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 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 3,638,184
United States 1,929,422
Switzerland 1,554,673
Netherlands 1,476,032
China 891,938

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 3,113,485 524,699 -2,588,786
United States 365,704 1,563,718 +1,198,014
Switzerland 196,025 1,358,648 +1,162,623
Netherlands 792,278 683,754 -108,524
China 758,961 132,977 -625,984
Germany 316,387 460,391 +144,004
India 281,178 144,646 -136,532
Sweden 20,496 182,280 +161,784
Ireland 85,034 38,581 -46,453
Poland 43,921 62,650 +18,729

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 3,467,883
Switzerland 1,554,862
Netherlands 1,523,885
China 1,245,581
United States 979,351

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 3,021,733 446,150 -2,575,583
Switzerland 201,712 1,353,150 +1,151,438
Netherlands 791,969 731,916 -60,053
China 921,901 323,680 -598,221
United States 316,425 662,926 +346,501
United Kingdom 69,181 897,458 +828,277
Germany 270,465 378,439 +107,974
India 289,273 175,806 -113,467
Sweden 21,226 157,512 +136,286
Taiwan 78,092 40,953 -37,139

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 21
Inner London - West 15
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 14 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 12 8 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 6 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +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 7,072,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,058,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,366,980
Other 93,030
Road transport 83,565

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 3,660,816 3,411,586 -249,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,460,045 1,598,053 +138,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,020,439 346,541 -673,898
Other 67,231 25,799 -41,432
Road transport 80,212 3,353 -76,859

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,265,350
Harwich 1,284,150
East Midlands Airport 1,194,902
London Stansted Airport 1,114,438
Dover 891,354

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 2,818,066 1,447,284 -1,370,782
Harwich 662,290 621,860 -40,430
East Midlands Airport 428,798 766,104 +337,306
London Stansted Airport 186,822 927,616 +740,794
Dover 329,111 562,243 +233,132
Felixstowe 609,945 95,127 -514,818
Birmingham Airport 180,373 220,658 +40,285
Eurotunnel 200,494 105,622 -94,872
Southampton 213,530 42,926 -170,604
Immingham Docks 18,511 226,113 +207,602

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 20
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
2026-04 26
2026-03 36
2026-02 29
2026-01 38
2025-12 21

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 68
15m-54m 32
Other 25
0-1m 7

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 1,727,772
Belgium 1,130,738
Germany 812,830
Mexico 367,289
Canada 298,251

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 671,300 1,056,472 +385,172
Belgium 380,055 750,683 +370,628
Germany 414,789 398,041 -16,748
Mexico 256,206 111,083 -145,123
Canada 183,517 114,734 -68,783
Singapore 76,670 205,378 +128,708
Poland 148,791 107,027 -41,764
France 157,699 81,315 -76,384
Ireland 61,221 161,884 +100,663
China 47,064 126,260 +79,196

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 45,025
Ireland 3,132
Germany 1,606
United States 1,446
China 442

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 5,287 39,738 +34,451
Ireland 2 3,130 +3,128
Germany 8 1,598 +1,590
United States 1,237 209 -1,028
China 185 257 +72
Italy 94 6 -88
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 4,833,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,095,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 913,224
Other 55,260

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 2,007,382 2,826,216 +818,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 597,343 498,464 -98,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,555 450,669 -11,886
Other 8,487 46,773 +38,286

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,512,438
East Midlands Airport 1,372,896
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,499
London Stansted Airport 592,581
Eurotunnel 469,802

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 534,274 978,164 +443,890
East Midlands Airport 735,985 636,911 -99,074
London Heathrow Airport 406,179 719,320 +313,141
London Stansted Airport 226,773 365,808 +139,035
Eurotunnel 194,301 275,501 +81,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,825 140,024 -173,801
Liverpool Docks 153,747 151,196 -2,551
Southampton 49,587 251,543 +201,956
London Gateway Port 135,734 4,568 -131,166
Glasgow Airport 54,382 78,059 +23,677

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