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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 37,028,875
France 6,953,309
Finland 5,934,434
Germany 5,440,599
Italy 3,722,408

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 21,150,468 15,878,407 -5,272,061
France 3,910,875 3,042,434 -868,441
Finland 2,758,315 3,176,119 +417,804
Germany 2,464,623 2,975,976 +511,353
Italy 2,725,349 997,059 -1,728,290
Taiwan 1,313,493 1,101,664 -211,829
United States 889,703 1,024,747 +135,044
Spain 996,388 905,288 -91,100
India 808,039 696,186 -111,853
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 567,855 451,484 -116,371

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 49,645,852
Finland 5,362,186
Taiwan 3,279,433
Mexico 2,702,327
Sweden 2,434,257

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 27,847,588 21,798,264 -6,049,324
Finland 2,199,146 3,163,040 +963,894
Taiwan 1,695,164 1,584,269 -110,895
Mexico 1,320,842 1,381,485 +60,643
Sweden 1,525,554 908,703 -616,851
India 805,441 723,196 -82,245
Italy 1,139,961 248,694 -891,267
Germany 424,906 524,735 +99,829
Spain 507,817 308,449 -199,368
Malaysia 584,029 159,666 -424,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
West Midlands 32
Outer London - West and North West 29
Greater Manchester 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24

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 19 -8
West Midlands 26 22 -4
Outer London - West and North West 22 20 -2
Greater Manchester 21 21 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 19 +3
West Yorkshire 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
Essex 11 8 -3
Outer London - East and North East 5 11 +6

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) 39,638,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,200,697
Air transport 14,447,816
Other 2,169,750
Road transport 7,663

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) 22,123,908 17,514,946 -4,608,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,561,869 6,638,828 -1,923,041
Air transport 6,776,652 7,671,164 +894,512
Other 1,897,206 272,544 -1,624,662
Road transport 2,055 5,608 +3,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,308,726
London Gateway Port 8,707,616
Southampton 8,430,179
Dover 6,457,657
Birmingham Airport 6,423,423

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 9,714,636 5,594,090 -4,120,546
London Gateway Port 3,331,054 5,376,562 +2,045,508
Southampton 5,179,903 3,250,276 -1,929,627
Dover 3,234,186 3,223,471 -10,715
Birmingham Airport 3,540,141 2,883,282 -656,859
Thamesport 3,286,569 1,494,636 -1,791,933
Immingham Docks 1,766,184 1,548,295 -217,889
East Midlands Airport 756,428 1,638,204 +881,776
London 1,626,320 658,199 -968,121
000 1,897,206 272,544 -1,624,662

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
163
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
113
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
21
Other manufacturing
16
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
2026-05 73
2026-04 70
2026-03 72
2026-02 85
2026-01 82

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 138
54m+ 107
0-1m 70
15m-54m 55
Other 50

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 3,166,361
France 1,264,489
United States 844,606
Netherlands 780,831
Switzerland 773,384

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 1,659,349 1,507,012 -152,337
France 765,649 498,840 -266,809
United States 581,638 262,968 -318,670
Netherlands 311,253 469,578 +158,325
Switzerland 471,228 302,156 -169,072
United Arab Emirates 703,062 67,796 -635,266
Belgium 469,020 98,373 -370,647
Germany 236,753 251,336 +14,583
Norway 176,619 136,340 -40,279
China 133,100 137,323 +4,223

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 31,881
Ireland 5,208
France 4,202
XI 4,039
Taiwan 1,234

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 20,454 11,427 -9,027
Ireland 4,521 687 -3,834
France 2,467 1,735 -732
XI 2,026 2,013 -13
Taiwan 990 244 -746
Mexico 921 74 -847
Sweden 412 0 -412
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 182 0 -182
India 64 0 -64
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) 5,782,362
Air transport 4,497,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,511,938
Other 62,147

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) 3,490,801 2,291,561 -1,199,240
Air transport 2,330,652 2,167,330 -163,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,415,165 1,096,773 -318,392
Other 44,570 17,577 -26,993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,657,927
Holyhead 2,189,298
London Heathrow Airport 1,292,113
ZLC 1,273,523
London Gateway Port 1,207,114

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 1,446,939 1,210,988 -235,951
Holyhead 1,171,291 1,018,007 -153,284
London Heathrow Airport 754,945 537,168 -217,777
ZLC 647,285 626,238 -21,047
London Gateway Port 1,010,264 196,850 -813,414
East Midlands Airport 578,647 628,310 +49,663
Immingham Docks 460,204 281,321 -178,883
Liverpool Docks 278,147 142,511 -135,636
Manchester Airport 184,335 225,466 +41,131
Dover 265,308 130,898 -134,410

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