Import/export HS code 84238129: Various small capacity scales

Other types of small capacity scales not specified elsewhere

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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 £
Netherlands 2,145,217
China 1,511,074
Germany 1,277,384
United States 448,939
Spain 284,103

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 £
Netherlands 1,279,620 865,597 -414,023
China 890,597 620,477 -270,120
Germany 665,918 611,466 -54,452
United States 250,946 197,993 -52,953
Spain 159,256 124,847 -34,409
South Korea 118,711 54,772 -63,939
France 60,972 111,862 +50,890
Singapore 50,696 48,323 -2,373
Japan 38,111 30,847 -7,264
Denmark 31,757 17,505 -14,252

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 3,129,430
Germany 1,672,062
Israel 308,117
Spain 280,763
South Korea 174,838

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 1,675,620 1,453,810 -221,810
Germany 1,064,862 607,200 -457,662
Israel 193,998 114,119 -79,879
Spain 134,518 146,245 +11,727
South Korea 120,066 54,772 -65,294
Japan 44,764 74,798 +30,034
United States 49,045 55,666 +6,621
Indonesia 50,696 46,746 -3,950
Switzerland 47,351 34,791 -12,560
United Kingdom 44,121 29,494 -14,627

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 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - East 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2

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) 3,119,133
Air transport 1,770,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,010
Other 151,002

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) 1,758,318 1,360,815 -397,503
Air transport 1,115,930 654,514 -461,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 673,220 711,790 +38,570
Other 121,221 29,781 -91,440

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,706,457
Southampton 834,059
Felixstowe 586,485
East Midlands Airport 497,521
Dover 449,824

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 £
London Gateway Port 877,815 828,642 -49,173
Southampton 537,175 296,884 -240,291
Felixstowe 361,826 224,659 -137,167
East Midlands Airport 321,953 175,568 -146,385
Dover 226,038 223,786 -2,252
London Heathrow Airport 239,482 157,291 -82,191
Birmingham Airport 213,851 91,813 -122,038
Eurotunnel 135,760 160,594 +24,834
London 141,415 130,737 -10,678
London Stansted Airport 139,342 84,560 -54,782

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 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 22
2025-10 18
2025-09 21
2025-08 14

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
54m+ 37
1m-15m 35
0-1m 15
15m-54m 14
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 £
Spain 1,270,191
Germany 1,005,430
South Africa 525,489
Ireland 463,450
United States 365,470

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 £
Spain 739,402 530,789 -208,613
Germany 842,216 163,214 -679,002
South Africa 301,754 223,735 -78,019
Ireland 83,790 379,660 +295,870
United States 202,500 162,970 -39,530
Netherlands 211,123 77,314 -133,809
Italy 6,665 208,599 +201,934
Egypt 209,472 1,715 -207,757
Canada 75,383 67,663 -7,720
Brazil 131,220 0 -131,220

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 1,268
China 195
Germany 46

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 1,268 0 -1,268
China 195 0 -195
Germany 46 0 -46

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) 3,592,079
Air transport 1,048,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 911,872
Road transport 2,088
Other 1,509

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) 1,966,527 1,625,552 -340,975
Air transport 690,833 357,214 -333,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,767 288,105 -335,662
Road transport 2,088 0 -2,088
Other 1,509 0 -1,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,055,009
London Heathrow Airport 776,228
London Gateway Port 662,724
Heysham 338,155
Southampton 173,987

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 1,892,045 1,162,964 -729,081
London Heathrow Airport 538,230 237,998 -300,232
London Gateway Port 454,058 208,666 -245,392
Heysham 0 338,155 +338,155
Southampton 113,148 60,839 -52,309
East Midlands Airport 38,743 58,470 +19,727
ZLC 57,441 29,941 -27,500
Holyhead 51,133 23,824 -27,309
Dover 13,042 48,743 +35,701
London Stansted Airport 47,976 13,357 -34,619

Quick facts

HS code: 84238129

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

Description: Other types of small capacity scales not specified elsewhere