Import/export HS code 842389: Various scales

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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 £
Japan 9,713,583
China 1,754,018
Germany 1,425,903
Czechia 1,395,284
Italy 1,125,629

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 £
Japan 4,964,805 4,748,778 -216,027
China 697,531 1,056,487 +358,956
Germany 1,178,605 247,298 -931,307
Czechia 1,182,859 212,425 -970,434
Italy 346,235 779,394 +433,159
United States 252,165 466,860 +214,695
Netherlands 276,102 260,168 -15,934
Finland 234,744 235,836 +1,092
Switzerland 185,491 209,547 +24,056
Spain 171,033 219,800 +48,767

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 £
Japan 9,702,556
China 1,819,857
Czechia 1,395,284
Italy 1,312,992
Germany 1,246,129

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 £
Japan 4,967,263 4,735,293 -231,970
China 745,086 1,074,771 +329,685
Czechia 1,182,859 212,425 -970,434
Italy 474,557 838,435 +363,878
Germany 1,157,329 88,800 -1,068,529
United Kingdom 606,138 385,539 -220,599
United States 321,548 628,335 +306,787
Spain 168,611 314,635 +146,024
Finland 234,744 235,836 +1,092
Switzerland 179,862 194,513 +14,651

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 13
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 9

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 7 11 +4
West Midlands 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 13,261,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,301,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,453,795
Other 52,634
Road transport 47,143

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 £
Air transport 6,906,943 6,354,249 -552,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,919,376 1,382,107 -1,537,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 959,330 1,494,465 +535,135
Other 23,629 29,005 +5,376
Road transport 30,998 16,145 -14,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,123,161
Dover 1,626,283
London Heathrow Airport 1,310,778
Eurotunnel 886,652
Felixstowe 870,705

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,045,283 5,077,878 +32,595
Dover 1,109,533 516,750 -592,783
London Heathrow Airport 839,608 471,170 -368,438
Eurotunnel 634,047 252,605 -381,442
Felixstowe 419,694 451,011 +31,317
Killingholme 652,380 24,851 -627,529
Birmingham Airport 288,477 299,843 +11,366
Immingham Docks 176,573 335,482 +158,909
Southampton 164,546 307,427 +142,881
London Stansted Airport 277,499 168,536 -108,963

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 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Other manufacturing 13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 19
2026-02 17
2026-01 22
2025-12 14

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 63
54m+ 44
0-1m 18
15m-54m 16
Other 13

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 4,715,704
United Arab Emirates 2,164,777
Denmark 1,764,769
Ireland 1,589,085
Belgium 1,051,177

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 2,547,504 2,168,200 -379,304
United Arab Emirates 2,096,716 68,061 -2,028,655
Denmark 316,618 1,448,151 +1,131,533
Ireland 1,088,366 500,719 -587,647
Belgium 458,961 592,216 +133,255
Netherlands 486,998 391,944 -95,054
Japan 384,836 356,622 -28,214
Canada 584,248 75,377 -508,871
Germany 348,202 208,878 -139,324
Australia 377,591 151,169 -226,422

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 £
Nicaragua 364,775
China 466
XI 409

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 £
Nicaragua 39,934 324,841 +284,907
China 466 0 -466
XI 187 222 +35

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 14,059,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,776,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,977,453
Other 367,282
Road transport 13,022

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 8,458,505 5,601,392 -2,857,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,976,013 1,800,393 -1,175,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 862,702 1,114,751 +252,049
Other 40,587 326,695 +286,108
Road transport 1,986 11,036 +9,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 7,302,488
ZLC 2,856,519
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,463,335
London Heathrow Airport 2,449,866
Immingham Docks 1,291,497

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 £
London Stansted Airport 5,023,523 2,278,965 -2,744,558
ZLC 1,049,293 1,807,226 +757,933
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,701,514 761,821 -939,693
London Heathrow Airport 1,403,489 1,046,377 -357,112
Immingham Docks 94,568 1,196,929 +1,102,361
East Midlands Airport 552,446 288,343 -264,103
Milford 657,731 2,000 -655,731
Manchester Airport 349,206 144,093 -205,113
Liverpool Docks 325,726 81,824 -243,902
000 40,587 326,695 +286,108

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842389

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

Description: All other types of scales not specified elsewhere