🇬🇧 United Kingdom importer · official customs records

ALTAIR ASTRO LTD

Unit 2, Earl Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate, Rackheath, Norwich, NR13 6NT🇬🇧 United Kingdom
On record January 2016 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
MonocularsBinocularsCameras, photographic
Product lines
386
Jan ’16 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · binoculars
One of 478
of 478 importers in 2025
Months active
128
of 128 on record
Latest activity
Aug ’26
most recent month on record

Import activity

January 2016 to August 2026
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What ALTAIR ASTRO LTD imports

share of declarations
Monoculars, other optical telescopes and astronomical instruments, excluding instruments for radio-astronomy (HS 90058000): 29.4%Monoculars, other optical telescopes andastronomical instruments, excluding instrumentsfor radio-astronomy29% HS 90058000Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, astronomical instruments (excluding those of radio-astronomy), parts and accessories (including mountings) (HS 90059000): 22.2%Binoculars, monoculars, otheroptical telescopes, astronomicalinstruments (excluding those of22% HS 90059000Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic), parts and accessories (HS 90069100): 15.0%Cameras, photographic(excludingcinematographic), parts15% HS 90069100Optical elements, in heading no. 9002 (e.g. prisms and mirrors), mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS 90029000): 12.4%Optical elements,in heading no. 9002(e.g. prisms and12% HS 90029000Optical elements, lenses in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS 90019000): 3.9%Opticalelements, lensesin heading no.3.9%Filters, mounted as parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS 90022000): 3.9%Filters, mountedas parts orfittings for3.9%Television cameras, in item no 8525.8 (HS 85258900): 3.3%Televisioncameras, initem no 8525.83.3%Reception and transmission apparatus, for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors (HS 85299049): 2.6%Reception andtransmissionapparatus, for2.6%Microscopes, compound optical, parts and accessories (including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection) (HS 90119000): 2.6%Microscop…compoundoptical,2.6%Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus, television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders (HS 85258030): 2.0%2%Cases and containers, in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials (HS 42029219): 1.3%1%Machinery, parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases (HS 84219900): 1.3%1%
HS codeProductShareRanked
90058000Monoculars, other optical telescopes and astronomical instruments, excluding instruments for radio-astronomy27.3%#1 · 10 yrs
90059000Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, astronomical instruments (excluding those of radio-astronomy), parts and accessories (including mountings)20.6%#1 · 9 yrs
90069100Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic), parts and accessories13.9%#1 · 6 yrs
90029000Optical elements, in heading no. 9002 (e.g. prisms and mirrors), mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)11.5%#3 · 8 yrs
90019000Optical elements, lenses in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)3.6%#3 · 2 yrs
90022000Filters, mounted as parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)3.6%#2 · 2 yrs
85258900Television cameras, in item no 8525.83.0%#3 · 3 yrs
85299049Reception and transmission apparatus, for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors2.4%#2 · 2021
90119000Microscopes, compound optical, parts and accessories (including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection)2.4%#4 · 2 yrs
85258030Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus, television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders1.8%#3 · 2016

Trade lanes

9 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of binoculars
CHINAAUSTRIAFRANCELITHUANIAISRAELUNITED STATESNETHERLANDSUNITED KINGDOM
🇨🇳 China 34%🇦🇹 Austria 10%🇫🇷 France 9%

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Common questions

What does ALTAIR ASTRO LTD import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list monoculars, binoculars and cameras, photographic as ALTAIR ASTRO LTD's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports binoculars in United Kingdom?

OPTICRON, CELESTRON GLOBAL LIMITED and ROTHER VALLEY OPTICS LTD rank among the largest importers of binoculars (HS 9005) in United Kingdom, out of 478 importers on record in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.