Import/export HS code 73181562: 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 5,665,117
Germany 3,896,679
Switzerland 3,154,614
Sweden 2,936,467
United States 2,837,104

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 2,725,466 2,939,651 +214,185
Germany 2,010,039 1,886,640 -123,399
Switzerland 1,729,905 1,424,709 -305,196
Sweden 1,720,709 1,215,758 -504,951
United States 1,500,857 1,336,247 -164,610
France 415,574 1,533,855 +1,118,281
India 785,596 722,930 -62,666
Taiwan 346,648 379,226 +32,578
Italy 301,515 216,275 -85,240
Netherlands 90,032 364,050 +274,018

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 7,160,068
Sweden 3,144,384
United States 3,070,577
Switzerland 2,986,685
Germany 1,699,174

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 3,537,330 3,622,738 +85,408
Sweden 1,770,048 1,374,336 -395,712
United States 1,603,778 1,466,799 -136,979
Switzerland 1,611,628 1,375,057 -236,571
Germany 780,280 918,894 +138,614
India 960,417 723,273 -237,144
France 202,831 1,008,826 +805,995
Malaysia 537,402 485,405 -51,997
Taiwan 366,846 439,326 +72,480
Italy 233,495 207,114 -26,381

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 38
West Midlands 30
Inner London - West 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Greater Manchester 15

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 25 26 +1
West Midlands 19 24 +5
Inner London - West 11 13 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 11 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0

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) 10,544,639
Air transport 7,727,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,786,007
Other 94,272
Road transport 45,041

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) 4,955,301 5,589,338 +634,037
Air transport 3,532,417 4,195,119 +662,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,956,145 2,829,862 -1,126,283
Other 40,390 53,882 +13,492
Road transport 4,719 40,322 +35,603

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,682,784
London Heathrow Airport 3,070,300
London Gateway Port 2,961,945
Immingham Docks 2,738,516
East Midlands Airport 2,464,984

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 2,458,591 1,224,193 -1,234,398
London Heathrow Airport 1,438,603 1,631,697 +193,094
London Gateway Port 1,029,386 1,932,559 +903,173
Immingham Docks 1,504,212 1,234,304 -269,908
East Midlands Airport 937,603 1,527,381 +589,778
Southampton 870,289 1,205,997 +335,708
Dover 750,513 686,782 -63,731
ZLC 998,586 80,745 -917,841
London Stansted Airport 442,891 508,940 +66,049
Eurotunnel 266,546 600,471 +333,925

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 89
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 42
Other manufacturing 27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 70
2026-03 63
2026-02 63
2026-01 70
2025-12 48

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+ 199
1m-15m 99
15m-54m 41
Other 26
0-1m 16

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 5,450,063
Norway 3,506,045
India 1,822,523
Germany 1,790,320
France 1,659,014

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 2,508,865 2,941,198 +432,333
Norway 1,746,971 1,759,074 +12,103
India 729,476 1,093,047 +363,571
Germany 912,825 877,495 -35,330
France 793,518 865,496 +71,978
Ireland 640,437 825,813 +185,376
Romania 647,164 468,612 -178,552
Netherlands 698,952 350,585 -348,367
Italy 386,138 407,971 +21,833
Canada 206,021 533,671 +327,650

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 £
Ireland 334,138
XI 195,275
Viet Nam 46,452
Nicaragua 23,327
China 6,748

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 £
Ireland 14,216 319,922 +305,706
XI 183,532 11,743 -171,789
Viet Nam 5,996 40,456 +34,460
Nicaragua 17,468 5,859 -11,609
China 839 5,909 +5,070
Sweden 0 3,694 +3,694
Germany 159 2,765 +2,606
Malaysia 204 452 +248
Taiwan 10 593 +583
India 69 482 +413

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 18,305,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,185,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,022,524
Other 617,484
Road transport 1,935

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 9,115,656 9,190,187 +74,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,680,058 2,505,687 -174,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,617,533 2,404,991 +787,458
Other 224,709 392,775 +168,066
Road transport 0 1,935 +1,935

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,539,289
London Heathrow Airport 5,498,470
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,863,612
ZLC 1,965,177
London Stansted Airport 1,816,076

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 4,336,258 4,203,031 -133,227
London Heathrow Airport 3,059,561 2,438,909 -620,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,455,924 1,407,688 -48,236
ZLC 736,310 1,228,867 +492,557
London Stansted Airport 715,996 1,100,080 +384,084
Liverpool Docks 743,874 969,776 +225,902
Southampton 431,801 1,005,175 +573,374
Immingham Docks 611,311 567,326 -43,985
000 224,709 392,775 +168,066
Dover 303,088 205,743 -97,345

Quick facts

HS code: 73181562

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

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