Import/export HS code 842320: Conveyor scales

Scales used on conveyors to weigh goods continuously as they move

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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 £
Czechia 1,105,726
Germany 966,228
Netherlands 729,435
Iceland 553,443
China 443,243

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 £
Czechia 214,541 891,185 +676,644
Germany 499,902 466,326 -33,576
Netherlands 474,410 255,025 -219,385
Iceland 501,003 52,440 -448,563
China 282,153 161,090 -121,063
Ireland 167,445 236,884 +69,439
France 231,547 151,680 -79,867
Japan 135,001 147,070 +12,069
Spain 930 238,866 +237,936
Portugal 225,139 0 -225,139

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 £
Czechia 1,105,726
Germany 942,232
Iceland 784,874
Japan 580,683
Denmark 422,577

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 £
Czechia 214,541 891,185 +676,644
Germany 377,456 564,776 +187,320
Iceland 732,434 52,440 -679,994
Japan 280,402 300,281 +19,879
Denmark 338,723 83,854 -254,869
China 251,043 160,217 -90,826
Spain 0 239,775 +239,775
Portugal 225,139 0 -225,139
United Kingdom 89,785 122,540 +32,755
Ireland 36,189 104,443 +68,254

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Greater Manchester 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 4 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,431,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,420,766
Air transport 1,124,490
Other 255,987
Road transport 2,392

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,371,945 2,059,111 +687,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,019,516 401,250 -618,266
Air transport 487,495 636,995 +149,500
Other 131,256 124,731 -6,525
Road transport 0 2,392 +2,392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,710,378
Immingham Docks 1,036,895
Eurotunnel 748,000
Harwich 352,376
East Midlands Airport 339,625

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 £
Dover 714,373 996,005 +281,632
Immingham Docks 663,576 373,319 -290,257
Eurotunnel 233,606 514,394 +280,788
Harwich 268,119 84,257 -183,862
East Midlands Airport 125,903 213,722 +87,819
000 131,256 124,731 -6,525
Birmingham Airport 152,576 98,620 -53,956
Felixstowe 117,728 128,016 +10,288
London Heathrow Airport 97,293 131,730 +34,437
Thamesport 184,485 31,815 -152,670

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 26
Manufacture of food products 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 10
2026-02 8
2026-01 7
2025-12 4

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+ 42
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 16
0-1m 11
Other 5

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 £
Netherlands 1,905,932
United States 1,704,961
France 569,095
Ireland 260,778
Czechia 245,259

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 £
Netherlands 925,186 980,746 +55,560
United States 999,958 705,003 -294,955
France 233,974 335,121 +101,147
Ireland 175,202 85,576 -89,626
Czechia 200,556 44,703 -155,853
Norway 194,965 1,795 -193,170
Chile 90,196 81,654 -8,542
Germany 121,825 47,263 -74,562
Brazil 0 156,685 +156,685
Argentina 60,558 58,676 -1,882

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 84,280
Nicaragua 11,107
Ireland 6,088

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 41,072 43,208 +2,136
Nicaragua 1,784 9,323 +7,539
Ireland 6,088 0 -6,088

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) 3,509,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,182,310
Air transport 876,133
Other 101,475
Road transport 2,675

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) 1,847,838 1,661,907 -185,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,206,875 975,435 -231,440
Air transport 488,843 387,290 -101,553
Other 48,944 52,531 +3,587
Road transport 0 2,675 +2,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,788,180
Southampton 946,077
London Gateway Port 676,409
London Heathrow Airport 472,902
Liverpool Docks 381,108

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 1,508,458 1,279,722 -228,736
Southampton 392,884 553,193 +160,309
London Gateway Port 438,869 237,540 -201,329
London Heathrow Airport 228,195 244,707 +16,512
Liverpool Docks 271,692 109,416 -162,276
Dover 53,408 251,913 +198,505
Immingham Docks 161,513 28,826 -132,687
East Midlands Airport 88,386 48,493 -39,893
Holyhead 99,948 31,464 -68,484
ZLC 50,299 75,735 +25,436

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842320

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

Description: Scales used on conveyors to weigh goods continuously as they move