Import/export HS code 741529: Various fasteners and similar items

Includes various fasteners like cotter pins, rivets, and similar articles not listed elsewhere

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  • 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 £
France 3,611,780
United States 1,930,517
Switzerland 1,553,889
Netherlands 1,457,373
China 819,334

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 £
France 3,232,738 379,042 -2,853,696
United States 473,984 1,456,533 +982,549
Switzerland 198,231 1,355,658 +1,157,427
Netherlands 784,787 672,586 -112,201
China 681,186 138,148 -543,038
Germany 308,369 469,216 +160,847
India 279,795 150,214 -129,581
Sweden 24,675 178,163 +153,488
Ireland 85,280 40,502 -44,778
Poland 52,174 59,914 +7,740

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 £
France 3,444,923
Switzerland 1,554,078
Netherlands 1,505,923
China 1,176,763
United States 996,783

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 £
France 3,143,536 301,387 -2,842,149
Switzerland 202,749 1,351,329 +1,148,580
Netherlands 785,441 720,482 -64,959
China 952,463 224,300 -728,163
United States 331,243 665,540 +334,297
United Kingdom 70,825 897,715 +826,890
Germany 261,771 385,039 +123,268
India 286,276 181,374 -104,902
Sweden 25,803 154,762 +128,959
Taiwan 87,889 36,136 -51,753

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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
West Midlands 22 15 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 11 -5
Inner London - West 12 8 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 6 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,036,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,989,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,377,097
Other 89,822
Road transport 77,479

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 £
Air transport 3,722,511 3,314,411 -408,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,547,409 1,442,477 -104,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,010,725 366,372 -644,353
Other 65,858 23,964 -41,894
Road transport 74,126 3,353 -70,773

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,227,973
Harwich 1,277,708
East Midlands Airport 1,194,725
London Stansted Airport 1,125,462
Dover 886,529

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,794,835 1,433,138 -1,361,697
Harwich 670,243 607,465 -62,778
East Midlands Airport 411,826 782,899 +371,073
London Stansted Airport 301,871 823,591 +521,720
Dover 465,187 421,342 -43,845
Felixstowe 607,492 100,538 -506,954
Birmingham Airport 168,692 219,235 +50,543
Southampton 212,266 40,510 -171,756
Eurotunnel 142,031 107,523 -34,508
Immingham Docks 24,332 221,369 +197,037

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
68
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
18
Other manufacturing
17
Manufacture of electrical equipment
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 26
2026-03 36
2026-02 29
2026-01 38

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+ 105
1m-15m 67
15m-54m 34
Other 26
0-1m 6

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 1,757,040
Belgium 1,106,918
Germany 822,139
Mexico 362,688
Singapore 301,373

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 700,220 1,056,820 +356,600
Belgium 377,712 729,206 +351,494
Germany 422,796 399,343 -23,453
Mexico 233,505 129,183 -104,322
Singapore 79,238 222,135 +142,897
Canada 146,637 113,505 -33,132
Poland 166,060 92,097 -73,963
China 51,277 199,376 +148,099
France 154,027 79,481 -74,546
Ireland 55,400 169,487 +114,087

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 44,979
United States 3,522
Ireland 3,409
Germany 1,619
China 728

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 5,236 39,743 +34,507
United States 1,237 2,285 +1,048
Ireland 2 3,407 +3,405
Germany 76 1,543 +1,467
China 44 684 +640
Italy 94 6 -88
Taiwan 35 4 -31
Slovakia 0 1 +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 4,922,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,112,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 911,600
Other 57,962

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 2,075,911 2,846,536 +770,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 605,461 507,250 -98,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 434,677 476,923 +42,246
Other 8,436 49,526 +41,090

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,497,549
East Midlands Airport 1,430,709
London Heathrow Airport 1,174,494
London Stansted Airport 594,767
Eurotunnel 500,630

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 £
ZLC 553,155 944,394 +391,239
East Midlands Airport 743,753 686,956 -56,797
London Heathrow Airport 437,223 737,271 +300,048
London Stansted Airport 234,082 360,685 +126,603
Eurotunnel 209,644 290,986 +81,342
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,748 127,571 -186,177
Southampton 52,720 251,819 +199,099
Liverpool Docks 138,699 151,196 +12,497
London Gateway Port 135,734 19,184 -116,550
Felixstowe 84,837 42,297 -42,540

Quick facts

HS code: 741529

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

Description: Includes various fasteners like cotter pins, rivets, and similar articles not listed elsewhere