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 4,910,462
China 784,288
France 686,011
Iceland 262,398
Germany 227,623

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 256,249 4,654,213 +4,397,964
China 484,075 300,213 -183,862
France 417,987 268,024 -149,963
Iceland 168,275 94,123 -74,152
Germany 142,379 85,244 -57,135
United States 76,388 63,746 -12,642
Italy 33,177 92,504 +59,327
Netherlands 47,613 51,603 +3,990
Singapore 9,456 85,260 +75,804
Spain 35,321 57,187 +21,866

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 4,514,643
China 1,430,533
Germany 439,184
Hungary 342,095
Iceland 262,398

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 4,514,643 +4,514,643
China 909,247 521,286 -387,961
Germany 160,569 278,615 +118,046
Hungary 197,753 144,342 -53,411
Iceland 168,275 94,123 -74,152
United States 46,713 61,119 +14,406
Japan 89,201 16,106 -73,095
Taiwan 63,111 28,649 -34,462
Indonesia 0 86,203 +86,203
Spain 35,321 38,154 +2,833

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7
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 3 10 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
West Midlands 6 3 -3
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 - East 3 3 +0

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) 5,576,843
Air transport 1,247,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 939,315
Other 93,935

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) 549,549 5,027,294 +4,477,745
Air transport 663,447 583,865 -79,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 652,133 287,182 -364,951
Other 80,336 13,599 -66,737

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,512,895
Eurotunnel 1,875,416
London Stansted Airport 498,945
Felixstowe 431,712
East Midlands Airport 400,888

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 412,610 3,100,285 +2,687,675
Eurotunnel 48,062 1,827,354 +1,779,292
London Stansted Airport 312,288 186,657 -125,631
Felixstowe 294,309 137,403 -156,906
East Midlands Airport 194,446 206,442 +11,996
London Heathrow Airport 84,083 159,481 +75,398
Southampton 133,161 32,242 -100,919
London Gateway Port 73,285 74,391 +1,106
London 60,306 55,683 -4,623
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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Other manufacturing 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
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 18
2025-09 15
2025-08 20

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+ 40
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 17
0-1m 14
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 101,832
Denmark 100,371
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 78,743 384,076 +305,333
Netherlands 17,203 84,629 +67,426
Denmark 58,449 41,922 -16,527
Egypt 97,719 0 -97,719
France 6,177 74,210 +68,033
Ireland 31,174 27,614 -3,560
Germany 11,360 35,021 +23,661
United Arab Emirates 10,575 33,612 +23,037
South Africa 37,698 0 -37,698
Belgium 23,916 12,302 -11,614

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 533,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,647
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 267,800 265,986 -1,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,911 373,738 +284,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,288 182,359 +82,071
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 147,806
East Midlands Airport 120,537
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 173,011 76,910 -96,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,991 107,815 +67,824
East Midlands Airport 51,837 68,700 +16,863
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 24,281 27,301 +3,020
Holyhead 12,518 20,808 +8,290
Dover 14,348 4,551 -9,797

Quick facts

HS code: 84238180

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

Description: Other small capacity scales not specified elsewhere