Import/export HS code 84238125: Shop scales

Scales used in shops for weighing goods for sale

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 £
United States 3,904,362
China 812,705
Germany 796,124
Hungary 570,866
Spain 326,251

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 £
United States 3,888,650 15,712 -3,872,938
China 454,702 358,003 -96,699
Germany 197,295 598,829 +401,534
Hungary 408,714 162,152 -246,562
Spain 197,883 128,368 -69,515
India 66,477 36,084 -30,393
Ireland 15,745 69,900 +54,155
Italy 30,152 32,712 +2,560
Belgium 2,185 42,683 +40,498
Turkey 23,789 3,072 -20,717

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 £
Mexico 3,791,942
China 1,118,590
Slovakia 570,866
Spain 303,453
Germany 211,829

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 £
Mexico 3,791,942 0 -3,791,942
China 578,261 540,329 -37,932
Slovakia 408,714 162,152 -246,562
Spain 197,883 105,570 -92,313
Germany 51,578 160,251 +108,673
India 76,437 36,084 -40,353
Ireland 14,400 69,900 +55,500
Italy 25,414 21,480 -3,934
United States 18,715 15,712 -3,003
Singapore 6,341 3,818 -2,523

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 4
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 3 +3
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,902,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,577,044
Air transport 498,329
Other 78,026
Road transport 7,932

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) 4,437,035 465,725 -3,971,310
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 720,588 856,456 +135,868
Air transport 345,333 152,996 -192,337
Other 48,218 29,808 -18,410
Road transport 1,053 6,879 +5,826

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,962,183
Dover 849,110
Felixstowe 456,395
London 376,008
Eurotunnel 275,471

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 £
Southampton 3,950,323 11,860 -3,938,463
Dover 286,407 562,703 +276,296
Felixstowe 300,321 156,074 -144,247
London 128,874 247,134 +118,260
Eurotunnel 242,439 33,032 -209,407
Birmingham Airport 196,719 70,632 -126,087
Thamesport 60,923 83,510 +22,587
ZLC 57,605 53,765 -3,840
London Heathrow Airport 60,267 35,298 -24,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,767 32,044 -30,723

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 6
2026-02 2
2026-01 4
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
1m-15m 9
54m+ 8
0-1m 7
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
Mexico 2,070,867
United Arab Emirates 950,085
Ireland 663,745
Saudi Arabia 585,306
South Africa 387,338

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 £
Mexico 1,850,369 220,498 -1,629,871
United Arab Emirates 637,095 312,990 -324,105
Ireland 320,832 342,913 +22,081
Saudi Arabia 0 585,306 +585,306
South Africa 179,591 207,747 +28,156
France 103,297 200,565 +97,268
Australia 84,983 214,896 +129,913
Switzerland 104,908 112,423 +7,515
India 96,348 99,736 +3,388
Lebanon 92,466 78,802 -13,664

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 162
China 42

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 0 162 +162
China 2 40 +38

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,816,946
Air transport 2,057,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 780,832
Other 204

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,589,028 1,227,918 -1,361,110
Air transport 884,347 1,172,956 +288,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 459,940 320,892 -139,048
Other 2 202 +200

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,679,460
Felixstowe 1,133,449
London Heathrow Airport 929,803
Southampton 669,911
East Midlands Airport 509,980

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 £
London Gateway Port 790,668 888,792 +98,124
Felixstowe 1,133,449 0 -1,133,449
London Heathrow Airport 380,553 549,250 +168,697
Southampton 376,411 293,500 -82,911
East Midlands Airport 256,582 253,398 -3,184
Liverpool Docks 348,202 54,224 -293,978
Holyhead 139,937 173,154 +33,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,643 112,319 -81,324
Manchester Airport 119,164 184,221 +65,057
London Stansted Airport 32,091 133,195 +101,104

Quick facts

HS code: 84238125

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

Description: Scales used in shops for weighing goods for sale