Import/export HS code 73181562: Stainless steel screws and bolts

Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, resistant to rust and corrosion

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 5,026,455
Germany 3,746,231
Switzerland 2,981,066
Sweden 2,931,914
United States 2,727,355

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 2,387,413 2,639,042 +251,629
Germany 2,015,148 1,731,083 -284,065
Switzerland 1,831,985 1,149,081 -682,904
Sweden 1,900,028 1,031,886 -868,142
United States 976,456 1,750,899 +774,443
France 386,032 1,386,796 +1,000,764
India 782,509 582,090 -200,419
Taiwan 359,096 364,129 +5,033
Italy 288,477 218,322 -70,155
Malaysia 205,103 168,706 -36,397

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 6,482,150
Sweden 3,095,093
United States 2,933,736
Switzerland 2,795,516
India 1,635,700

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 3,177,066 3,305,084 +128,018
Sweden 1,957,946 1,137,147 -820,799
United States 1,049,570 1,884,166 +834,596
Switzerland 1,684,912 1,110,604 -574,308
India 1,015,369 620,331 -395,038
Germany 771,659 826,189 +54,530
France 177,691 949,226 +771,535
Malaysia 479,906 484,246 +4,340
Taiwan 374,162 416,053 +41,891
Italy 221,074 191,446 -29,628

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 37
West Midlands 31
Inner London - West 23
Greater Manchester 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15

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 22 26 +4
West Midlands 19 25 +6
Inner London - West 17 12 -5
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 6 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 8 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0

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) 9,384,789
Air transport 7,259,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,753,638
Other 103,226
Road transport 57,031

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) 4,419,366 4,965,423 +546,057
Air transport 2,899,015 4,360,282 +1,461,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,409,210 2,344,428 -2,064,782
Other 56,838 46,388 -10,450
Road transport 23,555 33,476 +9,921

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,989,871
London Heathrow Airport 2,925,564
Immingham Docks 2,425,607
East Midlands Airport 2,372,085
London Gateway Port 2,357,024

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 2,503,865 1,486,006 -1,017,859
London Heathrow Airport 878,474 2,047,090 +1,168,616
Immingham Docks 1,400,147 1,025,460 -374,687
East Midlands Airport 856,539 1,515,546 +659,007
London Gateway Port 787,730 1,569,294 +781,564
Southampton 655,172 1,030,027 +374,855
ZLC 1,453,858 77,466 -1,376,392
Dover 752,441 599,070 -153,371
London Stansted Airport 528,870 281,837 -247,033
Birmingham Airport 359,171 361,153 +1,982

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 94
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 43
Other manufacturing 29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 67
2025-10 59
2025-09 69
2025-08 59

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+ 196
1m-15m 106
15m-54m 44
Other 25
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 4,657,460
Norway 3,413,113
Germany 1,665,517
India 1,605,922
France 1,556,972

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 2,308,098 2,349,362 +41,264
Norway 1,936,090 1,477,023 -459,067
Germany 963,685 701,832 -261,853
India 714,473 891,449 +176,976
France 824,670 732,302 -92,368
Ireland 591,633 655,948 +64,315
Netherlands 810,193 370,116 -440,077
Italy 892,687 198,771 -693,916
Romania 545,491 503,943 -41,548
Canada 257,290 436,413 +179,123

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 214,936
Ireland 175,777
Nicaragua 49,472
Viet Nam 40,102
China 2,915

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 182,050 32,886 -149,164
Ireland 9,935 165,842 +155,907
Nicaragua 35,261 14,211 -21,050
Viet Nam 3,782 36,320 +32,538
China 1,038 1,877 +839
Germany 118 2,696 +2,578
Malaysia 197 388 +191
Czechia 204 200 -4
Taiwan 64 218 +154
India 216 40 -176

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 17,324,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,141,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,437,253
Other 490,011
Road transport 20,200

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 9,404,630 7,919,957 -1,484,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,129,144 2,012,695 -1,116,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,619,869 1,817,384 +197,515
Other 234,698 255,313 +20,615
Road transport 18,265 1,935 -16,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,253,674
London Heathrow Airport 5,112,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,103,537
ZLC 1,834,779
London Stansted Airport 1,640,896

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,496,570 3,757,104 -739,466
London Heathrow Airport 3,187,534 1,925,359 -1,262,175
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,030,086 1,073,451 -956,635
ZLC 696,494 1,138,285 +441,791
London Stansted Airport 777,853 863,043 +85,190
Southampton 416,792 906,017 +489,225
Immingham Docks 773,700 393,622 -380,078
Liverpool Docks 525,901 614,708 +88,807
000 234,698 255,313 +20,615
Dover 272,272 185,696 -86,576

Quick facts

HS code: 73181562

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

Description: Screws and bolts made of stainless steel, resistant to rust and corrosion