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Worldwide, exports of sunglasses by country totaled US$9.5 billion in 2025.

That dollar amount results from an average 28.5% increase for all shippers of sunglasses over the 5-year period starting from $7.4 billion in 2021.

Year over year, the overall value of exported sunglasses declined by -4.8% compared to $9.9 billion for 2024.

The 5 biggest exporters of the consumer-discretionary eyeglasses product are Italy, mainland China, Hong Kong, United States of America, and France. Collectively, those leading suppliers shipped over three-quarters (76.8%) of the world’s value for exported sunglasses during 2025. Such a high percentage indicates a concentrated cohort of major sunglass exporters.

Among continents, suppliers located in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported sunglasses during 2025 with shipments valued at $5 billion or over half (53.2%) of sunglass exports. In second place were sunglasses suppliers in Asia at 36.2% while another 9.9% of worldwide sunglass shipments originated from North America.

Tinier percentages were sold on international markets from providers located in Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (0.2%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, then Africa (0.1%).

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for sunglasses is 900410.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of sunglasses during 2025.

1. Italy: US$3.4 billion (36.3% of exported sunglasses)
2. mainland China: $2 billion (21.6%)
3. Hong Kong: $765.1 million (8.1%)
4. United States: $637.6 million (6.7%)
5. France: $384.4 million (4.1%)
6. Germany: $335.2 million (3.5%)
7. Mexico: $287.5 million (3%)
8. Japan: $189.3 million (2%)
9. Spain: $170.4 million (1.8%)
10. Netherlands: $156.8 million (1.7%)
11. Switzerland: $100.6 million (1.1%)
12. Taiwan: $97.6 million (1%)
13. Thailand: $89.4 million (0.9%)
14. Poland: $88.2 million (0.9%)
15. South Korea: $87.9 million (0.9%)

Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Sunglasses

Listed below are the countries that posted positive net exports in the international trade of sunglasses during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported sunglasses and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. Italy: US$2.6 billion (net export surplus down -9.3% since 2024)
2. mainland China: $1.6 billion (down -21.6%)
3. Taiwan: $57.1 million (up 21.1%)
4. Vietnam: $24.1 million (reversing a -$2.8 million deficit)
5. Thailand: $8.7 million (reversing a -$13.8 million deficit)
6. Bangladesh: $2.7 million (down -62.2%)
7. Cambodia: $1.4 million (reversing a -$495,000 deficit)
8. Barbados: $115,000 (down -54.5%)
9. Tokelau: $9,000 (reversing a -$432,000 deficit)

Exported sunglasses leader Italy reaped the highest surplus in the international trade of sunglasses. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Italy’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Experiencing Worst Trade Deficits from Sunglasses

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for sunglasses during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported sunglasses purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. United States: -US$767.3 million (net export deficit down -26.7% since 2024)
2. United Kingdom: -$255.5 million (up 7.9%)
3. Türkiye: -$229.7 million (up 19.5%)
4. Spain: -$215.6 million (up 10.5%)
5. Canada: -$185.4 million (down -4.5%)
6. Germany: -$162.1 million (up 88.9%)
7. United Arab Emirates: -$150 million (down -10.3%)
8. Australia: -$149 million (down -1.8%)
9. France: -$141.5 million (down -3.9%)
10. South Korea: -$102.9 million (down -3.6%)
11. Russia: -$94.2 million (up 1.9%)
12. Mexico: -$93.1 million (down -27.7%)
13. India: -$90.6 million (down -0.8%)
14. Switzerland: -$77.9 million (down -2.7%)
15. Austria: -$71.1 million (up 3.3%)

By far, the United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of sunglasses. This billion-dollar negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantages for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for sunglasses-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful US consumer demand.

Sunglasses Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of sunglasses-trading exporters.

• Celeb Eyewear (United States)
• ISP Professional Limited (Hong Kong)
• Jie Hao Enterprise Ltd (Taiwan)
• Kachi Global Pte Ltd (Singapore)
• Kost International BV (Netherlands)
• La Giardiniera-SRL (Italy)
• Linhai Tangtian Trade Co, Ltd (China)
• Seiko Industry Co, Ltd (Japan)