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.
  • 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 £
Germany 13,224,183
United States 11,024,904
France 7,117,602
Netherlands 6,514,748
China 3,173,849

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 6,304,369 6,919,814 +615,445
United States 5,189,241 5,835,663 +646,422
France 4,131,264 2,986,338 -1,144,926
Netherlands 2,735,905 3,778,843 +1,042,938
China 1,646,116 1,527,733 -118,383
Spain 899,796 968,741 +68,945
Italy 513,295 565,040 +51,745
Belgium 369,511 186,595 -182,916
Taiwan 265,336 109,728 -155,608
Japan 134,974 161,140 +26,166

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 17,290,343
United States 14,126,831
China 5,010,763
United Kingdom 3,357,175
Spain 1,894,689

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 8,930,817 8,359,526 -571,291
United States 6,189,983 7,936,848 +1,746,865
China 2,455,662 2,555,101 +99,439
United Kingdom 1,532,232 1,824,943 +292,711
Spain 903,478 991,211 +87,733
Italy 460,700 348,339 -112,361
France 146,823 292,678 +145,855
Taiwan 275,362 139,948 -135,414
Japan 134,830 164,269 +29,439
Canada 96,067 86,682 -9,385

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Inner London - West 15
Essex 13

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 15 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 12 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 12 11 -1
Essex 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0

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) 24,745,256
Air transport 13,313,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,719,096
Other 2,849,028
Road transport 5,572

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) 11,924,513 12,820,743 +896,230
Air transport 5,848,745 7,465,184 +1,616,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,210,930 2,508,166 -702,764
Other 1,840,319 1,008,709 -831,610
Road transport 3,204 2,368 -836

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,707,536
Eurotunnel 7,154,329
London Stansted Airport 5,080,108
East Midlands Airport 3,026,660
000 2,849,028

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 6,004,801 6,702,735 +697,934
Eurotunnel 3,303,173 3,851,156 +547,983
London Stansted Airport 2,180,063 2,900,045 +719,982
East Midlands Airport 1,106,790 1,919,870 +813,080
000 1,840,319 1,008,709 -831,610
London 1,005,842 1,196,893 +191,051
Felixstowe 1,417,113 609,548 -807,565
London Gateway Port 857,605 1,151,731 +294,126
Birmingham Airport 1,013,039 831,040 -181,999
London Heathrow Airport 857,385 820,636 -36,749

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 25
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 23
Manufacture of other transport equipment 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 61
2026-03 55
2026-02 67
2026-01 64
2025-12 48

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+ 113
1m-15m 88
Other 24
15m-54m 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 24,926,057
Germany 13,336,837
United States 4,835,802
Poland 4,496,478
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,813,409

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 12,950,783 11,975,274 -975,509
Germany 6,580,473 6,756,364 +175,891
United States 3,488,838 1,346,964 -2,141,874
Poland 912,500 3,583,978 +2,671,478
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,403,276 2,410,133 +1,006,857
Switzerland 1,659,341 2,101,174 +441,833
France 1,388,026 1,801,674 +413,648
India 1,021,812 1,463,606 +441,794
Spain 1,017,812 961,415 -56,397
China 659,817 1,045,063 +385,246

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 404,049
China 26,865
Ireland 8,034
Spain 322
Germany 190

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 183,652 220,397 +36,745
China 300 26,565 +26,265
Ireland 1,194 6,840 +5,646
Spain 254 68 -186
Germany 0 190 +190
Lithuania 0 80 +80
Italy 15 0 -15
United States 7 0 -7
France 4 0 -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) 51,217,509
Air transport 15,263,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,106,431
Other 440,690

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) 25,984,412 25,233,097 -751,315
Air transport 4,723,589 10,539,877 +5,816,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,953,930 3,152,501 -2,801,429
Other 185,426 255,264 +69,838

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,253,191
Immingham Docks 23,299,266
London Heathrow Airport 7,145,299
London Stansted Airport 4,543,036
London Gateway Port 3,743,219

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 13,470,051 13,783,140 +313,089
Immingham Docks 12,000,848 11,298,418 -702,430
London Heathrow Airport 2,568,248 4,577,051 +2,008,803
London Stansted Airport 557,878 3,985,158 +3,427,280
London Gateway Port 2,628,997 1,114,222 -1,514,775
East Midlands Airport 806,040 1,165,534 +359,494
Felixstowe 1,325,662 339,829 -985,833
Portsmouth 442,100 480,435 +38,335
Tyne 845,950 14,326 -831,624
Southampton 255,566 532,806 +277,240

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