Import/export HS code 830160: Parts of locks and keys

Spare parts for locks, keys, and other metal security items

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 45,292,234
Germany 32,348,826
Spain 13,572,362
Taiwan 5,323,352
Israel 4,811,464

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 22,195,264 23,096,970 +901,706
Germany 13,170,589 19,178,237 +6,007,648
Spain 7,620,099 5,952,263 -1,667,836
Taiwan 3,370,637 1,952,715 -1,417,922
Israel 2,461,925 2,349,539 -112,386
France 2,808,140 1,266,702 -1,541,438
Austria 1,878,407 1,832,776 -45,631
United States 1,847,224 1,682,650 -164,574
Czechia 1,814,593 1,565,820 -248,773
Italy 2,140,635 1,194,066 -946,569

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 48,523,800
Germany 29,917,256
Spain 11,818,023
Taiwan 5,648,897
Israel 3,870,902

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 23,311,142 25,212,658 +1,901,516
Germany 12,535,956 17,381,300 +4,845,344
Spain 6,142,472 5,675,551 -466,921
Taiwan 3,544,992 2,103,905 -1,441,087
Israel 2,030,759 1,840,143 -190,616
Czechia 2,012,543 1,668,753 -343,790
United States 1,913,945 1,725,140 -188,805
Italy 2,208,333 1,418,192 -790,141
Turkey 1,894,292 1,717,215 -177,077
Austria 1,796,313 1,813,609 +17,296

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 50
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Greater Manchester 28

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
West Midlands 40 36 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 27 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 24 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 20 -2
Greater Manchester 18 24 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 22 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 19 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 19 +2
Essex 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 14 12 -2

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) 57,982,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,081,671
Air transport 33,125,637
Rail transport 1,458,474
Road transport 1,184,904

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) 30,166,734 27,815,459 -2,351,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,551,339 25,530,332 +4,978,993
Air transport 16,657,318 16,468,319 -188,999
Rail transport 963,335 495,139 -468,196
Road transport 831,440 353,464 -477,976
Other 181,206 182,472 +1,266

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,118,723
Felixstowe 27,380,300
Birmingham Airport 11,764,056
Southampton 10,847,807
Thamesport 9,929,163

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 £
Dover 12,484,897 18,633,826 +6,148,929
Felixstowe 17,203,477 10,176,823 -7,026,654
Birmingham Airport 5,448,216 6,315,840 +867,624
Southampton 6,122,255 4,725,552 -1,396,703
Thamesport 5,807,695 4,121,468 -1,686,227
London Gateway Port 947,573 7,518,247 +6,570,674
London Heathrow Airport 4,066,547 3,924,307 -142,240
East Midlands Airport 2,131,188 3,104,950 +973,762
Eurotunnel 2,850,117 2,333,746 -516,371
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,624,924 1,813,227 -811,697

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 135
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 109
2025-11 137
2025-10 130
2025-09 131
2025-08 120

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 237
54m+ 163
15m-54m 60
0-1m 58
Other 43

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 £
United States 7,526,345
France 5,681,332
Ireland 3,281,039
Dominican Republic 1,828,251
United Arab Emirates 1,684,037

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 £
United States 3,897,252 3,629,093 -268,159
France 3,407,980 2,273,352 -1,134,628
Ireland 1,638,982 1,642,057 +3,075
Dominican Republic 1,334,600 493,651 -840,949
United Arab Emirates 608,290 1,075,747 +467,457
Germany 835,619 788,564 -47,055
Poland 798,715 587,621 -211,094
Estonia 315,775 996,179 +680,404
Egypt 133,705 799,712 +666,007
Czechia 445,542 402,050 -43,492

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 £
XI 39,195
China 18,456
Spain 11,617
Ireland 2,435
Germany 1,285

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 £
XI 0 39,195 +39,195
China 11,521 6,935 -4,586
Spain 11,601 16 -11,585
Ireland 2,435 0 -2,435
Germany 0 1,285 +1,285
Italy 474 278 -196
Hungary 0 276 +276
Viet Nam 173 0 -173
France 43 0 -43
Portugal 0 26 +26

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) 15,421,537
Air transport 13,202,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,781,450
Other 352,695
Road transport 38,815

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) 8,110,941 7,310,596 -800,345
Air transport 7,250,594 5,951,451 -1,299,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,506,436 3,275,014 -231,422
Other 214,463 138,232 -76,231
Road transport 38,815 0 -38,815

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,058,430
London Heathrow Airport 6,185,554
East Midlands Airport 4,013,975
Southampton 2,597,896
Felixstowe 1,865,193

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 5,970,600 5,087,830 -882,770
London Heathrow Airport 3,650,142 2,535,412 -1,114,730
East Midlands Airport 1,837,527 2,176,448 +338,921
Southampton 1,201,984 1,395,912 +193,928
Felixstowe 1,185,949 679,244 -506,705
Holyhead 675,882 809,414 +133,532
London Gateway Port 680,697 719,667 +38,970
ZLC 531,048 504,652 -26,396
Liverpool Docks 291,652 453,812 +162,160
Manchester Airport 544,954 200,140 -344,814

Quick facts

HS code: 830160

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

Description: Spare parts for locks, keys, and other metal security items