,977
Other 1,268,876
Road transport 1,013,860

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 24,979,343 30,218,901 +5,239,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,481,917 21,656,848 -1,825,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,589,095 5,038,882 -550,213
Other 690,141 578,735 -111,406
Road transport 160,568 853,292 +692,724

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 29,014,043
East Midlands Airport 22,243,124
London Heathrow Airport 17,434,932
Dover 13,458,735
London Stansted Airport 11,989,499

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 14,899,797 14,114,246 -785,551
East Midlands Airport 9,328,997 12,914,127 +3,585,130
London Heathrow Airport 9,162,579 8,272,353 -890,226
Dover 6,976,334 6,482,401 -493,933
London Stansted Airport 4,937,576 7,051,923 +2,114,347
London Gateway Port 2,913,625 793,729 -2,119,896
Felixstowe 1,641,092 1,819,309 +178,217
Thamesport 497,474 943,315 +445,841
Birmingham Airport 614,221 748,618 +134,397
000 690,141 578,735 -111,406

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 394
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 195
Human health activities 43
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40
Other manufacturing 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 132
2026-03 131
2026-02 136
2026-01 82
2025-12 70

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 301
0-1m 210
54m+ 156
15m-54m 58
Other 52

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 8,951,482
United States 1,246,981
Germany 753,614
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 585,200
Spain 530,192

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 4,755,345 4,196,137 -559,208
United States 689,582 557,399 -132,183
Germany 253,168 500,446 +247,278
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,261 311,939 +38,678
Spain 303,467 226,725 -76,742
Ireland 234,002 282,953 +48,951
France 245,960 173,942 -72,018
Poland 91,845 321,986 +230,141
Netherlands 191,789 156,520 -35,269
United Arab Emirates 95,066 136,498 +41,432

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 76,974
Italy 1,000
XI 222

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 64,232 12,742 -51,490
Italy 117 883 +766
XI 222 0 -222

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) 9,948,876
Air transport 5,533,479
Other 78,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,286
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) 5,375,915 4,572,961 -802,954
Air transport 2,357,293 3,176,186 +818,893
Other 64,571 14,398 -50,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,643 36,643 +14,000
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 9,218,888
London Heathrow Airport 1,862,883
East Midlands Airport 1,708,283
London Stansted Airport 1,059,381
ZLC 713,932

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 4,973,329 4,245,559 -727,770
London Heathrow Airport 541,849 1,321,034 +779,185
East Midlands Airport 903,565 804,718 -98,847
London Stansted Airport 673,616 385,765 -287,851
ZLC 217,716 496,216 +278,500
Dover 216,812 206,341 -10,471
Holyhead 125,433 86,766 -38,667
Manchester Airport 12,979 70,404 +57,425
000 64,571 14,398 -50,173
Belfast Airport 0 73,167 +73,167

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