Import/export HS code 84238920: Electronic other scales

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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 1,383,733
China 1,103,862
Italy 772,955
Finland 468,974
Spain 381,394

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 1,149,002 234,731 -914,271
China 497,503 606,359 +108,856
Italy 327,783 445,172 +117,389
Finland 234,744 234,230 -514
Spain 163,212 218,182 +54,970
France 229,624 136,671 -92,953
United States 72,553 254,616 +182,063
Netherlands 135,290 132,285 -3,005
Norway 138,529 106,736 -31,793
Switzerland 44,586 178,193 +133,607

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 1,198,783
China 1,133,284
United Kingdom 816,452
Italy 800,644
Spain 473,927

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 1,127,004 71,779 -1,055,225
China 514,789 618,495 +103,706
United Kingdom 459,301 357,151 -102,150
Italy 338,006 462,638 +124,632
Spain 162,572 311,355 +148,783
Finland 234,744 234,230 -514
United States 141,951 324,719 +182,768
France 197,362 76,513 -120,849
Switzerland 38,957 173,641 +134,684
New Zealand 54,093 109,692 +55,599

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
West Midlands 7
Inner London - West 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
North Eastern Scotland 5 1 -4
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -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 2,729,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,489,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,214,999
Road transport 22,235
Other 2,820

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 1,539,055 1,190,911 -348,144
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,505,210 984,640 -520,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 497,473 717,526 +220,053
Road transport 16,548 5,687 -10,861
Other 2,820 0 -2,820

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 711,744
East Midlands Airport 690,074
Killingholme 652,380
Felixstowe 629,804
London Heathrow Airport 560,334

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 344,512 367,232 +22,720
East Midlands Airport 367,362 322,712 -44,650
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
Felixstowe 335,914 293,890 -42,024
London Heathrow Airport 290,835 269,499 -21,336
Birmingham Airport 276,393 202,614 -73,779
London Stansted Airport 200,384 103,946 -96,438
Eurotunnel 183,720 110,935 -72,785
London Gateway Port 31,293 222,394 +191,101
ZLC 69,136 179,328 +110,192

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 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Other manufacturing 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 11
2026-03 10
2026-02 9
2026-01 14
2025-12 11

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 39
54m+ 25
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 8

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 4,509,153
United Arab Emirates 2,132,409
Denmark 1,762,797
Ireland 1,573,119
Belgium 978,162

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 2,539,314 1,969,839 -569,475
United Arab Emirates 2,084,563 47,846 -2,036,717
Denmark 314,646 1,448,151 +1,133,505
Ireland 1,081,164 491,955 -589,209
Belgium 431,569 546,593 +115,024
Japan 384,836 342,658 -42,178
Netherlands 347,624 349,491 +1,867
Germany 332,668 188,355 -144,313
Spain 293,113 201,103 -92,010
Australia 324,755 151,169 -173,586

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
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
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 13,269,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,317,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,585,828
Other 366,816
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 8,024,537 5,244,541 -2,779,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,686,586 1,630,760 -1,055,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 558,987 1,026,841 +467,854
Other 40,121 326,695 +286,574
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 7,149,977
ZLC 2,643,331
London Heathrow Airport 2,271,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,181,743
Immingham Docks 1,256,787

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 5,001,344 2,148,633 -2,852,711
ZLC 897,806 1,745,525 +847,719
London Heathrow Airport 1,294,846 976,385 -318,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,493,862 687,881 -805,981
Immingham Docks 59,858 1,196,929 +1,137,071
East Midlands Airport 477,235 195,517 -281,718
Milford 657,731 0 -657,731
Manchester Airport 277,794 144,093 -133,701
000 40,121 326,695 +286,574
Felixstowe 26,391 260,240 +233,849

Quick facts

HS code: 84238920

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

Description: Other scales that use electronic methods to measure weight