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 8,355,514
Czechia 1,574,281
China 742,189
Netherlands 384,803
United States 364,129

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 4,733,796 3,621,718 -1,112,078
Czechia 1,018,013 556,268 -461,745
China 376,208 365,981 -10,227
Netherlands 267,335 117,468 -149,867
United States 84,069 280,060 +195,991
Italy 197,717 99,387 -98,330
Switzerland 118,902 51,251 -67,651
Belgium 107,856 33,924 -73,932
Denmark 89,064 2,838 -86,226
Taiwan 25,585 40,336 +14,751

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 8,355,514
Czechia 1,574,281
China 778,449
Italy 506,397
United States 404,132

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 4,733,796 3,621,718 -1,112,078
Czechia 1,018,013 556,268 -461,745
China 399,963 378,486 -21,477
Italy 370,666 135,731 -234,935
United States 97,965 306,167 +208,202
United Kingdom 100,387 76,191 -24,196
Switzerland 125,922 42,875 -83,047
Netherlands 131,572 6,950 -124,622
Denmark 87,618 2,838 -84,780
New Zealand 32,124 34,371 +2,247

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 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 5 1 -4
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
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 9,112,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,256,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,199,430
Other 51,469
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 5,020,906 4,091,829 -929,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,534,266 722,624 -811,642
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 697,299 502,131 -195,168
Other 13,021 38,448 +25,427
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 8,094,394
Dover 1,128,432
London Heathrow Airport 717,520
Eurotunnel 681,407
Southampton 571,432

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 4,399,793 3,694,601 -705,192
Dover 745,229 383,203 -362,026
London Heathrow Airport 474,299 243,221 -231,078
Eurotunnel 442,744 238,663 -204,081
Southampton 357,387 214,045 -143,342
Immingham Docks 297,571 80,867 -216,704
Felixstowe 80,479 146,600 +66,121
ZLC 118,902 54,282 -64,620
London Stansted Airport 56,940 77,871 +20,931
Birmingham Airport 20,147 70,555 +50,408

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 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 7

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 33
54m+ 23
0-1m 5
Other 5
15m-54m 4

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 212,548
Latvia 201,117
Netherlands 193,617
France 140,465

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 54,109 158,439 +104,330
Latvia 162,367 38,750 -123,617
Netherlands 145,213 48,404 -96,809
France 105,349 35,116 -70,233
Belgium 28,582 47,280 +18,698
Australia 73,623 0 -73,623
India 50,109 9,217 -40,892
Germany 21,146 30,523 +9,377
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 896,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 437,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 391,241
Road transport 6,275
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 582,375 314,030 -268,345
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 269,220 167,809 -101,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,324 315,917 +240,593
Road transport 6,275 0 -6,275
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 264,134
Liverpool Docks 248,910
London Stansted Airport 231,403
ZLC 227,693
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 207,617 56,517 -151,100
Liverpool Docks 0 248,910 +248,910
London Stansted Airport 91,071 140,332 +49,261
ZLC 165,523 62,170 -103,353
Manchester Airport 159,018 0 -159,018
London Heathrow Airport 97,162 53,122 -44,040
East Midlands Airport 70,840 58,406 -12,434
Felixstowe 32,112 42,621 +10,509
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