Import/export HS code 90049010: Glasses and goggles 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 £
China 43,281,152
Italy 17,340,453
France 10,894,554
Germany 9,649,637
Spain 8,139,150

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 20,489,489 22,791,663 +2,302,174
Italy 8,236,750 9,103,703 +866,953
France 6,566,671 4,327,883 -2,238,788
Germany 5,013,164 4,636,473 -376,691
Spain 3,952,870 4,186,280 +233,410
Taiwan 4,993,930 3,136,608 -1,857,322
Hungary 2,182,513 1,903,688 -278,825
Netherlands 1,663,811 830,136 -833,675
United States 1,256,959 1,067,033 -189,926
Poland 285,669 419,769 +134,100

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 73,615,033
Taiwan 12,969,279
Italy 7,476,040
Hungary 4,089,060
Germany 3,781,375

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 37,466,501 36,148,532 -1,317,969
Taiwan 7,545,438 5,423,841 -2,121,597
Italy 3,210,634 4,265,406 +1,054,772
Hungary 2,185,372 1,903,688 -281,684
Germany 1,925,936 1,855,439 -70,497
United States 1,053,189 1,185,829 +132,640
Japan 772,931 722,465 -50,466
Viet Nam 458,507 549,389 +90,882
Czechia 230,665 557,059 +326,394
South Korea 354,420 398,931 +44,511

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 80
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Greater Manchester 33
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 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 56 61 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 23 -5
Greater Manchester 22 22 +0
Inner London - East 29 17 -12
Outer London - West and North West 19 24 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 18 -2
West Midlands 21 16 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 13 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 13 +1

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) 45,296,755
Air transport 37,023,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,952,426
Other 13,540,523
Road transport 62,359

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) 19,727,948 25,568,807 +5,840,859
Air transport 18,433,167 18,590,023 +156,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,307,092 6,645,334 -2,661,758
Other 9,635,810 3,904,713 -5,731,097
Road transport 24,520 37,839 +13,319

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 27,527,196
Felixstowe 14,847,334
000 13,540,523
499 11,615,701
Dover 6,858,671

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 13,276,169 14,251,027 +974,858
Felixstowe 9,766,428 5,080,906 -4,685,522
000 9,635,810 3,904,713 -5,731,097
499 57,365 11,558,336 +11,500,971
Dover 3,782,135 3,076,536 -705,599
Southampton 4,157,685 1,890,791 -2,266,894
London Gateway Port 2,125,012 3,558,774 +1,433,762
London Heathrow Airport 3,071,383 2,412,703 -658,680
Eurotunnel 3,223,403 2,105,152 -1,118,251
Thamesport 2,547,446 1,974,310 -573,136

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 240
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 178
Other manufacturing 37
Human health activities 25
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 105
2025-11 124
2025-10 142
2025-09 119
2025-08 101

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 239
54m+ 148
0-1m 102
15m-54m 63
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 £
Belgium 7,795,144
Netherlands 2,840,542
Ireland 2,009,227
France 1,549,111
Hungary 1,522,235

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 4,174,931 3,620,213 -554,718
Netherlands 1,738,930 1,101,612 -637,318
Ireland 988,692 1,020,535 +31,843
France 658,894 890,217 +231,323
Hungary 837,426 684,809 -152,617
Germany 800,101 645,849 -154,252
United Arab Emirates 435,219 736,194 +300,975
United States 545,303 279,421 -265,882
Poland 153,029 548,485 +395,456
Australia 254,056 404,128 +150,072

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 39,264
Taiwan 10,724
Austria 7,826
XI 4,123
Ireland 2,055

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 19,941 19,323 -618
Taiwan 5,410 5,314 -96
Austria 4,935 2,891 -2,044
XI 2,734 1,389 -1,345
Ireland 1,772 283 -1,489
Nicaragua 804 1,072 +268
Ukraine 537 177 -360
Poland 43 239 +196
Sao Tome and Principe 0 247 +247
France 98 85 -13

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) 15,793,213
Air transport 9,830,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,786,329
Other 75,843
Road transport 9,168

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) 8,037,718 7,755,495 -282,223
Air transport 4,947,870 4,882,716 -65,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,140,921 645,408 -495,513
Other 40,379 35,464 -4,915
Road transport 9,168 0 -9,168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,707,336
East Midlands Airport 4,568,986
ZLC 3,170,772
Holyhead 1,156,346
London Heathrow Airport 1,102,741

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 5,659,741 6,047,595 +387,854
East Midlands Airport 2,657,956 1,911,030 -746,926
ZLC 1,318,642 1,852,130 +533,488
Holyhead 563,698 592,648 +28,950
London Heathrow Airport 521,244 581,497 +60,253
London Gateway Port 481,399 474,992 -6,407
Felixstowe 614,295 49,930 -564,365
Liverpool Docks 416,731 190,051 -226,680
London Stansted Airport 289,018 224,897 -64,121
Dover 315,618 189,037 -126,581

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