Import/export HS code 84238180: Various small capacity scales

Other small capacity scales not specified elsewhere

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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 £
Hungary 4,830,563
China 736,976
France 616,691
Iceland 262,398
Germany 192,500

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 £
Hungary 1,332,568 3,497,995 +2,165,427
China 497,509 239,467 -258,042
France 426,530 190,161 -236,369
Iceland 206,686 55,712 -150,974
Germany 137,187 55,313 -81,874
United States 77,272 52,811 -24,461
Italy 28,352 92,504 +64,152
Singapore 25,061 69,655 +44,594
Spain 35,321 57,187 +21,866
Netherlands 32,959 49,942 +16,983

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 £
Slovakia 4,514,643
China 1,328,656
Germany 393,001
Hungary 267,441
Iceland 262,398

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 £
Slovakia 1,150,006 3,364,637 +2,214,631
China 917,241 411,415 -505,826
Germany 176,890 216,111 +39,221
Hungary 129,311 138,130 +8,819
Iceland 206,686 55,712 -150,974
Japan 92,203 7,361 -84,842
United States 45,776 53,444 +7,668
Indonesia 15,605 70,598 +54,993
Taiwan 55,054 28,649 -26,405
Spain 35,321 38,154 +2,833

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 11
West Midlands 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 4 9 +5
West Midlands 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,420,052
Air transport 1,192,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 881,349
Other 74,127

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,614,429 3,805,623 +2,191,194
Air transport 747,705 444,998 -302,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 642,543 238,806 -403,737
Other 60,543 13,584 -46,959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,389,102
Eurotunnel 1,872,789
London Stansted Airport 464,456
East Midlands Airport 392,419
Felixstowe 384,400

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 £
Dover 1,463,865 1,925,237 +461,372
Eurotunnel 82,945 1,789,844 +1,706,899
London Stansted Airport 311,008 153,448 -157,560
East Midlands Airport 235,651 156,768 -78,883
Felixstowe 263,849 120,551 -143,298
London Heathrow Airport 136,452 105,274 -31,178
Southampton 144,349 21,054 -123,295
London Gateway Port 77,270 59,752 -17,518
London 45,907 51,541 +5,634
Immingham Docks 83,039 6,965 -76,074

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 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 15
2025-08 20

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 37
54m+ 36
15m-54m 17
0-1m 13
Other 8

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 £
United States 461,776
Netherlands 100,206
Egypt 90,331
Denmark 82,296
France 80,387

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 £
United States 77,700 384,076 +306,376
Netherlands 17,365 82,841 +65,476
Egypt 90,331 0 -90,331
Denmark 47,644 34,652 -12,992
France 6,177 74,210 +68,033
Ireland 45,271 5,065 -40,206
Germany 10,476 35,021 +24,545
United Arab Emirates 10,575 33,612 +23,037
South Africa 36,192 0 -36,192
Belgium 25,419 9,513 -15,906

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 £
Netherlands 865
China 147
XI 1

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 £
Netherlands 865 0 -865
China 95 52 -43
XI 0 1 +1

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 517,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 423,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 272,380
Other 1,013

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 £
Air transport 274,753 242,734 -32,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,801 357,699 +291,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,294 154,086 +35,792
Other 960 53 -907

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 335,667
London Heathrow Airport 243,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 140,345
East Midlands Airport 115,345
London Gateway Port 88,771

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,381 333,286 +330,905
London Heathrow Airport 178,541 64,696 -113,845
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,530 107,815 +75,285
East Midlands Airport 55,895 59,450 +3,555
London Gateway Port 64,358 24,413 -39,945
London Stansted Airport 6,208 81,593 +75,385
Immingham Docks 32,493 34,652 +2,159
ZLC 22,846 25,513 +2,667
Holyhead 29,289 1,231 -28,058
Dover 16,794 2,105 -14,689

Quick facts

HS code: 84238180

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

Description: Other small capacity scales not specified elsewhere