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 40,431,587
India 26,299,465
Thailand 23,591,255
China 19,919,665
United States 5,640,327

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 20,355,309 20,076,278 -279,031
India 14,820,143 11,479,322 -3,340,821
Thailand 13,190,293 10,400,962 -2,789,331
China 10,566,917 9,352,748 -1,214,169
United States 2,858,642 2,781,685 -76,957
Taiwan 2,133,469 1,783,411 -350,058
Italy 1,740,592 889,255 -851,337
France 1,184,722 1,059,476 -125,246
Germany 900,595 529,310 -371,285
Spain 479,800 730,251 +250,451

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 34,547,018
Poland 28,341,764
India 26,296,562
China 23,945,196
Taiwan 5,135,076

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 18,438,259 16,108,759 -2,329,500
Poland 14,557,060 13,784,704 -772,356
India 14,821,855 11,474,707 -3,347,148
China 13,049,928 10,895,268 -2,154,660
Taiwan 2,837,796 2,297,280 -540,516
United States 2,412,193 2,470,590 +58,397
Italy 1,996,095 1,182,000 -814,095
United Kingdom 653,403 719,042 +65,639
France 347,273 507,882 +160,609
Hungary 613,792 204,920 -408,872

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 108
Greater Manchester 58
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45
Inner London - East 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 77 61 -16
Greater Manchester 46 28 -18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 29 +0
Inner London - East 29 26 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 25 -5
Outer London - West and North West 27 22 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 17 +2
West Midlands 17 14 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 13 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 17 +2

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 111,845,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,799,881
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,273,486
Other 1,136,061
Road transport 17,035

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 59,716,622 52,129,118 -7,587,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,212,910 8,586,971 -1,625,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,225,037 1,048,449 -1,176,588
Other 714,884 421,177 -293,707
Road transport 10,290 6,745 -3,545

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 48,077,591
London Heathrow Airport 34,065,456
Birmingham Airport 23,145,116
Felixstowe 7,389,032
Southampton 6,919,375

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 24,594,614 23,482,977 -1,111,637
London Heathrow Airport 19,128,511 14,936,945 -4,191,566
Birmingham Airport 12,440,107 10,705,009 -1,735,098
Felixstowe 4,395,798 2,993,234 -1,402,564
Southampton 3,605,230 3,314,145 -291,085
London Stansted Airport 2,053,354 1,462,115 -591,239
Thamesport 824,368 779,651 -44,717
Manchester Airport 671,186 661,895 -9,291
London Gateway Port 581,686 683,393 +101,707
000 714,884 421,177 -293,707

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 297
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 203
Other manufacturing 55
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 75
2025-11 95
2025-10 118
2025-09 90
2025-08 94

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 304
0-1m 195
54m+ 163
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 £
Qatar 1,231,565
Germany 1,017,327
Ireland 839,942
France 584,650
Australia 512,113

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 £
Qatar 733,087 498,478 -234,609
Germany 649,292 368,035 -281,257
Ireland 587,303 252,639 -334,664
France 190,192 394,458 +204,266
Australia 125,033 387,080 +262,047
United States 286,617 196,340 -90,277
Netherlands 247,275 208,905 -38,370
Romania 4,570 357,171 +352,601
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 223,246 132,148 -91,098
Saudi Arabia 223,087 129,704 -93,383

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 34,049
Taiwan 3,110
Germany 1,509
XI 1,286
France 823

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 20,412 13,637 -6,775
Taiwan 2,065 1,045 -1,020
Germany 600 909 +309
XI 881 405 -476
France 359 464 +105
Spain 0 272 +272
Ireland 140 69 -71
Italy 44 112 +68
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 7,798,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,633,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 466,281
Road transport 66,648
Other 57,093

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 4,039,049 3,759,492 -279,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,403,937 1,229,981 -173,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,712 256,569 +46,857
Road transport 63,311 3,337 -59,974
Other 33,887 23,206 -10,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,910,223
East Midlands Airport 1,872,355
ZLC 1,792,679
Manchester Airport 1,469,006
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,224,404

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 978,518 931,705 -46,813
East Midlands Airport 914,222 958,133 +43,911
ZLC 927,515 865,164 -62,351
Manchester Airport 799,608 669,398 -130,210
Dover / Eurotunnel 605,697 618,707 +13,010
Holyhead 428,674 176,659 -252,015
London Stansted Airport 308,741 288,092 -20,649
Dover 143,666 121,575 -22,091
Felixstowe 116,468 97,917 -18,551
Liverpool Docks 79,221 107,865 +28,644

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