Import/export HS code 90185010: Non-optical eye tools

Non-optical instruments used in eye care, such as surgical tools or diagnostic devices

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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 £
Belgium 45,620,277
Netherlands 28,081,906
United States 23,845,613
China 13,928,204
France 6,911,781

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 £
Belgium 23,670,139 21,950,138 -1,720,001
Netherlands 15,139,163 12,942,743 -2,196,420
United States 14,162,240 9,683,373 -4,478,867
China 8,045,057 5,883,147 -2,161,910
France 3,759,654 3,152,127 -607,527
Switzerland 646,560 5,912,524 +5,265,964
Germany 2,559,357 2,801,624 +242,267
Austria 1,931,077 1,563,286 -367,791
Italy 788,555 2,425,812 +1,637,257
Ireland 961,534 1,196,182 +234,648

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 £
United States 77,946,216
China 14,465,546
Switzerland 8,798,847
Netherlands 8,391,672
Mexico 8,193,382

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 £
United States 40,072,066 37,874,150 -2,197,916
China 7,992,009 6,473,537 -1,518,472
Switzerland 4,632,786 4,166,061 -466,725
Netherlands 3,575,346 4,816,326 +1,240,980
Mexico 5,420,661 2,772,721 -2,647,940
Germany 3,022,449 2,197,868 -824,581
Italy 1,066,333 2,834,325 +1,767,992
Spain 1,863,783 1,471,092 -392,691
France 1,333,826 1,519,544 +185,718
Dominican Republic 939,392 620,590 -318,802

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +3
West Yorkshire 2 6 +4
Essex 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,099,342
Air transport 48,761,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,641,719
Other 223,866
Road transport 188,403

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,258,485 35,840,857 +3,582,372
Air transport 23,297,309 25,464,123 +2,166,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,194,127 8,447,592 -9,746,535
Other 95,236 128,630 +33,394
Road transport 7,636 180,767 +173,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 47,818,829
London Heathrow Airport 23,863,920
Dover 16,818,145
East Midlands Airport 16,388,534
Southampton 10,650,454

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 £
Eurotunnel 26,967,240 20,851,589 -6,115,651
London Heathrow Airport 13,252,292 10,611,628 -2,640,664
Dover 3,855,678 12,962,467 +9,106,789
East Midlands Airport 5,851,695 10,536,839 +4,685,144
Southampton 5,976,964 4,673,490 -1,303,474
London Gateway Port 8,198,774 936,147 -7,262,627
Thamesport 2,226,722 1,326,827 -899,895
London Stansted Airport 1,977,388 1,554,016 -423,372
Felixstowe 1,885,490 1,572,574 -312,916
Manchester Airport 1,167,761 1,335,555 +167,794

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Other manufacturing
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Human health activities
11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 26
2026-03 33
2026-02 31
2026-01 31

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 51
54m+ 33
0-1m 13
15m-54m 7
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 54,698,332
United States 9,591,615
Israel 5,817,141
France 4,201,886
Japan 3,560,767

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 £
Netherlands 27,936,933 26,761,399 -1,175,534
United States 4,823,686 4,767,929 -55,757
Israel 2,648,470 3,168,671 +520,201
France 1,980,570 2,221,316 +240,746
Japan 1,647,261 1,913,506 +266,245
Ireland 923,653 967,389 +43,736
Italy 884,917 735,037 -149,880
Spain 712,815 844,593 +131,778
Germany 967,176 583,550 -383,626
India 645,859 637,856 -8,003

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 £
United States 84

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 £
United States 0 84 +84

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) 59,148,784
Air transport 38,000,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,568,776
Road transport 12,540
Other 324

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) 29,935,880 29,212,904 -722,976
Air transport 19,129,412 18,870,847 -258,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,829,689 2,739,087 -90,602
Road transport 1,180 11,360 +10,180
Other 110 214 +104

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,870,665
London Heathrow Airport 17,119,309
ZLC 7,633,633
East Midlands Airport 6,510,856
London Stansted Airport 6,463,613

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 28,396,665 27,474,000 -922,665
London Heathrow Airport 7,779,820 9,339,489 +1,559,669
ZLC 4,155,723 3,477,910 -677,813
East Midlands Airport 3,802,460 2,708,396 -1,094,064
London Stansted Airport 3,208,083 3,255,530 +47,447
London Gateway Port 2,502,266 1,887,948 -614,318
Dover 1,281,800 1,453,100 +171,300
Felixstowe 95,584 787,753 +692,169
Eurotunnel 124,832 138,558 +13,726
Immingham Docks 95,579 80,482 -15,097

Quick facts

HS code: 90185010

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

Description: Non-optical instruments used in eye care, such as surgical tools or diagnostic devices