🇬🇧 United Kingdom importer · official customs records

EDMUND OPTICS LTD

1 Opus Avenue, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6BL🇬🇧 United Kingdom
On record January 2016 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
LensesOptical elementsMicroscopes, compound optical
Product lines
2,738
Jan ’16 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · lenses
One of 1,708
of 1,708 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
018637220162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD
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What EDMUND OPTICS LTD imports

share of declarations
Lenses, objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding glass not optically worked) (HS 90021100): 15.5%Lenses, objective, forcameras, projectors orphotographic enlargers16% HS 90021100Optical 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): 13.5%Optical elements,lenses in heading no.9001, prisms, mirrors14% HS 90019000Microscopes, compound optical, parts and accessories (including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection) (HS 90119000): 10.8%Microscopes, compound optical,parts and accessories (includingthose for photomicrography,11% HS 90119000Instruments and apparatus, using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs) (HS 90275000): 10.8%Instruments and apparatus, usingoptical radiations (UV, visible,IR), (other than spectrometers,11% HS 90275000Transmission 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): 8.8%Transmission apparatus forradio-broadcasting ortelevision, whether or not8.8% HS 85258030Optical 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): 8.8%Optical elements, in headingno. 9002 (e.g. prisms andmirrors), mounted, being8.8% HS 90029000Optical appliances and instruments, parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013 (HS 90139080): 7.4%Optical appliancesand instruments,parts and accessories7.4% HS 90139080Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, parts and accessories in chapter 90 (HS 90330090): 6.1%Machines andappliances,instruments or6.1% HS 90330090Paper articles, articles of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres in heading no. 4818 (HS 48189090): 5.4%Paper articles,articles ofpaper,5.4%Television cameras, in item no 8525.8 (HS 85258900): 4.7%Televisioncameras, initem no4.7%Filters, mounted as parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked) (HS 90022000): 4.7%Filters, mountedas parts orfittings for4.7%Lamps, electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources (HS 85395000): 3.4%Lamps,electricfilament or3.4%
HS codeProductShareRanked
90021100Lenses, objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding glass not optically worked)13.9%#1 · 7 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)12.1%#2 · 7 yrs
90119000Microscopes, compound optical, parts and accessories (including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection)9.7%#1 · 4 yrs
90275000Instruments and apparatus, using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)9.7%#1 · 4 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 recorders7.9%#1 · 4 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)7.9%#1 · 4 yrs
90139080Optical appliances and instruments, parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 90136.7%#1 · 3 yrs
90330090Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90, parts and accessories in chapter 905.5%#1 · 2 yrs
48189090Paper articles, articles of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres in heading no. 48184.8%#3 · 3 yrs
85258900Television cameras, in item no 8525.84.2%#2 · 3 yrs

Trade lanes

9 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of lenses
JAPANCHINAUNITED STATESGERMANYTHAILANDVIETNAMTAIWANUNITED KINGDOM
🇯🇵 Japan 28%🇨🇳 China 22%🇺🇸 United States 14%

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Common questions

What does EDMUND OPTICS LTD import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list lenses, optical elements and microscopes, compound optical as EDMUND OPTICS LTD's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports lenses in United Kingdom?

EDMUND OPTICS LTD, TRUE LENS SERVICES LIMITED and PANASONIC UK A BRANCH OF PANASONIC MARKETING EUROPE GMB rank among the largest importers of lenses (HS 9002) in United Kingdom, out of 1,708 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.