Import/export HS code 73181535: Stainless steel screws and bolts

Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, resistant to rust and corrosion

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 10,793,342
Italy 5,611,744
United States 4,992,895
Japan 4,140,870
Germany 4,053,087

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 5,328,436 5,464,906 +136,470
Italy 3,828,147 1,783,597 -2,044,550
United States 2,879,375 2,113,520 -765,855
Japan 1,242,735 2,898,135 +1,655,400
Germany 2,609,738 1,443,349 -1,166,389
Austria 1,197,812 817,591 -380,221
France 877,108 855,896 -21,212
India 826,728 873,175 +46,447
Netherlands 759,185 622,778 -136,407
Poland 415,531 579,888 +164,357

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 13,386,577
Italy 6,005,141
United States 5,927,189
Japan 4,183,083
Germany 2,842,937

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 6,917,562 6,469,015 -448,547
Italy 4,134,711 1,870,430 -2,264,281
United States 3,296,492 2,630,697 -665,795
Japan 1,277,944 2,905,139 +1,627,195
Germany 1,887,185 955,752 -931,433
India 781,246 858,658 +77,412
Taiwan 1,097,432 400,263 -697,169
Poland 497,148 654,697 +157,549
France 628,211 476,384 -151,827
Netherlands 217,188 347,127 +129,939

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 53
West Midlands 44
Inner London - West 39
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31

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 32 38 +6
West Midlands 34 33 -1
Inner London - West 27 22 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 21 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 17 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 17 +3
Inner London - East 16 10 -6
West Yorkshire 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 18 9 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 10 -6

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,040,150
Air transport 13,976,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,300,606
Other 327,864
Road transport 120,067

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,364,118 8,676,032 +311,914
Air transport 7,507,846 6,468,307 -1,039,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,469,682 3,830,924 -3,638,758
Other 215,081 112,783 -102,298
Road transport 50,780 69,287 +18,507
Rail transport 0 5,500 +5,500

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,727,691
London Stansted Airport 4,903,961
Southampton 4,781,607
Dover 4,308,339
London Heathrow Airport 3,322,028

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 £
Felixstowe 4,199,169 2,528,522 -1,670,647
London Stansted Airport 2,779,322 2,124,639 -654,683
Southampton 1,904,396 2,877,211 +972,815
Dover 3,073,866 1,234,473 -1,839,393
London Heathrow Airport 1,654,316 1,667,712 +13,396
Manchester Airport 1,231,029 898,713 -332,316
East Midlands Airport 971,248 1,053,407 +82,159
London Gateway Port 542,851 1,476,685 +933,834
Immingham Docks 667,247 875,749 +208,502
London 599,528 910,855 +311,327

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 141
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 72
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 46
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
2026-01 94
2025-11 98
2025-10 94
2025-09 85
2025-08 92

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+ 280
1m-15m 200
15m-54m 57
Other 57
0-1m 28

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 8,034,233
Norway 4,622,684
Hungary 3,372,421
Germany 3,236,938
France 3,028,492

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 5,407,980 2,626,253 -2,781,727
Norway 2,547,701 2,074,983 -472,718
Hungary 1,414,404 1,958,017 +543,613
Germany 1,804,846 1,432,092 -372,754
France 1,684,120 1,344,372 -339,748
Ireland 1,491,485 1,172,142 -319,343
Canada 917,928 1,551,516 +633,588
Netherlands 1,563,294 866,197 -697,097
Spain 934,821 1,097,311 +162,490
India 627,337 1,164,129 +536,792

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 87,418
Ireland 54,928
Nicaragua 17,948
China 6,492
Germany 3,598

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 82,721 4,697 -78,024
Ireland 883 54,045 +53,162
Nicaragua 15,587 2,361 -13,226
China 4,500 1,992 -2,508
Germany 3,419 179 -3,240
United States 428 0 -428
India 53 61 +8
Portugal 114 0 -114
Spain 0 92 +92
Switzerland 74 0 -74

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 28,710,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,893,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,755,666
Other 178,370
Road transport 7,256

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 16,303,779 12,407,027 -3,896,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,791,346 8,102,584 -1,688,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,316,708 5,438,958 -877,750
Other 112,621 65,749 -46,872
Road transport 7,256 0 -7,256

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,556,585
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,443,083
East Midlands Airport 11,164,850
London Gateway Port 4,173,664
Immingham Docks 4,034,808

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,813,057 4,743,528 -3,069,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,022,858 5,420,225 -1,602,633
East Midlands Airport 5,959,725 5,205,125 -754,600
London Gateway Port 2,179,508 1,994,156 -185,352
Immingham Docks 2,231,871 1,802,937 -428,934
Southampton 1,908,795 1,767,980 -140,815
ZLC 829,504 844,735 +15,231
London Stansted Airport 731,904 864,384 +132,480
Holyhead 882,391 663,028 -219,363
Manchester Airport 639,157 490,146 -149,011

Quick facts

HS code: 73181535

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

Description: Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, resistant to rust and corrosion