Import/export HS code 842310: Personal and household scales

Scales for personal use, like baby scales and household scales

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 66,870,354
France 4,861,550
Germany 2,113,063
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,724,663
Netherlands 1,635,998

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 35,165,593 31,704,761 -3,460,832
France 2,341,650 2,519,900 +178,250
Germany 1,131,290 981,773 -149,517
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,133,776 590,887 -542,889
Netherlands 802,748 833,250 +30,502
Spain 638,923 533,027 -105,896
United States 261,560 284,120 +22,560
Ireland 214,430 177,421 -37,009
Taiwan 239,554 139,654 -99,900
South Korea 77,118 267,927 +190,809

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 77,131,682
Germany 1,212,262
Spain 452,086
Taiwan 399,108
United States 384,155

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 40,137,200 36,994,482 -3,142,718
Germany 674,832 537,430 -137,402
Spain 253,406 198,680 -54,726
Taiwan 257,177 141,931 -115,246
United States 163,754 220,401 +56,647
France 295,559 24,250 -271,309
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 186,995 117,102 -69,893
Japan 82,501 154,598 +72,097
South Korea 39,622 109,820 +70,198
Italy 23,084 113,976 +90,892

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 34
Inner London - West 28
Greater Manchester 26
Inner London - East 25
West Midlands 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
Outer London - West and North West 28 20 -8
Inner London - West 17 16 -1
Greater Manchester 18 16 -2
Inner London - East 15 18 +3
West Midlands 12 19 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
Outer London - East and North East 11 8 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1

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) 53,707,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,247,822
Air transport 8,165,510
Other 2,750,371
Road transport 746,783

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) 26,143,316 27,564,479 +1,421,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,730,129 5,517,693 -5,212,436
Air transport 3,642,205 4,523,305 +881,100
Other 2,095,829 654,542 -1,441,287
Road transport 19,591 727,192 +707,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 34,306,607
Southampton 14,783,564
London Gateway Port 8,447,095
London 4,805,898
499 3,096,139

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 17,300,454 17,006,153 -294,301
Southampton 11,642,708 3,140,856 -8,501,852
London Gateway Port 2,383,292 6,063,803 +3,680,511
London 2,316,786 2,489,112 +172,326
499 404,405 2,691,734 +2,287,329
000 2,095,829 654,542 -1,441,287
London Heathrow Airport 950,086 1,379,404 +429,318
Birmingham Airport 1,172,415 830,706 -341,709
Dover 608,552 760,060 +151,508
Thamesport 492,054 612,749 +120,695

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 146
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 121
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 48
2026-03 68
2026-02 65
2026-01 51
2025-12 53

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
1m-15m 130
54m+ 78
0-1m 59
15m-54m 43
Other 30

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 3,012,942
Ireland 1,875,791
France 1,699,320
Netherlands 1,259,034
Belgium 522,035

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 1,277,424 1,735,518 +458,094
Ireland 1,093,285 782,506 -310,779
France 891,534 807,786 -83,748
Netherlands 717,970 541,064 -176,906
Belgium 152,534 369,501 +216,967
Spain 256,626 218,533 -38,093
Australia 243,306 185,227 -58,079
Germany 210,858 177,170 -33,688
Canada 281,407 65,009 -216,398
Switzerland 229,595 99,997 -129,598

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 £
China 8,717
Ireland 3,927
Italy 3,247
XI 346

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 £
China 3,599 5,118 +1,519
Ireland 3,018 909 -2,109
Italy 0 3,247 +3,247
XI 0 346 +346

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,394,329
Air transport 5,637,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,017,696
Other 30,787
Road transport 1,541

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,561,793 2,832,536 -729,257
Air transport 2,672,272 2,964,913 +292,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 348,849 668,847 +319,998
Other 9,720 21,067 +11,347
Road transport 1,541 0 -1,541

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,800,373
Glasgow Airport 2,599,359
East Midlands Airport 1,574,942
Holyhead 1,225,967
London Heathrow Airport 747,650

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,057,120 1,743,253 -313,867
Glasgow Airport 1,156,894 1,442,465 +285,571
East Midlands Airport 710,442 864,500 +154,058
Holyhead 676,179 549,788 -126,391
London Heathrow Airport 368,252 379,398 +11,146
London Gateway Port 186,787 329,676 +142,889
Eurotunnel 43,117 410,964 +367,847
Liverpool Docks 299,611 86,981 -212,630
ZLC 245,441 137,246 -108,195
Immingham Docks 224,578 104,288 -120,290

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842310

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

Description: Scales for personal use, like baby scales and household scales