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 3,866,252
China 816,826
Germany 815,949
Hungary 570,866
Spain 316,847

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 3,850,540 15,712 -3,834,828
China 451,461 365,365 -86,096
Germany 206,032 609,917 +403,885
Hungary 468,994 101,872 -367,122
Spain 186,394 130,453 -55,941
India 67,958 34,603 -33,355
Ireland 15,745 80,100 +64,355
Italy 28,142 33,409 +5,267
Belgium 2,185 42,683 +40,498
Taiwan 4,579 23,804 +19,225

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 1,095,455
Slovakia 570,866
Spain 294,049
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 541,536 553,919 +12,383
Slovakia 468,994 101,872 -367,122
Spain 186,394 107,655 -78,739
Germany 53,436 158,393 +104,957
India 77,918 34,603 -43,315
Ireland 14,400 80,100 +65,700
Italy 23,404 22,177 -1,227
United States 16,493 15,712 -781
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 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0

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) 4,877,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,592,818
Air transport 480,902
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) 4,398,360 479,282 -3,919,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,992 823,826 +54,834
Air transport 328,014 152,888 -175,126
Other 48,218 29,808 -18,410
Road transport 7,932 0 -7,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,924,073
Dover 858,524
Felixstowe 467,405
London 375,362
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 3,912,213 11,860 -3,900,353
Dover 350,651 507,873 +157,222
Felixstowe 279,809 187,596 -92,213
London 142,711 232,651 +89,940
Eurotunnel 242,439 33,032 -209,407
Birmingham Airport 188,292 62,700 -125,592
Thamesport 60,923 92,028 +31,105
ZLC 64,484 46,886 -17,598
London Heathrow Airport 60,267 42,592 -17,675
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
2026-05 3
2026-04 5
2026-03 6
2026-02 2
2026-01 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 11
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
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 1,809,806
United Arab Emirates 974,162
Ireland 662,043
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 1,566,480 243,326 -1,323,154
United Arab Emirates 630,954 343,208 -287,746
Ireland 325,153 336,890 +11,737
Saudi Arabia 115,110 470,196 +355,086
South Africa 206,175 181,163 -25,012
France 139,656 172,209 +32,553
Australia 84,983 214,896 +129,913
Switzerland 97,201 144,972 +47,771
India 133,176 62,908 -70,268
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 41 1 -40

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) 3,514,564
Air transport 2,143,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 803,297
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) 2,360,192 1,154,372 -1,205,820
Air transport 1,036,822 1,106,409 +69,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 464,504 338,793 -125,711
Other 41 163 +122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,637,200
Felixstowe 995,469
London Heathrow Airport 932,834
Southampton 547,769
East Midlands Airport 518,458

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 821,281 815,919 -5,362
Felixstowe 995,469 0 -995,469
London Heathrow Airport 451,437 481,397 +29,960
Southampton 254,942 292,827 +37,885
East Midlands Airport 250,027 268,431 +18,404
Liverpool Docks 359,762 25,123 -334,639
Manchester Airport 167,088 210,716 +43,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 186,413 143,327 -43,086
Holyhead 137,696 191,623 +53,927
London Stansted Airport 71,006 94,280 +23,274

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