Import/export HS code 830810: Hooks, eyes, and eyelets made of metal

Small metal pieces used to fasten or decorate clothes, shoes, and accessories

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 7,673,932
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 987,740
Spain 869,824
Italy 864,958
France 554,409

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 4,130,433 3,543,499 -586,934
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 535,399 452,341 -83,058
Spain 451,012 418,812 -32,200
Italy 434,555 430,403 -4,152
France 228,448 325,961 +97,513
Netherlands 297,576 239,555 -58,021
India 194,351 127,295 -67,056
United States 171,496 138,612 -32,884
Taiwan 206,443 86,228 -120,215
Germany 136,127 137,583 +1,456

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 8,747,386
Italy 1,067,018
Spain 709,852
India 448,377
Netherlands 367,755

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 4,781,210 3,966,176 -815,034
Italy 442,093 624,925 +182,832
Spain 293,468 416,384 +122,916
India 258,488 189,889 -68,599
Netherlands 192,458 175,297 -17,161
Austria 252,375 88,480 -163,895
Taiwan 205,296 114,433 -90,863
United States 139,575 129,072 -10,503
Turkey 106,915 152,821 +45,906
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,253 149,806 +54,553

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 54
Greater Manchester 38
Outer London - West and North West 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28
Inner London - East 27

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 29 37 +8
Greater Manchester 26 21 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 25 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 19 -4
Inner London - East 19 16 -3
West Midlands 18 19 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 14 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 12 +5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,068,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,398,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,476,197
Other 50,916
Road transport 5,910

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 £
Air transport 3,250,020 2,818,160 -431,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,927,183 2,471,130 -456,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,210,429 1,265,768 +55,339
Other 34,894 16,022 -18,872
Road transport 3,846 2,064 -1,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,406,525
London Heathrow Airport 2,094,186
Dover 1,231,682
Southampton 1,150,244
Birmingham Airport 1,064,377

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 1,980,524 1,426,001 -554,523
London Heathrow Airport 1,216,823 877,363 -339,460
Dover 485,243 746,439 +261,196
Southampton 506,285 643,959 +137,674
Birmingham Airport 500,290 564,087 +63,797
East Midlands Airport 507,397 472,007 -35,390
Thamesport 372,009 253,025 -118,984
London Stansted Airport 264,112 298,077 +33,965
London Gateway Port 222,307 261,516 +39,209
London 284,379 157,555 -126,824

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 168
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Other manufacturing 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 64
2025-10 76
2025-09 68
2025-08 59
2025-07 71

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 209
0-1m 114
54m+ 90
15m-54m 51
Other 31

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 £
Canada 760,581
United States 696,458
Germany 606,367
France 447,371
Ireland 252,064

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 £
Canada 392,563 368,018 -24,545
United States 201,457 495,001 +293,544
Germany 265,473 340,894 +75,421
France 374,303 73,068 -301,235
Ireland 123,844 128,220 +4,376
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 241,198 7,273 -233,925
Netherlands 113,903 112,619 -1,284
Poland 125,564 61,252 -64,312
Sweden 64,941 80,587 +15,646
Portugal 84,577 60,761 -23,816

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 £
France 38,486
XU 18,335
XI 14,628
China 10,834
Ireland 1,345

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 £
France 27,550 10,936 -16,614
XU 7,342 10,993 +3,651
XI 9,315 5,313 -4,002
China 2,654 8,180 +5,526
Ireland 1,345 0 -1,345
Nicaragua 1,214 52 -1,162
Sweden 288 126 -162
Germany 118 39 -79
Poland 54 0 -54
Malaysia 0 35 +35

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,158,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,149,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,098,093
Other 85,555
Road transport 7,757

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 £
Air transport 1,362,541 795,864 -566,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,192,960 956,326 -236,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,162 679,931 +261,769
Other 49,881 35,674 -14,207
Road transport 7,757 0 -7,757

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,486,459
Birmingham Airport 623,396
East Midlands Airport 567,051
Liverpool Docks 566,506
London Heathrow Airport 477,289

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 889,901 596,558 -293,343
Birmingham Airport 399,969 223,427 -176,542
East Midlands Airport 396,382 170,669 -225,713
Liverpool Docks 77,489 489,017 +411,528
London Heathrow Airport 360,112 117,177 -242,935
ZLC 171,335 140,553 -30,782
Immingham Docks 86,678 148,208 +61,530
London Gateway Port 152,330 38,694 -113,636
Dover 61,138 120,170 +59,032
Southampton 15,613 116,109 +100,496

Quick facts

HS code: 830810

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

Description: Small metal pieces used to fasten or decorate clothes, shoes, and accessories