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 1,596,494
China 1,005,862
Italy 679,745
Finland 401,477
Spain 361,053

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 1,301,118 295,376 -1,005,742
China 475,400 530,462 +55,062
Italy 360,566 319,179 -41,387
Finland 278,748 122,729 -156,019
Spain 202,426 158,627 -43,799
France 222,773 102,106 -120,667
United States 65,691 211,219 +145,528
Netherlands 150,255 104,901 -45,354
Norway 88,205 102,281 +14,076
Belgium 117,030 61,861 -55,169

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 1,506,145
China 1,024,463
United Kingdom 774,896
Italy 664,688
Spain 445,063

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 1,363,676 142,469 -1,221,207
China 480,824 543,639 +62,815
United Kingdom 472,161 302,735 -169,426
Italy 319,538 345,150 +25,612
Spain 193,241 251,822 +58,581
United States 114,289 306,601 +192,312
Finland 278,748 122,729 -156,019
France 191,310 46,666 -144,644
New Zealand 75,569 63,227 -12,342
India 60,512 12,736 -47,776

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 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
West Midlands 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +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 2,707,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,218,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,147,367
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 1,760,563 947,082 -813,481
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,515,845 702,161 -813,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,556 653,811 +160,255
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 £
Killingholme 652,380
Birmingham Airport 634,821
Dover 618,968
East Midlands Airport 606,372
Felixstowe 603,224

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 £
Killingholme 652,380 0 -652,380
Birmingham Airport 432,441 202,380 -230,061
Dover 341,769 277,199 -64,570
East Midlands Airport 423,579 182,793 -240,786
Felixstowe 366,702 236,522 -130,180
London Heathrow Airport 365,630 188,932 -176,698
London Stansted Airport 192,575 98,323 -94,252
Eurotunnel 97,656 186,581 +88,925
Thamesport 162,089 98,230 -63,859
London Gateway Port 25,236 226,557 +201,321

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
2025-11 13
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 16
2025-07 12

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+ 32
0-1m 15
15m-54m 9
Other 7

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 4,224,476
United Arab Emirates 2,118,578
Denmark 1,759,041
Ireland 1,389,121
Japan 828,425

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 2,090,399 2,134,077 +43,678
United Arab Emirates 2,074,222 44,356 -2,029,866
Denmark 166,735 1,592,306 +1,425,571
Ireland 1,053,718 335,403 -718,315
Japan 456,680 371,745 -84,935
Belgium 396,310 423,562 +27,252
Netherlands 362,801 320,199 -42,602
Germany 353,585 186,867 -166,718
Australia 254,782 260,287 +5,505
Norway 249,353 257,240 +7,887

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 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
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 13,130,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,371,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,710,407
Other 183,770
Road transport 7,638

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 7,810,531 5,320,441 -2,490,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,815,494 1,555,750 -1,259,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 551,287 1,159,120 +607,833
Other 231 183,539 +183,308
Road transport 7,638 0 -7,638

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 7,335,899
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,404,159
London Heathrow Airport 2,312,956
ZLC 2,165,808
Immingham Docks 1,260,542

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 4,983,065 2,352,834 -2,630,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,623,394 780,765 -842,629
London Heathrow Airport 1,170,309 1,142,647 -27,662
ZLC 852,638 1,313,170 +460,532
Immingham Docks 117,930 1,142,612 +1,024,682
East Midlands Airport 502,189 308,035 -194,154
Milford 657,731 0 -657,731
Manchester Airport 199,449 180,072 -19,377
London Gateway Port 187,825 110,966 -76,859
Felixstowe 16,198 254,977 +238,779

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