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 6,604,397
Netherlands 3,456,554
China 3,372,174
United States 1,107,432
Slovakia 740,869

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 3,841,668 2,762,729 -1,078,939
Netherlands 1,343,908 2,112,646 +768,738
China 1,881,149 1,491,025 -390,124
United States 875,006 232,426 -642,580
Slovakia 344,692 396,177 +51,485
Italy 164,888 331,078 +166,190
Spain 253,980 212,871 -41,109
New Zealand 206,024 240,001 +33,977
France 142,714 106,638 -36,076
Ireland 97,324 149,156 +51,832

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 7,919,512
China 4,529,025
Netherlands 974,742
United States 880,905
Thailand 709,139

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 3,849,661 4,069,851 +220,190
China 2,622,017 1,907,008 -715,009
Netherlands 427,747 546,995 +119,248
United States 699,852 181,053 -518,799
Thailand 338,287 370,852 +32,565
New Zealand 266,945 243,731 -23,214
Spain 269,031 217,725 -51,306
Taiwan 270,636 181,888 -88,748
Italy 165,654 130,921 -34,733
Switzerland 198,045 74,414 -123,631

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 21
West Midlands 17
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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 15 14 -1
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Greater Manchester 11 2 -9
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 7 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
North Yorkshire 4 5 +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) 8,522,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,766,521
Air transport 4,226,769
Other 219,933
Road transport 9,628

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) 4,594,896 3,927,622 -667,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,191,997 2,574,524 -617,473
Air transport 2,155,745 2,071,024 -84,721
Other 164,977 54,956 -110,021
Road transport 9,628 0 -9,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,396,974
London 2,293,257
Felixstowe 2,167,587
East Midlands Airport 1,867,131
London Gateway Port 1,305,677

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 1,866,894 2,530,080 +663,186
London 1,546,966 746,291 -800,675
Felixstowe 1,421,860 745,727 -676,133
East Midlands Airport 731,559 1,135,572 +404,013
London Gateway Port 647,573 658,104 +10,531
Southampton 590,490 328,179 -262,311
Eurotunnel 621,296 218,039 -403,257
Thamesport 357,262 480,766 +123,504
London Heathrow Airport 581,921 232,121 -349,800
Birmingham Airport 350,192 326,014 -24,178

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Manufacture of food products 13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 29

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+ 88
1m-15m 86
15m-54m 29
0-1m 20
Other 17

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 909,982
United States 887,864
Ireland 498,410
Netherlands 296,504
France 207,603

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 424,467 485,515 +61,048
United States 330,234 557,630 +227,396
Ireland 292,992 205,418 -87,574
Netherlands 235,552 60,952 -174,600
France 155,673 51,930 -103,743
Sweden 86,516 116,225 +29,709
United Arab Emirates 46,901 120,352 +73,451
Greece 132,876 0 -132,876
Spain 45,678 86,746 +41,068
Belgium 72,818 46,695 -26,123

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 3,809
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 2,872 937 -1,935
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 1,974,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,935,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 720,454
Other 4,425
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 829,344 1,145,215 +315,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,115,568 820,409 -295,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 417,460 302,994 -114,466
Other 3,488 937 -2,551
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 1,278,912
East Midlands Airport 975,513
London Heathrow Airport 718,609
London Gateway Port 308,907
Holyhead 241,829

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 747,136 531,776 -215,360
East Midlands Airport 513,027 462,486 -50,541
London Heathrow Airport 213,287 505,322 +292,035
London Gateway Port 262,089 46,818 -215,271
Holyhead 122,110 119,719 -2,391
Liverpool Docks 16,241 175,366 +159,125
ZLC 49,013 134,193 +85,180
Immingham Docks 121,354 61,295 -60,059
Eurotunnel 72,835 45,969 -26,866
Dover 97,402 2,630 -94,772

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