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 47,752,460
France 16,299,351
China 12,946,001
United States 6,624,145
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,873,981

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 23,237,526 24,514,934 +1,277,408
France 11,248,251 5,051,100 -6,197,151
China 6,853,119 6,092,882 -760,237
United States 3,453,139 3,171,006 -282,133
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,225,202 1,648,779 -576,423
Netherlands 1,991,911 598,926 -1,392,985
Switzerland 1,072,461 723,353 -349,108
South Korea 975,811 779,185 -196,626
Taiwan 803,972 483,351 -320,621
Spain 678,894 363,837 -315,057

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 51,236,631
China 34,673,195
Japan 6,800,935
Taiwan 1,733,990
United States 1,449,098

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 28,438,522 22,798,109 -5,640,413
China 19,103,458 15,569,737 -3,533,721
Japan 3,199,644 3,601,291 +401,647
Taiwan 1,055,022 678,968 -376,054
United States 724,832 724,266 -566
France 513,735 760,063 +246,328
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,445 236,660 +175,215
Brazil 143,100 154,031 +10,931
Spain 119,204 76,500 -42,704
South Korea 108,616 78,382 -30,234

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 166
Inner London - East 57
Outer London - West and North West 48
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Greater Manchester 36

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 130 108 -22
Inner London - East 46 41 -5
Outer London - West and North West 36 34 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 23 -2
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 21 +2
Kent 13 15 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 11 +0
Outer London - South 11 12 +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 47,565,855
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,309,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,143,865
Other 1,244,876
Road transport 837,479

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 24,611,570 22,954,285 -1,657,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,089,372 18,220,229 -4,869,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,089,992 3,053,873 -3,036,119
Other 734,921 509,955 -224,966
Road transport 116,271 721,208 +604,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 26,394,557
East Midlands Airport 19,376,310
London Heathrow Airport 15,623,291
Dover 12,631,648
London Stansted Airport 9,812,343

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 14,357,103 12,037,454 -2,319,649
East Midlands Airport 9,321,887 10,054,423 +732,536
London Heathrow Airport 9,222,232 6,401,059 -2,821,173
Dover 7,099,084 5,532,564 -1,566,520
London Stansted Airport 4,671,201 5,141,142 +469,941
London Gateway Port 3,115,016 704,601 -2,410,415
Felixstowe 1,829,853 964,543 -865,310
Thamesport 656,183 593,900 -62,283
000 734,921 509,955 -224,966
Southampton 572,704 607,703 +34,999

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 348
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176
Human health activities 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 35
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 82
2025-11 94
2025-10 113
2025-09 95
2025-08 99

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 273
0-1m 181
54m+ 144
15m-54m 51
Other 43

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 8,112,055
United States 1,100,438
Germany 679,340
Ireland 488,328
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 470,204

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 4,908,969 3,203,086 -1,705,883
United States 684,296 416,142 -268,154
Germany 287,473 391,867 +104,394
Ireland 241,367 246,961 +5,594
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 285,099 185,105 -99,994
Spain 241,755 213,191 -28,564
France 243,318 148,764 -94,554
Poland 91,845 235,314 +143,469
Netherlands 192,152 80,960 -111,192
United Arab Emirates 117,162 125,861 +8,699

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 82,295
Italy 734
XI 267

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 76,714 5,581 -71,133
Italy 0 734 +734
XI 267 0 -267

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) 9,060,317
Air transport 4,647,654
Other 83,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,210
Road transport 10,161

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) 5,457,930 3,602,387 -1,855,543
Air transport 2,458,361 2,189,293 -269,068
Other 76,981 6,315 -70,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,793 40,417 +23,624
Road transport 10,161 0 -10,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,413,223
East Midlands Airport 1,594,002
London Heathrow Airport 1,359,713
London Stansted Airport 939,076
ZLC 570,900

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 5,050,567 3,362,656 -1,687,911
East Midlands Airport 924,407 669,595 -254,812
London Heathrow Airport 570,415 789,298 +218,883
London Stansted Airport 697,527 241,549 -455,978
ZLC 227,607 343,293 +115,686
Dover 211,746 152,765 -58,981
Holyhead 129,302 53,157 -76,145
Manchester Airport 32,666 55,783 +23,117
000 76,981 6,315 -70,666
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