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Commodity code · Chapter 90

90185090 — Ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s.

Commodity code 90185090 covers ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s., within HMRC chapter 90 (optical, photographic and medical instruments). 234 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 54 counties and 155 towns.

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234Businesses trading
54Counties
155Towns
4,666Import declarations

Businesses importing under 90185090

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Most active business

CARL ZEISS LTD

Cambourne, Cambridgeshire 546 import declarations 236 export declarations CB23 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 33 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).

▲ Expected to increase by 6.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity546 in the last 6 months
CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 24: 91 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 24: 89 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 24: 88 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Oct 24: 75 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Nov 24: 83 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Dec 24: 85 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jan 25: 79 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Feb 25: 91 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Mar 25: 92 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Apr 25: 99 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — May 25: 80 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jun 25: 86 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 25: 88 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 25: 106 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 25: 90 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Oct 25: 108 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Nov 25: 95 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Dec 25: 77 import declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jan 26: 87 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Feb 26: 103 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Mar 26: 84 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Apr 26: 98 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — May 26: 87 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jun 26: 87 import declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 26: 94 import declarations (modelled forecast)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 26: 113 import declarations (modelled forecast)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 26: 96 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity236 in the last 6 months
CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 24: 25 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 24: 37 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 24: 30 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Oct 24: 40 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Nov 24: 38 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Dec 24: 33 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jan 25: 39 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Feb 25: 38 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Mar 25: 32 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Apr 25: 32 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — May 25: 36 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jun 25: 42 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 25: 47 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 25: 50 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 25: 27 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Oct 25: 38 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Nov 25: 35 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Dec 25: 27 export declarations (historic)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jan 26: 37 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Feb 26: 40 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Mar 26: 40 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Apr 26: 46 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — May 26: 31 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jun 26: 42 export declarations (current 6-month window)CARL ZEISS LTD — Jul 26: 51 export declarations (modelled forecast)CARL ZEISS LTD — Aug 26: 55 export declarations (modelled forecast)CARL ZEISS LTD — Sep 26: 29 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD

Fareham, Hampshire 324 import declarations 63 export declarations PO15 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 33 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include spectacle lenses of materials other than glass, spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other (excl. spectacles for testing eyesight, sunglasses, contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames and mountings for spectacles).

▲ Expected to increase by 89.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity324 in the last 6 months
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 24: 19 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 24: 20 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 24: 25 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Oct 24: 27 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Nov 24: 16 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Dec 24: 25 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jan 25: 22 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Feb 25: 24 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Mar 25: 24 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Apr 25: 26 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — May 25: 43 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jun 25: 44 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 25: 40 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 25: 41 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 25: 47 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Oct 25: 42 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Nov 25: 61 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Dec 25: 41 import declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jan 26: 48 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Feb 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Mar 26: 68 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Apr 26: 55 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — May 26: 46 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jun 26: 55 import declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 26: 76 import declarations (modelled forecast)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 26: 78 import declarations (modelled forecast)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 26: 89 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 24: 21 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 24: 28 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 24: 26 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Oct 24: 26 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Nov 24: 25 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Dec 24: 12 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jan 25: 20 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Feb 25: 20 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Mar 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Apr 25: 12 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — May 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jun 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 25: 10 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 25: 7 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 25: 12 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Oct 25: 18 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Nov 25: 15 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Dec 25: 11 export declarations (historic)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jan 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Feb 26: 16 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Mar 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Apr 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — May 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jun 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Jul 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Aug 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LTD — Sep 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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ESSILOR LIMITED

Thornbury, Gloucestershire 276 import declarations 58 export declarations BS35 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include spectacle lenses of materials other than glass, ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity276 in the last 6 months
ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 24: 47 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 24: 39 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 24: 39 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Oct 24: 41 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Nov 24: 42 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Dec 24: 35 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jan 25: 40 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Feb 25: 55 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Mar 25: 55 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Apr 25: 45 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — May 25: 43 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jun 25: 30 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 25: 54 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 25: 44 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 25: 46 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Oct 25: 58 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Nov 25: 45 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Dec 25: 44 import declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jan 26: 40 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Feb 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Mar 26: 52 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Apr 26: 45 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — May 26: 33 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jun 26: 54 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 26: 60 import declarations (modelled forecast)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 26: 49 import declarations (modelled forecast)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 26: 51 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 24: 10 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 24: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 24: 10 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Oct 24: 10 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Nov 24: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Dec 24: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jan 25: 10 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Feb 25: 12 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Mar 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Apr 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — May 25: 9 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jun 25: 11 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Oct 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Nov 25: 10 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Dec 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jan 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Feb 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Mar 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Apr 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — May 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jun 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSILOR LIMITED — Jul 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)ESSILOR LIMITED — Aug 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)ESSILOR LIMITED — Sep 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 90185090

What goods does commodity code 90185090 cover?

Ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s.. 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 90185090?

234 businesses filed customs declarations against code 90185090 in the last six months, spread across 54 counties and 155 towns, totalling 4,666 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 90185090?

The busiest counties are Greater London (44 businesses), Aberdeen City (15 businesses), Hertfordshire (12 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.