Import/export HS code 830110: Padlocks

Portable locks with a shackle, used for securing doors, gates, or boxes. Made of metal

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 36,951,769
France 7,509,735
Finland 5,766,080
Germany 5,077,049
Italy 3,524,153

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 20,635,826 16,315,943 -4,319,883
France 4,147,943 3,361,792 -786,151
Finland 2,892,145 2,873,935 -18,210
Germany 2,506,071 2,570,978 +64,907
Italy 2,126,539 1,397,614 -728,925
Taiwan 1,330,395 1,077,807 -252,588
United States 933,630 849,676 -83,954
Spain 682,306 986,728 +304,422
India 796,251 756,339 -39,912
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 733,111 379,045 -354,066

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 49,611,959
Finland 5,194,107
Taiwan 3,247,641
Mexico 2,702,460
Sweden 2,065,241

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 27,038,828 22,573,131 -4,465,697
Finland 2,360,700 2,833,407 +472,707
Taiwan 1,747,768 1,499,873 -247,895
Mexico 1,455,235 1,247,225 -208,010
Sweden 1,295,082 770,159 -524,923
India 798,912 768,873 -30,039
Italy 761,434 590,455 -170,979
Germany 432,388 473,558 +41,170
Spain 394,430 398,724 +4,294
Malaysia 546,630 77,753 -468,877

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
West Midlands 34
Greater Manchester 29
Outer London - West and North West 27
West Yorkshire 21

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 26 23 -3
West Midlands 27 23 -4
Greater Manchester 22 23 +1
Outer London - West and North West 21 18 -3
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 16 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 9 -4
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Essex 9 9 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 10 7 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,826,268
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,212,923
Air transport 13,529,567
Other 2,956,326
Road transport 6,291

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,820,739 18,005,529 -2,815,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,002,820 7,210,103 -792,717
Air transport 7,214,270 6,315,297 -898,973
Other 1,876,109 1,080,217 -795,892
Road transport 0 6,291 +6,291

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,992,723
Southampton 8,356,399
London Gateway Port 7,411,741
Dover 6,155,862
Birmingham Airport 6,140,822

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 9,870,962 7,121,761 -2,749,201
Southampton 5,303,844 3,052,555 -2,251,289
London Gateway Port 2,683,326 4,728,415 +2,045,089
Dover 2,773,098 3,382,764 +609,666
Birmingham Airport 3,752,551 2,388,271 -1,364,280
Thamesport 2,353,974 2,009,490 -344,484
000 1,876,109 1,080,217 -795,892
Immingham Docks 997,569 1,838,807 +841,238
London 1,745,728 739,626 -1,006,102
East Midlands Airport 992,541 1,062,213 +69,672

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 163
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 113
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Other manufacturing 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 82
2025-11 76
2025-10 87
2025-09 85
2025-08 79

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 141
54m+ 104
0-1m 67
15m-54m 54
Other 49

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 3,198,234
France 1,527,002
United States 975,595
United Arab Emirates 827,061
Switzerland 778,906

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 1,637,011 1,561,223 -75,788
France 899,608 627,394 -272,214
United States 633,801 341,794 -292,007
United Arab Emirates 268,947 558,114 +289,167
Switzerland 163,830 615,076 +451,246
Germany 414,147 248,863 -165,284
Belgium 403,036 255,506 -147,530
Netherlands 205,305 400,099 +194,794
Norway 202,437 197,094 -5,343
China 107,241 195,079 +87,838

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 32,823
Ireland 6,089
XI 4,531
France 4,040
Taiwan 1,361

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 19,262 13,561 -5,701
Ireland 5,398 691 -4,707
XI 2,636 1,895 -741
France 1,871 2,169 +298
Taiwan 823 538 -285
Mexico 847 148 -699
Sweden 0 412 +412
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 172 10 -162
India 101 0 -101
Cameroon 50 4 -46

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,419,848
Air transport 4,543,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,444,527
Other 79,759
Road transport 2,432

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,591,973 2,827,875 -764,098
Air transport 1,970,999 2,572,173 +601,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,215,689 1,228,838 +13,149
Other 54,088 25,671 -28,417
Road transport 2,432 0 -2,432

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,930,518
Holyhead 2,294,773
East Midlands Airport 1,325,147
London Heathrow Airport 1,285,918
London Gateway Port 1,252,015

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,623,240 1,307,278 -315,962
Holyhead 1,173,006 1,121,767 -51,239
East Midlands Airport 680,383 644,764 -35,619
London Heathrow Airport 705,267 580,651 -124,616
London Gateway Port 681,183 570,832 -110,351
ZLC 289,981 925,198 +635,217
Immingham Docks 334,011 494,631 +160,620
Liverpool Docks 312,320 171,770 -140,550
Dover 272,063 181,307 -90,756
Manchester Airport 181,539 231,165 +49,626

Quick facts

HS code: 830110

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Portable locks with a shackle, used for securing doors, gates, or boxes. Made of metal