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:

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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 67,993,821
France 4,778,852
Germany 2,129,905
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,738,373
Netherlands 1,558,088

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 37,146,875 30,846,946 -6,299,929
France 2,299,880 2,478,972 +179,092
Germany 1,121,939 1,007,966 -113,973
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,131,273 607,100 -524,173
Netherlands 718,559 839,529 +120,970
Spain 668,715 479,238 -189,477
United States 221,062 287,716 +66,654
Taiwan 369,882 57,731 -312,151
Ireland 212,593 178,727 -33,866
South Korea 76,633 273,322 +196,689

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 78,092,866
Germany 1,245,751
Spain 454,536
Taiwan 447,513
United States 376,270

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 41,979,311 36,113,555 -5,865,756
Germany 695,134 550,617 -144,517
Spain 295,177 159,359 -135,818
Taiwan 387,505 60,008 -327,497
United States 152,273 223,997 +71,724
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 189,053 126,634 -62,419
France 289,194 24,250 -264,944
Japan 72,222 170,121 +97,899
South Korea 45,161 104,281 +59,120
Italy 18,933 115,633 +96,700

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 27
West Midlands 26
Greater Manchester 24
Inner London - East 23

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 29 18 -11
Inner London - West 16 18 +2
West Midlands 12 20 +8
Greater Manchester 15 17 +2
Inner London - East 14 18 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 12 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 10 7 -3
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) 55,097,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,895,592
Air transport 8,229,026
Other 2,630,404
Road transport 768,233

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) 28,288,149 26,809,755 -1,478,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,488,993 5,406,599 -5,082,394
Air transport 3,679,921 4,549,105 +869,184
Other 2,125,940 504,464 -1,621,476
Road transport 19,591 748,642 +729,051

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 35,099,758
Southampton 14,554,741
London Gateway Port 8,824,972
London 4,607,795
499 3,387,791

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 18,418,363 16,681,395 -1,736,968
Southampton 12,304,685 2,250,056 -10,054,629
London Gateway Port 2,662,922 6,162,050 +3,499,128
London 2,190,167 2,417,628 +227,461
499 478,746 2,909,045 +2,430,299
000 2,125,940 504,464 -1,621,476
London Heathrow Airport 947,810 1,431,103 +483,293
Birmingham Airport 1,154,692 880,941 -273,751
Dover 663,391 768,204 +104,813
Thamesport 524,372 587,715 +63,343

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
119
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 48
2026-03 68
2026-02 65
2026-01 51

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 129
54m+ 80
0-1m 60
15m-54m 44
Other 26

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 2,907,119
Ireland 1,904,760
France 1,703,528
Netherlands 1,233,955
Belgium 539,829

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 1,348,787 1,558,332 +209,545
Ireland 1,100,761 803,999 -296,762
France 908,315 795,213 -113,102
Netherlands 747,189 486,766 -260,423
Belgium 175,866 363,963 +188,097
Spain 243,781 249,920 +6,139
Germany 215,142 245,787 +30,645
Australia 247,810 187,243 -60,567
Canada 281,407 65,009 -216,398
Switzerland 244,470 78,245 -166,225

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 9,671
Ireland 3,927
Italy 3,350
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 6,072 +2,473
Ireland 3,018 909 -2,109
Italy 0 3,350 +3,350
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) 6,376,111
Air transport 5,659,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 996,098
Other 31,989
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) 3,604,627 2,771,484 -833,143
Air transport 2,833,696 2,826,258 -7,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,172 661,926 +327,754
Other 10,206 21,783 +11,577
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 3,796,663
Glasgow Airport 2,519,552
East Midlands Airport 1,613,088
Holyhead 1,233,511
London Heathrow Airport 728,864

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 2,028,268 1,768,395 -259,873
Glasgow Airport 1,235,616 1,283,936 +48,320
East Midlands Airport 777,161 835,927 +58,766
Holyhead 681,825 551,686 -130,139
London Heathrow Airport 345,460 383,404 +37,944
London Gateway Port 200,838 325,965 +125,127
ZLC 271,244 186,814 -84,430
Eurotunnel 116,374 331,783 +215,409
Liverpool Docks 300,483 83,861 -216,622
Immingham Docks 222,542 105,472 -117,070

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