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 44,301,253
Germany 31,269,132
Spain 14,004,405
Taiwan 5,382,230
Israel 4,776,200

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 21,093,719 23,207,534 +2,113,815
Germany 12,683,840 18,585,292 +5,901,452
Spain 8,040,375 5,964,030 -2,076,345
Taiwan 3,160,485 2,221,745 -938,740
Israel 2,452,281 2,323,919 -128,362
France 2,824,005 1,372,307 -1,451,698
Austria 1,985,102 1,840,402 -144,700
United States 1,867,406 1,614,617 -252,789
Italy 2,011,891 1,377,249 -634,642
Czechia 1,837,776 1,535,696 -302,080

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 47,352,464
Germany 29,112,532
Spain 12,121,334
Taiwan 5,711,080
Israel 3,854,257

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 22,347,242 25,005,222 +2,657,980
Germany 12,158,898 16,953,634 +4,794,736
Spain 6,472,820 5,648,514 -824,306
Taiwan 3,288,662 2,422,418 -866,244
Israel 2,006,607 1,847,650 -158,957
Turkey 2,051,355 1,704,436 -346,919
Italy 2,062,561 1,615,271 -447,290
Czechia 2,030,286 1,638,183 -392,103
Austria 1,846,411 1,818,471 -27,940
United States 1,943,079 1,684,605 -258,474

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 42
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Greater Manchester 26

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 38 38 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 28 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 22 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 20 -2
Greater Manchester 16 21 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 21 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 18 -3
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Essex 15 16 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 18 +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) 57,804,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,967,432
Air transport 32,590,807
Rail transport 1,443,023
Road transport 1,267,302

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) 30,153,975 27,650,711 -2,503,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,306,309 24,661,123 +4,354,814
Air transport 15,967,208 16,623,599 +656,391
Rail transport 946,833 496,190 -450,643
Road transport 887,782 379,520 -508,262
Other 180,599 190,115 +9,516

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,085,946
Felixstowe 27,481,613
Birmingham Airport 11,692,531
Southampton 10,576,797
Thamesport 10,508,297

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 11,983,098 18,102,848 +6,119,750
Felixstowe 16,767,946 10,713,667 -6,054,279
Birmingham Airport 5,329,948 6,362,583 +1,032,635
Southampton 6,217,958 4,358,839 -1,859,119
Thamesport 6,107,893 4,400,404 -1,707,489
London Gateway Port 980,859 7,100,517 +6,119,658
London Heathrow Airport 3,898,769 4,013,080 +114,311
Eurotunnel 2,955,485 2,274,204 -681,281
East Midlands Airport 2,069,231 2,791,547 +722,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,725,928 1,816,370 -909,558

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Other manufacturing 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 137
2025-10 130
2025-09 131
2025-08 120
2025-07 142

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 231
54m+ 162
15m-54m 58
0-1m 57
Other 42

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 7,688,691
France 5,851,415
Ireland 3,223,240
Dominican Republic 2,019,668
United Arab Emirates 1,624,967

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 3,906,063 3,782,628 -123,435
France 3,608,281 2,243,134 -1,365,147
Ireland 1,453,685 1,769,555 +315,870
Dominican Republic 1,534,343 485,325 -1,049,018
United Arab Emirates 603,976 1,020,991 +417,015
Germany 807,161 787,173 -19,988
Poland 780,693 612,111 -168,582
Estonia 315,775 996,179 +680,404
Egypt 56,123 877,294 +821,171
Czechia 454,729 400,595 -54,134

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 £
XU 277,650
XI 39,195
China 18,456
Spain 11,617
Ireland 2,711

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 £
XU 128,478 149,172 +20,694
XI 0 39,195 +39,195
China 11,432 7,024 -4,408
Spain 11,601 16 -11,585
Ireland 2,711 0 -2,711
Italy 120 632 +512
Germany 0 725 +725
Hungary 0 276 +276
Belgium 261 0 -261
Viet Nam 125 48 -77

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) 15,451,228
Air transport 13,553,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,832,452
Other 351,892
Road transport 50,194

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) 8,146,874 7,304,354 -842,520
Air transport 7,521,248 6,032,489 -1,488,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,433,935 3,398,517 -35,418
Other 154,771 197,121 +42,350
Road transport 50,194 0 -50,194

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,145,367
London Heathrow Airport 6,523,207
East Midlands Airport 4,022,327
Southampton 2,564,094
Felixstowe 1,906,954

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 6,094,944 5,050,423 -1,044,521
London Heathrow Airport 3,991,872 2,531,335 -1,460,537
East Midlands Airport 1,795,692 2,226,635 +430,943
Southampton 1,153,754 1,410,340 +256,586
Felixstowe 1,216,925 690,029 -526,896
Holyhead 568,434 902,406 +333,972
London Gateway Port 571,234 845,783 +274,549
ZLC 513,224 516,663 +3,439
Dover 588,908 202,492 -386,416
Manchester Airport 531,811 214,945 -316,866

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