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 61,223,731
France 4,121,005
Germany 2,104,510
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,628,989
Netherlands 1,571,773

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 33,751,036 27,472,695 -6,278,341
France 2,265,806 1,855,199 -410,607
Germany 1,285,785 818,725 -467,060
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,164,869 464,120 -700,749
Netherlands 1,038,417 533,356 -505,061
Spain 749,558 478,316 -271,242
United States 401,810 206,093 -195,717
Taiwan 252,694 152,310 -100,384
Ireland 223,256 143,700 -79,556
South Korea 73,102 202,204 +129,102

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 70,538,098
Germany 1,159,477
Spain 537,567
United States 425,035
Taiwan 424,904

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 38,913,520 31,624,578 -7,288,942
Germany 732,187 427,290 -304,897
Spain 418,804 118,763 -300,041
United States 270,377 154,658 -115,719
Taiwan 270,317 154,587 -115,730
France 297,178 19,462 -277,716
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 172,346 107,291 -65,055
Japan 82,074 109,386 +27,312
South Korea 39,105 61,781 +22,676
Sri Lanka 18,615 70,499 +51,884

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 33
Greater Manchester 26
Inner London - West 26
Inner London - East 21
West Midlands 20

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 19 -9
Greater Manchester 19 15 -4
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
West Midlands 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 12 +2
Outer London - East and North East 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
West Yorkshire 12 9 -3

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) 48,492,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,750,174
Air transport 6,998,393
Other 3,084,920
Road transport 571,698

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) 24,840,684 23,651,763 -1,188,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,091,271 4,658,903 -6,432,368
Air transport 3,672,029 3,326,364 -345,665
Other 2,099,498 985,422 -1,114,076
Road transport 19,591 552,107 +532,516

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,818,528
Southampton 15,826,210
London Gateway Port 6,902,297
London 4,148,257
000 3,084,920

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 16,828,014 13,990,514 -2,837,500
Southampton 11,954,101 3,872,109 -8,081,992
London Gateway Port 1,430,112 5,472,185 +4,042,073
London 2,225,854 1,922,403 -303,451
000 2,099,498 985,422 -1,114,076
London Heathrow Airport 1,075,859 945,470 -130,389
499 318,279 1,640,715 +1,322,436
Birmingham Airport 1,134,019 649,061 -484,958
Dover 783,279 566,760 -216,519
Immingham Docks 617,855 364,799 -253,056

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 135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
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
2026-01 51
2025-11 55
2025-10 61
2025-09 53
2025-08 52

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 120
54m+ 75
0-1m 53
15m-54m 39
Other 25

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 2,717,764
Ireland 1,750,888
France 1,421,768
Netherlands 1,289,339
Spain 519,292

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 1,220,724 1,497,040 +276,316
Ireland 958,768 792,120 -166,648
France 775,379 646,389 -128,990
Netherlands 755,679 533,660 -222,019
Spain 285,276 234,016 -51,260
Germany 336,255 107,322 -228,933
Belgium 78,662 355,160 +276,498
Australia 207,267 181,894 -25,373
Canada 281,407 63,759 -217,648
Switzerland 246,288 95,665 -150,623

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 7,912
Ireland 3,927
Italy 1,821

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 3,922 3,990 +68
Ireland 3,018 909 -2,109
Italy 0 1,821 +1,821

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) 5,924,648
Air transport 5,320,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 927,758
Other 22,629
Road transport 10,715

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) 3,394,555 2,530,093 -864,462
Air transport 2,669,965 2,650,555 -19,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 345,328 582,430 +237,102
Other 9,702 12,927 +3,225
Road transport 10,715 0 -10,715

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,434,183
Glasgow Airport 2,394,529
East Midlands Airport 1,542,891
Holyhead 1,108,363
London Heathrow Airport 669,422

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 2,063,183 1,371,000 -692,183
Glasgow Airport 1,144,294 1,250,235 +105,941
East Midlands Airport 763,688 779,203 +15,515
Holyhead 586,295 522,068 -64,227
London Heathrow Airport 325,684 343,738 +18,054
London Gateway Port 161,727 323,667 +161,940
Eurotunnel 40,895 388,635 +347,740
ZLC 258,318 156,298 -102,020
Liverpool Docks 219,144 165,652 -53,492
Immingham Docks 229,302 90,828 -138,474

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