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90279000 — Optical, photographic and medical instruments

Commodity code 90279000 covers optical, photographic and medical instruments, within HMRC chapter 90 (optical, photographic and medical instruments). 1,223 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 81 counties and 493 towns.

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1,223Businesses trading
81Counties
493Towns
36,796Import declarations

Counties trading under 90279000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

27 towns
122 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
59 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

30 towns
59 businessesView →

Cheshire

17 towns
50 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

18 towns
47 businessesView →

Cambridgeshire

13 towns
45 businessesView →

Essex

19 towns
44 businessesView →

West Midlands

8 towns
43 businessesView →

Hampshire

22 towns
42 businessesView →

Surrey

17 towns
41 businessesView →

Oxfordshire

11 towns
41 businessesView →

Berkshire

9 towns
40 businessesView →

Kent

16 towns
31 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

16 towns
28 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

10 towns
27 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

11 towns
23 businessesView →

West Sussex

13 towns
23 businessesView →

Leicestershire

9 towns
23 businessesView →

North Yorkshire

10 towns
22 businessesView →

Staffordshire

9 towns
20 businessesView →

Bedfordshire

6 towns
19 businessesView →

Northamptonshire

9 towns
18 businessesView →

Dorset

10 towns
16 businessesView →

Suffolk

11 towns
14 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 90279000

The most active 3 of 1,223. Log in to see them all.

Most active business

VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD

Lutterworth, Leicestershire 1052 import declarations 468 export declarations LE17 *Ch. 12Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 21 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 1.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1052 in the last 6 months
VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 24: 177 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 24: 209 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 24: 203 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Dec 24: 178 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jan 25: 192 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Feb 25: 181 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Mar 25: 197 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Apr 25: 188 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — May 25: 202 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jun 25: 178 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jul 25: 207 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Aug 25: 185 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 25: 215 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 25: 208 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 25: 199 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Dec 25: 178 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jan 26: 203 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Feb 26: 202 import declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Mar 26: 210 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Apr 26: 209 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — May 26: 191 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jun 26: 210 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jul 26: 232 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 26: 211 import declarations (modelled forecast)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 26: 204 import declarations (modelled forecast)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 26: 196 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity468 in the last 6 months
VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 24: 95 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 24: 119 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 24: 95 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Dec 24: 90 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jan 25: 88 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Feb 25: 93 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Mar 25: 114 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Apr 25: 87 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — May 25: 95 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jun 25: 86 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jul 25: 90 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Aug 25: 75 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 25: 102 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 25: 105 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 25: 111 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Dec 25: 90 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jan 26: 82 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Feb 26: 81 export declarations (historic)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Mar 26: 100 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Apr 26: 96 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — May 26: 85 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jun 26: 107 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Jul 26: 80 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Sep 26: 94 export declarations (modelled forecast)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Oct 26: 97 export declarations (modelled forecast)VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD — Nov 26: 102 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD

Aberdeen City, Aberdeen City 675 import declarations 776 export declarations AB21 *Ch. 09Ch. 13Ch. 14Ch. 21 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport, articles of nickel, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 13.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity675 in the last 6 months
HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 24: 111 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 24: 186 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 24: 129 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Dec 24: 117 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jan 25: 130 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Feb 25: 141 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Mar 25: 122 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Apr 25: 149 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — May 25: 138 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jun 25: 142 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jul 25: 126 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Aug 25: 125 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 25: 113 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 25: 127 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 25: 115 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Dec 25: 116 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jan 26: 125 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Feb 26: 128 import declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Mar 26: 148 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Apr 26: 143 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — May 26: 125 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jun 26: 132 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jul 26: 127 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 26: 98 import declarations (modelled forecast)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 26: 110 import declarations (modelled forecast)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 26: 100 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity776 in the last 6 months
HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 24: 127 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 24: 183 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 24: 174 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Dec 24: 141 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jan 25: 140 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Feb 25: 167 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Mar 25: 143 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Apr 25: 152 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — May 25: 178 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jun 25: 170 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jul 25: 168 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Aug 25: 143 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 25: 189 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 25: 142 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 25: 168 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Dec 25: 137 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jan 26: 139 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Feb 26: 115 export declarations (historic)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Mar 26: 130 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Apr 26: 146 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — May 26: 161 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jun 26: 172 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Jul 26: 167 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Sep 26: 167 export declarations (modelled forecast)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Oct 26: 125 export declarations (modelled forecast)HALLIBURTON MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES L TD — Nov 26: 148 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

Slough, Berkshire 37 import declarations 973 export declarations SL3 *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 12 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta.

▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 9 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 14 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 10 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 15 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 16 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 5 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 7 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 10 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 12 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 14 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 9 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 19 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 14 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 10 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 13 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 8 import declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 6 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 8 import declarations (modelled forecast)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 26: 16 import declarations (modelled forecast)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 26: 12 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity973 in the last 6 months
DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 192 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 215 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 203 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 172 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 207 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 199 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 205 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 169 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 180 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 176 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 209 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 185 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 172 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 225 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 183 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 235 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 211 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 182 export declarations (historic)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 176 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 187 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 221 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 187 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 202 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 162 export declarations (modelled forecast)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Oct 26: 212 export declarations (modelled forecast)DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Nov 26: 173 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 90279000

What goods does commodity code 90279000 cover?

Optical, photographic and medical instruments. 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 90279000?

1,223 businesses filed customs declarations against code 90279000 in the last six months, spread across 81 counties and 493 towns, totalling 36,796 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 90279000?

The busiest counties are Greater London (122 businesses), Aberdeen City (59 businesses), Greater Manchester (59 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.