Import/export HS code 84238920: Electronic other scales

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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 1,600,857
China 1,074,474
Italy 706,428
Finland 395,525
Spain 362,357

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 1,338,230 262,627 -1,075,603
China 527,352 547,122 +19,770
Italy 356,992 349,436 -7,556
Finland 272,796 122,729 -150,067
Spain 203,608 158,749 -44,859
France 224,574 106,147 -118,427
United States 65,691 212,342 +146,651
Netherlands 151,752 108,545 -43,207
Norway 88,205 105,216 +17,011
Austria 128,407 64,163 -64,244

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 1,507,074
China 1,095,755
United Kingdom 846,025
Italy 687,642
Spain 451,035

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 1,400,788 106,286 -1,294,502
China 532,776 562,979 +30,203
United Kingdom 476,028 369,997 -106,031
Italy 315,964 371,678 +55,714
Spain 196,224 254,811 +58,587
United States 134,930 287,184 +152,254
Finland 272,796 122,729 -150,067
France 191,310 46,666 -144,644
New Zealand 74,299 70,442 -3,857
India 60,518 9,685 -50,833

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Inner London - West 6

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
North Eastern Scotland 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1

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 2,816,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,242,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,208,298
Road transport 22,235
Other 2,820

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 1,794,191 1,022,231 -771,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,566,533 675,875 -890,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 516,548 691,750 +175,202
Road transport 16,548 5,687 -10,861
Other 2,820 0 -2,820

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 655,906
Killingholme 652,380
Birmingham Airport 645,508
Dover 633,806
London Heathrow Airport 619,626

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 £
Felixstowe 395,088 260,818 -134,270
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
Birmingham Airport 432,650 212,858 -219,792
Dover 347,658 286,148 -61,510
London Heathrow Airport 371,885 247,741 -124,144
East Midlands Airport 423,076 196,285 -226,791
London Stansted Airport 192,575 116,467 -76,108
Eurotunnel 136,984 149,446 +12,462
Thamesport 160,450 100,320 -60,130
London Gateway Port 25,264 227,550 +202,286

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 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 13
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 16

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 38
54m+ 29
0-1m 14
15m-54m 11
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 4,270,851
United Arab Emirates 2,128,177
Denmark 1,776,023
Ireland 1,387,425
Japan 861,286

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 2,214,604 2,056,247 -158,357
United Arab Emirates 2,079,540 48,637 -2,030,903
Denmark 310,746 1,465,277 +1,154,531
Ireland 1,068,350 319,075 -749,275
Japan 467,825 393,461 -74,364
Belgium 432,661 396,263 -36,398
Netherlands 366,769 367,095 +326
Germany 373,472 205,669 -167,803
Australia 279,331 242,493 -36,838
Spain 314,793 183,424 -131,369

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
XI 406

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 16,866 166,501 +149,635
XI 222 184 -38

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 13,532,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,281,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,676,719
Other 185,405
Road transport 18,674

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 8,288,964 5,243,718 -3,045,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,722,131 1,559,208 -1,162,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,766 1,152,953 +629,187
Other 17,088 168,317 +151,229
Road transport 7,638 11,036 +3,398

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 7,364,180
London Heathrow Airport 2,506,498
ZLC 2,316,086
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,268,575
Immingham Docks 1,301,912

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 5,229,254 2,134,926 -3,094,328
London Heathrow Airport 1,237,511 1,268,987 +31,476
ZLC 944,894 1,371,192 +426,298
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,531,205 737,370 -793,835
Immingham Docks 116,078 1,185,834 +1,069,756
East Midlands Airport 541,026 266,095 -274,931
Milford 657,731 0 -657,731
Manchester Airport 234,556 183,477 -51,079
London Gateway Port 187,825 110,966 -76,859
Felixstowe 16,976 252,321 +235,345

Quick facts

HS code: 84238920

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

Description: Other scales that use electronic methods to measure weight