Import/export HS code 84238180: Various small capacity scales

Other 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 £
Hungary 4,967,245
China 828,592
France 717,021
Iceland 264,351
Germany 234,669

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 £
Hungary 288,310 4,678,935 +4,390,625
China 496,577 332,015 -164,562
France 428,950 288,071 -140,879
Iceland 165,889 98,462 -67,427
Germany 160,561 74,108 -86,453
United States 79,764 56,560 -23,204
Italy 36,380 75,147 +38,767
Netherlands 53,245 44,892 -8,353
Spain 41,723 55,869 +14,146
Singapore 9,456 85,260 +75,804

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 £
Slovakia 4,507,009
China 1,487,846
Germany 447,715
Hungary 406,512
Iceland 264,351

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 £
Slovakia 0 4,507,009 +4,507,009
China 927,078 560,768 -366,310
Germany 168,458 279,257 +110,799
Hungary 262,170 144,342 -117,828
Iceland 165,889 98,462 -67,427
United States 50,788 52,909 +2,121
Japan 94,517 8,745 -85,772
Taiwan 42,069 49,691 +7,622
Indonesia 0 86,203 +86,203
Spain 41,723 36,836 -4,887

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 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 4 10 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 4 +3

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) 5,638,673
Air transport 1,244,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 987,476
Other 100,519

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) 587,991 5,050,682 +4,462,691
Air transport 655,010 589,807 -65,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 673,668 313,808 -359,860
Other 95,404 5,115 -90,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,563,599
Eurotunnel 1,861,778
London Stansted Airport 499,871
Felixstowe 475,791
East Midlands Airport 389,669

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 420,931 3,142,668 +2,721,737
Eurotunnel 45,939 1,815,839 +1,769,900
London Stansted Airport 316,594 183,277 -133,317
Felixstowe 331,765 144,026 -187,739
East Midlands Airport 193,936 195,733 +1,797
London Heathrow Airport 70,500 180,478 +109,978
Southampton 126,806 34,522 -92,284
London Gateway Port 76,441 74,391 -2,050
000 95,404 5,115 -90,289
Immingham Docks 92,510 6,965 -85,545

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 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 15
2025-08 20
2025-07 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 40
54m+ 37
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
Other 8

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 462,819
Netherlands 104,410
Denmark 101,582
Egypt 97,719
France 80,387

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 58,443 404,376 +345,933
Netherlands 18,268 86,142 +67,874
Denmark 59,660 41,922 -17,738
Egypt 97,719 0 -97,719
France 6,177 74,210 +68,033
Ireland 32,393 28,665 -3,728
United Arab Emirates 12,010 33,612 +21,602
Germany 12,849 32,176 +19,327
South Africa 37,698 0 -37,698
Belgium 24,090 12,107 -11,983

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 £
Netherlands 1,309
China 147
XI 1

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 £
Netherlands 700 609 -91
China 21 126 +105
XI 0 1 +1

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 530,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 472,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,273
Other 1,457

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 255,391 274,767 +19,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,146 373,738 +274,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,072 187,201 +92,129
Other 721 736 +15

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 335,667
London Heathrow Airport 249,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 144,913
East Midlands Airport 113,301
London Gateway Port 102,756

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,381 333,286 +330,905
London Heathrow Airport 152,711 97,210 -55,501
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,943 108,970 +73,027
East Midlands Airport 56,120 57,181 +1,061
London Gateway Port 62,304 40,452 -21,852
London Stansted Airport 6,208 81,593 +75,385
Immingham Docks 44,318 40,902 -3,416
ZLC 25,371 27,301 +1,930
Holyhead 12,518 20,808 +8,290
Dover 15,354 6,064 -9,290

Quick facts

HS code: 84238180

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

Description: Other small capacity scales not specified elsewhere