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.
  • 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 £
Netherlands 2,056,662
China 1,576,408
Germany 1,187,668
United States 558,161
Spain 274,981

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 1,063,032 993,630 -69,402
China 901,847 674,561 -227,286
Germany 724,067 463,601 -260,466
United States 351,263 206,898 -144,365
Spain 196,853 78,128 -118,725
France 35,743 202,504 +166,761
South Korea 99,405 81,679 -17,726
Singapore 75,865 55,077 -20,788
Japan 40,621 44,933 +4,312
Poland 35,335 16,604 -18,731

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 3,350,555
Germany 1,448,198
Spain 276,109
Israel 266,055
United States 230,555

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 1,688,040 1,662,515 -25,525
Germany 937,476 510,722 -426,754
Spain 168,311 107,798 -60,513
Israel 265,147 908 -264,239
United States 72,339 158,216 +85,877
South Korea 99,405 80,642 -18,763
Japan 42,605 90,186 +47,581
Indonesia 74,288 55,077 -19,211
Switzerland 48,583 68,181 +19,598
United Kingdom 49,659 27,328 -22,331

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 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Greater Manchester 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 5

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 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Merseyside 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 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) 3,242,872
Air transport 1,843,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,384,087
Other 55,624

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) 1,649,730 1,593,142 -56,588
Air transport 1,094,737 748,357 -346,380
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 837,965 546,122 -291,843
Other 40,646 14,978 -25,668

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,727,523
Southampton 936,496
Felixstowe 461,343
Dover 457,760
London Heathrow Airport 451,924

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 752,524 974,999 +222,475
Southampton 564,690 371,806 -192,884
Felixstowe 306,255 155,088 -151,167
Dover 292,567 165,193 -127,374
London Heathrow Airport 302,478 149,446 -153,032
East Midlands Airport 312,921 136,819 -176,102
Birmingham Airport 198,183 166,557 -31,626
Eurotunnel 177,264 173,038 -4,226
London 160,530 144,890 -15,640
499 127,411 140,135 +12,724

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
38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Other manufacturing
9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 21
2026-01 15

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 33
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
Other 5

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 £
Germany 2,246,450
Spain 1,195,876
United States 627,863
South Africa 606,629
Ireland 485,292

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 £
Germany 236,567 2,009,883 +1,773,316
Spain 698,345 497,531 -200,814
United States 211,646 416,217 +204,571
South Africa 311,409 295,220 -16,189
Ireland 87,794 397,498 +309,704
Netherlands 203,362 39,549 -163,813
Italy 110,656 103,012 -7,644
Belgium 37,854 161,462 +123,608
Canada 103,858 90,638 -13,220
Portugal 102,900 0 -102,900

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 272
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 77 -118
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) 4,810,036
Air transport 1,115,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 701,934
Other 1,586

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) 1,564,999 3,245,037 +1,680,038
Air transport 645,019 470,155 -174,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,753 517,181 +332,428
Other 1,509 77 -1,432

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,714,143
London Heathrow Airport 808,243
Eurotunnel 508,000
Heysham 338,155
London Gateway Port 296,051

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 1,474,532 2,239,611 +765,079
London Heathrow Airport 525,065 283,178 -241,887
Eurotunnel 0 508,000 +508,000
Heysham 0 338,155 +338,155
London Gateway Port 35,075 260,976 +225,901
Southampton 113,148 154,406 +41,258
East Midlands Airport 26,949 116,625 +89,676
Holyhead 60,011 51,722 -8,289
ZLC 47,380 42,243 -5,137
Liverpool Docks 36,015 43,357 +7,342

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