Import/export HS code 830220: Castors

Wheeled metal castors used for moving furniture, carts, and other objects easily

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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 23,227,776
Canada 10,350,927
Germany 4,388,464
France 3,256,860
United States 3,232,826

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 11,840,335 11,387,441 -452,894
Canada 4,539,453 5,811,474 +1,272,021
Germany 2,261,221 2,127,243 -133,978
France 1,586,580 1,670,280 +83,700
United States 974,579 2,258,247 +1,283,668
Ireland 2,769,908 116,214 -2,653,694
Italy 1,242,159 1,317,915 +75,756
Netherlands 1,169,478 863,317 -306,161
Sweden 917,225 961,623 +44,398
India 884,392 759,018 -125,374

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 24,881,127
Canada 9,894,113
United States 6,330,314
Germany 4,562,525
France 3,075,404

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 12,523,091 12,358,036 -165,055
Canada 4,269,734 5,624,379 +1,354,645
United States 4,119,720 2,210,594 -1,909,126
Germany 2,386,420 2,176,105 -210,315
France 1,450,583 1,624,821 +174,238
Italy 1,309,398 1,329,343 +19,945
Sweden 920,606 954,968 +34,362
India 885,295 693,519 -191,776
Netherlands 752,266 476,529 -275,737
Poland 814,468 19,270 -795,198

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 51
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
Greater Manchester 32
West Yorkshire 31

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 32 38 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 26 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 20 -8
Greater Manchester 24 22 -2
West Yorkshire 24 19 -5
Inner London - West 23 15 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 17 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 10 -6

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) 39,330,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,825,161
Air transport 7,352,506
Road transport 1,017,994
Other 255,888

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) 19,643,771 19,687,031 +43,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,339,314 4,485,847 -3,853,467
Air transport 2,992,740 4,359,766 +1,367,026
Road transport 526,868 491,126 -35,742
Other 142,582 113,306 -29,276

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 17,465,741
Felixstowe 13,442,770
London Gateway Port 3,848,261
Eurotunnel 3,743,582
Dover 3,398,220

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 £
Southampton 9,116,851 8,348,890 -767,961
Felixstowe 7,429,399 6,013,371 -1,416,028
London Gateway Port 529,601 3,318,660 +2,789,059
Eurotunnel 1,879,252 1,864,330 -14,922
Dover 2,039,385 1,358,835 -680,550
London Heathrow Airport 486,382 2,207,590 +1,721,208
Milford 2,635,342 0 -2,635,342
Birmingham Airport 1,372,869 1,097,692 -275,177
London 1,657,690 599,393 -1,058,297
Immingham Docks 1,078,305 1,162,527 +84,222

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 155
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 47
Other manufacturing 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 93
2025-11 100
2025-10 99
2025-09 89
2025-08 101

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 223
54m+ 214
15m-54m 73
0-1m 47
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 £
Germany 2,976,178
Ireland 1,887,863
France 1,678,926
United States 1,511,124
Spain 1,318,410

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 £
Germany 1,736,544 1,239,634 -496,910
Ireland 797,350 1,090,513 +293,163
France 976,099 702,827 -273,272
United States 735,845 775,279 +39,434
Spain 669,832 648,578 -21,254
Canada 790,859 429,522 -361,337
Estonia 313,044 773,254 +460,210
Netherlands 496,148 501,142 +4,994
China 366,217 363,679 -2,538
United Arab Emirates 309,117 255,602 -53,515

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 28,021
XI 13,292
Ireland 8,615
Germany 3,353
Turkey 1,995

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 16,817 11,204 -5,613
XI 6,413 6,879 +466
Ireland 6,693 1,922 -4,771
Germany 982 2,371 +1,389
Turkey 1,962 33 -1,929
Viet Nam 0 1,428 +1,428
United States 677 0 -677
Austria 0 195 +195
Netherlands 0 65 +65
Spain 20 0 -20

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) 11,933,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,779,327
Air transport 3,131,134
Other 67,716
Road transport 11,959

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) 6,004,607 5,928,547 -76,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,971,334 1,807,993 -163,341
Air transport 1,614,767 1,516,367 -98,400
Other 41,514 26,202 -15,312
Road transport 11,959 0 -11,959

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,907,600
Liverpool Docks 2,028,147
Holyhead 1,471,503
London Heathrow Airport 1,382,980
Immingham Docks 878,403

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 4,628,123 4,279,477 -348,646
Liverpool Docks 1,142,238 885,909 -256,329
Holyhead 491,098 980,405 +489,307
London Heathrow Airport 573,624 809,356 +235,732
Immingham Docks 436,558 441,845 +5,287
London Gateway Port 461,426 318,467 -142,959
East Midlands Airport 415,751 233,473 -182,278
Felixstowe 274,244 267,135 -7,109
ZLC 274,014 243,218 -30,796
Southampton 189,636 265,913 +76,277

Quick facts

HS code: 830220

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

Description: Wheeled metal castors used for moving furniture, carts, and other objects easily