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 7,735,723
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 973,941
Italy 860,734
Spain 710,797
France 493,247

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 4,089,859 3,645,864 -443,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 655,431 318,510 -336,921
Italy 486,796 373,938 -112,858
Spain 359,900 350,897 -9,003
France 195,999 297,248 +101,249
Netherlands 272,336 196,226 -76,110
United States 191,933 171,029 -20,904
Poland 71,760 211,278 +139,518
Germany 148,699 124,039 -24,660
Taiwan 180,004 90,692 -89,312

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 8,882,343
Italy 1,046,628
Spain 694,862
India 380,530
Netherlands 324,135

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 4,803,946 4,078,397 -725,549
Italy 485,484 561,144 +75,660
Spain 359,606 335,256 -24,350
India 278,084 102,446 -175,638
Netherlands 158,505 165,630 +7,125
Taiwan 193,309 127,760 -65,549
United States 174,452 124,690 -49,762
Poland 67,952 209,447 +141,495
Turkey 126,182 120,910 -5,272
Germany 101,572 94,667 -6,905

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 53
Outer London - West and North West 38
Greater Manchester 32
West Midlands 30
Inner London - East 29

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 33 34 +1
Outer London - West and North West 24 22 -2
Greater Manchester 22 18 -4
West Midlands 23 19 -4
Inner London - East 21 16 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 17 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 11 +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 5,799,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,456,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,527,122
Other 49,131
Road transport 8,103

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 3,183,590 2,615,533 -568,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,048,430 2,408,247 -640,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,202,297 1,324,825 +122,528
Other 37,558 11,573 -25,985
Road transport 3,810 4,293 +483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,547,527
London Heathrow Airport 1,995,417
Dover 1,143,395
Southampton 1,087,687
Birmingham Airport 1,059,928

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 1,932,774 1,614,753 -318,021
London Heathrow Airport 1,177,148 818,269 -358,879
Dover 438,869 704,526 +265,657
Southampton 704,689 382,998 -321,691
Birmingham Airport 529,123 530,805 +1,682
East Midlands Airport 508,161 481,154 -27,007
Thamesport 368,751 183,222 -185,529
London Gateway Port 257,973 289,794 +31,821
London Stansted Airport 295,372 204,220 -91,152
499 191,216 212,487 +21,271

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
166
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
135
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
40
Other manufacturing
33
Manufacture of wearing apparel
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 51
2026-04 51
2026-03 48
2026-02 73
2026-01 53

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 209
0-1m 110
54m+ 92
15m-54m 49
Other 25

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 1,043,589
Canada 792,482
Germany 597,412
Netherlands 236,789
France 229,417

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 252,246 791,343 +539,097
Canada 498,989 293,493 -205,496
Germany 353,931 243,481 -110,450
Netherlands 135,065 101,724 -33,341
France 133,911 95,506 -38,405
Ireland 115,969 112,740 -3,229
Sweden 108,299 51,467 -56,832
Poland 98,947 43,435 -55,512
China 113,871 26,387 -87,484
Portugal 71,666 45,819 -25,847

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 24,539
China 13,372
XI 10,833
Nicaragua 1,266
Sweden 254

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 16,899 7,640 -9,259
China 8,661 4,711 -3,950
XI 7,294 3,539 -3,755
Nicaragua 1,214 52 -1,162
Sweden 196 58 -138
Germany 35 51 +16
Poland 53 0 -53
Malaysia 0 35 +35
Belgium 0 17 +17
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,881,828
Air transport 1,794,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,473,633
Other 73,363

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) 1,087,728 794,100 -293,628
Air transport 1,207,506 587,373 -620,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 380,589 1,093,044 +712,455
Other 44,697 28,666 -16,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,271,848
Liverpool Docks 1,164,229
East Midlands Airport 456,762
Birmingham Airport 412,308
London Heathrow Airport 372,823

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 763,761 508,087 -255,674
Liverpool Docks 148,403 1,015,826 +867,423
East Midlands Airport 318,651 138,111 -180,540
Birmingham Airport 412,308 0 -412,308
London Heathrow Airport 187,367 185,456 -1,911
ZLC 182,572 146,101 -36,471
Immingham Docks 145,552 92,614 -52,938
Dover 69,750 111,589 +41,839
Southampton 118,169 19,556 -98,613
London Stansted Airport 40,131 50,480 +10,349

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