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 3,922,357
China 708,471
Hungary 480,555
Germany 379,851
Spain 297,482

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 3,909,803 12,554 -3,897,249
China 419,413 289,058 -130,355
Hungary 0 480,555 +480,555
Germany 207,046 172,805 -34,241
Spain 188,212 109,270 -78,942
Ireland 35,827 69,900 +34,073
India 77,232 19,925 -57,307
Italy 30,082 22,149 -7,933
Belgium 0 44,868 +44,868
France 26,883 5,845 -21,038

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 984,807
Slovakia 480,555
Spain 274,684
India 107,117

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 593,171 391,636 -201,535
Slovakia 0 480,555 +480,555
Spain 188,212 86,472 -101,740
India 87,192 19,925 -67,267
Germany 76,173 27,954 -48,219
Ireland 14,400 69,900 +55,500
Italy 25,344 13,465 -11,879
United States 20,409 13,821 -6,588
Singapore 6,341 0 -6,341

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
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Suffolk 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
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 4,804,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,103,874
Air transport 494,040
Other 67,425
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) 4,418,123 386,524 -4,031,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 357,477 746,397 +388,920
Air transport 369,350 124,690 -244,660
Other 48,218 19,207 -29,011
Road transport 0 7,932 +7,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,976,137
Dover 411,589
Felixstowe 357,966
London 322,588
Eurotunnel 287,316

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 3,965,457 10,680 -3,954,777
Dover 89,095 322,494 +233,399
Felixstowe 313,899 44,067 -269,832
London 88,449 234,139 +145,690
Eurotunnel 49,927 237,389 +187,462
Birmingham Airport 206,255 54,420 -151,835
Thamesport 53,724 67,463 +13,739
ZLC 55,511 55,859 +348
London Stansted Airport 77,708 20,685 -57,023
London Heathrow Airport 67,039 30,431 -36,608

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 8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 8
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
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 £
Mexico 2,112,851
United Arab Emirates 819,026
Ireland 566,476
Saudi Arabia 487,072
South Africa 380,500

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 1,922,544 190,307 -1,732,237
United Arab Emirates 573,327 245,699 -327,628
Ireland 347,872 218,604 -129,268
Saudi Arabia 0 487,072 +487,072
South Africa 205,112 175,388 -29,724
France 113,321 112,504 -817
Switzerland 122,815 78,905 -43,910
Australia 84,983 106,856 +21,873
India 96,348 92,641 -3,707
Lebanon 92,466 50,048 -42,418

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) 3,597,879
Air transport 1,694,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,427
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) 2,597,435 1,000,444 -1,596,991
Air transport 917,714 776,355 -141,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 513,651 251,776 -261,875
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 1,446,126
Felixstowe 1,133,449
London Heathrow Airport 813,906
Southampton 691,175
Liverpool Docks 395,429

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 726,900 719,226 -7,674
Felixstowe 1,133,449 0 -1,133,449
London Heathrow Airport 402,679 411,227 +8,548
Southampton 448,586 242,589 -205,997
Liverpool Docks 348,202 47,227 -300,975
East Midlands Airport 265,712 122,619 -143,093
Dover / Eurotunnel 223,878 81,708 -142,170
Holyhead 163,413 134,649 -28,764
Manchester Airport 121,275 155,522 +34,247
London Stansted Airport 32,091 76,448 +44,357

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