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 3,920,232
China 741,406
Hungary 480,555
Germany 404,679
Spain 350,422

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 126,483 3,793,749 +3,667,266
China 391,422 349,984 -41,438
Hungary 0 480,555 +480,555
Germany 132,344 272,335 +139,991
Spain 192,152 158,270 -33,882
XS 221,087 38,407 -182,680
Netherlands 172,731 6,180 -166,551
Ireland 20,082 85,645 +65,563
India 80,734 21,937 -58,797
Italy 33,237 24,928 -8,309

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 1,025,191
Slovakia 480,555
XS 477,009
Spain 323,421

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 582,046 443,145 -138,901
Slovakia 0 480,555 +480,555
XS 221,930 255,079 +33,149
Spain 187,949 135,472 -52,477
Germany 212,926 31,507 -181,419
India 90,694 21,937 -68,757
Ireland 0 84,300 +84,300
Italy 29,723 15,020 -14,703
United States 25,963 1,267 -24,696

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 4 +1
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 2 +2
Suffolk 1 2 +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) 4,868,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,250,360
Air transport 518,581
Other 93,706
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) 632,191 4,236,663 +3,604,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 390,370 859,990 +469,620
Air transport 351,708 166,873 -184,835
Other 59,610 34,096 -25,514
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 3,980,435
Felixstowe 528,025
Dover 409,103
London 334,514
Eurotunnel 278,963

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 173,703 3,806,732 +3,633,029
Felixstowe 448,445 79,580 -368,865
Dover 30,479 378,624 +348,145
London 65,712 268,802 +203,090
Eurotunnel 41,275 237,688 +196,413
Birmingham Airport 196,506 80,114 -116,392
Thamesport 62,908 75,160 +12,252
ZLC 29,129 82,241 +53,112
London Stansted Airport 62,657 47,287 -15,370
000 59,610 34,096 -25,514

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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 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
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 6
2025-07 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 3
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 2,296,621
United Arab Emirates 1,089,614
Ireland 642,667
South Africa 444,603
Saudi Arabia 360,282

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 2,106,314 190,307 -1,916,007
United Arab Emirates 769,120 320,494 -448,626
Ireland 407,685 234,982 -172,703
South Africa 274,489 170,114 -104,375
Saudi Arabia 0 360,282 +360,282
France 113,887 142,479 +28,592
Switzerland 160,986 83,282 -77,704
Australia 118,683 106,856 -11,827
India 96,348 92,641 -3,707
Lebanon 34,200 118,782 +84,582

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 81
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 81 +81
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) 4,011,491
Air transport 1,784,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 886,586
Other 123

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) 3,082,910 928,581 -2,154,329
Air transport 724,045 1,060,368 +336,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,370 260,216 -366,154
Other 1 122 +121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,569,498
Felixstowe 1,133,449
Southampton 979,675
London Heathrow Airport 804,635
East Midlands Airport 461,454

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 922,135 647,363 -274,772
Felixstowe 1,133,449 0 -1,133,449
Southampton 737,086 242,589 -494,497
London Heathrow Airport 377,305 427,330 +50,025
East Midlands Airport 269,932 191,522 -78,410
Liverpool Docks 385,858 64,004 -321,854
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,490 104,219 -153,271
Manchester Airport 34,744 268,545 +233,801
Holyhead 176,222 103,801 -72,421
London Stansted Airport 24,391 84,148 +59,757

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