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 15,900,179
Romania 11,061,257
France 5,520,356
United States 5,286,018
Poland 4,938,899

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 8,447,446 7,452,733 -994,713
Romania 5,839,805 5,221,452 -618,353
France 3,529,211 1,991,145 -1,538,066
United States 3,310,379 1,975,639 -1,334,740
Poland 2,201,194 2,737,705 +536,511
Italy 1,980,731 2,823,156 +842,425
Taiwan 1,873,053 1,679,497 -193,556
Czechia 1,344,401 1,113,002 -231,399
Germany 1,176,206 1,182,869 +6,663
Turkey 879,005 939,690 +60,685

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 18,683,572
Romania 13,919,389
Italy 5,380,169
United States 5,269,053
Poland 5,183,424

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 10,043,052 8,640,520 -1,402,532
Romania 7,755,075 6,164,314 -1,590,761
Italy 2,372,292 3,007,877 +635,585
United States 3,329,426 1,939,627 -1,389,799
Poland 2,223,982 2,959,442 +735,460
Taiwan 1,907,796 1,829,904 -77,892
Czechia 1,406,614 1,166,651 -239,963
France 1,231,571 1,268,718 +37,147
Turkey 933,663 958,055 +24,392
Austria 653,648 604,095 -49,553

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 135
Inner London - East 53
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 43

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 86 99 +13
Inner London - East 38 34 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 30 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35 31 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 21 -12
West Midlands 24 24 +0
Greater Manchester 28 16 -12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 23 +1
Outer London - West and North West 21 19 -2
Essex 14 16 +2

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) 28,381,251
Air transport 21,625,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,162,661
Other 975,845
Road transport 119,646

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) 15,036,778 13,344,473 -1,692,305
Air transport 11,516,036 10,109,243 -1,406,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,524,983 7,637,678 -887,305
Other 321,251 654,594 +333,343
Road transport 8,426 111,220 +102,794
Rail transport 14,648 12,106 -2,542

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 19,065,713
London Heathrow Airport 10,591,172
Felixstowe 8,420,579
East Midlands Airport 4,866,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,210,344

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 10,147,308 8,918,405 -1,228,903
London Heathrow Airport 5,991,765 4,599,407 -1,392,358
Felixstowe 5,486,801 2,933,778 -2,553,023
East Midlands Airport 2,767,813 2,098,849 -668,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,642,923 1,567,421 -75,502
London 1,260,254 1,523,014 +262,760
Southampton 1,468,514 1,240,913 -227,601
London Stansted Airport 1,098,977 1,438,748 +339,771
London Gateway Port 609,535 1,032,266 +422,731
Manchester Airport 726,817 857,722 +130,905

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 248
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 218
Other manufacturing 68
Manufacture of wearing apparel 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 128
2026-03 117
2026-02 129
2026-01 109
2025-12 120

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 371
54m+ 192
0-1m 147
15m-54m 76
Other 50

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 4,369,089
Germany 1,198,590
France 1,145,512
Netherlands 1,112,321
Italy 960,127

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 2,574,521 1,794,568 -779,953
Germany 363,456 835,134 +471,678
France 524,663 620,849 +96,186
Netherlands 739,554 372,767 -366,787
Italy 434,647 525,480 +90,833
Ireland 400,253 466,362 +66,109
Poland 732,738 43,554 -689,184
Japan 254,340 313,850 +59,510
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 244,594 264,986 +20,392
United Arab Emirates 123,253 385,387 +262,134

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 24,360
China 13,193
Nicaragua 8,634
India 2,040
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,380

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 12,412 11,948 -464
China 680 12,513 +11,833
Nicaragua 0 8,634 +8,634
India 759 1,281 +522
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 737 643 -94
Germany 778 94 -684
Netherlands 378 300 -78
France 68 67 -1
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 11,315,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,222,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,389,013
Other 261,298
Road transport 2,988

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 5,153,855 6,161,722 +1,007,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,202,992 2,019,406 -1,183,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 752,140 636,873 -115,267
Other 112,385 148,913 +36,528
Road transport 2,988 0 -2,988

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,244,377
London Heathrow Airport 3,449,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,991,829
Manchester Airport 1,206,323
ZLC 677,965

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 1,962,693 3,281,684 +1,318,991
London Heathrow Airport 1,929,794 1,520,000 -409,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,756,423 1,235,406 -521,017
Manchester Airport 514,400 691,923 +177,523
ZLC 398,959 279,006 -119,953
Immingham Docks 321,801 228,625 -93,176
Liverpool Docks 321,846 203,242 -118,604
Harwich 453,491 67,262 -386,229
London Stansted Airport 243,956 240,565 -3,391
Dover 151,429 184,947 +33,518

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