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 5,453,144
Germany 3,636,684
Switzerland 2,800,206
Sweden 2,601,749
United States 2,498,888

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 2,830,949 2,622,195 -208,754
Germany 1,971,832 1,664,852 -306,980
Switzerland 1,521,119 1,279,087 -242,032
Sweden 1,559,639 1,042,110 -517,529
United States 1,226,624 1,272,264 +45,640
France 377,081 1,409,250 +1,032,169
India 698,458 604,851 -93,607
Taiwan 399,658 307,077 -92,581
Italy 303,335 219,655 -83,680
Netherlands 89,893 353,049 +263,156

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 6,898,290
Sweden 2,805,709
Switzerland 2,625,315
United States 2,560,733
Germany 1,570,148

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 3,666,552 3,231,738 -434,814
Sweden 1,612,886 1,192,823 -420,063
Switzerland 1,398,724 1,226,591 -172,133
United States 1,276,356 1,284,377 +8,021
Germany 704,851 865,297 +160,446
India 856,368 593,168 -263,200
France 204,823 1,035,950 +831,127
Malaysia 585,241 387,645 -197,596
Taiwan 424,965 338,055 -86,910
Italy 259,848 191,982 -67,866

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 33
Inner London - West 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 24 25 +1
West Midlands 22 28 +6
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 10 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 11 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 10 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2

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) 10,102,536
Air transport 6,905,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,055,916
Other 90,166
Road transport 47,740

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) 5,331,132 4,771,404 -559,728
Air transport 3,036,464 3,869,195 +832,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,411,349 2,644,567 -766,782
Other 47,599 42,567 -5,032
Road transport 10,641 37,099 +26,458

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,210,650
London Gateway Port 2,907,075
London Heathrow Airport 2,709,905
Immingham Docks 2,486,909
East Midlands Airport 2,156,488

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 2,258,748 951,902 -1,306,846
London Gateway Port 1,358,832 1,548,243 +189,411
London Heathrow Airport 1,149,669 1,560,236 +410,567
Immingham Docks 1,418,551 1,068,358 -350,193
East Midlands Airport 834,112 1,322,376 +488,264
Southampton 1,030,206 1,074,505 +44,299
Dover 764,703 714,373 -50,330
London Stansted Airport 378,584 486,209 +107,625
Eurotunnel 275,080 577,669 +302,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 410,470 339,091 -71,379

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
84
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
40
Other manufacturing
26
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 57
2026-04 70
2026-03 63
2026-02 63
2026-01 70

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 96
15m-54m 40
Other 25
0-1m 13

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 5,374,790
Norway 3,343,323
Germany 1,644,918
France 1,557,874
Ireland 1,424,085

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 2,339,099 3,035,691 +696,592
Norway 1,795,214 1,548,109 -247,105
Germany 863,925 780,993 -82,932
France 806,399 751,475 -54,924
Ireland 693,746 730,339 +36,593
India 417,641 970,668 +553,027
Romania 593,668 497,521 -96,147
Netherlands 610,118 333,248 -276,870
Italy 352,311 427,727 +75,416
Canada 165,772 546,315 +380,543

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 349,557
XI 159,397
Viet Nam 45,980
Nicaragua 24,422
China 7,391

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 49,997 299,560 +249,563
XI 149,142 10,255 -138,887
Viet Nam 32,538 13,442 -19,096
Nicaragua 17,222 7,200 -10,022
China 952 6,439 +5,487
Sweden 0 3,694 +3,694
Germany 2,643 291 -2,352
Malaysia 221 435 +214
Taiwan 102 509 +407
India 76 487 +411

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 17,101,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,957,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,974,561
Other 598,144
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 8,667,796 8,434,150 -233,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,585,933 2,371,253 -214,680
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,346,441 2,628,120 +1,281,679
Other 254,978 343,166 +88,188
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 8,116,759
London Heathrow Airport 4,846,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,666,559
ZLC 1,942,642
Liverpool Docks 1,823,972

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 4,272,745 3,844,014 -428,731
London Heathrow Airport 2,607,979 2,238,697 -369,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,396,447 1,270,112 -126,335
ZLC 796,499 1,146,143 +349,644
Liverpool Docks 646,375 1,177,597 +531,222
London Stansted Airport 765,750 995,863 +230,113
Southampton 355,352 994,725 +639,373
Immingham Docks 506,316 565,450 +59,134
000 254,978 343,166 +88,188
Holyhead 245,057 273,496 +28,439

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