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 752,599
Netherlands 377,411
China 220,027
Denmark 150,356
United States 48,141

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 442,793 309,806 -132,987
Netherlands 292,369 85,042 -207,327
China 31,264 188,763 +157,499
Denmark 150,356 0 -150,356
United States 0 48,141 +48,141
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 42,818 +42,818
Finland 27,848 0 -27,848
Italy 10,043 12,652 +2,609
Iceland 0 19,952 +19,952
Spain 11,008 0 -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 718,625
Netherlands 343,483
China 265,035
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 378,427 340,198 -38,229
Netherlands 288,833 54,650 -234,183
China 33,454 231,581 +198,127
Denmark 150,356 0 -150,356
United Kingdom 95,750 3,160 -92,590
United States 0 48,141 +48,141
Italy 10,043 12,652 +2,609
Iceland 0 19,952 +19,952
Spain 11,008 0 -11,008
Turkey 0 10,259 +10,259

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Suffolk 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 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
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Suffolk 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 1,237,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 374,013
Air transport 76,546

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) 860,797 377,108 -483,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,800 339,213 +304,413
Air transport 72,274 4,272 -68,002

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 866,619
Southampton 183,327
Middlesbrough 148,767
Eurotunnel 132,701
Felixstowe 80,575

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 569,033 297,586 -271,447
Southampton 1,694 181,633 +179,939
Middlesbrough 148,767 0 -148,767
Eurotunnel 80,366 52,335 -28,031
Felixstowe 21,480 59,095 +37,615
London Heathrow Airport 67,902 1,112 -66,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,486 27,187 +4,701
Immingham Docks 29,437 19,952 -9,485
Liverpool Docks 0 48,141 +48,141
London Gateway Port 3,536 30,392 +26,856

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-01 3
2025-10 4
2025-07 3
2025-05 1

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+ 6
1m-15m 5
0-1m 3
Other 2
15m-54m 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 4,048,569
United States 2,964,678
France 1,444,563
Canada 1,233,098
Spain 967,736

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 2,394,264 1,654,305 -739,959
United States 1,520,304 1,444,374 -75,930
France 1,038,231 406,332 -631,899
Canada 110,485 1,122,613 +1,012,128
Spain 268,995 698,741 +429,746
Norway 600,563 309,975 -290,588
Ireland 300,061 371,955 +71,894
Italy 135,760 407,224 +271,464
Australia 453,386 87,776 -365,610
Czechia 305,401 228,396 -77,005

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 1,471 1,251 -220

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) 12,012,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,821,270
Air transport 1,135,595
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) 6,155,885 5,856,978 -298,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,962,462 2,858,808 +896,346
Air transport 662,027 473,568 -188,459
Other 1,471 1,251 -220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,568,480
Liverpool Docks 2,171,459
Immingham Docks 1,468,788
London Heathrow Airport 974,129
London Gateway Port 957,883

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 4,193,837 4,374,643 +180,806
Liverpool Docks 601,168 1,570,291 +969,123
Immingham Docks 805,224 663,564 -141,660
London Heathrow Airport 629,271 344,858 -284,413
London Gateway Port 896,379 61,504 -834,875
Harwich 490,789 303,474 -187,315
London 557,820 152,543 -405,277
Felixstowe 160,441 475,390 +314,949
Southampton 0 598,652 +598,652
Holyhead 212,805 284,643 +71,838

Quick facts

HS code: 84238123

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

Description: Machines that weigh and label pre-packaged goods