Import/export HS code 84238289: Various medium capacity scales

Other types of medium 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 2,565,812
China 1,565,921
Germany 1,431,381
United States 872,200
New Zealand 283,985

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 1,607,706 958,106 -649,600
China 846,721 719,200 -127,521
Germany 704,950 726,431 +21,481
United States 578,299 293,901 -284,398
New Zealand 114,732 169,253 +54,521
Taiwan 176,786 104,463 -72,323
Spain 48,008 134,946 +86,938
Iceland 47,154 76,144 +28,990
France 51,401 35,937 -15,464
Norway 26,496 36,623 +10,127

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 2,388,053
China 1,742,440
Netherlands 925,627
United States 697,117
Taiwan 279,252

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 1,165,352 1,222,701 +57,349
China 944,741 797,699 -147,042
Netherlands 523,082 402,545 -120,537
United States 494,337 202,780 -291,557
Taiwan 178,306 100,946 -77,360
New Zealand 113,077 164,140 +51,063
Spain 50,344 136,407 +86,063
Mexico 61,848 79,446 +17,598
Iceland 47,154 76,144 +28,990
Poland 62,024 4,296 -57,728

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 6 +4
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Suffolk 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,901,335
Air transport 2,518,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,886,393
Other 550,532
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,452,740 1,448,595 -4,145
Air transport 1,425,358 1,093,475 -331,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,046,843 839,550 -207,293
Other 523,726 26,806 -496,920
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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,164,414
Felixstowe 973,947
Dover 766,990
Thamesport 727,808
London Gateway Port 574,407

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 £
East Midlands Airport 646,167 518,247 -127,920
Felixstowe 555,988 417,959 -138,029
Dover 374,352 392,638 +18,286
Thamesport 333,541 394,267 +60,726
London Gateway Port 293,523 280,884 -12,639
London Heathrow Airport 429,111 141,228 -287,883
000 523,726 26,806 -496,920
London 141,608 276,151 +134,543
Southampton 207,814 194,204 -13,610
Eurotunnel 239,745 70,671 -169,074

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Manufacture of food products 7
Other manufacturing 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 13
2025-07 17

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+ 49
1m-15m 40
0-1m 13
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 367,713
Ireland 180,255
United States 159,563
Sweden 156,479
China 131,700

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 137,162 230,551 +93,389
Ireland 83,234 97,021 +13,787
United States 11,853 147,710 +135,857
Sweden 84,781 71,698 -13,083
China 116,700 15,000 -101,700
Netherlands 32,725 75,150 +42,425
Belgium 58,371 34,336 -24,035
United Arab Emirates 0 87,244 +87,244
Spain 47,495 31,402 -16,093
Taiwan 70,790 1,688 -69,102

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 21

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 21 0 -21

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) 807,833
Air transport 675,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,636
Road transport 7,717
Other 21

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) 434,023 373,810 -60,213
Air transport 188,904 486,209 +297,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,965 209,671 -67,294
Road transport 7,717 0 -7,717
Other 21 0 -21

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 707,181
East Midlands Airport 377,397
London Heathrow Airport 242,689
Southampton 166,910
Liverpool Docks 111,785

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 379,277 327,904 -51,373
East Midlands Airport 121,495 255,902 +134,407
London Heathrow Airport 42,096 200,593 +158,497
Southampton 116,700 50,210 -66,490
Liverpool Docks 10,744 101,041 +90,297
Immingham Docks 98,288 1,160 -97,128
London Gateway Port 38,037 42,261 +4,224
Holyhead 20,014 24,391 +4,377
ZLC 24,382 16,902 -7,480
Felixstowe 30,429 0 -30,429

Quick facts

HS code: 84238289

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

Description: Other types of medium capacity scales not specified elsewhere