Import/export HS code 84231090: Various personal scales

Other types of personal weighing machines not specified elsewhere

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 22,838,556
France 4,090,716
Germany 1,611,474
Spain 1,004,227
Netherlands 587,322

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 10,251,537 12,587,019 +2,335,482
France 1,966,006 2,124,710 +158,704
Germany 783,830 827,644 +43,814
Spain 537,223 467,004 -70,219
Netherlands 282,407 304,915 +22,508
United States 250,186 176,726 -73,460
Taiwan 113,996 284,672 +170,676
South Korea 57,410 180,728 +123,318
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 139,382 48,467 -90,915
Belgium 8,721 129,342 +120,621

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 28,525,020
Germany 1,131,122
Spain 500,316
Taiwan 417,290
United States 391,475

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 12,736,446 15,788,574 +3,052,128
Germany 594,636 536,486 -58,150
Spain 343,070 157,246 -185,824
Taiwan 130,341 286,949 +156,608
United States 216,262 175,213 -41,049
France 325,741 19,462 -306,279
Japan 66,224 130,228 +64,004
South Korea 35,158 59,569 +24,411
Sri Lanka 13,146 77,274 +64,128
Italy 21,807 41,513 +19,706

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 16
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 14
West Midlands 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
West Midlands 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0

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) 17,276,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,273,382
Air transport 4,218,259
Other 442,945
Road transport 67,591

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) 6,685,936 10,590,908 +3,904,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,828,216 4,445,166 -1,383,050
Air transport 1,905,986 2,312,273 +406,287
Other 278,602 164,343 -114,259
Road transport 17,459 50,132 +32,673

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,413,495
London Gateway Port 3,638,909
London 3,602,499
Southampton 3,184,804
London Heathrow Airport 1,189,529

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 7,036,574 6,376,921 -659,653
London Gateway Port 366,566 3,272,343 +2,905,777
London 1,593,181 2,009,318 +416,137
Southampton 1,654,233 1,530,571 -123,662
London Heathrow Airport 481,515 708,014 +226,499
Dover 618,332 478,374 -139,958
Birmingham Airport 635,508 379,894 -255,614
Immingham Docks 365,989 341,584 -24,405
East Midlands Airport 301,397 368,265 +66,868
499 161,308 504,309 +343,001

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 32
2025-09 25
2025-08 29
2025-07 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 64
54m+ 52
0-1m 27
15m-54m 23
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 £
United States 2,247,785
France 1,184,690
Ireland 1,178,557
Netherlands 550,200
Spain 336,320

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 789,053 1,458,732 +669,679
France 615,768 568,922 -46,846
Ireland 438,765 739,792 +301,027
Netherlands 383,175 167,025 -216,150
Spain 132,853 203,467 +70,614
Belgium 69,137 242,842 +173,705
Canada 278,494 20,515 -257,979
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 112,096 75,938 -36,158
Liberia 0 161,749 +161,749
Australia 63,187 77,606 +14,419

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 £
China 4,177
XU 4,153
Ireland 13

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 £
China 2,657 1,520 -1,137
XU 246 3,907 +3,661
Ireland 5 8 +3

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 3,702,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,651,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 746,058
Road transport 19,506
Other 8,343

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 1,563,557 2,139,408 +575,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,696,868 1,954,515 +257,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 398,732 347,326 -51,406
Road transport 19,506 0 -19,506
Other 2,908 5,435 +2,527

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 2,310,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,304,594
Holyhead 817,376
East Midlands Airport 769,636
London Heathrow Airport 352,197

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 £
Glasgow Airport 1,009,794 1,300,308 +290,514
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,135,322 1,169,272 +33,950
Holyhead 277,477 539,899 +262,422
East Midlands Airport 272,028 497,608 +225,580
London Heathrow Airport 168,601 183,596 +14,995
ZLC 223,974 111,183 -112,791
London Gateway Port 36,977 195,777 +158,800
Liverpool Docks 88,396 120,355 +31,959
Southampton 142,384 15,367 -127,017
Hull 98,842 55,735 -43,107

Quick facts

HS code: 84231090

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

Description: Other types of personal weighing machines not specified elsewhere