Import/export HS code 842382: Medium capacity scales

Scales that can weigh more than 30 kg but not more than 5,000 kg

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 £
Germany 6,370,438
China 4,043,916
Netherlands 3,899,529
United States 1,134,217
Slovakia 931,572

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 £
Germany 3,656,678 2,713,760 -942,918
China 2,036,899 2,007,017 -29,882
Netherlands 1,341,747 2,557,782 +1,216,035
United States 754,974 379,243 -375,731
Slovakia 314,533 617,039 +302,506
New Zealand 228,791 437,881 +209,090
Spain 231,338 313,970 +82,632
Italy 389,102 129,947 -259,155
Iceland 93,276 253,039 +159,763
France 167,662 91,724 -75,938

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 £
Germany 8,162,065
China 5,286,635
Netherlands 1,106,259
Thailand 936,719
United States 894,724

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 £
Germany 4,051,121 4,110,944 +59,823
China 2,750,273 2,536,362 -213,911
Netherlands 468,645 637,614 +168,969
Thailand 343,941 592,778 +248,837
United States 590,953 303,771 -287,182
New Zealand 244,966 450,684 +205,718
Spain 234,324 306,902 +72,578
Taiwan 259,395 211,842 -47,553
Iceland 93,276 253,039 +159,763
Italy 200,412 118,489 -81,923

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 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
West Midlands 16
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 13 19 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 9 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Cheshire 5 6 +1

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) 8,691,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,784,805
Air transport 4,886,282
Other 109,978
Road transport 9,342

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) 4,707,395 3,983,971 -723,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,278,544 3,506,261 +227,717
Air transport 2,160,551 2,725,731 +565,180
Other 52,707 57,271 +4,564
Road transport 5,411 3,931 -1,480

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,909,255
Felixstowe 2,305,321
London 2,093,241
East Midlands Airport 1,873,884
London Gateway Port 1,652,940

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 2,200,786 2,708,469 +507,683
Felixstowe 1,339,716 965,605 -374,111
London 1,600,055 493,186 -1,106,869
East Midlands Airport 687,605 1,186,279 +498,674
London Gateway Port 693,847 959,093 +265,246
Southampton 592,252 523,405 -68,847
Birmingham Airport 471,729 580,756 +109,027
London Heathrow Airport 515,045 460,951 -54,094
Thamesport 374,675 570,898 +196,223
Eurotunnel 510,766 240,595 -270,171

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
80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
21
Manufacture of food products
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 43
2026-03 44
2026-02 47
2026-01 41

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+ 99
1m-15m 93
15m-54m 36
0-1m 22
Other 16

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 1,254,749
Germany 943,525
Ireland 469,718
France 439,506
Netherlands 320,098

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 298,100 956,649 +658,549
Germany 304,207 639,318 +335,111
Ireland 246,390 223,328 -23,062
France 167,422 272,084 +104,662
Netherlands 226,710 93,388 -133,322
Sweden 1,735 196,920 +195,185
United Arab Emirates 62,345 122,354 +60,009
Belgium 83,135 64,073 -19,062
Spain 62,328 67,993 +5,665
Canada 52,736 36,144 -16,592

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 £
China 6,630
Ireland 905
XI 616

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 £
China 2,510 4,120 +1,610
Ireland 0 905 +905
XI 616 0 -616

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 2,424,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,265,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 722,142
Other 8,151
Road transport 2,709

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 829,813 1,595,135 +765,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 987,978 1,277,117 +289,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 231,940 490,202 +258,262
Other 3,126 5,025 +1,899
Road transport 2,709 0 -2,709

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,573,694
East Midlands Airport 1,087,611
London Heathrow Airport 921,222
London Gateway Port 347,877
Holyhead 239,895

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 667,891 905,803 +237,912
East Midlands Airport 479,131 608,480 +129,349
London Heathrow Airport 242,659 678,563 +435,904
London Gateway Port 103,292 244,585 +141,293
Holyhead 107,715 132,180 +24,465
ZLC 48,756 190,385 +141,629
Liverpool Docks 57,447 139,352 +81,905
Eurotunnel 53,090 101,175 +48,085
London Stansted Airport 56,336 83,205 +26,869
Dover 92,256 31,169 -61,087

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842382

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

Description: Scales that can weigh more than 30 kg but not more than 5,000 kg