Import/export HS code 84238129: Various small capacity scales

Other types of small capacity scales not specified elsewhere

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Netherlands 1,920,536
China 1,371,378
Germany 1,165,172
United States 425,279
Spain 280,489

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 £
Netherlands 1,159,426 761,110 -398,316
China 840,549 530,829 -309,720
Germany 640,951 524,221 -116,730
United States 360,396 64,883 -295,513
Spain 195,847 84,642 -111,205
South Korea 107,661 53,388 -54,273
France 52,504 98,826 +46,322
Singapore 58,435 40,584 -17,851
Japan 35,883 29,781 -6,102
Poland 34,844 11,263 -23,581

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 £
China 2,876,634
Germany 1,502,923
Israel 285,579
Spain 277,149
South Korea 162,404

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 £
China 1,612,650 1,263,984 -348,666
Germany 975,403 527,520 -447,883
Israel 261,847 23,732 -238,115
Spain 162,837 114,312 -48,525
South Korea 109,016 53,388 -55,628
Japan 32,774 73,732 +40,958
United States 83,377 21,334 -62,043
Indonesia 58,435 39,007 -19,428
Switzerland 43,650 34,791 -8,859
United Kingdom 51,103 21,222 -29,881

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 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 0 -3

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) 2,841,028
Air transport 1,586,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,331,436
Other 85,109

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) 1,649,284 1,191,744 -457,540
Air transport 1,132,085 454,616 -677,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 715,557 615,879 -99,678
Other 70,853 14,256 -56,597

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,572,434
Southampton 799,476
Felixstowe 483,710
East Midlands Airport 463,382
Dover 437,836

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 £
London Gateway Port 822,366 750,068 -72,298
Southampton 534,477 264,999 -269,478
Felixstowe 308,436 175,274 -133,162
East Midlands Airport 317,557 145,825 -171,732
Dover 277,662 160,174 -117,488
London Heathrow Airport 298,296 73,167 -225,129
Eurotunnel 150,783 143,018 -7,765
Birmingham Airport 210,244 79,178 -131,066
London 133,214 122,292 -10,922
499 124,932 83,096 -41,836

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 22
2025-10 18
2025-09 21
2025-08 14

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+ 37
1m-15m 35
0-1m 15
15m-54m 13
Other 4

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 £
Spain 1,267,316
Germany 953,220
South Africa 502,159
Ireland 460,472
United States 363,472

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 £
Spain 738,908 528,408 -210,500
Germany 791,280 161,940 -629,340
South Africa 287,659 214,500 -73,159
Ireland 86,974 373,498 +286,524
United States 222,842 140,630 -82,212
Netherlands 213,980 46,607 -167,373
Italy 6,483 207,185 +200,702
Egypt 209,472 1,715 -207,757
Canada 75,383 67,663 -7,720
Brazil 131,220 0 -131,220

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 1,268
China 195
Germany 46

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 1,268 0 -1,268
China 195 0 -195
Germany 46 0 -46

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) 3,478,439
Air transport 963,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 896,607
Other 1,509

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) 1,899,552 1,578,887 -320,665
Air transport 682,272 281,179 -401,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 612,635 283,972 -328,663
Other 1,509 0 -1,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,950,009
London Heathrow Airport 715,212
London Gateway Port 657,928
Heysham 338,155
Southampton 173,987

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 1,826,274 1,123,735 -702,539
London Heathrow Airport 544,139 171,073 -373,066
London Gateway Port 453,395 204,533 -248,862
Heysham 0 338,155 +338,155
Southampton 113,148 60,839 -52,309
East Midlands Airport 30,447 54,084 +23,637
ZLC 49,098 28,869 -20,229
Holyhead 54,317 17,662 -36,655
Liverpool Docks 36,015 21,770 -14,245
London Stansted Airport 48,057 9,705 -38,352

Quick facts

HS code: 84238129

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

Description: Other types of small capacity scales not specified elsewhere