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

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

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 £
China 43,915,134
Italy 20,616,833
France 11,432,627
Germany 11,143,966
Taiwan 8,623,950

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 20,371,916 23,543,218 +3,171,302
Italy 8,623,182 11,993,651 +3,370,469
France 6,302,162 5,130,465 -1,171,697
Germany 4,854,809 6,289,157 +1,434,348
Taiwan 4,734,498 3,889,452 -845,046
Spain 4,497,361 3,868,629 -628,732
Hungary 1,059,061 4,082,270 +3,023,209
United States 1,450,782 1,229,804 -220,978
Netherlands 1,587,120 1,007,940 -579,180
Viet Nam 367,730 540,688 +172,958

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 76,338,333
Taiwan 13,756,041
Italy 9,399,963
Hungary 5,141,331
Germany 4,283,005

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 38,043,781 38,294,552 +250,771
Taiwan 7,255,931 6,500,110 -755,821
Italy 3,129,679 6,270,284 +3,140,605
Hungary 1,059,061 4,082,270 +3,023,209
Germany 1,962,710 2,320,295 +357,585
United States 1,161,055 1,590,372 +429,317
Japan 886,773 827,302 -59,471
Viet Nam 530,352 803,000 +272,648
Czechia 262,616 1,020,663 +758,047
South Korea 505,915 321,869 -184,046

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 82
Greater Manchester 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34
Inner London - East 33
Outer London - West and North West 33

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 55 61 +6
Greater Manchester 23 24 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 21 -7
Inner London - East 25 19 -6
Outer London - West and North West 20 25 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 18 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 16 -3
West Midlands 17 15 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 14 -5
West Central Scotland 14 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,697,198
Air transport 42,797,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,948,905
Other 11,163,994
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) 19,387,167 29,310,031 +9,922,864
Air transport 18,879,115 23,918,542 +5,039,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,122,832 8,826,073 -296,759
Other 9,338,132 1,825,862 -7,512,270
Road transport 50,133 12,573 -37,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 32,710,977
Felixstowe 15,685,367
499 13,143,736
000 11,163,994
Dover 7,726,946

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 14,045,439 18,665,538 +4,620,099
Felixstowe 9,297,280 6,388,087 -2,909,193
499 73,544 13,070,192 +12,996,648
000 9,338,132 1,825,862 -7,512,270
Dover 3,827,070 3,899,876 +72,806
London Gateway Port 2,998,684 4,267,717 +1,269,033
London Heathrow Airport 2,862,963 3,128,445 +265,482
Eurotunnel 2,900,859 3,087,303 +186,444
Southampton 3,440,990 2,274,511 -1,166,479
Thamesport 2,395,240 1,731,430 -663,810

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
242
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
186
Other manufacturing
42
Human health activities
24
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24

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 248
54m+ 152
0-1m 110
15m-54m 65
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 7,979,871
Netherlands 3,149,729
Ireland 2,317,631
France 1,936,899
Hungary 1,602,668

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 4,126,669 3,853,202 -273,467
Netherlands 1,788,905 1,360,824 -428,081
Ireland 1,064,228 1,253,403 +189,175
France 614,909 1,321,990 +707,081
Hungary 836,668 766,000 -70,668
Germany 873,056 718,273 -154,783
Poland 417,451 1,031,313 +613,862
United Arab Emirates 413,236 786,523 +373,287
Australia 273,724 780,739 +507,015
United States 397,843 424,042 +26,199

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 42,674
Taiwan 11,460
Austria 7,194
XI 4,095
Nicaragua 2,896

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 21,503 21,171 -332
Taiwan 5,185 6,275 +1,090
Austria 4,582 2,612 -1,970
XI 3,767 328 -3,439
Nicaragua 804 2,092 +1,288
Ireland 1,271 1,030 -241
Poland 269 541 +272
Ukraine 472 128 -344
France 104 169 +65
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) 17,525,331
Air transport 11,217,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,521,805
Other 82,694
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) 8,706,350 8,818,981 +112,631
Air transport 4,940,685 6,276,555 +1,335,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,818 882,987 +244,169
Other 42,332 40,362 -1,970
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 12,838,500
East Midlands Airport 4,907,414
ZLC 3,761,199
London Heathrow Airport 1,398,932
Holyhead 1,358,400

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 6,311,969 6,526,531 +214,562
East Midlands Airport 2,468,937 2,438,477 -30,460
ZLC 1,376,882 2,384,317 +1,007,435
London Heathrow Airport 571,394 827,538 +256,144
Holyhead 597,482 760,918 +163,436
London Gateway Port 160,131 556,680 +396,549
Felixstowe 609,153 67,852 -541,301
Portsmouth 44,967 619,573 +574,606
London Stansted Airport 324,745 300,851 -23,894
Liverpool Docks 399,958 164,165 -235,793

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