Import/export HS code 830890: Various metal fasteners and parts

Includes various small metal parts like clasps, frames, and beads used for clothing, accessories, or other products

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 14,594,742
Romania 11,161,186
France 6,132,719
Poland 4,645,655
United States 4,581,485

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 7,788,244 6,806,498 -981,746
Romania 6,322,746 4,838,440 -1,484,306
France 3,779,963 2,352,756 -1,427,207
Poland 2,158,467 2,487,188 +328,721
United States 3,300,788 1,280,697 -2,020,091
Italy 1,747,043 2,811,511 +1,064,468
Taiwan 1,906,234 1,490,578 -415,656
Czechia 1,246,738 1,090,486 -156,252
Germany 1,200,547 1,128,389 -72,158
Turkey 1,015,672 926,422 -89,250

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 17,533,583
Romania 13,719,286
Italy 5,690,287
Poland 4,885,221
United States 4,601,079

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 9,583,614 7,949,969 -1,633,645
Romania 8,012,173 5,707,113 -2,305,060
Italy 2,598,928 3,091,359 +492,431
Poland 2,168,841 2,716,380 +547,539
United States 3,307,071 1,294,008 -2,013,063
Taiwan 1,895,441 1,633,367 -262,074
Czechia 1,340,077 1,132,453 -207,624
France 1,234,357 1,128,249 -106,108
Turkey 1,049,325 967,109 -82,216
Hungary 868,885 431,304 -437,581

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 125
Inner London - East 52
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40

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 85 83 -2
Inner London - East 35 35 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 34 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 30 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 18 -14
Greater Manchester 24 19 -5
Outer London - West and North West 20 17 -3
West Midlands 24 22 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 20 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 18 +6

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) 28,187,112
Air transport 20,924,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,774,429
Other 986,779
Road transport 88,924

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) 15,635,370 12,551,742 -3,083,628
Air transport 11,874,636 9,049,912 -2,824,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,763,447 7,010,982 -752,465
Other 255,085 731,694 +476,609
Road transport 16,902 72,022 +55,120
Rail transport 17,225 16,279 -946

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,901,234
London Heathrow Airport 9,793,017
Felixstowe 8,525,491
East Midlands Airport 5,551,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,972,405

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 10,703,812 8,197,422 -2,506,390
London Heathrow Airport 6,064,854 3,728,163 -2,336,691
Felixstowe 4,908,611 3,616,880 -1,291,731
East Midlands Airport 3,171,837 2,380,110 -791,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,711,115 1,261,290 -449,825
London 1,122,151 1,632,878 +510,727
Southampton 1,495,578 919,153 -576,425
London Stansted Airport 1,152,330 1,120,843 -31,487
Manchester Airport 679,084 831,301 +152,217
London Gateway Port 485,844 847,711 +361,867

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 232
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 209
Other manufacturing 67
Manufacture of wearing apparel 47
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 109
2025-11 128
2025-10 127
2025-09 122
2025-08 126

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 357
54m+ 192
0-1m 150
15m-54m 70
Other 47

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 £
United States 4,205,183
Netherlands 1,122,884
France 1,019,803
Poland 925,916
Germany 878,101

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 £
United States 2,288,915 1,916,268 -372,647
Netherlands 712,899 409,985 -302,914
France 395,645 624,158 +228,513
Poland 775,234 150,682 -624,552
Germany 338,413 539,688 +201,275
Ireland 398,494 405,257 +6,763
Italy 299,066 471,384 +172,318
Japan 205,009 326,995 +121,986
United Arab Emirates 97,993 411,672 +313,679
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 270,496 218,634 -51,862

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 27,894
China 11,518
India 2,035
Nicaragua 1,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,343

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 16,707 11,187 -5,520
China 690 10,828 +10,138
India 4 2,031 +2,027
Nicaragua 0 1,513 +1,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 741 602 -139
Germany 651 292 -359
Netherlands 480 347 -133
France 104 84 -20
Turkey 0 93 +93
Sweden 20 0 -20

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 10,226,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,827,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,455,740
Other 239,868
Road transport 17,229

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 4,556,575 5,669,755 +1,113,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,812,264 2,015,620 -796,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 897,714 558,026 -339,688
Other 106,166 133,702 +27,536
Road transport 17,229 0 -17,229

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,774,581
London Heathrow Airport 3,147,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,726,975
Manchester Airport 887,320
ZLC 652,515

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,959,189 2,815,392 +856,203
London Heathrow Airport 1,253,592 1,893,971 +640,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,572,827 1,154,148 -418,679
Manchester Airport 527,695 359,625 -168,070
ZLC 389,979 262,536 -127,443
Harwich 455,585 144,781 -310,804
Liverpool Docks 321,195 245,119 -76,076
Immingham Docks 279,831 246,125 -33,706
London Stansted Airport 290,396 232,130 -58,266
Dover 158,840 183,553 +24,713

Quick facts

HS code: 830890

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

Description: Includes various small metal parts like clasps, frames, and beads used for clothing, accessories, or other products