Import/export HS code 73181520: Railway track screws

Screws and bolts specifically designed for fixing railway track materials

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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 £
United States 7,992,930
Ireland 6,170,330
Thailand 5,359,853
France 5,307,415
Switzerland 2,167,220

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 £
United States 3,571,283 4,421,647 +850,364
Ireland 2,497,380 3,672,950 +1,175,570
Thailand 2,519,378 2,840,475 +321,097
France 2,771,066 2,536,349 -234,717
Switzerland 1,658,743 508,477 -1,150,266
South Korea 1,513,793 8,870 -1,504,923
China 517,617 335,667 -181,950
India 389,704 178,105 -211,599
Germany 292,774 181,566 -111,208
Sweden 172,114 115,582 -56,532

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 £
Thailand 10,128,286
United States 7,895,094
Italy 6,219,101
Switzerland 1,793,910
China 1,356,636

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 £
Thailand 5,210,223 4,918,063 -292,160
United States 3,513,449 4,381,645 +868,196
Italy 2,935,731 3,283,370 +347,639
Switzerland 1,162,777 631,133 -531,644
China 933,309 423,327 -509,982
South Korea 1,200,697 39,482 -1,161,215
India 440,143 196,293 -243,850
Germany 298,934 163,463 -135,471
France 137,177 208,227 +71,050
Turkey 33,843 302,963 +269,120

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Inner London - West 21
West Midlands 20
Greater Manchester 19

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 22 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 14 -6
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 13 12 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 7 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 11 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 11 -2
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 7 -4

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 9,914,874
Road transport 8,115,842
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,640,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,335,728
Other 125,913

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 4,660,074 5,254,800 +594,726
Road transport 4,028,058 4,087,784 +59,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,159,503 3,480,923 -678,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,816,218 2,519,510 -1,296,708
Other 77,292 48,621 -28,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 8,102,429
Southampton 5,850,574
East Midlands Airport 3,902,325
Portsmouth 3,573,511
London Heathrow Airport 3,559,502

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 £
ZLC 4,012,356 4,090,073 +77,717
Southampton 2,896,824 2,953,750 +56,926
East Midlands Airport 1,894,410 2,007,915 +113,505
Portsmouth 1,746,817 1,826,694 +79,877
London Heathrow Airport 1,801,769 1,757,733 -44,036
London Stansted Airport 652,494 885,554 +233,060
Middlesbrough 1,500,637 5,235 -1,495,402
Felixstowe 629,512 303,350 -326,162
Dover 522,106 394,046 -128,060
Manchester Airport 130,928 138,425 +7,497

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 71
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 54
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 28
Manufacture of other transport equipment 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 59
2025-09 44
2025-08 49
2025-07 42

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+ 173
1m-15m 126
15m-54m 38
Other 30
0-1m 17

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 30,356,524
Austria 1,968,450
Netherlands 1,379,799
United Arab Emirates 1,273,428
Norway 1,208,728

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 27,031,462 3,325,062 -23,706,400
Austria 1,925,102 43,348 -1,881,754
Netherlands 627,560 752,239 +124,679
United Arab Emirates 322,827 950,601 +627,774
Norway 403,468 805,260 +401,792
Germany 582,462 582,761 +299
Canada 402,410 722,145 +319,735
Singapore 344,471 451,287 +106,816
India 429,438 354,866 -74,572
France 359,675 406,201 +46,526

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 £
XU 1,447
XI 363
China 93
Ireland 32
Denmark 8

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 £
XU 1,362 85 -1,277
XI 312 51 -261
China 83 10 -73
Ireland 2 30 +28
Denmark 8 0 -8

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,305,975
Air transport 19,740,029
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,342,196
Road transport 7,895
Other 1,943

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,976,525 1,329,450 -24,647,075
Air transport 10,058,797 9,681,232 -377,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,048,261 2,293,935 +1,245,674
Road transport 7,895 0 -7,895
Other 1,767 176 -1,591

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,382,877
East Midlands Airport 12,732,896
London Heathrow Airport 3,957,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,572,002
London Gateway Port 2,433,552

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 £
Felixstowe 23,339,331 43,546 -23,295,785
East Midlands Airport 6,824,354 5,908,542 -915,812
London Heathrow Airport 1,592,196 2,365,095 +772,899
Dover / Eurotunnel 836,735 1,735,267 +898,532
London Gateway Port 1,891,983 541,569 -1,350,414
ZLC 467,837 572,853 +105,016
Manchester Airport 471,657 293,223 -178,434
Liverpool Docks 468,585 286,419 -182,166
London Stansted Airport 358,869 379,318 +20,449
Southampton 190,357 464,669 +274,312

Quick facts

HS code: 73181520

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

Description: Screws and bolts specifically designed for fixing railway track materials