Import/export HS code 830910: Crown corks made of metal

Metal bottle caps with a crimped edge, commonly used for sealing bottles

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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 £
Italy 17,434,239
France 5,389,826
Germany 4,869,264
China 672,929
Czechia 613,162

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 £
Italy 8,947,143 8,487,096 -460,047
France 2,856,787 2,533,039 -323,748
Germany 2,676,309 2,192,955 -483,354
China 353,822 319,107 -34,715
Czechia 476,034 137,128 -338,906
Greece 339,222 259,010 -80,212
Belgium 377,855 116,764 -261,091
Netherlands 10,412 456,162 +445,750
Thailand 134,615 141,311 +6,696
United States 152,778 21,111 -131,667

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 £
Italy 18,260,671
France 4,555,156
Germany 3,974,648
China 970,241
Czechia 913,810

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 £
Italy 9,514,554 8,746,117 -768,437
France 2,686,878 1,868,278 -818,600
Germany 2,001,887 1,972,761 -29,126
China 399,008 571,233 +172,225
Czechia 755,394 158,416 -596,978
Greece 339,222 269,436 -69,786
Thailand 134,615 141,311 +6,696
United Kingdom 0 270,969 +270,969
Poland 0 168,646 +168,646
Canada 46,453 25,053 -21,400

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 9
Kent 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Kent 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Devon 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1

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) 21,371,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,209,790
Other 1,149,140
Air transport 636,658
Road transport 27,439

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) 10,683,906 10,687,370 +3,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,771,282 3,438,508 -1,332,774
Other 469,128 680,012 +210,884
Air transport 516,183 120,475 -395,708
Road transport 27,439 0 -27,439

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,686,960
Dover 6,346,795
Purfleet 4,827,648
Eurotunnel 2,829,411
London 2,800,327

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,579,791 3,107,169 -472,622
Dover 2,989,903 3,356,892 +366,989
Purfleet 1,913,351 2,914,297 +1,000,946
Eurotunnel 1,596,544 1,232,867 -363,677
London 1,902,287 898,040 -1,004,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,316,552 1,098,335 -218,217
Killingholme 1,061,961 935,968 -125,993
000 469,128 680,012 +210,884
Felixstowe 328,926 170,190 -158,736
Southampton 341,900 121,772 -220,128

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 35
Manufacture of beverages 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 22
2025-08 19
2025-07 23

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 35
54m+ 30
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 6

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 £
France 2,856,311
Australia 292,167
Spain 92,737
Italy 92,566
Germany 65,491

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 £
France 43,873 2,812,438 +2,768,565
Australia 129,560 162,607 +33,047
Spain 998 91,739 +90,741
Italy 6,496 86,070 +79,574
Germany 16,046 49,445 +33,399
United States 34,527 20,574 -13,953
Ireland 5,278 35,254 +29,976
China 23,843 0 -23,843
Netherlands 14,687 4,867 -9,820
Turkey 11,074 1,394 -9,680

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) 3,173,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 326,461
Air transport 155,095

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) 93,193 3,079,919 +2,986,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,555 176,906 +27,351
Air transport 113,093 42,002 -71,091

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,030,428
London Gateway Port 163,099
Dover 101,050
East Midlands Airport 93,151
Southampton 89,827

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 87,915 2,942,513 +2,854,598
London Gateway Port 48,330 114,769 +66,439
Dover 0 101,050 +101,050
East Midlands Airport 65,912 27,239 -38,673
Southampton 82,987 6,840 -76,147
Felixstowe 4,410 49,041 +44,631
Holyhead 5,278 18,688 +13,410
London Heathrow Airport 14,494 6,672 -7,822
London Stansted Airport 19,017 0 -19,017
Liverpool Docks 9,685 6,668 -3,017

Quick facts

HS code: 830910

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

Description: Metal bottle caps with a crimped edge, commonly used for sealing bottles