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

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

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 4,469,562
United States 3,361,187
Taiwan 3,333,677
Germany 2,441,249
France 958,066

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 1,819,481 2,650,081 +830,600
United States 2,001,051 1,360,136 -640,915
Taiwan 1,844,764 1,488,913 -355,851
Germany 1,129,109 1,312,140 +183,031
France 361,881 596,185 +234,304
Canada 353,391 260,514 -92,877
Netherlands 340,011 215,226 -124,785
Italy 201,653 132,698 -68,955
Switzerland 85,177 245,103 +159,926
Japan 278,645 33,865 -244,780

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 5,062,338
Taiwan 3,542,486
United States 3,292,791
Germany 2,242,443
France 660,465

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 2,214,862 2,847,476 +632,614
Taiwan 1,988,062 1,554,424 -433,638
United States 1,911,870 1,380,921 -530,949
Germany 975,685 1,266,758 +291,073
France 263,470 396,995 +133,525
Canada 378,635 246,502 -132,133
Switzerland 181,112 235,343 +54,231
Japan 319,745 56,285 -263,460
United Kingdom 198,467 128,244 -70,223
Italy 121,546 146,783 +25,237

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 39
West Midlands 28
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
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 19 30 +11
West Midlands 20 22 +2
Inner London - West 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 9 -7
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 13 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 8 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0

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 7,888,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,859,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,786,078
Other 587,320
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 £
Air transport 3,963,091 3,925,014 -38,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,219,033 3,640,877 -578,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 660,652 1,125,426 +464,774
Other 330,386 256,934 -73,452
Road transport 11,145 5,567 -5,578

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,754,730
London Heathrow Airport 2,505,682
Southampton 2,495,630
East Midlands Airport 1,949,428
Birmingham Airport 1,690,551

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 1,298,474 1,456,256 +157,782
London Heathrow Airport 1,451,299 1,054,383 -396,916
Southampton 1,619,398 876,232 -743,166
East Midlands Airport 859,962 1,089,466 +229,504
Birmingham Airport 828,433 862,118 +33,685
London Gateway Port 446,886 857,910 +411,024
Thamesport 373,998 430,112 +56,114
London Stansted Airport 368,396 392,643 +24,247
Dover 348,192 272,674 -75,518
000 330,386 256,934 -73,452

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 89
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36
Manufacture of other transport equipment 23
Manufacture of electrical equipment 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 63
2025-10 45
2025-09 55
2025-08 52
2025-07 58

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+ 179
1m-15m 82
15m-54m 31
Other 30
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 4,473,220
United States 3,808,270
Germany 3,029,864
Morocco 1,581,864
Ireland 1,210,971

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 93,230 4,379,990 +4,286,760
United States 2,118,410 1,689,860 -428,550
Germany 1,538,275 1,491,589 -46,686
Morocco 1,068,696 513,168 -555,528
Ireland 679,407 531,564 -147,843
China 927,187 243,810 -683,377
Singapore 263,019 759,059 +496,040
Canada 514,851 437,620 -77,231
Italy 590,653 208,061 -382,592
France 351,788 423,016 +71,228

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 69,216
XI 32,221
Ireland 14,998
Taiwan 3,489
XU 3,021

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 42,218 26,998 -15,220
XI 23,170 9,051 -14,119
Ireland 1,124 13,874 +12,750
Taiwan 3,489 0 -3,489
XU 2,864 157 -2,707
Malaysia 2,194 16 -2,178
Germany 683 739 +56
China 359 738 +379
Viet Nam 903 0 -903
France 310 4 -306

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 18,652,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,242,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,424,502
Other 129,074
Road transport 23,563

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 7,922,752 10,729,983 +2,807,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,058,308 2,184,297 -874,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 742,020 682,482 -59,538
Other 77,440 51,634 -25,806
Road transport 23,563 0 -23,563

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,998,347
East Midlands Airport 5,481,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,524,281
ZLC 1,596,820
Manchester Airport 1,191,969

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 2,561,338 6,437,009 +3,875,671
East Midlands Airport 2,985,857 2,495,844 -490,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,130,231 1,394,050 -736,181
ZLC 739,941 856,879 +116,938
Manchester Airport 1,089,629 102,340 -987,289
London Stansted Airport 376,463 611,786 +235,323
Aberdeen Docks 68,576 371,183 +302,607
Liverpool Docks 336,595 43,975 -292,620
Milford 236,602 140,343 -96,259
Dover 177,776 177,011 -765

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