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 4,832,295
Germany 3,615,593
Switzerland 2,840,474
Sweden 2,780,450
United States 2,645,504

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 2,488,295 2,344,000 -144,295
Germany 1,995,062 1,620,531 -374,531
Switzerland 1,834,350 1,006,124 -828,226
Sweden 1,848,306 932,144 -916,162
United States 1,492,105 1,153,399 -338,706
France 379,856 1,371,807 +991,951
India 740,046 575,059 -164,987
Taiwan 357,880 303,882 -53,998
Italy 281,738 189,823 -91,915
Malaysia 190,908 155,940 -34,968

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 6,238,250
Sweden 2,943,707
United States 2,861,335
Switzerland 2,664,723
India 1,563,324

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 3,277,988 2,960,262 -317,726
Sweden 1,902,081 1,041,626 -860,455
United States 1,567,705 1,293,630 -274,075
Switzerland 1,708,174 956,549 -751,625
India 962,970 600,354 -362,616
Germany 746,209 794,699 +48,490
France 165,054 943,406 +778,352
Malaysia 474,523 444,877 -29,646
Taiwan 377,107 351,645 -25,462
Italy 209,596 176,943 -32,653

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 30
Inner London - West 21
Greater Manchester 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 24 -1
West Midlands 20 24 +4
Inner London - West 15 12 -3
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 8 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 6 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 7 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 8,995,966
Air transport 7,094,128
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,398,462
Other 91,354
Road transport 44,728

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) 4,434,464 4,561,502 +127,038
Air transport 3,464,550 3,629,578 +165,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,338,797 2,059,665 -2,279,132
Other 46,092 45,262 -830
Road transport 11,252 33,476 +22,224

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,719,651
London Heathrow Airport 2,886,697
Immingham Docks 2,388,024
East Midlands Airport 2,342,936
London Gateway Port 2,316,707

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 2,440,934 1,278,717 -1,162,217
London Heathrow Airport 1,404,163 1,482,534 +78,371
Immingham Docks 1,456,683 931,341 -525,342
East Midlands Airport 869,678 1,473,258 +603,580
London Gateway Port 797,285 1,519,422 +722,137
Southampton 743,561 895,997 +152,436
ZLC 1,334,598 73,649 -1,260,949
Dover 712,639 566,987 -145,652
London Stansted Airport 485,753 267,706 -218,047
Birmingham Airport 404,503 306,072 -98,431

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 93
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 43
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Other manufacturing 28
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 67
2025-10 59
2025-09 69
2025-08 59

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+ 191
1m-15m 106
15m-54m 42
Other 25
0-1m 15

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 4,548,961
Norway 3,248,652
India 1,599,762
Germany 1,556,146
France 1,499,706

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 2,272,406 2,276,555 +4,149
Norway 1,859,198 1,389,454 -469,744
India 734,322 865,440 +131,118
Germany 891,029 665,117 -225,912
France 831,100 668,606 -162,494
Ireland 614,188 586,695 -27,493
Italy 920,377 160,247 -760,130
Netherlands 701,933 346,788 -355,145
Romania 554,488 459,273 -95,215
Canada 240,119 427,591 +187,472

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 213,411
Ireland 175,160
Viet Nam 39,447
Nicaragua 33,397
Germany 2,814

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 202,186 11,225 -190,961
Ireland 13,904 161,256 +147,352
Viet Nam 5,665 33,782 +28,117
Nicaragua 19,361 14,036 -5,325
Germany 137 2,677 +2,540
China 853 1,851 +998
Malaysia 197 388 +191
Czechia 215 104 -111
Taiwan 10 218 +208
India 39 40 +1

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 16,631,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,940,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,303,732
Other 470,568
Road transport 4,785

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 9,222,147 7,409,275 -1,812,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,062,004 1,878,150 -1,183,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,570,699 1,733,033 +162,334
Other 244,466 226,102 -18,364
Road transport 2,850 1,935 -915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,837,434
London Heathrow Airport 4,985,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,920,408
ZLC 1,800,873
London Stansted Airport 1,566,297

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 4,336,284 3,501,150 -835,134
London Heathrow Airport 3,150,137 1,835,856 -1,314,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,901,987 1,018,421 -883,566
ZLC 732,030 1,068,843 +336,813
London Stansted Airport 757,076 809,221 +52,145
Southampton 416,224 885,953 +469,729
Liverpool Docks 561,200 569,214 +8,014
Immingham Docks 718,347 367,117 -351,230
000 244,466 226,102 -18,364
Dover 294,753 158,538 -136,215

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