Import/export HS code 830160: Parts of locks and keys

Spare parts for locks, keys, and other metal security items

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 £
China 43,680,185
Germany 31,222,651
Spain 12,587,391
Taiwan 5,001,180
Israel 4,629,715

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 22,554,503 21,125,682 -1,428,821
Germany 13,877,336 17,345,315 +3,467,979
Spain 6,998,131 5,589,260 -1,408,871
Taiwan 3,209,671 1,791,509 -1,418,162
Israel 2,483,690 2,146,025 -337,665
France 2,786,266 1,030,230 -1,756,036
Austria 1,831,793 1,682,550 -149,243
United States 1,825,667 1,602,409 -223,258
Italy 2,137,540 1,070,776 -1,066,764
Czechia 1,718,800 1,404,844 -313,956

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 46,802,775
Germany 28,847,651
Spain 10,997,409
Taiwan 5,343,389
Israel 3,707,175

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 23,601,932 23,200,843 -401,089
Germany 13,270,712 15,576,939 +2,306,227
Spain 5,596,125 5,401,284 -194,841
Taiwan 3,402,043 1,941,346 -1,460,697
Israel 2,054,459 1,652,716 -401,743
United States 1,945,710 1,595,944 -349,766
Austria 1,853,365 1,666,963 -186,402
Italy 2,206,393 1,269,150 -937,243
Turkey 2,042,958 1,418,524 -624,434
Czechia 1,907,094 1,520,547 -386,547

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 50
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Greater Manchester 28

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 41 36 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 27 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 24 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 20 -2
Greater Manchester 18 22 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 20 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 19 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 19 +2
Essex 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 14 12 -2

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) 55,299,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,390,910
Air transport 31,930,532
Rail transport 1,340,852
Road transport 1,013,866

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) 29,625,218 25,674,421 -3,950,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,548,086 22,842,824 +1,294,738
Air transport 16,717,634 15,212,898 -1,504,736
Rail transport 894,080 446,772 -447,308
Road transport 683,278 330,588 -352,690
Other 153,581 179,295 +25,714

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,098,178
Felixstowe 25,793,611
Birmingham Airport 11,505,775
Southampton 10,737,894
Thamesport 8,928,676

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 13,454,364 16,643,814 +3,189,450
Felixstowe 17,131,289 8,662,322 -8,468,967
Birmingham Airport 5,649,290 5,856,485 +207,195
Southampton 6,381,502 4,356,392 -2,025,110
Thamesport 5,032,387 3,896,289 -1,136,098
London Gateway Port 1,071,233 7,370,511 +6,299,278
London Heathrow Airport 4,089,043 3,666,437 -422,606
East Midlands Airport 2,145,631 2,911,364 +765,733
Eurotunnel 2,868,860 2,057,170 -811,690
London Stansted Airport 2,817,022 1,426,721 -1,390,301

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 135
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Other manufacturing 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 109
2025-11 137
2025-10 130
2025-09 131
2025-08 120

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 233
54m+ 158
15m-54m 59
0-1m 56
Other 42

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 £
United States 7,321,048
France 5,234,296
Ireland 3,162,725
Dominican Republic 1,690,506
United Arab Emirates 1,682,080

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 £
United States 4,044,705 3,276,343 -768,362
France 3,155,791 2,078,505 -1,077,286
Ireland 1,728,096 1,434,629 -293,467
Dominican Republic 1,266,863 423,643 -843,220
United Arab Emirates 912,208 769,872 -142,336
Germany 881,557 698,944 -182,613
Poland 775,870 540,333 -235,537
Estonia 514,102 797,852 +283,750
Egypt 131,804 799,712 +667,908
Czechia 446,900 362,814 -84,086

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 £
XI 39,195
China 16,753
Spain 11,617
Ireland 2,429
Germany 1,285

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 £
XI 0 39,195 +39,195
China 9,818 6,935 -2,883
Spain 11,601 16 -11,585
Ireland 2,429 0 -2,429
Germany 301 984 +683
Italy 462 248 -214
Hungary 0 276 +276
Viet Nam 173 0 -173
France 43 0 -43
Portugal 0 26 +26

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) 14,674,622
Air transport 12,769,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,454,268
Other 342,322
Road transport 13,242

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) 8,156,839 6,517,783 -1,639,056
Air transport 7,661,351 5,108,480 -2,552,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,397,635 3,056,633 -341,002
Other 264,470 77,852 -186,618
Road transport 13,242 0 -13,242

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,571,164
London Heathrow Airport 5,914,566
East Midlands Airport 3,911,422
Southampton 2,557,945
Felixstowe 1,768,518

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 6,081,267 4,489,897 -1,591,370
London Heathrow Airport 3,845,894 2,068,672 -1,777,222
East Midlands Airport 1,962,912 1,948,510 -14,402
Southampton 1,242,491 1,315,454 +72,963
Felixstowe 1,194,322 574,196 -620,126
Holyhead 703,105 714,162 +11,057
London Gateway Port 618,675 700,265 +81,590
ZLC 508,035 476,959 -31,076
Manchester Airport 572,701 172,393 -400,308
Liverpool Docks 292,595 442,297 +149,702

Quick facts

HS code: 830160

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

Description: Spare parts for locks, keys, and other metal security items