Import/export HS code 830910: Crown corks made of metal

Metal bottle caps with a crimped edge, commonly used for sealing bottles

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 £
Italy 16,425,681
France 5,214,417
Germany 4,416,832
Netherlands 669,428
China 583,716

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 £
Italy 8,972,192 7,453,489 -1,518,703
France 2,769,882 2,444,535 -325,347
Germany 2,622,474 1,794,358 -828,116
Netherlands 58,583 610,845 +552,262
China 333,160 250,556 -82,604
Greece 344,943 222,658 -122,285
Czechia 518,177 8,977 -509,200
Belgium 272,734 184,629 -88,105
Thailand 134,615 274,734 +140,119
Poland 0 175,003 +175,003

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 £
Italy 17,211,496
France 4,383,108
Germany 3,888,120
China 875,329
Czechia 774,468

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 £
Italy 9,482,719 7,728,777 -1,753,942
France 2,513,339 1,869,769 -643,570
Germany 1,985,199 1,902,921 -82,278
China 410,288 465,041 +54,753
Czechia 765,491 8,977 -756,514
Greece 344,943 233,084 -111,859
Thailand 134,615 274,734 +140,119
United Kingdom 69,472 201,497 +132,025
Poland 0 175,003 +175,003
Canada 46,453 25,053 -21,400

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 8
Kent 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Kent 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 2 4 +2
Devon 2 2 +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) 20,597,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,674,902
Other 1,039,422
Air transport 509,234
Road transport 27,439

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) 10,826,060 9,771,002 -1,055,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,590,823 3,084,079 -1,506,744
Other 477,383 562,039 +84,656
Air transport 429,306 79,928 -349,378
Road transport 27,439 0 -27,439

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,522,216
Dover 6,162,700
Purfleet 4,680,481
Eurotunnel 2,605,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,449,277

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,711,520 2,810,696 -900,824
Dover 3,154,903 3,007,797 -147,106
Purfleet 1,998,071 2,682,410 +684,339
Eurotunnel 1,575,039 1,030,241 -544,798
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,349,566 1,099,711 -249,855
London 1,501,007 744,913 -756,094
Killingholme 1,071,906 807,762 -264,144
000 477,383 562,039 +84,656
Felixstowe 270,818 215,106 -55,712
Southampton 400,703 62,969 -337,734

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 35
Manufacture of beverages 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 22
2025-08 19

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 33
54m+ 29
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 6

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 £
France 2,862,333
Australia 269,195
Italy 98,907
Spain 96,697
Germany 71,819

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 £
France 42,766 2,819,567 +2,776,801
Australia 106,588 162,607 +56,019
Italy 81,165 17,742 -63,423
Spain 30,870 65,827 +34,957
Germany 18,524 53,295 +34,771
Ireland 5,278 35,254 +29,976
United States 16,070 15,123 -947
Netherlands 14,687 4,867 -9,820
New Zealand 4,410 8,820 +4,410
Turkey 11,074 1,394 -9,680

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) 3,194,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 296,419
Air transport 116,027

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) 197,457 2,996,658 +2,799,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,103 181,316 +66,213
Air transport 82,894 33,133 -49,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,051,431
London Gateway Port 155,762
Dover 101,050
East Midlands Airport 73,323
Southampton 71,265

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 192,179 2,859,252 +2,667,073
London Gateway Port 40,993 114,769 +73,776
Dover 0 101,050 +101,050
East Midlands Airport 54,970 18,353 -36,617
Southampton 60,015 11,250 -48,765
Felixstowe 4,410 49,041 +44,631
Holyhead 5,278 18,688 +13,410
London Heathrow Airport 13,354 6,672 -6,682
Liverpool Docks 9,685 6,668 -3,017
Milford 0 15,000 +15,000

Quick facts

HS code: 830910

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

Description: Metal bottle caps with a crimped edge, commonly used for sealing bottles