Import/export HS code 84238289: Various medium capacity scales

Other types of medium 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 £
Netherlands 1,588,533
China 1,585,267
Germany 1,366,114
United States 840,704
New Zealand 270,138

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 570,123 1,018,410 +448,287
China 966,146 619,121 -347,025
Germany 697,573 668,541 -29,032
United States 586,053 254,651 -331,402
New Zealand 155,896 114,242 -41,654
Taiwan 175,861 75,606 -100,255
Spain 52,106 115,167 +63,061
Iceland 47,154 86,931 +39,777
France 51,780 37,309 -14,471
Norway 39,446 23,673 -15,773

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 1,965,849
China 1,731,774
Netherlands 794,677
United States 674,791
New Zealand 263,370

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 756,197 1,209,652 +453,455
China 1,052,181 679,593 -372,588
Netherlands 365,565 429,112 +63,547
United States 475,840 198,951 -276,889
New Zealand 154,241 109,129 -45,112
Taiwan 177,381 73,909 -103,472
Spain 64,181 116,628 +52,447
Mexico 86,688 53,749 -32,939
Iceland 47,154 86,931 +39,777
Norway 39,446 22,524 -16,922

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 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6

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 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 8 0 -8
West Midlands 4 7 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 6 +5
Suffolk 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Cheshire 0 4 +4

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) 2,743,316
Air transport 2,182,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,673,445
Other 81,216
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,478,083 1,265,233 -212,850
Air transport 1,159,483 1,023,511 -135,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 823,565 849,880 +26,315
Other 54,539 26,677 -27,862
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 £
Felixstowe 935,832
East Midlands Airport 871,408
Thamesport 713,799
Dover 671,872
London Heathrow Airport 529,891

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 £
Felixstowe 611,020 324,812 -286,208
East Midlands Airport 343,923 527,485 +183,562
Thamesport 315,933 397,866 +81,933
Dover 281,226 390,646 +109,420
London Heathrow Airport 404,945 124,946 -279,999
London 122,931 337,797 +214,866
London Gateway Port 258,271 176,628 -81,643
Southampton 236,928 156,766 -80,162
London Stansted Airport 161,992 152,929 -9,063
Eurotunnel 210,365 68,546 -141,819

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Manufacture of food products 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 19
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 13

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+ 46
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 15
0-1m 11
Other 10

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 273,020
Ireland 227,971
United States 185,413
Sweden 158,283
Netherlands 104,141

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 42,469 230,551 +188,082
Ireland 84,560 143,411 +58,851
United States 9,711 175,702 +165,991
Sweden 84,781 73,502 -11,279
Netherlands 36,460 67,681 +31,221
Belgium 60,550 30,886 -29,664
United Arab Emirates 0 87,244 +87,244
Taiwan 70,790 1,688 -69,102
Spain 41,788 29,877 -11,911
India 0 64,532 +64,532

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 21

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 21 0 -21

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) 763,718
Air transport 661,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 344,883
Other 21

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) 347,577 416,141 +68,564
Air transport 178,087 483,202 +305,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,133 203,750 +62,617
Other 21 0 -21

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,399
East Midlands Airport 381,892
London Heathrow Airport 227,512
Liverpool Docks 111,785
Holyhead 102,378

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 282,554 323,845 +41,291
East Midlands Airport 109,578 272,314 +162,736
London Heathrow Airport 44,025 183,487 +139,462
Liverpool Docks 17,635 94,150 +76,515
Holyhead 16,693 85,685 +68,992
Immingham Docks 98,288 1,160 -97,128
London Gateway Port 43,958 36,340 -7,618
Southampton 0 50,210 +50,210
ZLC 18,978 14,589 -4,389
London Stansted Airport 5,506 11,905 +6,399

Quick facts

HS code: 84238289

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

Description: Other types of medium capacity scales not specified elsewhere