Import/export HS code 90049010: Glasses and goggles with plastic lenses

Eyewear with plastic lenses, offering lightweight and shatter-resistant options for various activities

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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 £
China 42,287,466
Italy 20,004,627
France 10,911,505
Germany 10,699,496
Taiwan 8,354,141

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 £
China 20,352,693 21,934,773 +1,582,080
Italy 8,591,306 11,413,321 +2,822,015
France 6,171,900 4,739,605 -1,432,295
Germany 4,761,232 5,938,264 +1,177,032
Taiwan 4,820,257 3,533,884 -1,286,373
Spain 4,876,992 3,040,875 -1,836,117
Hungary 1,269,192 3,869,122 +2,599,930
United States 1,522,334 1,103,575 -418,759
Netherlands 774,326 956,539 +182,213
Viet Nam 400,816 506,321 +105,505

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 £
China 72,872,472
Taiwan 13,187,677
Italy 9,133,531
Hungary 5,138,314
Germany 4,107,810

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 £
China 37,745,988 35,126,484 -2,619,504
Taiwan 7,182,539 6,005,138 -1,177,401
Italy 3,184,976 5,948,555 +2,763,579
Hungary 1,269,192 3,869,122 +2,599,930
Germany 1,954,144 2,153,666 +199,522
United States 1,250,819 1,465,135 +214,316
Japan 870,918 753,926 -116,992
Viet Nam 568,203 759,965 +191,762
Czechia 231,575 1,011,710 +780,135
South Korea 538,507 284,851 -253,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 81
Greater Manchester 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Outer London - West and North West 32
Inner London - East 29

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 57 59 +2
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 21 -5
Outer London - West and North West 21 23 +2
Inner London - East 22 17 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 18 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 15 -4
West Midlands 18 15 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 14 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,893,138
Air transport 41,272,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,189,108
Other 10,267,255
Road transport 62,706

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,955,009 27,938,129 +8,983,120
Air transport 19,361,360 21,911,235 +2,549,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,878,910 8,310,198 -568,712
Other 9,323,846 943,409 -8,380,437
Road transport 55,070 7,636 -47,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 31,693,495
Felixstowe 14,942,599
499 13,142,784
000 10,267,255
Dover 7,563,361

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 £
East Midlands Airport 14,615,609 17,077,886 +2,462,277
Felixstowe 9,118,626 5,823,973 -3,294,653
499 76,662 13,066,122 +12,989,460
000 9,323,846 943,409 -8,380,437
Dover 4,008,210 3,555,151 -453,059
London Gateway Port 2,637,510 3,925,091 +1,287,581
Eurotunnel 2,810,699 3,054,660 +243,961
London Heathrow Airport 2,706,107 2,928,143 +222,036
Southampton 3,480,597 2,121,426 -1,359,171
Thamesport 2,321,525 1,563,041 -758,484

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
233
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
181
Other manufacturing
42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Human health activities
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 96
2026-04 87
2026-03 121
2026-02 133
2026-01 105

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 242
54m+ 148
0-1m 104
15m-54m 64
Other 57

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 £
Belgium 7,393,387
Netherlands 2,986,454
Ireland 2,214,203
France 1,895,068
Hungary 1,524,897

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 £
Belgium 4,110,751 3,282,636 -828,115
Netherlands 1,727,566 1,258,888 -468,678
Ireland 1,092,844 1,121,359 +28,515
France 610,164 1,284,904 +674,740
Hungary 820,667 704,230 -116,437
Germany 877,911 608,146 -269,765
Poland 400,373 1,025,136 +624,763
United Arab Emirates 419,604 779,084 +359,480
Australia 291,507 742,756 +451,249
United States 388,362 410,807 +22,445

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 41,125
Taiwan 10,973
Austria 6,907
XI 3,844
Nicaragua 2,849

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 22,798 18,327 -4,471
Taiwan 5,670 5,303 -367
Austria 4,438 2,469 -1,969
XI 3,811 33 -3,778
Nicaragua 757 2,092 +1,335
Ireland 1,263 1,030 -233
Poland 269 541 +272
Ukraine 465 128 -337
France 102 151 +49
Sao Tome and Principe 0 247 +247

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) 16,553,430
Air transport 10,848,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,489,109
Other 79,904
Road transport 1,927

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) 8,698,299 7,855,131 -843,168
Air transport 4,941,763 5,906,302 +964,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,691 855,418 +221,727
Other 43,954 35,950 -8,004
Road transport 1,927 0 -1,927

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,083,093
East Midlands Airport 4,631,763
ZLC 3,719,246
London Heathrow Airport 1,378,145
Holyhead 1,282,416

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 6,324,257 5,758,836 -565,421
East Midlands Airport 2,354,627 2,277,136 -77,491
ZLC 1,485,474 2,233,772 +748,298
London Heathrow Airport 600,424 777,721 +177,297
Holyhead 574,350 708,066 +133,716
London Gateway Port 162,789 554,022 +391,233
Portsmouth 111,059 552,405 +441,346
London Stansted Airport 316,433 298,811 -17,622
Felixstowe 525,008 66,115 -458,893
Liverpool Docks 403,285 152,699 -250,586

Quick facts

HS code: 90049010

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

Description: Eyewear with plastic lenses, offering lightweight and shatter-resistant options for various activities