Import/export HS code 90049090: Various glasses and goggles

Any other types of glasses or goggles not covered by specific categories, including custom or rare designs

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  • 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 £
Poland 45,804,197
India 26,696,777
Thailand 22,914,132
China 20,830,168
United States 7,224,465

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 £
Poland 23,182,185 22,622,012 -560,173
India 14,500,025 12,196,752 -2,303,273
Thailand 11,829,961 11,084,171 -745,790
China 10,918,420 9,911,748 -1,006,672
United States 3,406,897 3,817,568 +410,671
Taiwan 2,051,401 1,678,944 -372,457
France 1,276,321 1,141,033 -135,288
Italy 1,093,781 1,227,390 +133,609
Spain 764,272 541,977 -222,295
Germany 615,861 528,823 -87,038

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 £
Thailand 34,642,690
Poland 32,935,066
India 26,692,162
China 24,685,174
United States 6,397,223

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 £
Thailand 17,905,222 16,737,468 -1,167,754
Poland 16,278,894 16,656,172 +377,278
India 14,495,410 12,196,752 -2,298,658
China 13,256,894 11,428,280 -1,828,614
United States 3,157,754 3,239,469 +81,715
Taiwan 2,744,421 2,188,069 -556,352
Italy 1,479,813 1,363,617 -116,196
United Kingdom 603,581 612,163 +8,582
Japan 470,191 490,103 +19,912
France 533,889 364,269 -169,620

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
Greater Manchester 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Inner London - East 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39

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 71 60 -11
Greater Manchester 35 20 -15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 30 +3
Inner London - East 25 30 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 27 +4
Outer London - West and North West 29 23 -6
West Midlands 11 24 +13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 15 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 17 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 12 -4

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 118,458,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,798,137
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,611,830
Other 850,064
Road transport 20,778

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 60,960,641 57,498,140 -3,462,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,281,362 8,516,775 -1,764,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,848,157 1,763,673 -84,484
Other 772,876 77,188 -695,688
Road transport 14,364 6,414 -7,950

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 53,069,492
London Heathrow Airport 36,213,018
Birmingham Airport 22,132,285
Felixstowe 7,161,703
Southampton 7,114,391

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 27,324,027 25,745,465 -1,578,562
London Heathrow Airport 18,453,528 17,759,490 -694,038
Birmingham Airport 12,099,897 10,032,388 -2,067,509
Felixstowe 4,299,113 2,862,590 -1,436,523
Southampton 3,571,921 3,542,470 -29,451
London Stansted Airport 1,489,849 2,086,780 +596,931
London Gateway Port 666,080 740,891 +74,811
499 392,747 1,013,210 +620,463
Thamesport 858,314 477,293 -381,021
Liverpool Docks 992,009 169,243 -822,766

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
282
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
197
Other manufacturing
56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 88
2026-04 106
2026-03 96
2026-02 102
2026-01 75

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 294
0-1m 185
54m+ 160
15m-54m 62
Other 48

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 £
Germany 1,280,332
Qatar 816,510
Ireland 793,869
Australia 632,317
France 571,737

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 £
Germany 363,472 916,860 +553,388
Qatar 550,263 266,247 -284,016
Ireland 513,627 280,242 -233,385
Australia 277,252 355,065 +77,813
France 377,551 194,186 -183,365
Poland 86,806 434,703 +347,897
Netherlands 247,567 229,607 -17,960
United States 280,461 174,691 -105,770
Saudi Arabia 264,496 176,737 -87,759
Romania 354,461 20,184 -334,277

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 36,856
Taiwan 3,758
XI 2,016
Germany 1,209
France 899

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 17,143 19,713 +2,570
Taiwan 1,963 1,795 -168
XI 1,578 438 -1,140
Germany 603 606 +3
France 504 395 -109
Spain 0 778 +778
Italy 66 102 +36
South Korea 0 145 +145
United States 106 0 -106
Ireland 0 99 +99

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,856,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,933,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 512,417
Other 58,712
Road transport 56,997

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 £
Air transport 3,917,839 3,939,150 +21,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,560,746 1,373,229 -187,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,678 351,739 +191,061
Other 31,880 26,832 -5,048
Road transport 56,997 0 -56,997

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,052,411
ZLC 1,875,507
London Heathrow Airport 1,595,762
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,414,615
Manchester Airport 1,001,912

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 £
East Midlands Airport 943,584 1,108,827 +165,243
ZLC 923,311 952,196 +28,885
London Heathrow Airport 931,605 664,157 -267,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 568,342 846,273 +277,931
Manchester Airport 655,101 346,811 -308,290
London Stansted Airport 321,300 645,492 +324,192
Holyhead 378,644 160,638 -218,006
Dover 182,123 247,814 +65,691
Felixstowe 127,383 113,641 -13,742
Liverpool Docks 72,836 136,323 +63,487

Quick facts

HS code: 90049090

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

Description: Any other types of glasses or goggles not covered by specific categories, including custom or rare designs