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 22,937,370
Canada 9,533,826
Germany 4,300,477
United States 3,853,896
France 3,176,615

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 11,575,405 11,361,965 -213,440
Canada 4,260,980 5,272,846 +1,011,866
Germany 2,199,119 2,101,358 -97,761
United States 1,479,465 2,374,431 +894,966
France 1,582,238 1,594,377 +12,139
Ireland 2,756,256 134,990 -2,621,266
Italy 1,272,826 1,302,601 +29,775
Netherlands 1,171,507 871,367 -300,140
Sweden 911,301 967,098 +55,797
India 870,067 740,651 -129,416

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 24,665,898
Canada 9,074,309
United States 6,965,234
Germany 4,464,566
France 2,963,100

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 12,267,887 12,398,011 +130,124
Canada 3,979,065 5,095,244 +1,116,179
United States 4,598,484 2,366,750 -2,231,734
Germany 2,362,475 2,102,091 -260,384
France 1,421,610 1,541,490 +119,880
Italy 1,334,213 1,317,477 -16,736
Sweden 912,294 961,941 +49,647
India 870,970 675,152 -195,818
Netherlands 750,840 462,829 -288,011
Taiwan 569,178 281,244 -287,934

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
Greater Manchester 32
West Yorkshire 32

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 27 20 -7
Greater Manchester 24 21 -3
West Yorkshire 24 20 -4
Inner London - West 23 14 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 18 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 16 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 14 +1

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) 38,265,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,674,656
Air transport 7,904,169
Road transport 1,009,880
Other 269,713

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) 19,124,646 19,141,300 +16,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,344,947 4,329,709 -4,015,238
Air transport 3,493,677 4,410,492 +916,815
Road transport 530,431 479,449 -50,982
Other 143,077 126,636 -16,441

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,607,258
Felixstowe 13,477,757
Eurotunnel 3,633,052
London Gateway Port 3,583,102
Dover 3,347,550

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 8,704,265 7,902,993 -801,272
Felixstowe 7,492,360 5,985,397 -1,506,963
Eurotunnel 1,898,043 1,735,009 -163,034
London Gateway Port 411,758 3,171,344 +2,759,586
Dover 1,984,936 1,362,614 -622,322
London Heathrow Airport 1,044,652 2,219,130 +1,174,478
Milford 2,635,342 0 -2,635,342
Birmingham Airport 1,377,840 1,066,973 -310,867
London 1,629,697 651,963 -977,734
Immingham Docks 1,072,477 1,175,156 +102,679

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 159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 49
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 48
Other manufacturing 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 100
2025-10 99
2025-09 89
2025-08 101
2025-07 119

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 226
54m+ 220
15m-54m 78
0-1m 49
Other 40

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 3,083,458
Ireland 1,879,846
France 1,692,169
Spain 1,401,101
United States 1,323,604

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 1,881,034 1,202,424 -678,610
Ireland 787,782 1,092,064 +304,282
France 922,249 769,920 -152,329
Spain 790,309 610,792 -179,517
United States 742,886 580,718 -162,168
Canada 753,113 531,446 -221,667
Estonia 293,848 770,776 +476,928
Netherlands 466,603 514,650 +48,047
China 316,431 402,999 +86,568
United Arab Emirates 314,755 252,639 -62,116

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 29,811
XI 13,966
XU 10,124
Ireland 8,615
Germany 3,353

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 18,277 11,534 -6,743
XI 6,115 7,851 +1,736
XU 7,862 2,262 -5,600
Ireland 6,693 1,922 -4,771
Germany 982 2,371 +1,389
Turkey 1,962 25 -1,937
Viet Nam 0 1,428 +1,428
United States 677 0 -677
Austria 0 195 +195
Netherlands 0 65 +65

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) 12,076,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,677,642
Air transport 3,100,788
Other 70,257
Road transport 13,190

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) 6,161,150 5,915,643 -245,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,753,433 1,924,209 +170,776
Air transport 1,612,662 1,488,126 -124,536
Other 42,588 27,669 -14,919
Road transport 11,119 2,071 -9,048

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,129,695
Liverpool Docks 1,907,535
Holyhead 1,441,972
London Heathrow Airport 1,354,401
Immingham Docks 898,132

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 4,820,468 4,309,227 -511,241
Liverpool Docks 1,110,376 797,159 -313,217
Holyhead 505,590 936,382 +430,792
London Heathrow Airport 583,598 770,803 +187,205
Immingham Docks 444,895 453,237 +8,342
London Gateway Port 250,789 534,710 +283,921
East Midlands Airport 394,174 255,877 -138,297
Felixstowe 267,070 272,060 +4,990
ZLC 276,196 232,509 -43,687
Southampton 190,370 242,698 +52,328

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