Import/export HS code 84238125: Shop scales

Scales used in shops for weighing goods for sale

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 £
United States 3,925,818
China 738,757
Hungary 480,555
Germany 401,573
Spain 327,096

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 £
United States 119,515 3,806,303 +3,686,788
China 410,692 328,065 -82,627
Hungary 0 480,555 +480,555
Germany 119,325 282,248 +162,923
Spain 176,523 150,573 -25,950
Ireland 20,082 85,645 +65,563
India 82,746 19,925 -62,821
Netherlands 81,606 8,767 -72,839
Italy 30,419 26,372 -4,047
Belgium 0 44,868 +44,868

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 £
Mexico 3,791,942
China 1,023,284
Slovakia 480,555
Spain 304,298
Germany 161,117

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 £
Mexico 0 3,791,942 +3,791,942
China 584,515 438,769 -145,746
Slovakia 0 480,555 +480,555
Spain 176,523 127,775 -48,748
Germany 129,610 31,507 -98,103
India 92,706 19,925 -72,781
Ireland 0 84,300 +84,300
Italy 26,905 16,464 -10,441
United States 23,870 13,821 -10,049
Poland 4,146 2,225 -1,921

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 4
Inner London - West 3
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Suffolk 2

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 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1

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) 4,867,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,173,680
Air transport 507,239
Other 89,147
Road transport 7,932

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) 644,985 4,222,578 +3,577,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 296,696 876,984 +580,288
Air transport 348,490 158,749 -189,741
Other 62,132 27,015 -35,117
Road transport 0 7,932 +7,932

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,977,198
Felixstowe 450,756
Dover 411,589
London 326,580
Eurotunnel 287,316

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 £
Southampton 170,466 3,806,732 +3,636,266
Felixstowe 397,674 53,082 -344,592
Dover 24,324 387,265 +362,941
London 59,790 266,790 +207,000
Eurotunnel 41,275 246,041 +204,766
Birmingham Airport 210,366 57,992 -152,374
Thamesport 69,188 67,463 -1,725
ZLC 29,129 82,241 +53,112
London Gateway Port 23,512 79,038 +55,526
London Stansted Airport 51,106 47,287 -3,819

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 9
54m+ 8
0-1m 6
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Mexico 2,112,851
United Arab Emirates 1,119,586
Ireland 654,021
Saudi Arabia 487,072
South Africa 409,707

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 £
Mexico 1,922,544 190,307 -1,732,237
United Arab Emirates 776,820 342,766 -434,054
Ireland 387,390 266,631 -120,759
Saudi Arabia 0 487,072 +487,072
South Africa 215,285 194,422 -20,863
France 117,311 127,253 +9,942
Switzerland 120,484 94,265 -26,219
Australia 84,983 106,856 +21,873
India 96,348 92,641 -3,707
Lebanon 68,567 84,415 +15,848

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 £
XI 162
China 42

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 £
XI 0 162 +162
China 1 41 +40

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,891,981
Air transport 1,821,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 863,187
Other 204

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,806,638 1,085,343 -1,721,295
Air transport 771,124 1,050,372 +279,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 574,063 289,124 -284,939
Other 1 203 +202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,451,728
Felixstowe 1,133,449
Southampton 979,675
London Heathrow Airport 854,563
East Midlands Airport 448,609

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 Gateway Port 647,603 804,125 +156,522
Felixstowe 1,133,449 0 -1,133,449
Southampton 737,086 242,589 -494,497
London Heathrow Airport 377,305 477,258 +99,953
East Midlands Airport 274,944 173,665 -101,279
Liverpool Docks 362,259 64,004 -298,255
Dover / Eurotunnel 228,782 102,279 -126,503
Holyhead 176,222 134,649 -41,573
Manchester Airport 34,744 268,545 +233,801
London Stansted Airport 32,091 76,448 +44,357

Quick facts

HS code: 84238125

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

Description: Scales used in shops for weighing goods for sale