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

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

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 7,641,405
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 953,038
Spain 898,328
Italy 847,572
France 552,236

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 4,230,255 3,411,150 -819,105
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 617,357 335,681 -281,676
Spain 403,922 494,406 +90,484
Italy 444,901 402,671 -42,230
France 239,137 313,099 +73,962
Netherlands 290,091 257,745 -32,346
United States 184,112 133,976 -50,136
India 242,512 74,336 -168,176
Taiwan 193,624 83,934 -109,690
Germany 137,646 137,885 +239

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 8,718,319
Italy 1,052,834
Spain 738,359
India 447,162
Netherlands 373,524

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 5,019,670 3,698,649 -1,321,021
Italy 459,224 593,610 +134,386
Spain 246,318 492,041 +245,723
India 311,376 135,786 -175,590
Netherlands 178,893 194,631 +15,738
Austria 253,155 90,398 -162,757
Taiwan 188,267 137,369 -50,898
United States 152,191 122,583 -29,608
Turkey 90,279 132,787 +42,508
France 147,871 71,448 -76,423

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 52
Greater Manchester 38
Outer London - West and North West 36
Inner London - East 30
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 28 35 +7
Greater Manchester 28 18 -10
Outer London - West and North West 20 24 +4
Inner London - East 21 18 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 18 -4
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 12 +4

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 6,057,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,298,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,502,485
Other 46,939
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 3,391,449 2,666,143 -725,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,032,541 2,265,875 -766,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,165,645 1,336,840 +171,195
Other 34,048 12,891 -21,157
Road transport 5,910 0 -5,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,389,629
London Heathrow Airport 2,111,306
Dover 1,238,059
Birmingham Airport 1,078,563
Southampton 1,068,611

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 2,083,953 1,305,676 -778,277
London Heathrow Airport 1,353,768 757,538 -596,230
Dover 429,337 808,722 +379,385
Birmingham Airport 507,453 571,110 +63,657
Southampton 483,408 585,203 +101,795
East Midlands Airport 503,627 478,773 -24,854
Thamesport 385,364 237,276 -148,088
London Stansted Airport 265,044 268,282 +3,238
London Gateway Port 215,692 259,167 +43,475
London 291,250 151,909 -139,341

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 165
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Other manufacturing 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 64
2025-10 76
2025-09 68
2025-08 59

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 206
0-1m 113
54m+ 88
15m-54m 50
Other 30

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 671,906
Germany 567,498
France 434,874
Ireland 242,357

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 442,104 318,477 -123,627
United States 214,503 457,403 +242,900
Germany 239,675 327,823 +88,148
France 345,485 89,389 -256,096
Ireland 115,659 126,698 +11,039
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 227,581 0 -227,581
Netherlands 115,049 110,145 -4,904
Poland 106,454 62,068 -44,386
Portugal 84,233 63,772 -20,461
Sweden 61,428 80,587 +19,159

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 32,950
XI 14,173
China 10,834
Nicaragua 1,266
Ireland 845

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 22,014 10,936 -11,078
XI 8,622 5,551 -3,071
China 3,295 7,539 +4,244
Nicaragua 1,214 52 -1,162
Ireland 845 0 -845
Sweden 288 126 -162
Germany 117 34 -83
Poland 53 0 -53
Malaysia 0 35 +35
Czechia 1 0 -1

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 2,118,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,103,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,018,602
Other 79,630
Road transport 3,724

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 1,386,609 732,390 -654,219
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,145,914 957,740 -188,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 373,058 645,544 +272,486
Other 44,229 35,401 -8,828
Road transport 3,724 0 -3,724

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,450,559
Birmingham Airport 623,396
East Midlands Airport 542,185
Liverpool Docks 541,842
London Heathrow Airport 459,459

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 844,001 606,558 -237,443
Birmingham Airport 447,754 175,642 -272,112
East Midlands Airport 384,726 157,459 -227,267
Liverpool Docks 55,778 486,064 +430,286
London Heathrow Airport 342,895 116,564 -226,331
ZLC 162,732 140,829 -21,903
Immingham Docks 82,557 143,530 +60,973
Dover 55,796 122,083 +66,287
London Gateway Port 132,021 38,694 -93,327
Southampton 54,889 76,833 +21,944

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