Import/export HS code 830890: Various metal fasteners and parts

Includes various small metal parts like clasps, frames, and beads used for clothing, accessories, or other products

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 14,174,166
Romania 10,345,719
France 5,958,850
United States 4,540,966
Poland 4,450,538

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 8,135,894 6,038,272 -2,097,622
Romania 6,004,672 4,341,047 -1,663,625
France 3,982,520 1,976,330 -2,006,190
United States 3,292,916 1,248,050 -2,044,866
Poland 2,143,480 2,307,058 +163,578
Italy 1,757,858 2,634,808 +876,950
Taiwan 2,019,904 1,352,024 -667,880
Germany 1,201,657 1,024,486 -177,171
Czechia 1,282,382 935,465 -346,917
Turkey 849,263 913,506 +64,243

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 16,887,689
Romania 12,862,106
Italy 5,501,393
Poland 4,690,117
United States 4,547,402

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 9,772,523 7,115,166 -2,657,357
Romania 7,853,457 5,008,649 -2,844,808
Italy 2,699,133 2,802,260 +103,127
Poland 2,156,961 2,533,156 +376,195
United States 3,287,485 1,259,917 -2,027,568
Taiwan 2,016,077 1,483,084 -532,993
Czechia 1,375,505 975,843 -399,662
France 1,244,171 1,027,496 -216,675
Turkey 887,499 949,610 +62,111
Hungary 819,583 359,539 -460,044

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 122
Inner London - East 53
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 39

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 89 78 -11
Inner London - East 36 34 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 33 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 27 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 15 -19
Greater Manchester 25 17 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 19 -2
West Midlands 24 20 -4
Outer London - West and North West 17 16 -1
Essex 11 18 +7

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) 26,588,529
Air transport 20,145,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,390,125
Other 970,907
Road transport 85,051

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) 15,397,988 11,190,541 -4,207,447
Air transport 11,714,057 8,431,167 -3,282,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,176,606 6,213,519 -1,963,087
Other 255,824 715,083 +459,259
Road transport 13,029 72,022 +58,993
Rail transport 17,225 16,279 -946

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,625,114
London Heathrow Airport 9,539,180
Felixstowe 8,305,152
East Midlands Airport 5,318,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,953,222

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 10,379,896 7,245,218 -3,134,678
London Heathrow Airport 5,991,308 3,547,872 -2,443,436
Felixstowe 5,333,498 2,971,654 -2,361,844
East Midlands Airport 3,184,112 2,134,885 -1,049,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,728,712 1,224,510 -504,202
London 1,145,252 1,543,914 +398,662
Southampton 1,571,585 816,770 -754,815
London Stansted Airport 1,082,904 1,082,866 -38
Manchester Airport 620,727 821,532 +200,805
London Gateway Port 546,428 754,681 +208,253

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 226
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 205
Other manufacturing 67
Manufacture of wearing apparel 47
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 109
2025-11 128
2025-10 127
2025-09 122
2025-08 126

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 348
54m+ 190
0-1m 145
15m-54m 68
Other 45

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 4,105,283
Netherlands 1,119,642
France 999,916
Poland 857,870
Germany 852,168

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 2,271,058 1,834,225 -436,833
Netherlands 729,874 389,768 -340,106
France 429,934 569,982 +140,048
Poland 772,839 85,031 -687,808
Germany 340,250 511,918 +171,668
Ireland 417,356 370,649 -46,707
Italy 357,766 382,787 +25,021
Japan 213,187 301,456 +88,269
United Arab Emirates 80,753 409,222 +328,469
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 272,080 215,467 -56,613

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 25,425
China 11,490
India 2,035
Nicaragua 1,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,284

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 14,954 10,471 -4,483
China 726 10,764 +10,038
India 759 1,276 +517
Nicaragua 0 1,513 +1,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 737 547 -190
Germany 778 94 -684
Netherlands 529 298 -231
France 104 84 -20
Turkey 0 93 +93
Sweden 20 0 -20

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 9,997,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,698,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,368,305
Other 234,384
Road transport 8,858

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 4,625,100 5,372,100 +747,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,938,225 1,759,833 -1,178,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 844,019 524,286 -319,733
Other 114,342 120,042 +5,700
Road transport 8,858 0 -8,858

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,672,419
London Heathrow Airport 3,101,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,620,018
Manchester Airport 875,127
ZLC 628,505

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,986,820 2,685,599 +698,779
London Heathrow Airport 1,329,023 1,772,918 +443,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,628,682 991,336 -637,346
Manchester Airport 515,502 359,625 -155,877
ZLC 403,478 225,027 -178,451
Harwich 446,029 111,712 -334,317
Liverpool Docks 312,573 219,044 -93,529
Immingham Docks 302,929 220,285 -82,644
London Stansted Airport 294,971 226,564 -68,407
Dover 166,557 166,765 +208

Quick facts

HS code: 830890

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

Description: Includes various small metal parts like clasps, frames, and beads used for clothing, accessories, or other products