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 13,383,112
United States 9,626,542
France 6,766,402
Netherlands 5,830,324
China 3,009,549

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 7,010,963 6,372,149 -638,814
United States 4,532,206 5,094,336 +562,130
France 3,747,869 3,018,533 -729,336
Netherlands 2,655,916 3,174,408 +518,492
China 1,648,233 1,361,316 -286,917
Spain 1,041,714 819,179 -222,535
Italy 547,990 493,573 -54,417
Belgium 337,878 248,965 -88,913
Taiwan 279,684 161,997 -117,687
Japan 111,979 149,527 +37,548

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 17,344,855
United States 12,421,119
China 4,740,715
United Kingdom 2,926,259
Spain 1,888,368

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 9,277,171 8,067,684 -1,209,487
United States 5,566,504 6,854,615 +1,288,111
China 2,450,185 2,290,530 -159,655
United Kingdom 1,541,181 1,385,078 -156,103
Spain 1,042,637 845,731 -196,906
Italy 489,637 306,050 -183,587
Taiwan 286,041 174,998 -111,043
France 130,151 295,843 +165,692
Japan 114,579 154,881 +40,302
Canada 82,981 82,383 -598

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 19
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 14 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 9 14 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 7 -4
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Essex 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 23,983,522
Air transport 11,567,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,699,442
Other 2,751,634
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) 12,426,341 11,557,181 -869,160
Air transport 5,424,058 6,143,724 +719,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,967,537 2,731,905 -235,632
Other 1,682,774 1,068,860 -613,914
Road transport 5,067 0 -5,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,275,126
Eurotunnel 6,268,491
London Stansted Airport 4,583,134
000 2,751,634
East Midlands Airport 2,402,178

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 6,354,341 5,920,785 -433,556
Eurotunnel 2,640,921 3,627,570 +986,649
London Stansted Airport 2,149,413 2,433,721 +284,308
000 1,682,774 1,068,860 -613,914
East Midlands Airport 1,024,771 1,377,407 +352,636
Felixstowe 1,521,068 686,649 -834,419
London 1,086,065 1,006,909 -79,156
Birmingham Airport 958,090 852,111 -105,979
London Gateway Port 607,421 1,132,501 +525,080
London Heathrow Airport 793,830 697,511 -96,319

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
2026-01 64
2025-11 60
2025-10 60
2025-09 56
2025-08 55

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+ 109
1m-15m 89
15m-54m 23
Other 21
0-1m 12

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 24,264,607
Germany 12,731,406
United States 7,085,494
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,529,555
Switzerland 3,498,334

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 12,624,911 11,639,696 -985,215
Germany 7,303,370 5,428,036 -1,875,334
United States 5,440,351 1,645,143 -3,795,208
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,340,050 2,189,505 +849,455
Switzerland 1,547,803 1,950,531 +402,728
France 1,417,942 1,206,383 -211,559
India 880,787 1,318,996 +438,209
Spain 1,112,465 857,368 -255,097
Italy 898,929 862,958 -35,971
Poland 914,423 731,886 -182,537

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 382,009
China 8,557
Ireland 4,923
Italy 1,656
Spain 380

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 181,773 200,236 +18,463
China 395 8,162 +7,767
Ireland 2,253 2,670 +417
Italy 1,656 0 -1,656
Spain 334 46 -288
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) 47,825,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,416,159
Air transport 10,717,070
Other 398,148
Road transport 9,997

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) 24,239,434 23,585,991 -653,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,168,580 3,247,579 -6,921,001
Air transport 4,136,769 6,580,301 +2,443,532
Other 186,412 211,736 +25,324
Road transport 9,997 0 -9,997

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,963,193
Immingham Docks 22,360,518
London Heathrow Airport 5,719,891
London Gateway Port 5,619,936
Felixstowe 1,881,094

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 14,667,419 12,295,774 -2,371,645
Immingham Docks 11,634,172 10,726,346 -907,826
London Heathrow Airport 2,028,614 3,691,277 +1,662,663
London Gateway Port 4,364,912 1,255,024 -3,109,888
Felixstowe 1,245,201 635,893 -609,308
East Midlands Airport 800,776 1,004,964 +204,188
London Stansted Airport 499,568 1,063,914 +564,346
Portsmouth 408,833 467,383 +58,550
Tyne 457,875 411,601 -46,274
ZLC 561,130 305,522 -255,608

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