Import/export HS code 73181552: Stainless steel screws and bolts

Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, durable and rust-resistant

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 5,033,188
United States 3,821,053
Taiwan 3,521,187
Germany 2,759,884
France 1,320,497

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 2,427,304 2,605,884 +178,580
United States 2,005,496 1,815,557 -189,939
Taiwan 1,999,501 1,521,686 -477,815
Germany 1,329,578 1,430,306 +100,728
France 395,783 924,714 +528,931
Switzerland 253,425 350,902 +97,477
Netherlands 325,377 178,830 -146,547
Canada 250,948 106,840 -144,108
Italy 211,818 107,079 -104,739
Spain 193,980 114,771 -79,209

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 5,849,071
Taiwan 3,733,005
United States 3,673,851
Germany 2,586,458
France 1,006,561

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 2,801,544 3,047,527 +245,983
Taiwan 2,152,522 1,580,483 -572,039
United States 1,819,297 1,854,554 +35,257
Germany 1,243,676 1,342,782 +99,106
France 306,852 699,709 +392,857
Canada 267,645 108,420 -159,225
Japan 296,186 65,825 -230,361
United Kingdom 265,065 87,163 -177,902
Switzerland 250,477 95,517 -154,960
Italy 122,826 117,624 -5,202

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 36
West Midlands 32
Inner London - West 26
Greater Manchester 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18

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 19 30 +11
West Midlands 25 21 -4
Inner London - West 20 16 -4
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 9 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 12 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Kent 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 9 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,549,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,957,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,087,099
Other 434,303
Road transport 29,559

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 £
Air transport 4,277,590 5,272,173 +994,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,452,020 3,505,759 -946,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,261,093 826,006 -435,087
Other 348,926 85,377 -263,549
Road transport 9,378 20,181 +10,803

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,830,567
London Heathrow Airport 2,661,745
Southampton 2,419,680
East Midlands Airport 2,330,136
Birmingham Airport 2,243,201

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 1,477,382 1,353,185 -124,197
London Heathrow Airport 1,442,792 1,218,953 -223,839
Southampton 1,738,730 680,950 -1,057,780
East Midlands Airport 1,101,029 1,229,107 +128,078
Birmingham Airport 1,031,987 1,211,214 +179,227
London Gateway Port 566,558 1,002,114 +435,556
London Stansted Airport 365,448 716,127 +350,679
Thamesport 450,087 361,655 -88,432
Dover 429,986 186,993 -242,993
Manchester Airport 223,210 373,347 +150,137

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
96
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
38
Manufacture of other transport equipment
26
Manufacture of electrical equipment
20
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 47
2026-04 70
2026-03 64
2026-02 61
2026-01 56

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+ 183
1m-15m 87
15m-54m 39
Other 26
0-1m 20

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 4,537,295
Brazil 4,517,718
Germany 3,214,680
Morocco 1,406,696
Singapore 1,348,150

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 2,306,712 2,230,583 -76,129
Brazil 4,465,912 51,806 -4,414,106
Germany 1,616,785 1,597,895 -18,890
Morocco 711,268 695,428 -15,840
Singapore 447,619 900,531 +452,912
Ireland 639,330 524,603 -114,727
France 425,769 669,984 +244,215
Canada 379,254 652,227 +272,973
Spain 397,989 426,062 +28,073
Angola 33,045 776,196 +743,151

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 £
Nicaragua 57,641
Ireland 41,385
XI 27,151
Taiwan 2,012
China 1,862

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 £
Nicaragua 39,935 17,706 -22,229
Ireland 3,399 37,986 +34,587
XI 21,461 5,690 -15,771
Taiwan 2,012 0 -2,012
China 831 1,031 +200
Germany 402 738 +336
Sweden 0 998 +998
Indonesia 29 492 +463
Malaysia 476 0 -476
Viet Nam 402 0 -402

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 19,284,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,289,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,771,415
Other 136,392
Road transport 1,524

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 11,259,137 8,025,685 -3,233,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,622,595 2,666,439 +43,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 696,595 1,074,820 +378,225
Other 71,474 64,918 -6,556
Road transport 0 1,524 +1,524

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,167,168
East Midlands Airport 5,899,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,506,322
ZLC 1,807,403
London Stansted Airport 1,327,014

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 6,892,245 2,274,923 -4,617,322
East Midlands Airport 2,737,825 3,161,243 +423,418
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,636,204 1,870,118 +233,914
ZLC 565,191 1,242,212 +677,021
London Stansted Airport 416,491 910,523 +494,032
Aberdeen Docks 5,317 766,549 +761,232
Manchester Airport 504,599 195,233 -309,366
Liverpool Docks 337,921 50,887 -287,034
Dover 228,695 156,481 -72,214
Milford 190,008 170,904 -19,104

Quick facts

HS code: 73181552

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

Description: Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, durable and rust-resistant