Import/export HS code 830590: Various metal office supplies and parts

Includes other metal office tools and accessories not listed elsewhere, along with their parts

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 3,895,806
Germany 301,601
Ireland 274,818
Poland 153,729
Taiwan 125,588

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 2,291,174 1,604,632 -686,542
Germany 139,811 161,790 +21,979
Ireland 126,635 148,183 +21,548
Poland 113,046 40,683 -72,363
Taiwan 116,299 9,289 -107,010
Netherlands 49,011 74,920 +25,909
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,045 30,375 -40,670
France 59,557 30,324 -29,233
Japan 56,583 30,207 -26,376
United States 27,102 34,164 +7,062

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 4,405,618
Taiwan 124,947
Germany 122,513
United States 80,006
Slovenia 62,355

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 2,611,573 1,794,045 -817,528
Taiwan 112,231 12,716 -99,515
Germany 34,906 87,607 +52,701
United States 24,992 55,014 +30,022
Slovenia 49,908 12,447 -37,461
Japan 14,458 37,825 +23,367
Poland 33,837 16,160 -17,677
Italy 16,659 20,643 +3,984
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,538 5,351 -12,187
Netherlands 7,009 9,538 +2,529

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9

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 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 2 8 +6
West Midlands 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Essex 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 4 -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) 3,471,664
Air transport 892,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 687,381
Other 412,056

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) 2,134,614 1,337,050 -797,564
Air transport 472,862 419,298 -53,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,343 347,038 +6,695
Other 229,283 182,773 -46,510

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,476,071
Southampton 1,407,417
London Gateway Port 418,979
000 412,056
Dover 383,302

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 969,917 506,154 -463,763
Southampton 1,000,737 406,680 -594,057
London Gateway Port 53,468 365,511 +312,043
000 229,283 182,773 -46,510
Dover 187,223 196,079 +8,856
London Heathrow Airport 145,387 123,012 -22,375
East Midlands Airport 105,460 63,700 -41,760
Birmingham Airport 67,856 67,276 -580
London 80,550 49,195 -31,355
Eurotunnel 74,633 46,115 -28,518

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of paper and paper products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 24
2026-02 23
2026-01 25
2025-12 22

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 78
54m+ 43
15m-54m 20
Other 13
0-1m 11

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 3,923,688
Poland 1,412,951
Netherlands 465,060
Germany 235,024
United States 85,799

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 1,930,640 1,993,048 +62,408
Poland 634,596 778,355 +143,759
Netherlands 333,040 132,020 -201,020
Germany 119,346 115,678 -3,668
United States 36,232 49,567 +13,335
Jordan 62,868 0 -62,868
Saudi Arabia 44,048 3,515 -40,533
Taiwan 33,218 5,653 -27,565
Denmark 24,520 3,974 -20,546
Trinidad and Tobago 22,407 0 -22,407

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 5,067,429
Ireland 132,727
Poland 129,185
Switzerland 99
China 28

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 2,463,293 2,604,136 +140,843
Ireland 22,460 110,267 +87,807
Poland 59,290 69,895 +10,605
Switzerland 15 84 +69
China 26 2 -24

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,329,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 675,381
Air transport 397,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,127

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 £
Other 2,545,147 2,784,476 +239,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 448,906 226,475 -222,431
Air transport 238,791 158,281 -80,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,929 35,198 -108,731

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,329,623
Dover / Eurotunnel 353,695
Dover 213,389
East Midlands Airport 131,131
London Heathrow Airport 122,174

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 £
000 2,545,147 2,784,476 +239,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 166,444 187,251 +20,807
Dover 212,332 1,057 -211,275
East Midlands Airport 76,207 54,924 -21,283
London Heathrow Airport 76,795 45,379 -31,416
ZLC 71,891 33,291 -38,600
London Gateway Port 58,358 18,854 -39,504
Felixstowe 64,720 9,959 -54,761
Liverpool Docks 40,185 255 -39,930
Holyhead 15,289 15,763 +474

Quick facts

HS code: 830590

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

Description: Includes other metal office tools and accessories not listed elsewhere, along with their parts