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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 44,037,243
Netherlands 27,569,761
United States 24,896,495
China 13,706,046
France 6,966,226

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 20,281,939 23,755,304 +3,473,365
Netherlands 13,065,509 14,504,252 +1,438,743
United States 14,267,288 10,629,207 -3,638,081
China 7,375,337 6,330,709 -1,044,628
France 4,358,306 2,607,920 -1,750,386
Germany 2,285,672 2,570,248 +284,576
Austria 1,960,504 1,662,842 -297,662
Switzerland 823,504 1,301,605 +478,101
Ireland 672,951 1,183,590 +510,639
Viet Nam 771,184 470,378 -300,806

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 74,057,157
China 14,121,527
Mexico 9,329,657
Switzerland 8,547,789
Netherlands 7,044,640

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 37,061,404 36,995,753 -65,651
China 7,882,206 6,239,321 -1,642,885
Mexico 5,115,958 4,213,699 -902,259
Switzerland 4,652,849 3,894,940 -757,909
Netherlands 2,178,536 4,866,104 +2,687,568
Germany 2,567,756 2,305,352 -262,404
Spain 1,857,031 1,529,628 -327,403
France 1,172,463 1,101,333 -71,130
Italy 1,015,867 825,230 -190,637
Dominican Republic 654,161 962,668 +308,507

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Essex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +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) 61,453,321
Air transport 44,310,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,906,857
Other 163,042
Road transport 75,844

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) 28,289,013 33,164,308 +4,875,295
Air transport 22,878,416 21,431,646 -1,446,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,696,446 12,210,411 -5,486,035
Other 88,940 74,102 -14,838
Road transport 0 75,844 +75,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 51,202,589
London Heathrow Airport 23,596,164
East Midlands Airport 12,997,286
Southampton 12,359,408
London Gateway Port 10,979,956

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 24,827,826 26,374,763 +1,546,937
London Heathrow Airport 14,065,604 9,530,560 -4,535,044
East Midlands Airport 4,822,319 8,174,967 +3,352,648
Southampton 6,935,232 5,424,176 -1,511,056
London Gateway Port 7,325,933 3,654,023 -3,671,910
Dover 1,749,198 6,161,590 +4,412,392
Thamesport 2,350,105 1,854,713 -495,392
London Stansted Airport 1,616,392 1,837,084 +220,692
Felixstowe 1,071,524 1,304,160 +232,636
Manchester Airport 1,284,390 1,023,695 -260,695

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 15
Human health activities 11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 34
2025-10 30
2025-09 28
2025-08 29

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 55
54m+ 29
0-1m 14
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 50,965,940
United States 8,714,846
Israel 5,156,659
France 3,861,631
Japan 3,189,855

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 26,999,468 23,966,472 -3,032,996
United States 4,996,631 3,718,215 -1,278,416
Israel 2,445,170 2,711,489 +266,319
France 1,673,304 2,188,327 +515,023
Japan 1,771,042 1,418,813 -352,229
Ireland 965,783 892,462 -73,321
Germany 995,485 846,870 -148,615
Italy 913,114 723,963 -189,151
India 851,062 528,060 -323,002
Spain 617,898 698,067 +80,169

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) 54,969,838
Air transport 35,724,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,001,622
Road transport 100,016
Other 202

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) 28,926,781 26,043,057 -2,883,724
Air transport 19,690,710 16,034,136 -3,656,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,391,529 2,610,093 +218,564
Road transport 94,750 5,266 -89,484
Other 85 117 +32

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,006,599
London Heathrow Airport 15,209,335
ZLC 7,005,581
East Midlands Airport 6,703,494
London Stansted Airport 6,625,049

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 27,571,315 24,435,284 -3,136,031
London Heathrow Airport 8,484,072 6,725,263 -1,758,809
ZLC 3,862,670 3,142,911 -719,759
East Midlands Airport 3,938,883 2,764,611 -1,174,272
London Stansted Airport 3,293,394 3,331,655 +38,261
London Gateway Port 2,272,789 1,575,441 -697,348
Dover 1,063,894 1,402,891 +338,997
Felixstowe 95,584 787,753 +692,169
Holyhead 152,831 38,389 -114,442
Eurotunnel 47,854 136,906 +89,052

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