Import/export HS code 830820: Tubular or split rivets made of metal

Metal rivets used to join materials like leather or fabric in bags, shoes, and other items

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Germany 12,649,387
United States 9,218,867
France 6,500,710
Netherlands 5,687,709
China 2,886,254

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 £
Germany 6,914,970 5,734,417 -1,180,553
United States 4,703,555 4,515,312 -188,243
France 3,832,614 2,668,096 -1,164,518
Netherlands 2,762,421 2,925,288 +162,867
China 1,647,353 1,238,901 -408,452
Spain 1,027,146 734,667 -292,479
Italy 563,895 456,912 -106,983
Belgium 370,900 212,247 -158,653
Taiwan 263,438 161,997 -101,441
Japan 117,852 141,664 +23,812

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 £
Germany 16,492,360
United States 11,891,166
China 4,567,491
United Kingdom 2,827,504
Spain 1,789,288

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 £
Germany 9,251,099 7,241,261 -2,009,838
United States 5,781,460 6,109,706 +328,246
China 2,463,325 2,104,166 -359,159
United Kingdom 1,575,833 1,251,671 -324,162
Spain 1,028,069 761,219 -266,850
Italy 496,501 277,811 -218,690
Taiwan 267,457 174,998 -92,459
France 133,630 283,932 +150,302
Japan 122,692 144,778 +22,086
Czechia 144,836 17,842 -126,994

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12

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
West Midlands 20 12 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 10 -6
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Essex 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,892,977
Air transport 11,070,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,489,335
Other 2,696,687
Road transport 5,067

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,409,212 10,483,765 -1,925,447
Air transport 5,609,860 5,460,547 -149,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,002,043 2,487,292 -514,751
Other 1,780,184 916,503 -863,681
Road transport 5,067 0 -5,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,735,600
Eurotunnel 6,184,340
London Stansted Airport 4,286,930
000 2,696,687
East Midlands Airport 2,336,437

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 £
Dover 6,329,568 5,406,032 -923,536
Eurotunnel 2,960,752 3,223,588 +262,836
London Stansted Airport 2,215,421 2,071,509 -143,912
000 1,780,184 916,503 -863,681
East Midlands Airport 1,022,003 1,314,434 +292,431
Felixstowe 1,485,559 580,492 -905,067
London 1,086,424 895,834 -190,590
Birmingham Airport 973,504 735,032 -238,472
London Gateway Port 658,325 1,028,986 +370,661
London Heathrow Airport 772,383 687,449 -84,934

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 71
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 22
Air transport 17
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 64
2025-11 60
2025-10 60
2025-09 56
2025-08 55

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+ 108
1m-15m 87
15m-54m 22
Other 21
0-1m 12

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 £
Netherlands 23,462,248
Germany 12,061,586
United States 6,315,593
Switzerland 3,442,376
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,431,724

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 £
Netherlands 12,757,112 10,705,136 -2,051,976
Germany 7,066,216 4,995,370 -2,070,846
United States 4,771,904 1,543,689 -3,228,215
Switzerland 1,594,660 1,847,716 +253,056
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,352,740 2,078,984 +726,244
France 1,386,814 1,127,068 -259,746
India 896,500 1,235,801 +339,301
Spain 1,122,575 803,526 -319,049
Italy 939,501 768,755 -170,746
Poland 914,072 653,327 -260,745

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 366,512
China 8,397
Ireland 4,736
Spain 300
Italy 136

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 181,995 184,517 +2,522
China 237 8,160 +7,923
Ireland 2,066 2,670 +604
Spain 254 46 -208
Italy 136 0 -136
United States 6 1 -5
France 0 4 +4

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) 46,526,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,945,549
Air transport 10,298,934
Other 380,703
Road transport 7,900

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) 24,843,634 21,682,981 -3,160,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,960,617 2,984,932 -5,975,685
Air transport 4,120,244 6,178,690 +2,058,446
Other 184,694 196,009 +11,315
Road transport 7,900 0 -7,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,817,384
Immingham Docks 21,751,557
London Heathrow Airport 5,605,835
London Gateway Port 5,027,228
Felixstowe 1,807,092

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 14,429,545 11,387,839 -3,041,706
Immingham Docks 11,956,878 9,794,679 -2,162,199
London Heathrow Airport 2,152,615 3,453,220 +1,300,605
London Gateway Port 3,886,548 1,140,680 -2,745,868
Felixstowe 1,211,079 596,013 -615,066
East Midlands Airport 747,496 953,474 +205,978
London Stansted Airport 534,454 1,000,016 +465,562
Tyne 506,025 353,851 -152,174
Portsmouth 425,074 419,554 -5,520
ZLC 431,465 267,086 -164,379

Quick facts

HS code: 830820

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

Description: Metal rivets used to join materials like leather or fabric in bags, shoes, and other items