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 1,569,986
China 966,203
Italy 677,566
Finland 362,620
France 329,735

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 1,330,087 239,899 -1,090,188
China 530,818 435,385 -95,433
Italy 405,001 272,565 -132,436
Finland 239,891 122,729 -117,162
France 227,087 102,648 -124,439
Spain 167,033 143,018 -24,015
United States 51,100 209,213 +158,113
Netherlands 130,335 88,500 -41,835
Norway 121,727 71,694 -50,033
Austria 117,957 64,163 -53,794

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 1,468,244
China 987,484
United Kingdom 804,532
Italy 658,780
United States 401,154

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 1,382,039 86,205 -1,295,834
China 548,104 439,380 -108,724
United Kingdom 502,523 302,009 -200,514
Italy 363,973 294,807 -69,166
United States 123,757 277,397 +153,640
Spain 159,631 241,173 +81,542
Finland 239,891 122,729 -117,162
France 190,324 46,666 -143,658
New Zealand 54,896 61,039 +6,143
India 57,972 9,685 -48,287

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 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Midlands 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
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 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
North Eastern Scotland 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 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 2,629,234
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,203,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,048,281
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 1,776,775 852,459 -924,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,624,921 578,673 -1,046,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,996 563,285 +78,289
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 £
Killingholme 652,380
Dover 623,733
Birmingham Airport 595,406
London Heathrow Airport 573,139
East Midlands Airport 563,324

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 £
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
Dover 342,524 281,209 -61,315
Birmingham Airport 444,354 151,052 -293,302
London Heathrow Airport 345,769 227,370 -118,399
East Midlands Airport 382,829 180,495 -202,334
Felixstowe 344,481 205,177 -139,304
Eurotunnel 195,593 90,837 -104,756
London Stansted Airport 192,276 93,419 -98,857
London Gateway Port 29,295 215,032 +185,737
Thamesport 128,159 73,653 -54,506

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 10
Other manufacturing 9
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 13
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 16

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 37
54m+ 26
0-1m 14
15m-54m 11
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 4,163,486
United Arab Emirates 2,114,339
Denmark 1,754,354
Ireland 1,367,588
Belgium 756,250

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 2,491,941 1,671,545 -820,396
United Arab Emirates 2,078,229 36,110 -2,042,119
Denmark 313,168 1,441,186 +1,128,018
Ireland 1,088,905 278,683 -810,222
Belgium 432,973 323,277 -109,696
Japan 358,398 315,737 -42,661
Netherlands 387,837 276,332 -111,505
Germany 326,265 162,672 -163,593
Australia 340,924 146,039 -194,885
Norway 216,014 222,896 +6,882

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
XI 339

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 39,934 143,433 +103,499
XI 186 153 -33

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 12,305,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,016,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,593,903
Other 185,338
Road transport 14,004

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 8,004,211 4,301,705 -3,702,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,681,840 1,335,056 -1,346,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 588,390 1,005,513 +417,123
Other 40,120 145,218 +105,098
Road transport 2,968 11,036 +8,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 6,791,630
ZLC 2,210,204
London Heathrow Airport 2,141,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,027,225
Immingham Docks 1,283,568

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 4,982,644 1,808,986 -3,173,658
ZLC 989,264 1,220,940 +231,676
London Heathrow Airport 1,214,219 927,110 -287,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,488,586 538,639 -949,947
Immingham Docks 113,646 1,169,922 +1,056,276
East Midlands Airport 511,168 180,223 -330,945
Milford 657,731 0 -657,731
Manchester Airport 224,078 148,370 -75,708
Felixstowe 18,341 247,174 +228,833
London Gateway Port 223,599 24,385 -199,214

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