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90012000 — Sheets and plates of polarising material

Commodity code 90012000 covers sheets and plates of polarising material, within HMRC chapter 90 (optical, photographic and medical instruments). 19 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 11 counties and 19 towns.

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19Businesses trading
11Counties
19Towns
124Import declarations

Counties trading under 90012000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

4 towns
4 businessesView →

Kent

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Derbyshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Essex

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Bedfordshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cheshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Hampshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

West Midlands

1 town
1 businessesView →

Lancashire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Glasgow City

1 town
1 businessesView →

Derry City and Strabane

1 town
1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 90012000

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Most active business

KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED

Maidstone, Kent 23 import declarations 25 export declarations ME17 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 70Ch. 71 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted (excl. such elements of glass not optically worked, contact lenses and spectacle lenses), sheets and plates of polarising material.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 6 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 3 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 5 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 5 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 3 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 3 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 6 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 6 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 7 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 3 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 10 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 5 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 4 import declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 5 import declarations (modelled forecast)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 3 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 2 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 5 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 4 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 6 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 3 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 6 export declarations (historic)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED

Tonbridge, Kent 13 import declarations 31 export declarations TN9 *Ch. 37Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for compound optical microscopes, n.e.s., parts and accessories for electron microscopes, proton microscopes and diffraction apparatus, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 24: 5 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 24: 1 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 24: 1 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Oct 24: 4 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Nov 24: 3 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Dec 24: 3 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jan 25: 1 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Feb 25: 3 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Mar 25: 4 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Apr 25: 2 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — May 25: 4 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jun 25: 1 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 25: 5 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 25: 2 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 25: 2 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Oct 25: 4 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Nov 25: 2 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Dec 25: 2 import declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jan 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Feb 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Mar 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Apr 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — May 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jun 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 26: 5 import declarations (modelled forecast)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 26: 2 import declarations (modelled forecast)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 26: 2 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 24: 7 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 24: 5 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Oct 24: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Nov 24: 3 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Dec 24: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jan 25: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Feb 25: 3 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Mar 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Apr 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — May 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jun 25: 3 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 25: 5 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Oct 25: 5 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Nov 25: 6 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Dec 25: 4 export declarations (historic)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jan 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Feb 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Mar 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Apr 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — May 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Jul 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Aug 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED — Sep 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED

Andover, Hampshire 7 import declarations 33 export declarations SP10 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular poly"ethylene terephthalate", not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rect, woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, unbleached or bleached.

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 24: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 24: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 24: 2 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Oct 24: 2 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Nov 24: 1 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Dec 24: 1 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jan 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Feb 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Mar 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Apr 25: 1 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — May 25: 2 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jun 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 25: 2 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 25: 1 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Oct 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Nov 25: 2 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Dec 25: 0 import declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jan 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Feb 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Mar 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Apr 26: 1 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — May 26: 1 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jun 26: 1 import declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 import declarations (modelled forecast)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (modelled forecast)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 26: 1 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 24: 8 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 24: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Oct 24: 8 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Nov 24: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Dec 24: 3 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jan 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Feb 25: 3 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Mar 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Apr 25: 4 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — May 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 25: 6 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Oct 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Nov 25: 6 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Dec 25: 16 export declarations (historic)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jan 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Feb 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Mar 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — May 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Jul 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Aug 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)PANAVISION EUROPE LIMITED — Sep 26: 11 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 90012000

What goods does commodity code 90012000 cover?

Sheets and plates of polarising material. It sits in HMRC chapter 90, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 90012000?

19 businesses filed customs declarations against code 90012000 in the last six months, spread across 11 counties and 19 towns, totalling 124 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 90012000?

The busiest counties are Greater London (4 businesses), Kent (3 businesses), Derbyshire (3 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.