Import/export HS code 84231090: Various personal scales

Other types of personal weighing machines not specified elsewhere

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 23,469,642
France 4,425,909
Germany 1,587,503
Spain 894,970
Netherlands 649,990

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 13,469,206 10,000,436 -3,468,770
France 2,191,296 2,234,613 +43,317
Germany 806,554 780,949 -25,605
Spain 572,708 322,262 -250,446
Netherlands 189,272 460,718 +271,446
Taiwan 369,104 54,774 -314,330
United States 161,368 200,683 +39,315
South Korea 70,565 254,569 +184,004
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 109,705 55,966 -53,739
Italy 43,497 115,156 +71,659

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 29,693,132
Germany 1,127,145
Taiwan 441,510
Spain 399,617
United States 350,617

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 16,409,431 13,283,701 -3,125,730
Germany 607,512 519,633 -87,879
Taiwan 384,459 57,051 -327,408
Spain 250,792 148,825 -101,967
United States 148,722 201,895 +53,173
Japan 68,004 165,940 +97,936
France 185,209 24,250 -160,959
South Korea 46,155 100,879 +54,724
Italy 16,457 105,335 +88,878
Sri Lanka 23,852 65,166 +41,314

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 13
Outer London - West and North West 12

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
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +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) 18,057,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,100,665
Air transport 4,702,045
Other 352,503
Road transport 96,074

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) 10,098,388 7,959,462 -2,138,926
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,015,124 4,085,541 -1,929,583
Air transport 2,038,019 2,664,026 +626,007
Other 254,644 97,859 -156,785
Road transport 17,459 78,615 +61,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,673,291
London Gateway Port 4,546,104
London 3,934,566
Southampton 3,283,109
London Heathrow Airport 1,259,464

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 7,684,980 4,988,311 -2,696,669
London Gateway Port 2,323,946 2,222,158 -101,788
London 1,804,759 2,129,807 +325,048
Southampton 2,422,907 860,202 -1,562,705
London Heathrow Airport 550,173 709,291 +159,118
Dover 514,345 579,017 +64,672
Birmingham Airport 515,088 469,753 -45,335
499 274,989 592,235 +317,246
East Midlands Airport 251,715 441,704 +189,989
Immingham Docks 362,593 292,938 -69,655

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
74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 25
2026-03 40
2026-02 28
2026-01 26

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 63
54m+ 57
0-1m 26
15m-54m 26
Other 17

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 2,423,870
France 1,328,074
Ireland 1,233,749
Belgium 450,360
Netherlands 442,775

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 1,147,356 1,276,514 +129,158
France 761,708 566,366 -195,342
Ireland 690,672 543,077 -147,595
Belgium 132,722 317,638 +184,916
Netherlands 348,720 94,055 -254,665
Spain 112,081 213,179 +101,098
Canada 281,407 18,852 -262,555
Germany 72,747 183,535 +110,788
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,466 83,962 -20,504
Australia 82,948 91,443 +8,495

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 3,246
Ireland 8

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 2,372 874 -1,498
Ireland 0 8 +8

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 3,994,189
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,958,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,969
Other 12,523
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 £
Air transport 2,032,003 1,962,186 -69,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,204,050 1,754,591 -449,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,391 448,578 +310,187
Other 4,905 7,618 +2,713
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 2,674,356
Glasgow Airport 2,406,551
East Midlands Airport 909,776
Holyhead 860,694
London Heathrow Airport 326,806

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 1,377,513 1,296,843 -80,670
Glasgow Airport 1,304,232 1,102,319 -201,913
East Midlands Airport 395,503 514,273 +118,770
Holyhead 447,333 413,361 -33,972
London Heathrow Airport 178,521 148,285 -30,236
ZLC 110,430 146,171 +35,741
London Gateway Port 31,738 218,680 +186,942
Liverpool Docks 138,272 17,311 -120,961
Eurotunnel 71,960 35,918 -36,042
Dover 43,480 56,146 +12,666

Quick facts

HS code: 84231090

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

Description: Other types of personal weighing machines not specified elsewhere