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

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

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 £
Italy 17,124,948
France 5,397,752
Germany 4,651,488
Netherlands 669,428
China 633,771

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 8,795,206 8,329,742 -465,464
France 2,791,614 2,606,138 -185,476
Germany 2,551,292 2,100,196 -451,096
Netherlands 10,412 659,016 +648,604
China 363,446 270,325 -93,121
Greece 378,306 222,658 -155,648
Czechia 429,470 137,128 -292,342
Belgium 325,044 184,629 -140,415
Thailand 134,615 274,734 +140,119
Poland 0 175,003 +175,003

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 17,963,073
France 4,566,443
Germany 4,065,363
China 925,384
Czechia 818,413

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 9,306,445 8,656,628 -649,817
France 2,625,066 1,941,377 -683,689
Germany 1,930,912 2,134,451 +203,539
China 402,933 522,451 +119,518
Czechia 659,997 158,416 -501,581
Greece 378,306 233,084 -145,222
Thailand 134,615 274,734 +140,119
United Kingdom 0 270,969 +270,969
Poland 0 175,003 +175,003
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 6 7 +1
Kent 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
West Central Scotland 2 4 +2
Devon 2 2 +0

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) 21,411,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,035,187
Other 1,092,334
Air transport 576,674
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) 10,443,579 10,968,016 +524,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,677,093 3,358,094 -1,318,999
Other 463,917 628,417 +164,500
Air transport 458,988 117,686 -341,302
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 6,786,965
Dover 6,280,570
Purfleet 4,806,514
Eurotunnel 2,719,978
London 2,586,464

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,681,449 3,105,516 -575,933
Dover 2,887,007 3,393,563 +506,556
Purfleet 1,819,953 2,986,561 +1,166,608
Eurotunnel 1,487,988 1,231,990 -255,998
London 1,788,148 798,316 -989,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,363,896 1,164,304 -199,592
Killingholme 993,735 933,393 -60,342
000 463,917 628,417 +164,500
Felixstowe 274,690 221,699 -52,991
Southampton 389,127 74,545 -314,582

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 37
Manufacture of beverages 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 22
2025-08 19

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+ 29
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 2,862,333
Australia 292,167
Italy 98,907
Spain 96,697
Germany 73,191

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 42,766 2,819,567 +2,776,801
Australia 129,560 162,607 +33,047
Italy 80,204 18,703 -61,501
Spain 23,337 73,360 +50,023
Germany 19,896 53,295 +33,399
United States 39,978 15,123 -24,855
Ireland 5,278 35,254 +29,976
Netherlands 14,687 4,867 -9,820
New Zealand 4,410 8,820 +4,410
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) 3,198,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 330,871
Air transport 141,075

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) 193,090 3,005,152 +2,812,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,555 181,316 +31,761
Air transport 104,252 36,823 -67,429

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,055,558
London Gateway Port 163,099
Dover 101,050
Southampton 94,237
East Midlands Airport 93,151

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 187,812 2,867,746 +2,679,934
London Gateway Port 48,330 114,769 +66,439
Dover 0 101,050 +101,050
Southampton 82,987 11,250 -71,737
East Midlands Airport 73,858 19,293 -54,565
Felixstowe 4,410 49,041 +44,631
Holyhead 5,278 18,688 +13,410
London Heathrow Airport 14,494 6,672 -7,822
Liverpool Docks 9,685 6,668 -3,017
Milford 0 15,000 +15,000

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