Import/export HS code 84238980: 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 8,442,095
Czechia 1,574,281
China 733,870
United States 401,555
Netherlands 387,960

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 4,366,688 4,075,407 -291,281
Czechia 970,114 604,167 -365,947
China 449,703 284,167 -165,536
United States 118,735 282,820 +164,085
Netherlands 259,091 128,869 -130,222
Italy 197,717 49,951 -147,766
Switzerland 118,902 51,251 -67,651
Belgium 107,856 33,924 -73,932
Denmark 90,168 2,838 -87,330
Brazil 59,702 0 -59,702

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 8,442,095
Czechia 1,574,281
China 769,115
Italy 456,961
United States 422,152

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 4,075,407 -291,281
Czechia 970,114 604,167 -365,947
China 473,458 295,657 -177,801
Italy 370,666 86,295 -284,371
United States 115,985 306,167 +190,182
United Kingdom 125,991 68,258 -57,733
Switzerland 125,922 42,875 -83,047
Netherlands 131,572 6,950 -124,622
Denmark 88,722 2,838 -85,884
New Zealand 35,043 34,371 -672

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 6 1 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 0 3 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2

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 9,264,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,259,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,101,561
Other 51,802
Road transport 24,908

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 4,691,343 4,572,797 -118,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,493,282 766,459 -726,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 756,399 345,162 -411,237
Other 6,555 45,247 +38,692
Road transport 14,450 10,458 -3,992

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,206,954
Dover 1,119,766
London Heathrow Airport 725,923
Eurotunnel 690,005
Southampton 558,383

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 4,041,615 4,165,339 +123,724
Dover 745,229 374,537 -370,692
London Heathrow Airport 469,573 256,350 -213,223
Eurotunnel 403,443 286,562 -116,881
Southampton 398,620 159,763 -238,857
Immingham Docks 297,571 40,097 -257,474
Felixstowe 92,887 102,602 +9,715
ZLC 118,902 54,282 -64,620
London Stansted Airport 84,905 76,927 -7,978
Birmingham Airport 20,147 68,600 +48,453

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 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Other manufacturing 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 7
2025-07 8

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 30
54m+ 24
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
Other 5

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 £
Canada 288,261
United States 210,374
Latvia 201,117
Netherlands 195,097
France 145,207

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 £
Canada 50,645 237,616 +186,971
United States 54,109 156,265 +102,156
Latvia 162,367 38,750 -123,617
Netherlands 75,160 119,937 +44,777
France 97,057 48,150 -48,907
Belgium 26,842 49,020 +22,178
Australia 73,623 0 -73,623
Germany 34,231 30,523 -3,708
India 50,109 9,217 -40,892
Saudi Arabia 25,080 25,910 +830

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 2,418

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 2,418 0 -2,418

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 908,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 439,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 393,424
Road transport 11,017
Other 2,418

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 506,719 401,541 -105,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 258,208 181,698 -76,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,507 315,917 +238,410
Road transport 11,017 0 -11,017
Other 2,418 0 -2,418

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,011
Liverpool Docks 248,910
London Stansted Airport 241,403
ZLC 232,435
Manchester Airport 159,018

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 210,494 56,517 -153,977
Liverpool Docks 0 248,910 +248,910
London Stansted Airport 98,710 142,693 +43,983
ZLC 96,647 135,788 +39,141
Manchester Airport 159,018 0 -159,018
London Heathrow Airport 97,162 50,948 -46,214
East Midlands Airport 61,163 72,112 +10,949
Felixstowe 22,113 52,620 +30,507
London Gateway Port 14,847 43,797 +28,950
Middlesbrough 13,829 40,188 +26,359

Quick facts

HS code: 84238980

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

Description: Other scales not specified elsewhere