Import/export HS code 830170: Keys sold separately

Individual keys made of metal, sold without locks

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 6,571,339
Germany 4,361,784
Italy 3,175,925
Czechia 2,488,344
Spain 2,149,044

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 3,996,055 2,575,284 -1,420,771
Germany 2,565,804 1,795,980 -769,824
Italy 2,041,575 1,134,350 -907,225
Czechia 1,351,615 1,136,729 -214,886
Spain 1,279,334 869,710 -409,624
Austria 891,295 638,814 -252,481
Taiwan 674,107 409,479 -264,628
Australia 232,201 835,374 +603,173
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 656,097 364,205 -291,892
Israel 371,647 604,404 +232,757

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 8,331,016
Czechia 3,727,522
Spain 2,909,253
Italy 2,691,120
Germany 1,876,866

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 5,100,491 3,230,525 -1,869,966
Czechia 2,084,590 1,642,932 -441,658
Spain 1,726,287 1,182,966 -543,321
Italy 1,618,776 1,072,344 -546,432
Germany 1,160,314 716,552 -443,762
Austria 890,398 635,298 -255,100
United States 618,000 600,016 -17,984
Taiwan 696,197 402,844 -293,353
Israel 367,447 604,404 +236,957
Australia 231,978 715,959 +483,981

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 40
West Midlands 36
Inner London - West 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Greater Manchester 23

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 35 22 -13
West Midlands 29 26 -3
Inner London - West 22 14 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 19 +1
Greater Manchester 15 12 -3
Essex 17 14 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 16 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 10 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 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 £
Air transport 11,828,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,801,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,453,954
Other 1,049,109
Road transport 529,661

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 £
Air transport 6,528,634 5,300,008 -1,228,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,887,434 3,913,683 -1,973,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,432,947 3,021,007 -1,411,940
Other 814,886 234,223 -580,663
Road transport 26,657 503,004 +476,347
Rail transport 0 43,081 +43,081

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,665,170
Birmingham Airport 3,821,819
Eurotunnel 3,777,429
Felixstowe 3,397,939
Dover 2,561,022

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,471,896 2,193,274 -278,622
Birmingham Airport 2,165,471 1,656,348 -509,123
Eurotunnel 2,228,450 1,548,979 -679,471
Felixstowe 2,304,810 1,093,129 -1,211,681
Dover 1,631,581 929,441 -702,140
Harwich 1,018,645 680,428 -338,217
London Heathrow Airport 759,252 876,130 +116,878
Southampton 656,949 897,121 +240,172
London 561,855 605,730 +43,875
000 814,886 234,223 -580,663

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 113
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 49
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 76
2025-10 88
2025-09 89
2025-08 90

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+ 171
1m-15m 166
15m-54m 45
0-1m 44
Other 33

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 2,242,522
Ireland 736,288
Germany 471,932
Netherlands 380,316
Italy 339,760

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 1,404,290 838,232 -566,058
Ireland 361,935 374,353 +12,418
Germany 233,407 238,525 +5,118
Netherlands 177,370 202,946 +25,576
Italy 230,057 109,703 -120,354
France 118,493 103,921 -14,572
Belgium 55,544 105,648 +50,104
India 108,229 49,770 -58,459
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,776 29,980 -92,796
China 106,589 44,915 -61,674

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 £
India 12,146
Ireland 11,048
XI 4,959
Italy 4,038
China 2,754

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 £
India 12,146 0 -12,146
Ireland 182 10,866 +10,684
XI 4,006 953 -3,053
Italy 2,350 1,688 -662
China 1,637 1,117 -520
Belgium 620 1,365 +745
Germany 757 1,063 +306
Turkey 343 3 -340
Japan 101 105 +4
France 103 82 -21

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,929,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,158,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,626
Other 40,597
Road transport 6,612

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 £
Air transport 2,991,001 1,938,172 -1,052,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 589,236 569,613 -19,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 217,351 241,275 +23,924
Other 22,819 17,778 -5,041
Road transport 6,612 0 -6,612

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,991,794
London Heathrow Airport 819,571
ZLC 683,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 558,162
Holyhead 390,552

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,036,957 954,837 -1,082,120
London Heathrow Airport 563,678 255,893 -307,785
ZLC 209,612 473,458 +263,846
Dover / Eurotunnel 290,863 267,299 -23,564
Holyhead 194,071 196,481 +2,410
London Stansted Airport 97,236 184,530 +87,294
Southampton 80,153 170,837 +90,684
Manchester Airport 74,922 52,988 -21,934
London Gateway Port 58,872 56,345 -2,527
Felixstowe 71,975 8,228 -63,747

Quick facts

HS code: 830170

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

Description: Individual keys made of metal, sold without locks