Import/export HS code 73181568: Various screws and bolts

Screws and bolts made of materials other than stainless steel

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 £
Germany 7,773,169
China 6,987,782
Taiwan 4,779,482
Netherlands 4,615,380
India 4,419,423

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 £
Germany 4,387,540 3,385,629 -1,001,911
China 3,781,658 3,206,124 -575,534
Taiwan 2,728,632 2,050,850 -677,782
Netherlands 2,487,900 2,127,480 -360,420
India 2,891,502 1,527,921 -1,363,581
United States 1,508,754 1,818,603 +309,849
Poland 1,035,204 846,560 -188,644
Italy 958,988 667,120 -291,868
France 469,777 788,137 +318,360
Ireland 537,006 641,517 +104,511

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 £
Germany 7,895,006
China 7,601,816
Taiwan 6,387,712
India 4,357,593
United States 3,487,246

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 £
Germany 4,449,631 3,445,375 -1,004,256
China 4,039,441 3,562,375 -477,066
Taiwan 3,599,396 2,788,316 -811,080
India 2,957,204 1,400,389 -1,556,815
United States 1,679,179 1,808,067 +128,888
Italy 1,167,785 868,950 -298,835
France 672,249 1,302,671 +630,422
Poland 1,069,155 887,197 -181,958
Netherlands 721,320 651,860 -69,460
Turkey 639,600 503,177 -136,423

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 51
West Midlands 38
Inner London - West 25
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 21

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 38 33 -5
West Midlands 36 23 -13
Inner London - West 12 21 +9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 20 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 16 +3
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 16 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
West Yorkshire 13 14 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 13 -1

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) 17,466,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,320,234
Air transport 7,844,430
Other 921,888
Road transport 426,963

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) 10,040,736 7,425,531 -2,615,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,846,840 7,473,394 -1,373,446
Air transport 3,844,949 3,999,481 +154,532
Other 520,326 401,562 -118,764
Road transport 50,687 376,276 +325,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 6,759,100
Felixstowe 6,467,061
Dover 5,300,040
Immingham Docks 4,599,654
London Heathrow Airport 2,555,413

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 £
Southampton 4,040,397 2,718,703 -1,321,694
Felixstowe 3,858,998 2,608,063 -1,250,935
Dover 2,636,770 2,663,270 +26,500
Immingham Docks 2,623,255 1,976,399 -646,856
London Heathrow Airport 1,370,812 1,184,601 -186,211
London Gateway Port 1,320,499 1,074,497 -246,002
East Midlands Airport 970,371 1,353,119 +382,748
Eurotunnel 1,148,039 988,192 -159,847
Harwich 561,965 560,272 -1,693
Birmingham Airport 639,780 471,166 -168,614

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 117
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 55
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 44
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 93
2025-11 97
2025-10 101
2025-09 89
2025-08 79

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+ 268
1m-15m 141
15m-54m 47
Other 31
0-1m 28

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 £
Norway 4,036,635
United States 3,263,115
Spain 2,653,884
Germany 2,514,377
Ireland 1,985,548

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 £
Norway 2,441,867 1,594,768 -847,099
United States 1,906,470 1,356,645 -549,825
Spain 1,060,132 1,593,752 +533,620
Germany 1,472,424 1,041,953 -430,471
Ireland 1,270,239 715,309 -554,930
Thailand 1,081,511 796,151 -285,360
France 849,796 799,451 -50,345
Denmark 755,695 471,092 -284,603
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 378,586 488,190 +109,604
Netherlands 414,143 440,297 +26,154

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 472,141
Ireland 352,983
Nicaragua 43,489
India 32,456
Taiwan 13,445

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 274,848 197,293 -77,555
Ireland 170,669 182,314 +11,645
Nicaragua 10,559 32,930 +22,371
India 31,598 858 -30,740
Taiwan 11,331 2,114 -9,217
Italy 2,008 6,105 +4,097
China 2,902 4,501 +1,599
United States 828 3,218 +2,390
Canada 1,331 832 -499
Germany 79 206 +127

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 15,938,045
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,886,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,422,224
Other 1,353,206
Road transport 18,557

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 8,628,704 7,309,341 -1,319,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,888,394 3,998,173 -890,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,270,909 2,151,315 -1,119,594
Other 922,219 430,987 -491,232
Road transport 18,557 0 -18,557

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,610,458
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,740,664
London Heathrow Airport 5,237,720
Immingham Docks 3,017,874
ZLC 2,602,287

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 4,005,865 2,604,593 -1,401,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,352,487 2,388,177 -964,310
London Heathrow Airport 2,880,184 2,357,536 -522,648
Immingham Docks 1,654,575 1,363,299 -291,276
ZLC 913,590 1,688,697 +775,107
Southampton 1,091,749 676,064 -415,685
000 922,219 430,987 -491,232
London Gateway Port 508,777 511,369 +2,592
London Stansted Airport 471,174 264,868 -206,306
Holyhead 188,961 223,645 +34,684

Quick facts

HS code: 73181568

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

Description: Screws and bolts made of materials other than stainless steel