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 1,377,147
China 1,068,121
Italy 720,527
Finland 434,800
Spain 404,054

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 1,211,957 165,190 -1,046,767
China 559,504 508,617 -50,887
Italy 331,398 389,129 +57,731
Finland 174,042 260,758 +86,716
Spain 144,317 259,737 +115,420
France 215,489 141,379 -74,110
United States 109,769 217,217 +107,448
Netherlands 150,122 128,087 -22,035
Switzerland 38,957 178,193 +139,236
Norway 109,273 106,732 -2,541

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 1,190,453
China 1,097,543
United Kingdom 789,229
Italy 739,938
Spain 503,682

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 1,139,224 51,229 -1,087,995
China 578,079 519,464 -58,615
United Kingdom 452,823 336,406 -116,417
Italy 318,948 420,990 +102,042
Spain 180,410 323,272 +142,862
United States 176,322 277,427 +101,105
Finland 174,042 260,758 +86,716
New Zealand 63,263 214,631 +151,368
France 197,362 77,394 -119,968
Switzerland 38,957 173,641 +134,684

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
Outer London - West and North 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 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
North Eastern Scotland 5 1 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Suffolk 2 1 -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 2,643,500
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,513,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,212,855
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 1,404,900 1,238,600 -166,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,569,037 944,315 -624,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 595,912 616,943 +21,031
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 738,645
Killingholme 652,380
East Midlands Airport 650,033
Felixstowe 631,081
London Heathrow Airport 617,511

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 398,721 339,924 -58,797
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
East Midlands Airport 296,004 354,029 +58,025
Felixstowe 375,383 255,698 -119,685
London Heathrow Airport 258,414 359,097 +100,683
Birmingham Airport 264,607 168,247 -96,360
London Stansted Airport 210,369 85,801 -124,568
Eurotunnel 177,909 111,753 -66,156
London Gateway Port 82,764 170,160 +87,396
ZLC 63,507 179,328 +115,821

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
16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
11
Other manufacturing
10
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 11
2026-03 10
2026-02 9
2026-01 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 41
54m+ 25
0-1m 15
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 3,904,312
Denmark 1,725,993
Ireland 1,535,924
Belgium 974,431
Japan 703,193

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 2,217,996 1,686,316 -531,680
Denmark 295,919 1,430,074 +1,134,155
Ireland 1,076,640 459,284 -617,356
Belgium 452,819 521,612 +68,793
Japan 381,573 321,620 -59,953
Netherlands 323,233 324,107 +874
Germany 296,769 180,993 -115,776
Norway 269,849 166,408 -103,441
Australia 290,762 131,549 -159,213
Spain 219,024 181,537 -37,487

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 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
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 10,412,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,693,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,496,381
Other 366,754
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 5,693,353 4,718,998 -974,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,240,594 1,452,950 -787,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 721,675 774,706 +53,031
Other 60,210 306,544 +246,334
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 4,585,006
ZLC 2,619,813
London Heathrow Airport 2,141,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,606,219
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 2,802,872 1,782,134 -1,020,738
ZLC 940,541 1,679,272 +738,731
London Heathrow Airport 1,196,649 944,830 -251,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,054,510 551,709 -502,801
Immingham Docks 59,858 1,196,929 +1,137,071
Milford 657,731 0 -657,731
East Midlands Airport 456,351 167,917 -288,434
000 60,210 306,544 +246,334
Manchester Airport 231,979 117,430 -114,549
Felixstowe 204,998 92,851 -112,147

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