Help with creating formula within a worksheet

Good afternoon,
I am sorry if this is not the right place for this query.
My company is a manufacturer and is looking for a way to add formula (or something similar - I am not good with the lingo) in to our excel dispatch list.
When a new product comes in to our company, we add it to our dispatch list.
We want to create a code in this dispatch list which will tell us the weight required in order to make this product.
Is there a way of creating a separate tab on our dispatch list spreadsheet that talks to the main tab telling it to the weights of a particular product.
I basically want to input a certain product code in one column and then in the next column subsequently tell me how much that will weigh if that makes sense?
It is so we are able to identify how much of a part we need to order to make the product overall.
A sort of stock helper.

Many thanks in advance!!

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Would i need to create another sheet that gives you all the product codes and their weights?

Yes - you'd need a lookup table somewhere. Then you can use this:

=XLOOKUP(K2,lookup_array,return_array)

Tell me EXACTLY where the lookup table is - sheet name and range of cells where it is. Does the lookup table include headers?

In L2 drag copied down:

=XLOOKUP(K2,Table1[[Product Code ]],Table1[Weight of wire])

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