Import/export HS code 830820: Tubular or split rivets made of metal

Metal rivets used to join materials like leather or fabric in bags, shoes, and other items

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  • 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 £
Germany 12,870,390
United States 9,518,177
France 7,048,056
Netherlands 5,705,961
China 3,011,795

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 £
Germany 6,945,815 5,924,575 -1,021,240
United States 4,389,574 5,128,603 +739,029
France 3,798,119 3,249,937 -548,182
Netherlands 2,704,589 3,001,372 +296,783
China 1,548,239 1,463,556 -84,683
Spain 1,045,917 790,513 -255,404
Italy 516,099 491,015 -25,084
Belgium 331,742 254,331 -77,411
Taiwan 206,390 235,291 +28,901
Japan 111,054 118,556 +7,502

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 £
Germany 17,051,939
United States 12,435,030
China 4,682,079
United Kingdom 2,773,733
Spain 1,865,653

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 £
Germany 9,130,883 7,921,056 -1,209,827
United States 5,619,159 6,815,871 +1,196,712
China 2,359,262 2,322,817 -36,445
United Kingdom 1,540,093 1,233,640 -306,453
Spain 1,048,588 817,065 -231,523
Italy 457,309 325,393 -131,916
Taiwan 230,936 235,224 +4,288
France 130,835 284,933 +154,098
Japan 111,092 126,472 +15,380
Canada 69,869 95,495 +25,626

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 20 15 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 5 -5
Essex 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 3 10 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,478,896
Air transport 11,356,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,869,769
Other 2,753,931
Road transport 5,067

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,166,325 11,312,571 -853,754
Air transport 5,354,329 6,002,248 +647,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,915,713 2,954,056 +38,343
Other 1,641,949 1,111,982 -529,967
Road transport 1,863 3,204 +1,341

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,789,689
Eurotunnel 6,329,615
London Stansted Airport 4,517,750
000 2,753,931
East Midlands Airport 2,338,464

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 £
Dover 6,065,127 5,724,562 -340,565
Eurotunnel 2,652,184 3,677,431 +1,025,247
London Stansted Airport 2,190,645 2,327,105 +136,460
000 1,641,949 1,111,982 -529,967
East Midlands Airport 1,015,737 1,322,727 +306,990
Felixstowe 1,349,311 883,528 -465,783
London 1,088,045 991,700 -96,345
Birmingham Airport 900,829 867,627 -33,202
London Gateway Port 586,764 1,152,882 +566,118
London Heathrow Airport 764,322 739,628 -24,694

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 72
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 22
Manufacture of other transport equipment 18
Air transport 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 61
2025-09 56
2025-08 55
2025-07 70

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
54m+ 110
1m-15m 89
15m-54m 22
Other 22
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 £
Netherlands 24,651,209
Germany 13,054,294
United States 7,342,780
Switzerland 3,405,973
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,195,348

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 £
Netherlands 12,838,700 11,812,509 -1,026,191
Germany 7,521,311 5,532,983 -1,988,328
United States 5,559,904 1,782,876 -3,777,028
Switzerland 1,518,711 1,887,262 +368,551
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,154,406 2,040,942 +886,536
France 1,457,313 1,135,541 -321,772
India 1,112,453 1,217,757 +105,304
Spain 1,077,651 840,056 -237,595
Italy 920,155 806,361 -113,794
Poland 907,996 732,946 -175,050

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 383,243
Ireland 5,738
Italy 1,670
China 574
XU 497

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 178,336 204,907 +26,571
Ireland 2,989 2,749 -240
Italy 1,670 0 -1,670
China 393 181 -212
XU 0 497 +497
Spain 297 83 -214
United States 0 7 +7
France 0 4 +4
Germany 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,475,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,879,171
Air transport 9,926,529
Other 392,114
Road transport 13,754

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) 23,576,645 23,898,500 +321,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,718,580 3,160,591 -8,557,989
Air transport 3,947,111 5,979,418 +2,032,307
Other 183,686 208,428 +24,742
Road transport 13,754 0 -13,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,455,484
Immingham Docks 21,536,445
London Gateway Port 5,910,069
London Heathrow Airport 5,344,947
Felixstowe 1,887,437

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 15,142,388 12,313,096 -2,829,292
Immingham Docks 10,616,735 10,919,710 +302,975
London Gateway Port 4,717,425 1,192,644 -3,524,781
London Heathrow Airport 1,890,372 3,454,575 +1,564,203
Felixstowe 1,155,987 731,450 -424,537
East Midlands Airport 827,147 1,001,838 +174,691
Killingholme 1,553,026 0 -1,553,026
London Stansted Airport 490,289 738,445 +248,156
Tyne 441,800 429,976 -11,824
Portsmouth 368,980 499,978 +130,998

Quick facts

HS code: 830820

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

Description: Metal rivets used to join materials like leather or fabric in bags, shoes, and other items