Import/export HS code 830590: Various metal office supplies and parts

Includes other metal office tools and accessories not listed elsewhere, along with their parts

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 3,660,323
Ireland 292,481
Germany 218,381
Taiwan 168,946
Poland 153,675

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 2,128,325 1,531,998 -596,327
Ireland 145,251 147,230 +1,979
Germany 113,763 104,618 -9,145
Taiwan 134,024 34,922 -99,102
Poland 26,922 126,753 +99,831
France 100,215 18,236 -81,979
Netherlands 41,525 55,745 +14,220
Japan 37,579 53,170 +15,591
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,656 38,837 -5,819
United States 58,324 19,138 -39,186

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 4,116,328
Taiwan 170,816
United States 96,866
Slovenia 78,980
Poland 53,245

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 2,335,070 1,781,258 -553,812
Taiwan 131,183 39,633 -91,550
United States 48,434 48,432 -2
Slovenia 62,347 16,633 -45,714
Poland 43,853 9,392 -34,461
Japan 38,748 11,806 -26,942
Germany 37,902 2,907 -34,995
Italy 16,584 14,227 -2,357
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,987 13,798 -2,189
India 16,734 7,246 -9,488

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9

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 16 7 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 8 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 8 +3
West Midlands 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 2 7 +5
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Essex 5 3 -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) 3,397,594
Air transport 765,823
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 574,345
Other 429,390
Road transport 38,525

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) 1,967,405 1,430,189 -537,216
Air transport 448,575 317,248 -131,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 330,826 243,519 -87,307
Other 154,159 275,231 +121,072
Road transport 38,525 0 -38,525

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,549,161
Southampton 1,415,758
000 429,390
Dover 297,720
London Gateway Port 270,637

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 996,177 552,984 -443,193
Southampton 842,190 573,568 -268,622
000 154,159 275,231 +121,072
Dover 171,318 126,402 -44,916
London Gateway Port 36,506 234,131 +197,625
London Heathrow Airport 146,506 58,252 -88,254
East Midlands Airport 129,455 52,692 -76,763
Birmingham Airport 69,655 63,442 -6,213
Eurotunnel 75,316 45,234 -30,082
London 82,964 27,176 -55,788

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 30
2025-09 23
2025-08 23
2025-07 21

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 72
54m+ 46
15m-54m 21
Other 14
0-1m 11

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 3,571,254
Poland 968,834
Netherlands 456,608
Germany 227,264
Jordan 77,938

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 1,610,343 1,960,911 +350,568
Poland 704,433 264,401 -440,032
Netherlands 325,166 131,442 -193,724
Germany 110,287 116,977 +6,690
Jordan 71,788 6,150 -65,638
United States 46,851 28,859 -17,992
Saudi Arabia 46,218 3,515 -42,703
Trinidad and Tobago 37,332 0 -37,332
Taiwan 33,218 3,584 -29,634
Denmark 4,918 28,494 +23,576

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 4,176,354
Poland 193,557
Ireland 167,167
XU 141
Switzerland 98

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 2,181,359 1,994,995 -186,364
Poland 64,372 129,185 +64,813
Ireland 34,440 132,727 +98,287
XU 102 39 -63
Switzerland 41 57 +16
United States 84 0 -84
China 24 2 -22

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,537,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 661,402
Air transport 395,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 215,122
Road transport 25,293

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 £
Other 2,280,422 2,257,005 -23,417
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 452,405 208,997 -243,408
Air transport 260,366 135,320 -125,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,298 42,824 -129,474
Road transport 25,293 0 -25,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,537,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 335,804
Dover 213,389
East Midlands Airport 154,388
ZLC 125,553

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 £
000 2,280,422 2,257,005 -23,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,456 164,348 -7,108
Dover 207,494 5,895 -201,599
East Midlands Airport 128,818 25,570 -103,248
ZLC 62,987 62,566 -421
London Heathrow Airport 79,596 34,736 -44,860
London Gateway Port 76,916 20,533 -56,383
Felixstowe 75,371 8,317 -67,054
Liverpool Docks 38,005 9,405 -28,600
Holyhead 25,291 15,018 -10,273

Quick facts

HS code: 830590

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

Description: Includes other metal office tools and accessories not listed elsewhere, along with their parts