Import/export HS code 842330: Constant weight scales

Scales that measure a set weight, often used to fill bags or containers

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Japan 7,102,732
Germany 6,335,199
Netherlands 5,619,447
Denmark 4,080,933
Italy 3,199,554

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 £
Japan 3,529,474 3,573,258 +43,784
Germany 3,399,570 2,935,629 -463,941
Netherlands 2,729,288 2,890,159 +160,871
Denmark 1,992,224 2,088,709 +96,485
Italy 1,738,597 1,460,957 -277,640
Switzerland 120,053 2,332,931 +2,212,878
China 993,826 956,226 -37,600
Spain 1,414,600 141,781 -1,272,819
United States 618,244 402,489 -215,755
France 469,019 282,998 -186,021

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 £
Japan 9,297,379
Germany 5,592,656
Denmark 4,238,375
Italy 3,246,670
Switzerland 2,542,046

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 £
Japan 4,398,538 4,898,841 +500,303
Germany 3,488,316 2,104,340 -1,383,976
Denmark 1,977,889 2,260,486 +282,597
Italy 1,941,798 1,304,872 -636,926
Switzerland 109,383 2,432,663 +2,323,280
Netherlands 1,450,948 1,039,819 -411,129
China 1,167,552 1,117,151 -50,401
United States 682,134 559,231 -122,903
Slovakia 362,462 801,694 +439,232
United Kingdom 390,941 733,469 +342,528

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
West Midlands 10
West Yorkshire 10
Inner London - West 9

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 4 -6
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 8 2 -6
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 1 -5
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,700,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,774,325
Air transport 4,823,773
Road transport 672,909
Other 435,293

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,804,558 9,895,789 +91,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,690,159 5,084,166 -605,993
Air transport 2,413,889 2,409,884 -4,005
Road transport 0 672,909 +672,909
Other 213,437 221,856 +8,419

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,987,344
Southampton 6,657,156
Immingham Docks 6,413,451
London Heathrow Airport 2,594,166
Eurotunnel 1,997,517

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 4,469,623 3,517,721 -951,902
Southampton 3,234,176 3,422,980 +188,804
Immingham Docks 3,076,869 3,336,582 +259,713
London Heathrow Airport 1,217,178 1,376,988 +159,810
Eurotunnel 1,687,851 309,666 -1,378,185
Harwich 807,194 939,115 +131,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,975 1,599,912 +1,484,937
Felixstowe 732,161 925,700 +193,539
Manchester Airport 469,112 572,376 +103,264
ZLC 13,072 720,111 +707,039

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 46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Manufacture of food products 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 20
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
2025-08 15

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 68
54m+ 58
15m-54m 21
0-1m 16
Other 6

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 27,774,934
Poland 6,371,925
Ireland 3,153,466
Italy 2,862,014
Turkey 2,850,708

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 13,318,225 14,456,709 +1,138,484
Poland 2,693,731 3,678,194 +984,463
Ireland 1,409,800 1,743,666 +333,866
Italy 319,694 2,542,320 +2,222,626
Turkey 2,188,217 662,491 -1,525,726
United States 1,388,973 1,105,699 -283,274
France 1,104,811 799,905 -304,906
Germany 1,128,102 755,769 -372,333
Saudi Arabia 787,204 1,094,773 +307,569
Switzerland 206,386 992,586 +786,200

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 £
Denmark 1,129,285
Germany 77,177
Spain 3,193
China 96

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 £
Denmark 216,905 912,380 +695,475
Germany 77,177 0 -77,177
Spain 2,387 806 -1,581
China 96 0 -96

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) 48,206,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,152,466
Air transport 2,152,735
Other 1,209,751
Road transport 2,317

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) 21,656,583 26,550,049 +4,893,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,124,765 3,027,701 -2,097,064
Air transport 780,615 1,372,120 +591,505
Other 296,565 913,186 +616,621
Road transport 2,317 0 -2,317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,971,402
Felixstowe 16,156,326
Harwich 11,324,939
London Gateway Port 3,576,568
Southampton 1,546,905

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 9,477,663 10,493,739 +1,016,076
Felixstowe 8,202,994 7,953,332 -249,662
Harwich 4,523,617 6,801,322 +2,277,705
London Gateway Port 1,394,334 2,182,234 +787,900
Southampton 995,294 551,611 -443,683
000 296,565 913,186 +616,621
London Heathrow Airport 483,438 537,535 +54,097
Holyhead 293,447 583,854 +290,407
Fishguard 833,529 0 -833,529
Liverpool Docks 329,046 409,682 +80,636

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842330

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

Description: Scales that measure a set weight, often used to fill bags or containers