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 22,927,149
France 3,993,719
Germany 1,667,285
Spain 1,011,012
Netherlands 594,857

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 10,771,921 12,155,228 +1,383,307
France 2,033,899 1,959,820 -74,079
Germany 908,324 758,961 -149,363
Spain 564,901 446,111 -118,790
Netherlands 277,897 316,960 +39,063
United States 259,814 174,395 -85,419
Taiwan 250,632 150,637 -99,995
South Korea 63,862 188,544 +124,682
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 113,698 36,122 -77,576
Belgium 7,691 129,342 +121,651

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 28,557,584
Germany 1,190,876
Spain 500,316
Taiwan 419,891
United States 400,212

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 13,377,698 15,179,886 +1,802,188
Germany 674,823 516,053 -158,770
Spain 344,049 156,267 -187,782
Taiwan 266,977 152,914 -114,063
United States 228,809 171,403 -57,406
France 274,640 19,462 -255,178
Japan 69,702 129,551 +59,849
South Korea 37,326 63,821 +26,495
Sri Lanka 16,921 72,193 +55,272
Italy 21,945 41,375 +19,430

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 14
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 9 -4
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 11 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 9 5 -4
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 6 +4
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) 17,242,185
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,333,914
Air transport 4,242,554
Other 413,687
Road transport 71,517

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) 7,088,320 10,153,865 +3,065,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,187,535 4,146,379 -2,041,156
Air transport 2,020,248 2,222,306 +202,058
Other 265,120 148,567 -116,553
Road transport 17,459 54,058 +36,599

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,467,889
London Gateway Port 3,666,363
London 3,552,858
Southampton 3,188,082
London Heathrow Airport 1,177,910

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 7,300,220 6,167,669 -1,132,551
London Gateway Port 652,040 3,014,323 +2,362,283
London 1,650,894 1,901,964 +251,070
Southampton 1,745,380 1,442,702 -302,678
London Heathrow Airport 572,139 605,771 +33,632
Dover 589,061 481,796 -107,265
Birmingham Airport 625,331 368,524 -256,807
Immingham Docks 384,974 356,234 -28,740
499 179,459 514,373 +334,914
East Midlands Airport 331,685 319,603 -12,082

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
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
2026-01 26
2025-11 27
2025-10 32
2025-09 25
2025-08 29

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 63
54m+ 53
0-1m 25
15m-54m 23
Other 16

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 2,307,830
Ireland 1,189,565
France 1,132,324
Netherlands 526,054
Belgium 365,695

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 867,458 1,440,372 +572,914
Ireland 419,789 769,776 +349,987
France 571,187 561,137 -10,050
Netherlands 385,812 140,242 -245,570
Belgium 70,937 294,758 +223,821
Spain 111,702 192,550 +80,848
Canada 278,494 20,515 -257,979
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,078 75,938 -24,140
Liberia 0 161,749 +161,749
Germany 80,056 65,902 -14,154

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 3,904
Ireland 8

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 2,562 1,342 -1,220
Ireland 0 8 +8

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 3,761,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,644,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 721,248
Road transport 13,065
Other 8,284

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 1,605,789 2,156,012 +550,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,685,908 1,959,084 +273,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 347,750 373,498 +25,748
Road transport 13,065 0 -13,065
Other 3,209 5,075 +1,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 2,374,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,324,564
Holyhead 785,885
East Midlands Airport 765,900
London Heathrow Airport 337,532

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 1,069,794 1,305,129 +235,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,120,820 1,203,744 +82,924
Holyhead 239,595 546,290 +306,695
East Midlands Airport 261,204 504,696 +243,492
London Heathrow Airport 163,875 173,657 +9,782
ZLC 164,385 120,393 -43,992
London Gateway Port 57,327 175,427 +118,100
Liverpool Docks 106,980 100,371 -6,609
Southampton 142,384 15,367 -127,017
Hull 95,205 44,818 -50,387

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