Import/export HS code 830810: Hooks, eyes, and eyelets made of metal

Small metal pieces used to fasten or decorate clothes, shoes, and accessories

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 7,311,425
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 939,655
Spain 893,095
Italy 792,239
France 520,483

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 4,184,324 3,127,101 -1,057,223
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 618,262 321,393 -296,869
Spain 444,661 448,434 +3,773
Italy 458,897 333,342 -125,555
France 226,752 293,731 +66,979
Netherlands 278,541 234,762 -43,779
India 241,356 72,189 -169,167
United States 199,650 110,496 -89,154
Taiwan 185,042 77,982 -107,060
Germany 118,376 128,869 +10,493

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 8,366,730
Italy 997,200
Spain 733,126
India 438,035
Netherlands 343,937

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 4,968,904 3,397,826 -1,571,078
Italy 470,417 526,783 +56,366
Spain 286,880 446,246 +159,366
India 307,749 130,286 -177,463
Netherlands 165,269 178,668 +13,399
Austria 257,579 77,933 -179,646
Taiwan 189,664 118,605 -71,059
United States 165,336 103,093 -62,243
Turkey 92,525 124,921 +32,396
Japan 91,061 118,773 +27,712

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 51
Greater Manchester 36
Outer London - West and North West 35
Inner London - East 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27

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 29 34 +5
Greater Manchester 26 18 -8
Outer London - West and North West 21 22 +1
Inner London - East 24 18 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 16 -7
West Midlands 20 16 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 11 +3

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 5,777,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,068,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,463,429
Other 45,259
Road transport 5,910

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 3,341,645 2,436,001 -905,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,966,033 2,102,913 -863,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,276,304 1,187,125 -89,179
Other 32,561 12,698 -19,863
Road transport 5,910 0 -5,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,229,757
London Heathrow Airport 1,982,559
Dover 1,219,477
Southampton 1,034,764
Birmingham Airport 1,005,733

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 2,030,617 1,199,140 -831,477
London Heathrow Airport 1,299,131 683,428 -615,703
Dover 480,820 738,657 +257,837
Southampton 512,918 521,846 +8,928
Birmingham Airport 510,572 495,161 -15,411
East Midlands Airport 498,527 456,458 -42,069
Thamesport 362,050 225,866 -136,184
London Stansted Airport 247,976 258,100 +10,124
London Gateway Port 219,471 244,316 +24,845
London 321,441 117,554 -203,887

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 160
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 126
Other manufacturing 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 31
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 64
2025-10 76
2025-09 68
2025-08 59

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 201
0-1m 111
54m+ 86
15m-54m 50
Other 29

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 £
Canada 760,581
United States 665,210
Germany 555,908
France 320,306
Ireland 239,004

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 £
Canada 508,900 251,681 -257,219
United States 231,020 434,190 +203,170
Germany 255,896 300,012 +44,116
France 237,509 82,797 -154,712
Ireland 122,653 116,351 -6,302
Netherlands 108,974 103,335 -5,639
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 205,856 0 -205,856
Poland 104,811 43,430 -61,381
Sweden 118,782 23,233 -95,549
China 112,245 22,640 -89,605

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 £
France 32,950
XI 13,372
China 10,823
Nicaragua 1,266
Sweden 414

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 £
France 22,182 10,768 -11,414
XI 8,693 4,679 -4,014
China 3,324 7,499 +4,175
Nicaragua 1,214 52 -1,162
Sweden 356 58 -298
Germany 80 20 -60
Poland 53 0 -53
Malaysia 0 35 +35
Czechia 1 0 -1

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 2,077,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,896,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 918,000
Other 77,831

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 1,462,641 615,237 -847,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,109,405 787,399 -322,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 291,363 626,637 +335,274
Other 43,948 33,883 -10,065

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,254,031
Birmingham Airport 623,396
Liverpool Docks 541,842
East Midlands Airport 525,873
London Heathrow Airport 439,204

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 732,290 521,741 -210,549
Birmingham Airport 514,550 108,846 -405,704
Liverpool Docks 69,305 472,537 +403,232
East Midlands Airport 378,063 147,810 -230,253
London Heathrow Airport 344,832 94,372 -250,460
ZLC 157,581 137,702 -19,879
Immingham Docks 152,097 73,005 -79,092
Dover 59,478 111,034 +51,556
Southampton 56,066 75,656 +19,590
London Gateway Port 76,807 38,694 -38,113

Quick facts

HS code: 830810

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

Description: Small metal pieces used to fasten or decorate clothes, shoes, and accessories