The big buying countries for spectacle frames, and the companies that bring frames in: brand distributors, chains that buy direct from factories, and frame wholesalers. Most imported frames in every one of these countries come from China.
🇺🇸 United States
The largest eyewear market in the world. Frames come in through brand houses, large distributors and chains that source direct from Asian factories.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxottica of America (EssilorLuxottica) | Mason, Ohio | Brand distribution and LensCrafters, Target Optical supply | AboutContact |
| Marchon Eyewear Inc (VSP Vision) | Melville, New York | One of the largest frame distributors in the US | AboutContact |
| Safilo USA | Secaucus, New Jersey | Frames and sunglasses | AboutContact |
| ClearVision Optical | Hauppauge, New York | Frame distributor, own and licensed brands | AboutContact |
| Kenmark Eyewear | Louisville, Kentucky | Frame distributor, licensed brands | AboutContact |
| Warby Parker | New York | Own-brand frames made abroad, sold online and in stores | AboutContact |
| National Vision Holdings | Duluth, Georgia | America's Best and Eyeglass World; value chain buying direct | AboutContact |
🇩🇪 Germany
Europe's largest optical market by volume.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fielmann AG | Hamburg | Largest chain in Europe; buys frames in bulk and makes some in Rathenow | AboutContact |
| Apollo-Optik (EssilorLuxottica) | Schwabach | Chain with central buying | AboutContact |
| Menrad | Schwäbisch Gmünd | Brand house importing its Asian-made collections | AboutContact |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Three chains sell most of the country's spectacles; frame groups supply the rest.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers | Guernsey / UK | Largest chain; central frame buying | AboutContact |
| Inspecs Group plc | Bath | Listed frame group, factories in Vietnam and China | AboutContact |
| Continental Eyewear Ltd | UK | Frame distributor to independent opticians | AboutContact |
| Vision Express | Nottingham | Chain (part of EssilorLuxottica) | AboutContact |
🇫🇷 France
Large cooperative and franchise chains buy centrally.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Afflelou | Paris | Franchise chain with own-brand frames | AboutContact |
| Krys Group | Bazainville | Retail cooperative | AboutContact |
| Optic 2000 | Clamart | Retail cooperative | AboutContact |
🇯🇵 Japan
The one-price chains design frames in Japan and have most of them made in China.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| JINS Holdings | Tokyo | One-price chain, own frames | AboutContact |
| Zoff (Intermestic) | Tokyo | One-price chain, own frames | AboutContact |
| Owndays | Tokyo | One-price chain across Asia | AboutContact |
| Megane Top Co Ltd (Megane Ichiba) | Shizuoka | One-price chain, lenses included | AboutContact |
🇦🇪 Gulf (UAE and Saudi Arabia)
Dubai's Jebel Ali is the re-export hub for the Gulf, Iran and East Africa.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivoli Group | Dubai | Eyewear and watch retail and distribution | AboutContact |
| Magrabi Optical | Jeddah | Largest optical chain in the Middle East | AboutContact |
| Yateem Optician | Dubai / Bahrain | Optical chain | AboutContact |
🇮🇳 India
Mainly an importer of frames, largely from China.
| Company | City | Speciality | Live search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenskart Solutions Ltd | Gurugram | Listed; imports and also makes frames at Bhiwadi | AboutContact |
| Titan Company Ltd (Titan Eye+) | Bengaluru | Chain with own brands | AboutContact |
| Luxottica India Eyewear Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | Brand distribution | AboutContact |
| Safilo India Pvt Ltd | Mumbai | Brand distribution | AboutContact |