Import/export HS code 73181552: Stainless steel screws and bolts

Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, durable and rust-resistant

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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 £
China 4,581,515
Taiwan 3,373,131
United States 3,298,788
Germany 2,453,933
France 995,624

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 1,924,348 2,657,167 +732,819
Taiwan 1,836,693 1,536,438 -300,255
United States 2,030,659 1,268,129 -762,530
Germany 1,106,031 1,347,902 +241,871
France 367,033 628,591 +261,558
Canada 359,983 242,844 -117,139
Netherlands 319,417 215,818 -103,599
Switzerland 95,145 250,348 +155,203
Italy 203,970 129,484 -74,486
Japan 280,323 31,249 -249,074

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 5,161,448
Taiwan 3,580,187
United States 3,227,823
Germany 2,257,999
France 707,277

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 2,318,363 2,843,085 +524,722
Taiwan 1,981,540 1,598,647 -382,893
United States 1,963,519 1,264,304 -699,215
Germany 930,020 1,327,979 +397,959
France 264,683 442,594 +177,911
Canada 382,751 235,523 -147,228
Switzerland 172,472 229,440 +56,968
Japan 322,496 58,310 -264,186
United Kingdom 207,112 122,413 -84,699
Italy 116,722 143,566 +26,844

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
West Midlands 29
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Greater Manchester 16

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 31 +16
West Midlands 20 23 +3
Inner London - West 16 18 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 9 -6
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 13 +7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 9 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 7 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2

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) 7,962,288
Air transport 7,947,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,771,265
Other 563,360
Road transport 16,712

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) 4,243,453 3,718,835 -524,618
Air transport 4,034,334 3,913,630 -120,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 631,324 1,139,941 +508,617
Other 383,632 179,728 -203,904
Road transport 13,406 3,306 -10,100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,735,051
Southampton 2,551,898
London Heathrow Airport 2,458,513
East Midlands Airport 1,943,872
Birmingham Airport 1,799,177

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 1,341,712 1,393,339 +51,627
Southampton 1,612,466 939,432 -673,034
London Heathrow Airport 1,410,206 1,048,307 -361,899
East Midlands Airport 941,243 1,002,629 +61,386
Birmingham Airport 875,456 923,721 +48,265
London Gateway Port 408,656 895,358 +486,702
Thamesport 387,774 449,924 +62,150
London Stansted Airport 337,710 411,097 +73,387
Dover 340,375 268,184 -72,191
000 383,632 179,728 -203,904

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 85
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 37
Manufacture of other transport equipment 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Manufacture of electrical equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 56
2025-11 63
2025-10 45
2025-09 55
2025-08 52

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+ 178
1m-15m 80
15m-54m 33
Other 28
0-1m 19

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 £
Brazil 4,474,136
United States 3,861,300
Germany 3,095,617
Morocco 1,535,095
Ireland 1,202,716

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 £
Brazil 94,477 4,379,659 +4,285,182
United States 2,182,162 1,679,138 -503,024
Germany 1,690,749 1,404,868 -285,881
Morocco 1,031,274 503,821 -527,453
Ireland 663,389 539,327 -124,062
China 973,075 211,378 -761,697
Singapore 268,796 805,772 +536,976
Canada 489,712 450,514 -39,198
Italy 573,757 206,667 -367,090
France 397,643 381,189 -16,454

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 £
Nicaragua 64,479
XI 31,164
Ireland 16,584
Taiwan 3,368
Malaysia 2,210

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 £
Nicaragua 41,059 23,420 -17,639
XI 23,521 7,643 -15,878
Ireland 1,070 15,514 +14,444
Taiwan 3,368 0 -3,368
Malaysia 2,194 16 -2,178
Germany 692 730 +38
China 970 155 -815
Viet Nam 903 0 -903
France 269 4 -265
Indonesia 0 156 +156

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 18,842,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,170,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,402,322
Other 124,808
Road transport 15,980

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 8,112,758 10,729,757 +2,616,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,030,256 2,140,577 -889,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,298 676,024 -50,274
Other 76,987 47,821 -29,166
Road transport 15,980 0 -15,980

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,064,746
East Midlands Airport 5,471,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,442,388
ZLC 1,671,911
Manchester Airport 1,224,753

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 2,610,825 6,453,921 +3,843,096
East Midlands Airport 3,063,113 2,408,809 -654,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,109,481 1,332,907 -776,574
ZLC 770,184 901,727 +131,543
Manchester Airport 1,102,009 122,744 -979,265
London Stansted Airport 400,767 618,726 +217,959
Aberdeen Docks 52,432 371,183 +318,751
Liverpool Docks 336,595 45,120 -291,475
Milford 199,096 172,170 -26,926
Dover 177,655 173,892 -3,763

Quick facts

HS code: 73181552

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

Description: Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, durable and rust-resistant