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 8,126,185
China 1,760,478
Germany 1,617,085
Czechia 1,574,281
Italy 834,931

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 4,765,639 3,360,546 -1,405,093
China 939,894 820,584 -119,310
Germany 1,354,935 262,150 -1,092,785
Czechia 1,202,167 372,114 -830,053
Italy 428,151 406,780 -21,371
United States 141,689 491,149 +349,460
Netherlands 400,045 206,011 -194,034
Finland 272,796 124,335 -148,461
France 241,012 108,243 -132,769
Spain 170,616 155,667 -14,949

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 8,120,301
China 1,816,847
Czechia 1,574,281
Germany 1,521,068
Italy 1,025,438

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 4,764,639 3,355,662 -1,408,977
China 979,763 837,084 -142,679
Czechia 1,202,167 372,114 -830,053
Germany 1,395,493 125,575 -1,269,918
Italy 560,072 465,366 -94,706
United Kingdom 595,429 412,013 -183,416
United States 218,116 592,098 +373,982
Spain 161,450 251,729 +90,279
Finland 272,796 124,335 -148,461
France 200,064 47,854 -152,210

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
West Midlands 10 6 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 8 +5
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +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 11,600,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,336,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,293,718
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 6,854,617 4,746,350 -2,108,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,211,991 1,124,212 -2,087,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,204,914 1,088,804 -116,110
Other 15,842 36,792 +20,950
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 8,446,543
Dover 1,702,301
London Heathrow Airport 1,337,146
Eurotunnel 967,837
Felixstowe 816,595

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 4,862,777 3,583,766 -1,279,011
Dover 1,121,909 580,392 -541,517
London Heathrow Airport 855,472 481,674 -373,798
Eurotunnel 717,110 250,727 -466,383
Felixstowe 433,435 383,160 -50,275
Birmingham Airport 438,452 252,902 -185,550
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
Southampton 388,348 223,466 -164,882
Immingham Docks 382,167 129,873 -252,294
London Stansted Airport 259,806 183,152 -76,654

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. 17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
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
2026-01 22
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 18
2025-08 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 62
54m+ 45
0-1m 17
15m-54m 14
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 4,469,462
United Arab Emirates 2,151,175
Denmark 1,767,101
Ireland 1,408,610
Netherlands 904,655

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 2,432,302 2,037,160 -395,142
United Arab Emirates 2,073,955 77,220 -1,996,735
Denmark 313,235 1,453,866 +1,140,631
Ireland 1,088,668 319,942 -768,726
Netherlands 515,508 389,147 -126,361
Belgium 477,030 396,402 -80,628
Canada 464,301 306,825 -157,476
Japan 392,862 342,502 -50,360
Australia 345,011 234,850 -110,161
Germany 358,902 191,148 -167,754

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 183,367
China 2,418
XI 363

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 16,866 166,501 +149,635
China 2,418 0 -2,418
XI 210 153 -57

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 13,845,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,633,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,000,875
Other 187,780
Road transport 22,703

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 8,722,859 5,122,388 -3,600,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,036,846 1,596,904 -1,439,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 649,344 1,351,531 +702,187
Other 19,494 168,286 +148,792
Road transport 11,667 11,036 -631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 7,344,494
London Heathrow Airport 2,497,096
ZLC 2,493,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,456,332
Immingham Docks 1,322,360

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 5,169,667 2,174,827 -2,994,840
London Heathrow Airport 1,301,604 1,195,492 -106,112
ZLC 1,146,387 1,347,592 +201,205
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,783,866 672,466 -1,111,400
Immingham Docks 149,234 1,173,126 +1,023,892
East Midlands Airport 626,941 238,676 -388,265
Milford 657,731 2,000 -655,731
Manchester Airport 384,750 148,370 -236,380
Liverpool Docks 88,110 295,313 +207,203
Felixstowe 44,790 293,442 +248,652

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