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 9,409,496
China 1,724,403
Germany 1,406,968
Czechia 1,243,819
Italy 1,118,451

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 5,205,583 4,203,913 -1,001,670
China 843,805 880,598 +36,793
Germany 1,235,828 171,140 -1,064,688
Czechia 1,216,410 27,409 -1,189,001
Italy 349,850 768,601 +418,751
United States 355,350 355,914 +564
Netherlands 344,172 199,316 -144,856
Finland 174,042 262,364 +88,322
Spain 152,138 261,355 +109,217
France 231,760 144,430 -87,330

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 9,396,430
China 1,790,242
Italy 1,257,371
Germany 1,250,806
Czechia 1,242,253

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 5,203,534 4,192,896 -1,010,638
China 893,598 896,644 +3,046
Italy 458,107 799,264 +341,157
Germany 1,181,275 69,531 -1,111,744
Czechia 1,216,410 25,843 -1,190,567
United States 431,636 492,480 +60,844
United Kingdom 523,135 363,078 -160,057
Spain 186,449 326,552 +140,103
Finland 174,042 262,364 +88,322
Switzerland 159,793 194,513 +34,720

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 12
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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

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 12,817,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,131,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,381,792
Other 54,630
Road transport 32,693

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 7,076,284 5,741,003 -1,335,281
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,048,645 1,082,622 -1,966,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,001,429 1,380,363 +378,934
Other 24,468 30,162 +5,694
Road transport 16,548 16,145 -403

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,788,247
Dover 1,562,282
London Heathrow Airport 1,335,751
Felixstowe 881,066
Eurotunnel 806,161

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 5,214,350 4,573,897 -640,453
Dover 1,187,503 374,779 -812,724
London Heathrow Airport 895,579 440,172 -455,407
Felixstowe 455,531 425,535 -29,996
Eurotunnel 664,617 141,544 -523,073
Killingholme 652,380 24,851 -627,529
Birmingham Airport 278,270 264,752 -13,518
Southampton 223,141 245,132 +21,991
London Stansted Airport 306,540 143,672 -162,868
Immingham Docks 51,872 371,357 +319,485

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
29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
14
Other manufacturing
12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 17
2026-03 19
2026-02 17
2026-01 22

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 61
54m+ 44
0-1m 18
15m-54m 15
Other 12

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 4,110,863
Denmark 1,726,940
Ireland 1,549,778
Belgium 1,035,605
Netherlands 821,287

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 2,226,186 1,884,677 -341,509
Denmark 296,866 1,430,074 +1,133,208
Ireland 1,080,939 468,839 -612,100
Belgium 469,290 566,315 +97,025
Netherlands 476,238 345,049 -131,189
Japan 381,573 335,584 -45,989
Canada 610,210 64,327 -545,883
Germany 328,159 182,685 -145,474
France 273,305 202,551 -70,754
Australia 340,898 131,549 -209,349

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
Netherlands 791
XI 347

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 60,060 304,715 +244,655
Netherlands 0 791 +791
XI 150 197 +47

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 11,133,699
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,107,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,881,067
Other 367,545
Road transport 11,036

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 6,087,515 5,046,184 -1,041,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,550,287 1,556,775 -993,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,016,210 864,857 -151,353
Other 60,210 307,335 +247,125
Road transport 0 11,036 +11,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,738,098
ZLC 2,806,119
London Heathrow Airport 2,302,298
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,859,711
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 2,824,026 1,914,072 -909,954
ZLC 1,072,547 1,733,572 +661,025
London Heathrow Airport 1,289,159 1,013,139 -276,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,272,812 586,899 -685,913
Immingham Docks 94,568 1,196,929 +1,102,361
East Midlands Airport 530,880 238,556 -292,324
Milford 657,731 2,000 -655,731
Manchester Airport 302,110 117,430 -184,680
Liverpool Docks 320,493 87,443 -233,050
Felixstowe 258,180 110,736 -147,444

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