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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* 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 47,004,081
India 28,111,966
Thailand 24,296,357
China 21,935,301
United States 7,522,590

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 22,256,532 24,747,549 +2,491,017
India 14,671,295 13,440,671 -1,230,624
Thailand 12,169,730 12,126,627 -43,103
China 11,132,805 10,802,496 -330,309
United States 3,436,327 4,086,263 +649,936
Taiwan 2,143,797 1,801,369 -342,428
Italy 1,187,261 1,372,960 +185,699
France 1,252,560 1,269,399 +16,839
Spain 790,138 585,484 -204,654
Germany 679,424 568,005 -111,419

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 36,301,207
Poland 33,851,026
India 28,109,063
China 26,250,380
United States 6,646,462

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 17,907,581 18,393,626 +486,045
Poland 15,807,802 18,043,224 +2,235,422
India 14,673,007 13,436,056 -1,236,951
China 13,744,645 12,505,735 -1,238,910
United States 3,222,771 3,423,691 +200,920
Taiwan 2,768,168 2,425,303 -342,865
Italy 1,596,288 1,487,698 -108,590
United Kingdom 626,378 615,226 -11,152
Japan 482,995 530,413 +47,418
France 453,335 456,836 +3,501

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 110
Greater Manchester 51
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44
Inner London - East 40
Outer London - West and North West 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 67 -4
Greater Manchester 36 23 -13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 30 +2
Inner London - East 24 30 +6
Outer London - West and North West 30 24 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 29 +6
West Midlands 14 24 +10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 17 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 19 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 14 -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 123,604,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,791,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,031,739
Other 970,278
Road transport 22,306

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 60,763,981 62,840,398 +2,076,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,583,639 9,207,847 -1,375,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,167,565 1,864,174 -303,391
Other 781,164 189,114 -592,050
Road transport 15,892 6,414 -9,478

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 54,856,568
London Heathrow Airport 37,897,993
Birmingham Airport 23,508,466
Felixstowe 7,694,542
Southampton 7,401,345

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 26,478,879 28,377,689 +1,898,810
London Heathrow Airport 18,702,806 19,195,187 +492,381
Birmingham Airport 12,385,883 11,122,583 -1,263,300
Felixstowe 4,400,282 3,294,260 -1,106,022
Southampton 3,782,736 3,618,609 -164,127
London Stansted Airport 1,615,026 2,201,381 +586,355
Thamesport 828,284 618,869 -209,415
London Gateway Port 660,096 780,808 +120,712
499 368,652 1,046,609 +677,957
Manchester Airport 638,748 546,990 -91,758

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
296
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
212
Other manufacturing
59
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
33
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
31

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 309
0-1m 194
54m+ 170
15m-54m 64
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 1,315,383
Qatar 980,071
Ireland 845,726
Australia 645,934
France 593,173

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 371,455 943,928 +572,473
Qatar 553,707 426,364 -127,343
Ireland 530,115 315,611 -214,504
Australia 254,857 391,077 +136,220
France 392,423 200,750 -191,673
Poland 89,440 439,331 +349,891
Netherlands 262,340 248,278 -14,062
United States 262,060 209,180 -52,880
Saudi Arabia 252,484 188,749 -63,735
Romania 134,200 241,568 +107,368

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 38,842
Taiwan 3,880
XI 2,125
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 19,029 19,813 +784
Taiwan 2,003 1,877 -126
XI 1,671 454 -1,217
Germany 603 606 +3
France 211 688 +477
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 8,345,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,035,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,150
Other 61,834
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 3,780,829 4,564,419 +783,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,578,616 1,457,192 -121,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 164,271 352,879 +188,608
Other 34,418 27,416 -7,002
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 2,116,830
ZLC 1,941,759
London Heathrow Airport 1,765,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,446,149
Manchester Airport 1,180,602

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 917,416 1,199,414 +281,998
ZLC 879,161 1,062,598 +183,437
London Heathrow Airport 852,019 913,777 +61,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 572,668 873,481 +300,813
Manchester Airport 678,188 502,414 -175,774
London Stansted Airport 311,107 664,549 +353,442
Holyhead 397,926 189,069 -208,857
Dover 176,629 262,939 +86,310
Felixstowe 137,055 113,641 -23,414
Liverpool Docks 71,696 137,463 +65,767

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