Import/export HS code 73181575: Stainless steel screws and bolts

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

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* 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 17,135,479
Germany 8,364,991
United States 7,033,580
Italy 3,789,758
Taiwan 2,870,032

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 7,330,613 9,804,866 +2,474,253
Germany 4,068,419 4,296,572 +228,153
United States 3,344,421 3,689,159 +344,738
Italy 2,138,505 1,651,253 -487,252
Taiwan 1,345,906 1,524,126 +178,220
Switzerland 1,255,256 817,302 -437,954
France 784,375 1,118,347 +333,972
India 651,803 1,079,242 +427,439
Netherlands 598,314 449,123 -149,191
Sweden 475,913 350,865 -125,048

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 20,670,035
United States 7,234,227
Germany 4,609,377
Italy 4,075,839
India 3,063,232

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 9,093,592 11,576,443 +2,482,851
United States 3,548,381 3,685,846 +137,465
Germany 1,888,629 2,720,748 +832,119
Italy 2,359,573 1,716,266 -643,307
India 1,600,482 1,462,750 -137,732
Taiwan 1,400,106 1,620,076 +219,970
Switzerland 902,634 775,417 -127,217
France 670,863 774,794 +103,931
Malaysia 147,278 700,863 +553,585
Sweden 457,903 353,683 -104,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 45
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Inner London - West 32
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24

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 33 35 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 30 -2
Inner London - West 22 23 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 23 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 12 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 17 +3
Greater Manchester 17 12 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 18 +7
West Yorkshire 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5

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) 27,045,019
Air transport 12,454,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,374,333
Other 1,557,633
Road transport 138,696

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) 11,964,487 15,080,532 +3,116,045
Air transport 5,872,528 6,582,075 +709,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,370,896 5,003,437 -367,459
Other 716,547 841,086 +124,539
Road transport 56,748 81,948 +25,200

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,273,531
London Heathrow Airport 5,326,229
London Gateway Port 5,007,893
Southampton 4,972,909
Dover 3,204,142

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 5,881,407 4,392,124 -1,489,283
London Heathrow Airport 2,616,523 2,709,706 +93,183
London Gateway Port 1,632,193 3,375,700 +1,743,507
Southampton 1,940,770 3,032,139 +1,091,369
Dover 1,625,888 1,578,254 -47,634
Grangemouth Docks 402,053 2,490,449 +2,088,396
Thamesport 1,800,341 988,559 -811,782
East Midlands Airport 1,312,204 1,400,322 +88,118
London Stansted Airport 1,133,368 1,301,284 +167,916
Harwich 942,654 1,123,131 +180,477

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 123
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 29
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 99
2025-10 111
2025-09 93
2025-08 114
2025-07 118

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+ 272
1m-15m 160
15m-54m 52
Other 49
0-1m 21

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 £
Norway 5,751,542
Ireland 3,009,082
United States 2,996,686
Germany 2,695,812
Canada 2,681,250

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 £
Norway 3,448,845 2,302,697 -1,146,148
Ireland 1,599,514 1,409,568 -189,946
United States 1,526,241 1,470,445 -55,796
Germany 1,429,087 1,266,725 -162,362
Canada 1,954,286 726,964 -1,227,322
France 1,167,608 1,074,481 -93,127
Sweden 1,001,729 954,605 -47,124
Italy 558,187 1,227,471 +669,284
Netherlands 755,085 621,105 -133,980
Poland 684,419 504,358 -180,061

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 859,243
Nicaragua 306,164
China 98,329
Ireland 55,854
Viet Nam 19,931

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 565,497 293,746 -271,751
Nicaragua 203,835 102,329 -101,506
China 96,722 1,607 -95,115
Ireland 5,182 50,672 +45,490
Viet Nam 14,781 5,150 -9,631
XU 4,967 3,106 -1,861
Taiwan 145 3,915 +3,770
India 2,341 44 -2,297
United States 1,830 334 -1,496
Malaysia 1,551 523 -1,028

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 21,762,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,043,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,273,913
Other 1,362,543
Road transport 106,386

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 12,259,079 9,503,772 -2,755,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,301,724 5,742,075 +440,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,731,468 2,542,445 -189,023
Other 899,796 462,747 -437,049
Road transport 106,386 0 -106,386

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,054,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,585,985
London Heathrow Airport 5,592,024
Immingham Docks 3,605,247
London Stansted Airport 2,281,321

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 5,919,299 4,135,185 -1,784,114
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,995,461 3,590,524 +595,063
London Heathrow Airport 2,600,078 2,991,946 +391,868
Immingham Docks 2,277,685 1,327,562 -950,123
London Stansted Airport 1,717,447 563,874 -1,153,573
ZLC 1,253,887 910,175 -343,712
London Gateway Port 847,588 993,141 +145,553
000 899,796 462,747 -437,049
Holyhead 465,017 604,224 +139,207
Manchester Airport 442,600 365,541 -77,059

Quick facts

HS code: 73181575

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

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