Import/export HS code 73181631: Blind rivet nuts

Nuts designed for use with blind rivets, often used in hard-to-reach areas

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 £
United States 2,071,924
China 1,633,177
Germany 850,604
Canada 541,975
Taiwan 404,550

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 £
United States 1,310,792 761,132 -549,660
China 721,718 911,459 +189,741
Germany 415,896 434,708 +18,812
Canada 215,922 326,053 +110,131
Taiwan 142,520 262,030 +119,510
France 189,597 203,605 +14,008
Spain 187,988 153,636 -34,352
Italy 232,037 91,218 -140,819
India 192,718 118,382 -74,336
Netherlands 121,315 75,059 -46,256

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 £
United States 2,488,732
China 1,967,901
France 571,204
Taiwan 503,332
Italy 467,854

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 £
United States 1,476,119 1,012,613 -463,506
China 933,405 1,034,496 +101,091
France 216,696 354,508 +137,812
Taiwan 210,878 292,454 +81,576
Italy 228,082 239,772 +11,690
India 216,242 187,768 -28,474
Spain 189,028 116,589 -72,439
Canada 178,488 51,364 -127,124
Germany 74,198 91,641 +17,443
Belgium 73,671 57,193 -16,478

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 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
West Midlands 24 14 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 14 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 9 -4
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 14 7 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Devon 3 4 +1

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 3,714,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,615,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,158,659
Other 239,490
Road transport 5,452

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 2,135,653 1,578,673 -556,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,223,982 1,391,391 +167,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 610,653 548,006 -62,647
Other 102,871 136,619 +33,748
Road transport 5,452 0 -5,452

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,572,750
East Midlands Airport 1,420,123
London Stansted Airport 1,182,001
London Heathrow Airport 646,237
Dover 344,374

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 693,878 878,872 +184,994
East Midlands Airport 871,237 548,886 -322,351
London Stansted Airport 544,460 637,541 +93,081
London Heathrow Airport 406,029 240,208 -165,821
Dover 164,922 179,452 +14,530
London Gateway Port 109,289 223,487 +114,198
Southampton 122,413 178,014 +55,601
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,563 120,774 -41,789
Birmingham Airport 221,968 55,181 -166,787
Eurotunnel 144,306 105,577 -38,729

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 62
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 31
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of other transport equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 35
2025-09 33
2025-08 23
2025-07 40

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+ 116
1m-15m 95
15m-54m 26
Other 18
0-1m 8

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 2,012,783
Germany 1,076,020
Ireland 756,554
France 723,552
India 721,219

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 967,449 1,045,334 +77,885
Germany 579,300 496,720 -82,580
Ireland 426,201 330,353 -95,848
France 461,528 262,024 -199,504
India 116,359 604,860 +488,501
Spain 414,961 292,435 -122,526
China 325,120 253,052 -72,068
Norway 258,823 240,298 -18,525
Australia 451,039 34,393 -416,646
Poland 324,312 156,290 -168,022

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 350,697
Nicaragua 111,701
China 7,754
Belgium 2,051
Spain 506

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 179,244 171,453 -7,791
Nicaragua 98,925 12,776 -86,149
China 5,659 2,095 -3,564
Belgium 2,051 0 -2,051
Spain 163 343 +180
France 115 0 -115
XU 27 48 +21
Ireland 30 18 -12
United States 0 5 +5

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 9,717,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,197,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 681,978
Other 472,976
Road transport 5,900

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 5,150,479 4,567,071 -583,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,139 994,164 -208,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,581 253,397 -175,184
Other 286,238 186,738 -99,500
Road transport 5,900 0 -5,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,088,977
London Heathrow Airport 2,925,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,409,633
London Stansted Airport 962,624
ZLC 488,111

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 2,706,822 2,382,155 -324,667
London Heathrow Airport 1,503,984 1,421,170 -82,814
Dover / Eurotunnel 787,156 622,477 -164,679
London Stansted Airport 482,607 480,017 -2,590
ZLC 243,856 244,255 +399
000 286,238 186,738 -99,500
Dover 237,455 127,879 -109,576
Immingham Docks 154,090 119,517 -34,573
Eurotunnel 40,136 170,075 +129,939
Manchester Airport 178,914 14,461 -164,453

Quick facts

HS code: 73181631

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

Description: Nuts designed for use with blind rivets, often used in hard-to-reach areas