Import/export HS code 84238123: Weighing and labelling machines

Machines that weigh and label pre-packaged goods

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 £
Germany 815,120
Netherlands 363,453
China 223,684
Denmark 150,356
France 52,450

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 £
Germany 375,334 439,786 +64,452
Netherlands 226,057 137,396 -88,661
China 23,597 200,087 +176,490
Denmark 150,356 0 -150,356
France 52,450 0 -52,450
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 42,818 +42,818
Finland 27,848 0 -27,848
Iceland 0 19,952 +19,952
Italy 14,217 0 -14,217
Spain 0 11,008 +11,008

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 £
Germany 767,188
Netherlands 393,743
China 268,692
Denmark 150,356
United Kingdom 98,910

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 £
Germany 375,334 391,854 +16,520
Netherlands 276,317 117,426 -158,891
China 25,787 242,905 +217,118
Denmark 150,356 0 -150,356
United Kingdom 27,848 71,062 +43,214
Iceland 0 19,952 +19,952
Italy 14,217 0 -14,217
Spain 0 11,008 +11,008
Turkey 0 10,259 +10,259
South Korea 5,094 0 -5,094

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Suffolk 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Suffolk 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -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) 1,287,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 371,429
Air transport 80,720

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) 786,952 500,318 -286,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,455 291,974 +212,519
Air transport 8,546 72,174 +63,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 921,539
Southampton 188,421
Middlesbrough 148,767
Eurotunnel 127,146
Felixstowe 84,232

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 510,706 410,833 -99,873
Southampton 6,788 181,633 +174,845
Middlesbrough 148,767 0 -148,767
Eurotunnel 86,564 40,582 -45,982
Felixstowe 21,903 62,329 +40,426
London Heathrow Airport 0 69,014 +69,014
Thamesport 50,764 0 -50,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,478 38,195 +26,717
Immingham Docks 29,437 19,952 -9,485
London Gateway Port 0 19,970 +19,970

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-10 4
2025-07 3
2025-05 1
2025-04 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
1m-15m 7
54m+ 7
0-1m 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 3,397,178
United States 2,670,797
France 1,361,887
Norway 807,673
Finland 636,340

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 2,826,768 570,410 -2,256,358
United States 1,447,438 1,223,359 -224,079
France 1,142,805 219,082 -923,723
Norway 331,876 475,797 +143,921
Finland 475,308 161,032 -314,276
Spain 273,463 340,062 +66,599
Italy 223,009 380,341 +157,332
Czechia 287,167 286,797 -370
Australia 343,764 208,187 -135,577
Germany 281,404 250,886 -30,518

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 £
Nicaragua 2,722

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 £
Nicaragua 0 2,722 +2,722

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) 10,206,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,396,203
Air transport 1,242,527
Other 2,722

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) 6,410,090 3,795,973 -2,614,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,713,346 1,682,857 -30,489
Air transport 719,288 523,239 -196,049
Other 0 2,722 +2,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,624,328
Immingham Docks 1,329,223
London Heathrow Airport 1,072,111
London Gateway Port 984,162
Liverpool Docks 837,400

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 4,760,714 2,863,614 -1,897,100
Immingham Docks 513,062 816,161 +303,099
London Heathrow Airport 677,582 394,529 -283,053
London Gateway Port 899,205 84,957 -814,248
Liverpool Docks 391,886 445,514 +53,628
London 597,552 112,828 -484,724
Harwich 356,156 264,113 -92,043
Southampton 67,679 429,017 +361,338
Felixstowe 71,378 304,234 +232,856
Holyhead 195,542 94,376 -101,166

Quick facts

HS code: 84238123

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

Description: Machines that weigh and label pre-packaged goods