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 5,646,399
Germany 3,879,352
Switzerland 2,958,138
United States 2,804,073
Sweden 2,734,774

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 2,739,788 2,906,611 +166,823
Germany 2,063,242 1,816,110 -247,132
Switzerland 1,579,635 1,378,503 -201,132
United States 1,483,062 1,321,011 -162,051
Sweden 1,653,836 1,080,938 -572,898
France 581,670 1,433,344 +851,674
India 710,518 668,421 -42,097
Taiwan 417,680 316,779 -100,901
Italy 304,619 238,832 -65,787
Netherlands 97,032 357,549 +260,517

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 7,144,392
United States 3,059,018
Sweden 2,946,933
Switzerland 2,783,247
Germany 1,702,289

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 3,602,186 3,542,206 -59,980
United States 1,732,018 1,327,000 -405,018
Sweden 1,714,050 1,232,883 -481,167
Switzerland 1,460,098 1,323,149 -136,949
Germany 799,936 902,353 +102,417
India 858,058 693,268 -164,790
France 203,502 1,059,088 +855,586
Malaysia 580,239 440,419 -139,820
Taiwan 440,211 354,381 -85,830
Italy 248,936 212,165 -36,771

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 37
West Midlands 33
Inner London - West 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 23 28 +5
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 11 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 10 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 10 +4
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
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) 10,433,354
Air transport 7,665,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,442,449
Other 92,947
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) 5,225,247 5,208,107 -17,140
Air transport 3,640,168 4,025,264 +385,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,629,152 2,813,297 -815,855
Other 40,268 52,679 +12,411
Road transport 4,719 43,021 +38,302

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,414,518
London Heathrow Airport 3,094,333
London Gateway Port 3,004,215
Immingham Docks 2,614,540
East Midlands Airport 2,413,405

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 2,322,491 1,092,027 -1,230,464
London Heathrow Airport 1,465,630 1,628,703 +163,073
London Gateway Port 1,210,991 1,793,224 +582,233
Immingham Docks 1,510,216 1,104,324 -405,892
East Midlands Airport 1,042,644 1,370,761 +328,117
Southampton 926,674 1,178,037 +251,363
Dover 775,197 753,086 -22,111
London Stansted Airport 398,739 503,485 +104,746
Eurotunnel 293,228 592,286 +299,058
ZLC 735,988 82,500 -653,488

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
88
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
47
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+ 201
1m-15m 100
15m-54m 41
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 5,648,391
Norway 3,557,041
Germany 1,740,626
France 1,620,322
Ireland 1,496,094

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 2,519,962 3,128,429 +608,467
Norway 1,759,946 1,797,095 +37,149
Germany 910,137 830,489 -79,648
France 748,912 871,410 +122,498
Ireland 701,396 794,698 +93,302
India 371,158 1,048,939 +677,781
Romania 623,371 528,508 -94,863
Netherlands 632,232 367,178 -265,054
Italy 347,074 439,315 +92,241
Canada 204,627 548,480 +343,853

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 350,518
XI 178,665
Viet Nam 46,320
Nicaragua 24,632
China 7,476

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 31,660 318,858 +287,198
XI 167,462 11,203 -156,259
Viet Nam 26,421 19,899 -6,522
Nicaragua 17,432 7,200 -10,232
China 879 6,597 +5,718
Sweden 0 3,694 +3,694
Germany 167 2,785 +2,618
Malaysia 221 435 +214
Taiwan 80 531 +451
India 66 497 +431

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 18,000,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,193,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,210,274
Other 619,073
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 8,901,483 9,098,719 +197,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,600,367 2,593,450 -6,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,514,537 2,695,737 +1,181,200
Other 246,518 372,555 +126,037
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 8,542,330
London Heathrow Airport 5,125,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,805,128
ZLC 1,982,403
Liverpool Docks 1,902,164

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 4,358,172 4,184,158 -174,014
London Heathrow Airport 2,725,867 2,399,230 -326,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,428,049 1,377,079 -50,970
ZLC 759,372 1,223,031 +463,659
Liverpool Docks 706,415 1,195,749 +489,334
London Stansted Airport 794,173 1,070,968 +276,795
Southampton 434,651 1,002,772 +568,121
Immingham Docks 528,415 636,930 +108,515
000 246,518 372,555 +126,037
Holyhead 245,880 291,763 +45,883

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