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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* 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 3,642,902
United States 1,944,233
Switzerland 1,511,156
Netherlands 1,364,538
China 884,388

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 2,810,867 832,035 -1,978,832
United States 392,767 1,551,466 +1,158,699
Switzerland 198,922 1,312,234 +1,113,312
Netherlands 749,403 615,135 -134,268
China 803,541 80,847 -722,694
Germany 420,817 336,972 -83,845
India 273,589 139,234 -134,355
Ireland 86,096 32,368 -53,728
Poland 45,545 53,908 +8,363
Taiwan 37,038 54,970 +17,932

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 3,434,495
Switzerland 1,513,818
Netherlands 1,464,874
China 1,312,753
United Kingdom 957,163

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 2,678,320 756,175 -1,922,145
Switzerland 204,609 1,309,209 +1,104,600
Netherlands 798,771 666,103 -132,668
China 1,054,868 257,885 -796,983
United Kingdom 66,648 890,515 +823,867
United States 299,472 588,674 +289,202
Germany 305,797 328,630 +22,833
India 286,105 160,726 -125,379
Taiwan 82,328 66,026 -16,302
Hungary 75,073 6,348 -68,725

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Inner London - West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12

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 20 14 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 12 -3
Inner London - West 13 8 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 2 -3

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 7,093,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,859,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,298,089
Road transport 93,524
Other 89,834

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 3,810,133 3,282,895 -527,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,227,860 1,631,740 +403,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,036,559 261,530 -775,029
Road transport 51,726 41,798 -9,928
Other 65,641 24,193 -41,448

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,349,684
Harwich 1,242,001
East Midlands Airport 1,164,536
London Stansted Airport 1,110,705
Dover 819,417

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 2,874,743 1,474,941 -1,399,802
Harwich 644,384 597,617 -46,767
East Midlands Airport 465,935 698,601 +232,666
London Stansted Airport 228,941 881,764 +652,823
Dover 126,558 692,859 +566,301
Felixstowe 649,583 57,984 -591,599
Birmingham Airport 178,615 196,091 +17,476
Eurotunnel 144,305 173,671 +29,366
Southampton 224,321 54,279 -170,042
Killingholme 155,842 12,691 -143,151

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 65
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 28
2025-10 26
2025-09 36
2025-08 33

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+ 106
1m-15m 64
15m-54m 34
Other 23
0-1m 8

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 1,649,492
Belgium 1,047,489
Germany 814,952
Mexico 343,402
Canada 249,289

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 769,626 879,866 +110,240
Belgium 462,527 584,962 +122,435
Germany 417,674 397,278 -20,396
Mexico 217,580 125,822 -91,758
Canada 140,449 108,840 -31,609
Poland 130,386 106,631 -23,755
Ireland 81,418 154,145 +72,727
Singapore 56,291 171,751 +115,460
France 126,534 80,857 -45,677
Spain 40,590 100,688 +60,098

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 34,867
United States 2,596
Germany 1,638
Ireland 1,576
China 419

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 5,504 29,363 +23,859
United States 2,552 44 -2,508
Germany 178 1,460 +1,282
Ireland 2 1,574 +1,572
China 197 222 +25
Italy 2 98 +96
France 78 0 -78
Taiwan 35 4 -31
Poland 17 0 -17
Turkey 17 0 -17

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 4,531,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,072,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 751,287
Other 44,743
Road transport 1,277

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 2,136,510 2,394,704 +258,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 566,712 505,973 -60,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 405,139 346,148 -58,991
Other 10,295 34,448 +24,153
Road transport 1,277 0 -1,277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,451,047
East Midlands Airport 1,356,142
London Heathrow Airport 953,067
London Stansted Airport 568,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 456,853

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 667,807 783,240 +115,433
East Midlands Airport 711,550 644,592 -66,958
London Heathrow Airport 413,252 539,815 +126,563
London Stansted Airport 217,529 350,876 +133,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 340,296 116,557 -223,739
Eurotunnel 140,704 301,824 +161,120
Liverpool Docks 110,679 136,060 +25,381
Southampton 10,686 148,086 +137,400
London Gateway Port 107,570 33,493 -74,077
Felixstowe 119,531 4,461 -115,070

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