Import/export HS code 830150: Clasps with locks

Metal clasps or frames that include built-in locks, used for securing items

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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 £
China 2,215,123
Poland 882,560
Germany 415,475
Bulgaria 288,964
Netherlands 257,391

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 1,134,316 1,080,807 -53,509
Poland 521,747 360,813 -160,934
Germany 287,106 128,369 -158,737
Bulgaria 229,341 59,623 -169,718
Netherlands 118,739 138,652 +19,913
France 140,787 62,587 -78,200
Spain 85,632 35,554 -50,078
Denmark 9,817 110,300 +100,483
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,688 16,092 -81,596
United States 56,216 55,792 -424

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 2,889,750
Poland 638,806
Germany 307,440
Bulgaria 288,964
Israel 191,297

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 1,513,940 1,375,810 -138,130
Poland 377,965 260,841 -117,124
Germany 231,067 76,373 -154,694
Bulgaria 229,341 59,623 -169,718
Israel 40,547 150,750 +110,203
Taiwan 106,383 49,047 -57,336
France 103,916 25,794 -78,122
Spain 72,742 27,790 -44,952
Romania 1,254 70,192 +68,938
United States 50,657 20,505 -30,152

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Greater Manchester 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Devon 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Kent 3 3 +0

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) 2,267,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,517,750
Air transport 1,312,558
Other 5,802
Road transport 1,417

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) 1,211,263 1,056,709 -154,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 908,775 608,975 -299,800
Air transport 764,310 548,248 -216,062
Other 4,735 1,067 -3,668
Road transport 1,417 0 -1,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,041,690
Felixstowe 925,464
Southampton 583,165
London Heathrow Airport 478,566
Thamesport 408,478

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 636,016 405,674 -230,342
Felixstowe 430,569 494,895 +64,326
Southampton 338,211 244,954 -93,257
London Heathrow Airport 252,885 225,681 -27,204
Thamesport 248,773 159,705 -89,068
Birmingham Airport 222,820 173,663 -49,157
East Midlands Airport 209,340 76,209 -133,131
London 165,736 42,403 -123,333
Eurotunnel 60,572 131,023 +70,451
Immingham Docks 85,325 30,871 -54,454

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 18
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 20
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
54m+ 56
1m-15m 51
15m-54m 15
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 £
Germany 1,101,021
United States 745,931
Spain 427,880
Ireland 424,353
Switzerland 132,112

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 £
Germany 633,526 467,495 -166,031
United States 217,707 528,224 +310,517
Spain 240,857 187,023 -53,834
Ireland 111,691 312,662 +200,971
Switzerland 99,228 32,884 -66,344
Guyana 0 118,910 +118,910
United Arab Emirates 37,554 68,176 +30,622
Australia 58,022 44,128 -13,894
Norway 79,271 21,495 -57,776
Sweden 64,296 26,156 -38,140

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 1,208
Ireland 876
Germany 77
XI 63
Switzerland 16

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 574 634 +60
Ireland 0 876 +876
Germany 77 0 -77
XI 55 8 -47
Switzerland 16 0 -16
Czechia 0 2 +2

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) 2,118,569
Air transport 1,732,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 303,647
Other 2,424
Road transport 989

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) 1,134,409 984,160 -150,249
Air transport 768,911 963,954 +195,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,026 243,621 +183,595
Other 904 1,520 +616
Road transport 989 0 -989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,453,689
London Heathrow Airport 539,866
ZLC 486,158
East Midlands Airport 432,230
Holyhead 283,296

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 959,090 494,599 -464,491
London Heathrow Airport 255,738 284,128 +28,390
ZLC 242,446 243,712 +1,266
East Midlands Airport 121,242 310,988 +189,746
Holyhead 58,087 225,209 +167,122
Dover 10,189 179,848 +169,659
Manchester Airport 62,647 93,193 +30,546
Liverpool Docks 59,087 69,165 +10,078
London Stansted Airport 87,827 31,933 -55,894
Eurotunnel 0 99,030 +99,030

Quick facts

HS code: 830150

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

Description: Metal clasps or frames that include built-in locks, used for securing items