Import/export HS code 830110: Padlocks

Portable locks with a shackle, used for securing doors, gates, or boxes. Made of metal

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* 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 35,659,910
France 7,244,438
Finland 5,484,951
Germany 4,830,304
Italy 3,485,863

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 21,867,489 13,792,421 -8,075,068
France 4,231,025 3,013,413 -1,217,612
Finland 2,788,041 2,696,910 -91,131
Germany 2,397,243 2,433,061 +35,818
Italy 2,216,783 1,269,080 -947,703
Taiwan 1,311,497 934,602 -376,895
United States 927,607 799,039 -128,568
Spain 761,379 879,191 +117,812
India 894,787 631,903 -262,884
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 721,252 350,681 -370,571

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 47,868,717
Finland 4,899,129
Taiwan 3,028,932
Mexico 2,597,280
Sweden 2,056,151

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 28,319,246 19,549,471 -8,769,775
Finland 2,235,521 2,663,608 +428,087
Taiwan 1,730,280 1,298,652 -431,628
Mexico 1,437,718 1,159,562 -278,156
Sweden 1,397,596 658,555 -739,041
India 898,460 643,425 -255,035
Italy 848,021 486,768 -361,253
Germany 405,872 457,552 +51,680
Spain 447,596 329,429 -118,167
Malaysia 553,856 70,527 -483,329

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
West Midlands 32
Greater Manchester 28
Outer London - West and North West 25
West Yorkshire 21

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 27 23 -4
West Midlands 26 22 -4
Greater Manchester 21 21 +0
Outer London - West and North West 17 18 +1
West Yorkshire 18 15 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 16 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Essex 11 7 -4
Outer London - East and North East 6 9 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,571,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,679,991
Air transport 12,892,580
Other 2,859,476
Road transport 6,291

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,197,674 15,374,000 -6,823,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,232,922 6,447,069 -1,785,853
Air transport 7,083,615 5,808,965 -1,274,650
Other 1,882,122 977,354 -904,768
Road transport 0 6,291 +6,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,153,428
Southampton 8,201,966
London Gateway Port 7,239,402
Dover 5,981,251
Birmingham Airport 5,882,498

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 £
Felixstowe 10,545,237 5,608,191 -4,937,046
Southampton 5,707,239 2,494,727 -3,212,512
London Gateway Port 2,748,988 4,490,414 +1,741,426
Dover 2,879,458 3,101,793 +222,335
Birmingham Airport 3,834,568 2,047,930 -1,786,638
Thamesport 2,587,626 1,750,282 -837,344
000 1,882,122 977,354 -904,768
Immingham Docks 1,250,492 1,577,221 +326,729
London 1,711,319 621,053 -1,090,266
East Midlands Airport 937,067 1,026,171 +89,104

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 161
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 110
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19
Other manufacturing 17
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 82
2025-11 76
2025-10 87
2025-09 85
2025-08 79

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 141
54m+ 104
0-1m 64
15m-54m 54
Other 45

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 £
Ireland 3,026,009
France 1,427,245
United States 929,788
United Arab Emirates 759,556
Switzerland 757,494

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 £
Ireland 1,633,887 1,392,122 -241,765
France 863,540 563,705 -299,835
United States 662,150 267,638 -394,512
United Arab Emirates 688,442 71,114 -617,328
Switzerland 272,276 485,218 +212,942
Belgium 617,879 38,231 -579,648
Germany 376,383 235,961 -140,422
Netherlands 207,542 395,234 +187,692
Norway 218,977 180,554 -38,423
China 124,252 178,068 +53,816

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 £
China 31,680
Ireland 6,087
XI 4,484
France 3,844
Taiwan 1,361

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 £
China 19,940 11,740 -8,200
Ireland 5,418 669 -4,749
XI 2,687 1,797 -890
France 1,846 1,998 +152
Taiwan 823 538 -285
Mexico 904 91 -813
Sweden 412 0 -412
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 179 3 -176
India 101 0 -101
Cameroon 54 0 -54

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) 6,086,579
Air transport 4,345,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,356,552
Other 78,087

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) 3,764,587 2,321,992 -1,442,595
Air transport 2,067,484 2,278,424 +210,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,638,660 717,892 -920,768
Other 60,360 17,727 -42,633

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,787,333
Holyhead 2,134,259
East Midlands Airport 1,269,790
London Gateway Port 1,228,257
London Heathrow Airport 1,217,325

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 1,781,809 1,005,524 -776,285
Holyhead 1,143,263 990,996 -152,267
East Midlands Airport 681,071 588,719 -92,352
London Gateway Port 1,159,955 68,302 -1,091,653
London Heathrow Airport 691,152 526,173 -164,979
ZLC 408,771 771,519 +362,748
Immingham Docks 358,648 469,994 +111,346
Liverpool Docks 295,045 150,694 -144,351
Dover 275,783 155,939 -119,844
Manchester Airport 186,680 226,024 +39,344

Quick facts

HS code: 830110

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

Description: Portable locks with a shackle, used for securing doors, gates, or boxes. Made of metal