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 46,456,184
India 28,166,427
Thailand 24,588,901
China 21,613,243
United States 7,082,557

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 22,358,255 24,097,929 +1,739,674
India 14,734,693 13,431,734 -1,302,959
Thailand 12,440,496 12,148,405 -292,091
China 10,311,058 11,302,185 +991,127
United States 3,483,125 3,599,432 +116,307
Taiwan 1,974,036 1,951,879 -22,157
Italy 1,388,992 1,437,749 +48,757
France 1,261,766 1,277,475 +15,709
Spain 723,294 589,821 -133,473
Germany 682,504 556,535 -125,969

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 36,569,703
Poland 33,310,779
India 28,163,524
China 25,921,489
United States 6,233,012

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 18,220,969 18,348,734 +127,765
Poland 15,925,338 17,385,441 +1,460,103
India 14,736,405 13,427,119 -1,309,286
China 12,885,362 13,036,127 +150,765
United States 3,250,475 2,982,537 -267,938
Taiwan 2,626,070 2,584,425 -41,645
Italy 1,754,533 1,521,839 -232,694
United Kingdom 641,675 713,586 +71,911
Japan 437,812 576,185 +138,373
France 446,971 479,787 +32,816

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 114
Greater Manchester 53
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
Inner London - East 41

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 73 66 -7
Greater Manchester 30 34 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 32 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 29 +3
Inner London - East 26 30 +4
Outer London - West and North West 30 24 -6
West Midlands 15 23 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 18 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 15 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 18 +3

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 123,119,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,709,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,036,070
Other 1,052,837
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 61,105,625 62,013,565 +907,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,798,242 9,910,760 +112,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,245,981 1,790,089 -455,892
Other 756,090 296,747 -459,343
Road transport 10,290 12,016 +1,726

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 54,355,820
London Heathrow Airport 37,616,846
Birmingham Airport 23,790,913
Felixstowe 7,756,788
Southampton 7,258,271

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 26,419,261 27,936,559 +1,517,298
London Heathrow Airport 18,789,316 18,827,530 +38,214
Birmingham Airport 12,634,004 11,156,909 -1,477,095
Felixstowe 4,260,905 3,495,883 -765,022
Southampton 3,197,718 4,060,553 +862,835
London Stansted Airport 1,779,773 2,086,461 +306,688
Thamesport 819,649 723,090 -96,559
London Gateway Port 628,626 781,544 +152,918
Manchester Airport 586,653 759,790 +173,137
499 355,376 924,352 +568,976

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 300
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 215
Other manufacturing 58
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 32
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
2026-04 106
2026-03 96
2026-02 102
2026-01 75
2025-12 84

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 311
0-1m 203
54m+ 173
15m-54m 62
Other 50

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 1,284,458
Qatar 1,003,297
Ireland 799,486
Australia 622,427
France 587,367

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 354,322 930,136 +575,814
Qatar 552,685 450,612 -102,073
Ireland 501,889 297,597 -204,292
Australia 227,880 394,547 +166,667
France 323,003 264,364 -58,639
United States 285,476 209,365 -76,111
Poland 61,706 429,396 +367,690
Netherlands 269,569 200,675 -68,894
Saudi Arabia 234,441 197,816 -36,625
Romania 15,154 360,614 +345,460

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 38,231
Taiwan 3,885
XI 2,088
Germany 1,509
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 19,126 19,105 -21
Taiwan 2,051 1,834 -217
XI 969 1,119 +150
Germany 903 606 -297
France 198 701 +503
Spain 0 452 +452
Ireland 70 99 +29
Italy 66 90 +24
South Korea 0 145 +145
United States 106 0 -106

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 8,440,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,789,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 525,904
Other 62,421
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 3,599,233 4,841,641 +1,242,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,437,583 1,352,164 -85,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,206 346,698 +167,492
Other 35,424 26,997 -8,427
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 2,096,160
ZLC 2,042,404
London Heathrow Airport 1,755,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,357,308
Manchester Airport 1,206,578

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 909,726 1,186,434 +276,708
ZLC 968,542 1,073,862 +105,320
London Heathrow Airport 614,901 1,140,635 +525,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 485,547 871,761 +386,214
Manchester Airport 656,859 549,719 -107,140
London Stansted Airport 309,669 672,772 +363,103
Holyhead 375,875 168,050 -207,825
Dover 177,237 144,837 -32,400
Felixstowe 107,528 143,168 +35,640
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