Import/export HS code 842382: Medium capacity scales

Scales that can weigh more than 30 kg but not more than 5,000 kg

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 £
Germany 6,988,070
Netherlands 5,253,346
China 3,707,539
United States 1,223,323
Slovakia 769,157

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 £
Germany 3,514,421 3,473,649 -40,772
Netherlands 3,020,499 2,232,847 -787,652
China 1,907,405 1,800,134 -107,271
United States 814,509 408,814 -405,695
Slovakia 292,467 476,690 +184,223
Italy 189,183 344,285 +155,102
Spain 274,734 233,165 -41,569
New Zealand 120,256 339,616 +219,360
Taiwan 189,947 94,514 -95,433
France 134,600 128,548 -6,052

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 £
Germany 8,608,399
China 4,979,515
Netherlands 2,132,663
United States 978,831
Thailand 709,139

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 £
Germany 3,839,013 4,769,386 +930,373
China 2,664,009 2,315,506 -348,503
Netherlands 1,520,253 612,410 -907,843
United States 657,551 321,280 -336,271
Thailand 271,213 437,926 +166,713
Taiwan 345,925 221,167 -124,758
New Zealand 211,684 343,346 +131,662
Spain 280,143 237,917 -42,226
Italy 163,952 142,580 -21,372
Switzerland 193,106 82,495 -110,611

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 21
West Midlands 17
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11

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 14 16 +2
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 11 4 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
North Yorkshire 4 5 +1

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) 10,196,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,382,447
Air transport 4,654,298
Other 512,662
Road transport 9,628

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) 5,470,360 4,725,974 -744,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,292,865 3,089,582 -203,283
Air transport 2,238,438 2,415,860 +177,422
Other 449,637 63,025 -386,612
Road transport 9,628 0 -9,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,522,781
London 2,583,357
Felixstowe 2,412,216
East Midlands Airport 2,053,250
Immingham Docks 1,828,050

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 1,664,524 2,858,257 +1,193,733
London 1,548,661 1,034,696 -513,965
Felixstowe 1,372,238 1,039,978 -332,260
East Midlands Airport 840,942 1,212,308 +371,366
Immingham Docks 1,488,666 339,384 -1,149,282
London Gateway Port 804,833 701,514 -103,319
Southampton 547,442 404,995 -142,447
London Heathrow Airport 635,831 305,046 -330,785
Thamesport 423,205 512,301 +89,096
Eurotunnel 555,493 374,664 -180,829

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Manufacture of food products 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 29

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 91
54m+ 90
15m-54m 30
0-1m 20
Other 17

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 £
Germany 1,061,900
United States 921,422
Ireland 548,227
Netherlands 323,091
France 233,024

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 £
Germany 514,742 547,158 +32,416
United States 289,313 632,109 +342,796
Ireland 264,388 283,839 +19,451
Netherlands 184,336 138,755 -45,581
France 165,051 67,973 -97,078
Sweden 90,851 117,960 +27,109
United Arab Emirates 46,901 120,352 +73,451
Spain 49,386 91,871 +42,485
Greece 132,876 0 -132,876
Belgium 66,349 57,126 -9,223

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 £
China 4,455
XI 616

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 £
China 2,924 1,531 -1,393
XI 616 0 -616

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) 2,166,017
Air transport 2,084,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 780,786
Road transport 12,226
Other 5,071

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) 1,115,260 1,050,757 -64,503
Air transport 787,829 1,297,020 +509,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 433,014 347,772 -85,242
Road transport 12,226 0 -12,226
Other 3,540 1,531 -2,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,476,797
East Midlands Airport 1,057,273
London Heathrow Airport 739,248
London Gateway Port 308,907
Holyhead 254,852

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 793,065 683,732 -109,333
East Midlands Airport 525,704 531,569 +5,865
London Heathrow Airport 164,150 575,098 +410,948
London Gateway Port 243,003 65,904 -177,099
Holyhead 65,999 188,853 +122,854
Liverpool Docks 26,275 178,230 +151,955
ZLC 53,511 139,212 +85,701
Immingham Docks 124,176 65,570 -58,606
Eurotunnel 71,137 50,329 -20,808
Dover 97,402 2,630 -94,772

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842382

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

Description: Scales that can weigh more than 30 kg but not more than 5,000 kg