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 8,201,221
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,031,978
Spain 956,034
Italy 869,800
Netherlands 519,887

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 4,201,723 3,999,498 -202,225
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 693,463 338,515 -354,948
Spain 481,119 474,915 -6,204
Italy 473,590 396,210 -77,380
Netherlands 274,341 245,546 -28,795
France 187,424 314,599 +127,175
United States 200,060 195,567 -4,493
Poland 107,551 212,530 +104,979
Taiwan 186,713 112,401 -74,312
Germany 125,807 151,611 +25,804

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 9,411,188
Italy 1,061,238
Spain 783,760
India 392,553
Netherlands 355,922

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 4,953,663 4,457,525 -496,138
Italy 485,825 575,413 +89,588
Spain 329,260 454,500 +125,240
India 277,535 115,018 -162,517
Netherlands 154,139 201,783 +47,644
Austria 252,620 90,900 -161,720
Taiwan 198,342 140,951 -57,391
Poland 103,710 210,771 +107,061
United States 162,127 150,371 -11,756
Turkey 91,991 154,890 +62,899

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 55
Outer London - West and North West 38
Greater Manchester 37
Inner London - East 28
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 31 35 +4
Outer London - West and North West 21 27 +6
Greater Manchester 26 19 -7
Inner London - East 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 17 -4
West Midlands 22 19 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 16 +2
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 6,208,590
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,732,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,835,804
Other 47,098
Road transport 9,113

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 3,217,160 2,991,430 -225,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,097,732 2,635,208 -462,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,159 1,450,645 +65,486
Other 35,442 11,656 -23,786
Road transport 5,910 3,203 -2,707

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,714,825
London Heathrow Airport 2,061,666
Dover 1,334,499
Southampton 1,128,290
Birmingham Airport 1,107,450

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 2,047,283 1,667,542 -379,741
London Heathrow Airport 1,227,774 833,892 -393,882
Dover 537,108 797,391 +260,283
Southampton 633,355 494,935 -138,420
Birmingham Airport 493,041 614,409 +121,368
East Midlands Airport 488,660 571,154 +82,494
Thamesport 390,303 226,481 -163,822
London Gateway Port 275,930 298,724 +22,794
London Stansted Airport 255,100 265,265 +10,165
Manchester Airport 194,966 244,959 +49,993

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 169
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 134
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 37
Other manufacturing 33
Manufacture of wearing apparel 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 51
2026-03 48
2026-02 73
2026-01 53
2025-12 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 211
0-1m 114
54m+ 95
15m-54m 52
Other 27

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 988,606
Canada 798,530
Germany 604,996
Ireland 250,620
Netherlands 241,062

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 269,460 719,146 +449,686
Canada 421,701 376,829 -44,872
Germany 264,298 340,698 +76,400
Ireland 132,394 118,226 -14,168
Netherlands 126,167 114,895 -11,272
France 137,045 102,876 -34,169
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 133,722 23,751 -109,971
Sweden 117,262 34,433 -82,829
Poland 108,738 40,138 -68,600
China 108,887 33,996 -74,891

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 24,504
China 13,181
XI 11,987
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 15,102 9,402 -5,700
China 8,056 5,125 -2,931
XI 7,848 4,139 -3,709
Nicaragua 1,214 52 -1,162
Sweden 356 58 -298
Germany 47 56 +9
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 1,965,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,908,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,365,615
Other 74,102

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 1,327,280 638,711 -688,569
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,038,004 870,126 -167,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,569 1,085,046 +804,477
Other 42,768 31,334 -11,434

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,288,558
Liverpool Docks 1,046,480
East Midlands Airport 529,489
Birmingham Airport 464,432
London Heathrow Airport 432,445

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 691,455 597,103 -94,352
Liverpool Docks 78,928 967,552 +888,624
East Midlands Airport 360,748 168,741 -192,007
Birmingham Airport 464,432 0 -464,432
London Heathrow Airport 242,526 189,919 -52,607
ZLC 168,428 163,001 -5,427
Immingham Docks 154,719 80,179 -74,540
Dover 73,985 107,140 +33,155
Southampton 76,318 61,407 -14,911
Holyhead 44,842 56,570 +11,728

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