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 47,101,154
Netherlands 29,730,959
United States 25,237,461
China 14,355,323
France 7,550,484

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 22,028,599 25,072,555 +3,043,956
Netherlands 15,025,792 14,705,167 -320,625
United States 13,538,923 11,698,538 -1,840,385
China 7,656,536 6,698,787 -957,749
France 4,261,554 3,288,930 -972,624
Switzerland 749,753 5,882,307 +5,132,554
Germany 2,330,464 3,088,199 +757,735
Austria 1,995,356 1,721,883 -273,473
Italy 937,159 1,711,581 +774,422
Ireland 797,579 1,310,087 +512,508

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 81,413,860
China 14,901,238
Switzerland 9,369,080
Mexico 9,038,866
Netherlands 8,445,251

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 39,251,862 42,161,998 +2,910,136
China 8,177,283 6,723,955 -1,453,328
Switzerland 4,671,249 4,697,831 +26,582
Mexico 4,753,502 4,285,364 -468,138
Netherlands 3,090,922 5,354,329 +2,263,407
Germany 2,674,371 2,563,171 -111,200
Spain 1,839,701 1,724,219 -115,482
Italy 1,100,415 2,245,649 +1,145,234
France 1,281,415 1,585,919 +304,504
Dominican Republic 615,623 1,059,205 +443,582

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 5 +4
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Essex 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
West Midlands 5 2 -3

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) 70,843,905
Air transport 49,859,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,976,017
Other 212,095
Road transport 81,828

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) 31,544,274 39,299,631 +7,755,357
Air transport 22,821,982 27,037,962 +4,215,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,540,944 11,435,073 -6,105,871
Other 90,721 121,374 +30,653
Road transport 0 81,828 +81,828

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 51,737,850
London Heathrow Airport 25,019,479
East Midlands Airport 16,065,324
Dover 15,883,659
Southampton 11,331,758

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 27,676,348 24,061,502 -3,614,846
London Heathrow Airport 13,587,052 11,432,427 -2,154,625
East Midlands Airport 4,962,335 11,102,989 +6,140,654
Dover 2,134,310 13,749,349 +11,615,039
Southampton 6,095,387 5,236,371 -859,016
London Gateway Port 7,524,624 2,702,031 -4,822,593
Thamesport 2,287,708 1,808,669 -479,039
London Stansted Airport 1,851,294 1,809,947 -41,347
Felixstowe 1,720,674 1,745,989 +25,315
Manchester Airport 1,334,974 1,184,949 -150,025

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 32
Other manufacturing 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11
Human health activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 33
2026-02 31
2026-01 31
2025-12 24

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 53
54m+ 33
0-1m 14
15m-54m 8
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 55,992,147
United States 9,734,956
Israel 6,036,705
France 4,385,252
Japan 3,646,393

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 26,494,804 29,497,343 +3,002,539
United States 4,831,082 4,903,874 +72,792
Israel 2,362,239 3,674,466 +1,312,227
France 1,775,413 2,609,839 +834,426
Japan 1,699,530 1,946,863 +247,333
Ireland 916,782 981,379 +64,597
Germany 1,082,286 682,030 -400,256
Italy 901,120 770,885 -130,235
Spain 779,513 808,657 +29,144
India 585,958 730,547 +144,589

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) 60,693,359
Air transport 38,788,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,789,303
Road transport 35,830
Other 338

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) 28,537,118 32,156,241 +3,619,123
Air transport 19,035,820 19,752,713 +716,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,537,259 3,252,044 +714,785
Road transport 28,165 7,665 -20,500
Other 85 253 +168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,395,499
London Heathrow Airport 17,044,233
ZLC 7,650,158
East Midlands Airport 6,953,972
London Stansted Airport 6,839,186

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 27,195,178 30,200,321 +3,005,143
London Heathrow Airport 7,597,779 9,446,454 +1,848,675
ZLC 3,984,350 3,665,808 -318,542
East Midlands Airport 3,968,527 2,985,445 -983,082
London Stansted Airport 3,278,724 3,560,462 +281,738
London Gateway Port 2,210,489 2,413,095 +202,606
Dover 1,152,913 1,598,802 +445,889
Felixstowe 95,584 787,753 +692,169
Eurotunnel 50,554 212,836 +162,282
Immingham Docks 102,525 83,114 -19,411

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