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 7,073,126
Netherlands 6,003,757
China 3,669,492
United States 1,215,083
Slovakia 672,823

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 3,473,024 3,600,102 +127,078
Netherlands 3,891,754 2,112,003 -1,779,751
China 1,844,808 1,824,684 -20,124
United States 795,045 420,038 -375,007
Slovakia 266,015 406,808 +140,793
Italy 174,810 328,575 +153,765
Spain 252,888 248,015 -4,873
New Zealand 114,732 308,357 +193,625
Taiwan 176,786 104,463 -72,323
France 146,098 120,036 -26,062

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 8,954,276
China 5,019,924
Netherlands 2,152,308
United States 950,221
Thailand 617,961

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 4,130,510 4,823,766 +693,256
China 2,626,016 2,393,908 -232,108
Netherlands 1,614,285 538,023 -1,076,262
United States 629,580 320,641 -308,939
Thailand 244,743 373,218 +128,475
Taiwan 337,316 229,511 -107,805
New Zealand 210,482 312,087 +101,605
Spain 258,330 249,336 -8,994
Italy 147,146 127,828 -19,318
Switzerland 199,176 58,410 -140,766

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 20
West Midlands 17
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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 15 14 -1
West Midlands 9 12 +3
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 5 4 -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) 10,249,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,398,283
Air transport 4,833,154
Other 917,772
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) 5,587,510 4,661,654 -925,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,321,063 3,077,220 -243,843
Air transport 2,425,214 2,407,940 -17,274
Other 855,413 62,359 -793,054
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 4,509,883
London 2,551,479
Felixstowe 2,524,687
East Midlands Airport 2,267,341
Immingham Docks 1,830,435

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 1,776,608 2,733,275 +956,667
London 1,482,737 1,068,742 -413,995
Felixstowe 1,388,257 1,136,430 -251,827
East Midlands Airport 1,045,537 1,221,804 +176,267
Immingham Docks 1,495,045 335,390 -1,159,655
London Gateway Port 845,901 741,078 -104,823
London Heathrow Airport 658,734 311,457 -347,277
Eurotunnel 589,461 363,379 -226,082
000 855,413 62,359 -793,054
Thamesport 412,825 496,180 +83,355

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 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 29
2025-07 38

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+ 93
1m-15m 86
15m-54m 25
0-1m 22
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 982,627
United States 739,343
Ireland 499,615
Netherlands 321,337
France 231,126

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 528,572 454,055 -74,517
United States 284,209 455,134 +170,925
Ireland 251,194 248,421 -2,773
Netherlands 190,901 130,436 -60,465
France 167,511 63,615 -103,896
Sweden 90,851 116,156 +25,305
United Arab Emirates 19,554 147,699 +128,145
Spain 48,609 92,163 +43,554
Greece 132,876 0 -132,876
China 116,700 15,000 -101,700

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 2,644 1,811 -833
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) 2,076,008
Air transport 1,877,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 903,447
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) 1,097,283 978,725 -118,558
Air transport 792,035 1,085,547 +293,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 554,139 349,308 -204,831
Road transport 12,226 0 -12,226
Other 3,260 1,811 -1,449

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,480,748
East Midlands Airport 1,040,511
London Heathrow Airport 621,205
London Gateway Port 307,013
Liverpool Docks 199,614

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 814,072 666,676 -147,396
East Midlands Airport 531,242 509,269 -21,973
London Heathrow Airport 187,577 433,628 +246,051
London Gateway Port 239,573 67,440 -172,133
Liverpool Docks 15,263 184,351 +169,088
Southampton 124,420 73,661 -50,759
Holyhead 57,539 133,812 +76,273
Immingham Docks 124,176 53,407 -70,769
ZLC 51,103 64,162 +13,059
Eurotunnel 58,039 47,353 -10,686

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