Import/export HS code 84231010: Household scales

Scales used in homes for weighing food, luggage, or other items

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 £
China 40,095,928
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,483,354
Netherlands 1,023,057
Germany 563,836
Ireland 261,416

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 £
China 21,725,900 18,370,028 -3,355,872
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 914,912 568,442 -346,470
Netherlands 760,582 262,475 -498,107
Germany 396,432 167,404 -229,028
Ireland 175,588 85,828 -89,760
Spain 76,326 145,392 +69,066
United States 127,882 59,674 -68,208
France 116,047 65,207 -50,840
Italy 58,602 91,318 +32,716
Denmark 19,379 121,774 +102,395

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 £
China 43,968,507
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 234,130
Ireland 37,368
Spain 37,251
United States 31,014

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 £
China 24,096,585 19,871,922 -4,224,663
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,948 162,182 +90,234
Ireland 24,068 13,300 -10,768
Spain 20,340 16,911 -3,429
United States 18,117 12,897 -5,220
France 22,538 0 -22,538
Germany 19,590 2,771 -16,819
United Kingdom 11,230 9,564 -1,666
Italy 2,617 8,500 +5,883
Taiwan 3,340 1,673 -1,667

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 23
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 15
West Midlands 11

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
Outer London - West and North West 18 12 -6
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 2 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,412,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,955,552
Air transport 2,931,445
Other 2,878,903
Road transport 500,181

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,969,520 16,442,493 +472,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,000,101 955,451 -4,044,650
Air transport 1,561,007 1,370,438 -190,569
Other 1,960,856 918,047 -1,042,809
Road transport 2,132 498,049 +495,917

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,560,858
Southampton 12,909,826
London Gateway Port 3,237,608
000 2,878,903
499 1,287,881

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 £
Felixstowe 9,244,421 9,316,437 +72,016
Southampton 9,141,884 3,767,942 -5,373,942
London Gateway Port 660,977 2,576,631 +1,915,654
000 1,960,856 918,047 -1,042,809
499 136,165 1,151,716 +1,015,551
London Heathrow Airport 421,116 458,829 +37,713
Birmingham Airport 488,049 336,798 -151,251
Liverpool Docks 308,811 371,558 +62,747
London 509,179 164,156 -345,023
Thamesport 242,872 313,323 +70,451

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 78
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 32
2025-10 34
2025-09 34
2025-08 30

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 80
54m+ 39
0-1m 32
15m-54m 20
Other 15

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 £
Netherlands 815,215
Ireland 633,779
United States 552,819
France 370,400
Germany 312,543

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 £
Netherlands 355,817 459,398 +103,581
Ireland 409,378 224,401 -184,977
United States 395,473 157,346 -238,127
France 197,793 172,607 -25,186
Germany 257,782 54,761 -203,021
Australia 134,356 124,696 -9,660
Spain 195,065 50,125 -144,940
Switzerland 152,400 83,378 -69,022
Czechia 137,027 17,276 -119,751
South Africa 62,342 61,444 -898

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 £
Ireland 4,611
China 4,565
Italy 1,821

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 £
Ireland 3,710 901 -2,809
China 1,777 2,788 +1,011
Italy 0 1,821 +1,821

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,457,932
Air transport 1,743,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 437,488
Other 15,718
Road transport 8,516

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,485,991 971,941 -514,050
Air transport 1,059,403 683,866 -375,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,019 223,469 +9,450
Other 7,632 8,086 +454
Road transport 8,516 0 -8,516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,213,683
East Midlands Airport 803,409
Holyhead 384,463
London Heathrow Airport 375,883
Eurotunnel 342,330

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 844,884 368,799 -476,085
East Midlands Airport 477,111 326,298 -150,813
Holyhead 255,510 128,953 -126,557
London Heathrow Airport 190,210 185,673 -4,537
Eurotunnel 22,723 319,607 +296,884
London Gateway Port 113,486 160,197 +46,711
Immingham Docks 175,979 69,281 -106,698
ZLC 138,459 67,253 -71,206
Liverpool Docks 96,458 86,022 -10,436
London Stansted Airport 119,030 59,741 -59,289

Quick facts

HS code: 84231010

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

Description: Scales used in homes for weighing food, luggage, or other items