Import/export HS code 73181542: Screws and bolts with less than 800 MPa strength

Screws and bolts with a tensile strength of less than 800 MPa

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 £
China 6,313,192
Austria 2,193,368
Germany 2,144,508
Spain 1,585,593
Belgium 1,412,946

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 £
China 3,286,409 3,026,783 -259,626
Austria 1,116,781 1,076,587 -40,194
Germany 1,224,691 919,817 -304,874
Spain 779,093 806,500 +27,407
Belgium 760,179 652,767 -107,412
United States 432,822 886,317 +453,495
Italy 733,523 577,515 -156,008
Netherlands 488,724 580,192 +91,468
Taiwan 319,341 333,371 +14,030
Japan 240,092 293,382 +53,290

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 £
China 8,013,293
Belgium 1,875,328
Germany 1,569,680
United States 1,397,466
Italy 1,378,601

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 £
China 4,303,065 3,710,228 -592,837
Belgium 926,438 948,890 +22,452
Germany 811,110 758,570 -52,540
United States 511,191 886,275 +375,084
Italy 787,772 590,829 -196,943
Taiwan 283,310 373,388 +90,078
United Kingdom 326,794 287,096 -39,698
Switzerland 269,551 291,647 +22,096
India 231,064 283,509 +52,445
France 370,079 54,815 -315,264

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Yorkshire 12
Greater Manchester 10

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 24 21 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 9 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 4 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 7 6 -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) 8,288,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,362,471
Air transport 5,178,340
Other 1,588,472
Road transport 4,209

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) 4,018,699 4,270,174 +251,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,546,654 2,815,817 +269,163
Air transport 2,945,604 2,232,736 -712,868
Other 771,036 817,436 +46,400
Road transport 1,122 3,087 +1,965

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,478,975
Southampton 2,004,734
Manchester Airport 1,899,853
London Heathrow Airport 1,621,118
000 1,588,472

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 £
Felixstowe 2,615,021 1,863,954 -751,067
Southampton 1,136,247 868,487 -267,760
Manchester Airport 1,092,344 807,509 -284,835
London Heathrow Airport 750,026 871,092 +121,066
000 771,036 817,436 +46,400
Immingham Docks 775,090 794,934 +19,844
Dover 614,584 852,390 +237,806
London Gateway Port 101,980 1,003,005 +901,025
London 229,334 678,344 +449,010
Eurotunnel 373,571 344,009 -29,562

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 66
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 42
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 53
2025-10 55
2025-09 46
2025-08 45

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+ 119
1m-15m 68
15m-54m 25
Other 22
0-1m 13

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 £
Germany 2,114,216
China 1,896,482
United States 1,816,504
France 1,747,463
Malaysia 1,311,481

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 £
Germany 695,579 1,418,637 +723,058
China 853,527 1,042,955 +189,428
United States 1,014,940 801,564 -213,376
France 957,880 789,583 -168,297
Malaysia 919,139 392,342 -526,797
South Korea 520,309 686,567 +166,258
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 351,804 727,590 +375,786
Singapore 431,607 293,791 -137,816
Netherlands 345,010 321,120 -23,890
Ireland 345,703 318,483 -27,220

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 £
China 34,854
Ireland 29,597
Germany 7,960
Nicaragua 5,584
XI 2,606

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 £
China 23,821 11,033 -12,788
Ireland 6,714 22,883 +16,169
Germany 4,113 3,847 -266
Nicaragua 2,162 3,422 +1,260
XI 39 2,567 +2,528
Switzerland 1,116 266 -850
Poland 465 381 -84
Taiwan 0 279 +279
Turkey 28 0 -28
Czechia 6 5 -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 12,208,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,146,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,623,310
Other 135,586
Road transport 63,614

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 6,248,190 5,960,467 -287,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,212,704 2,933,793 +721,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 935,308 688,002 -247,306
Other 74,745 60,841 -13,904
Road transport 63,614 0 -63,614

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,022,222
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,538,124
East Midlands Airport 1,966,784
ZLC 1,780,120
London Stansted Airport 897,256

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,456,821 3,565,401 +108,580
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,331,562 2,206,562 +875,000
East Midlands Airport 1,019,984 946,800 -73,184
ZLC 1,120,852 659,268 -461,584
London Stansted Airport 527,041 370,215 -156,826
London Gateway Port 392,602 191,046 -201,556
Liverpool Docks 331,954 153,649 -178,305
Immingham Docks 261,546 201,561 -59,985
Dover 237,542 134,352 -103,190
Birmingham Airport 78,142 268,715 +190,573

Quick facts

HS code: 73181542

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

Description: Screws and bolts with a tensile strength of less than 800 MPa