Import/export HS code 842389: Various scales

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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 £
Japan 8,449,470
China 1,739,732
Germany 1,640,013
Czechia 1,574,281
Italy 927,413

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 £
Japan 4,368,679 4,080,791 -287,888
China 925,103 814,629 -110,474
Germany 1,337,036 302,977 -1,034,059
Czechia 970,114 604,167 -365,947
Italy 558,283 369,130 -189,153
United States 184,426 494,039 +309,613
Netherlands 409,346 233,770 -175,576
Finland 278,748 124,335 -154,413
Spain 214,081 158,627 -55,454
France 247,781 105,216 -142,565

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 £
Japan 8,446,430
China 1,793,578
Czechia 1,574,281
Germany 1,555,389
Italy 1,121,649

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 £
Japan 4,366,688 4,079,742 -286,946
China 954,282 839,296 -114,986
Czechia 970,114 604,167 -365,947
Germany 1,383,534 171,855 -1,211,679
Italy 690,204 431,445 -258,759
United Kingdom 598,152 370,993 -227,159
United States 230,274 612,768 +382,494
Spain 200,869 251,822 +50,953
Finland 278,748 124,335 -154,413
France 201,050 47,854 -153,196

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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
West Midlands 11 5 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Air transport 11,971,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,477,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,248,928
Other 54,622
Road transport 47,143

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 £
Air transport 6,451,906 5,519,879 -932,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,009,127 1,468,620 -1,540,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,249,955 998,973 -250,982
Other 9,375 45,247 +35,872
Road transport 30,998 16,145 -14,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,813,326
Dover 1,738,734
London Heathrow Airport 1,280,485
Eurotunnel 974,242
Felixstowe 798,713

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 4,465,194 4,348,132 -117,062
Dover 1,086,998 651,736 -435,262
London Heathrow Airport 835,203 445,282 -389,921
Eurotunnel 501,099 473,143 -27,956
Felixstowe 459,589 339,124 -120,465
Killingholme 740,058 0 -740,058
Birmingham Airport 452,588 270,980 -181,608
Southampton 401,084 196,728 -204,356
Immingham Docks 384,169 87,174 -296,995
London Stansted Airport 277,480 175,250 -102,230

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 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Other manufacturing 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 18
2025-08 22
2025-07 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
1m-15m 59
54m+ 51
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
Other 12

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 4,434,850
United Arab Emirates 2,150,946
Denmark 1,761,013
Ireland 1,418,964
Belgium 895,734

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 2,144,508 2,290,342 +145,834
United Arab Emirates 2,075,256 75,690 -1,999,566
Denmark 168,707 1,592,306 +1,423,599
Ireland 1,072,748 346,216 -726,532
Belgium 423,152 472,582 +49,430
Netherlands 437,961 440,136 +2,175
Japan 456,680 385,709 -70,971
Canada 464,911 306,194 -158,717
Germany 387,816 217,390 -170,426
Australia 328,405 260,287 -68,118

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 £
Nicaragua 183,367
China 2,418
XI 403

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 £
Nicaragua 0 183,367 +183,367
China 2,418 0 -2,418
XI 231 172 -59

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 14,039,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,811,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,103,831
Other 186,188
Road transport 18,655

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 8,317,250 5,721,982 -2,595,268
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,073,702 1,737,448 -1,336,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 628,794 1,475,037 +846,243
Other 2,649 183,539 +180,890
Road transport 18,655 0 -18,655

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 7,577,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,671,170
London Heathrow Airport 2,461,066
ZLC 2,398,243
Immingham Docks 1,295,252

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 £
London Stansted Airport 5,081,775 2,495,527 -2,586,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,833,888 837,282 -996,606
London Heathrow Airport 1,267,471 1,193,595 -73,876
ZLC 949,285 1,448,958 +499,673
Immingham Docks 152,640 1,142,612 +989,972
East Midlands Airport 563,352 380,147 -183,205
Milford 657,731 2,000 -655,731
Manchester Airport 358,467 180,072 -178,395
Liverpool Docks 82,360 301,063 +218,703
London Gateway Port 202,672 154,763 -47,909

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 842389

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

Description: All other types of scales not specified elsewhere