Import/export HS code 840721: Outboard motors

Engines used to power small boats, mounted on the outside of the boat

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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 21,953,257
Belgium 9,494,616
France 7,009,889
Netherlands 2,410,459
Italy 839,995

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 10,508,279 11,444,978 +936,699
Belgium 4,963,261 4,531,355 -431,906
France 4,874,989 2,134,900 -2,740,089
Netherlands 66,250 2,344,209 +2,277,959
Italy 352,050 487,945 +135,895
China 440,638 125,336 -315,302
Spain 143,127 275,256 +132,129
Bulgaria 83,339 0 -83,339
Sweden 66,972 12,874 -54,098
United States 28,657 5,776 -22,881

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 33,564,639
United States 5,147,540
Thailand 2,261,947
China 1,592,499
Spain 187,478

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 16,566,193 16,998,446 +432,253
United States 3,042,339 2,105,201 -937,138
Thailand 1,066,235 1,195,712 +129,477
China 727,965 864,534 +136,569
Spain 21,511 165,967 +144,456
Poland 86,926 25,351 -61,575
Belgium 0 49,560 +49,560
United Kingdom 24,264 8,585 -15,679
Italy 15,252 13,942 -1,310
Germany 4,986 12,874 +7,888

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,625,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,068,085
Other 2,023,305
Air transport 340,721

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,155,627 10,469,421 +313,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,552,517 9,515,568 -1,036,949
Other 785,247 1,238,058 +452,811
Air transport 79,331 261,390 +182,059

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,622,559
499 12,295,669
Southampton 6,879,330
Eurotunnel 4,202,150
000 2,023,305

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 £
Dover 7,327,597 7,294,962 -32,635
499 7,680,112 4,615,557 -3,064,555
Southampton 1,610,159 5,269,171 +3,659,012
Eurotunnel 2,439,316 1,762,834 -676,482
000 785,247 1,238,058 +452,811
Felixstowe 712,134 375,551 -336,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 493,653 216,121 -277,532
Birmingham Airport 14,119 234,170 +220,051
Purfleet 0 165,396 +165,396
Portsmouth 144,333 0 -144,333

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 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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 16
54m+ 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
Ireland 3,483,434
Belgium 831,265
Poland 655,253
Japan 602,979
Gibraltar 461,193

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 £
Ireland 1,729,034 1,754,400 +25,366
Belgium 46,383 784,882 +738,499
Poland 210,944 444,309 +233,365
Japan 341,620 261,359 -80,261
Gibraltar 446,953 14,240 -432,713
Spain 71,600 336,998 +265,398
France 244,871 3,720 -241,151
Netherlands 53,044 163,942 +110,898
Australia 88,766 1,316 -87,450
United States 30,193 34,078 +3,885

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 £
Japan 123,798

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 £
Japan 122,667 1,131 -121,536

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,115,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,022,363
Air transport 339,790
Other 125,508

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,524,890 3,590,333 +1,065,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,372 363,991 -294,381
Air transport 239,512 100,278 -139,234
Other 122,667 2,841 -119,826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,111,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,367,046
Southampton 374,766
London Gateway Port 324,025
Immingham Docks 282,533

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 £
Holyhead 1,469,925 1,641,661 +171,736
Dover / Eurotunnel 843,661 1,523,385 +679,724
Southampton 229,538 145,228 -84,310
London Gateway Port 168,915 155,110 -13,805
Immingham Docks 49,393 233,140 +183,747
London Heathrow Airport 156,865 60,271 -96,594
Fishguard 110,181 80,626 -29,555
London 176,320 0 -176,320
000 122,667 2,841 -119,826
Portsmouth 66,758 0 -66,758

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 840721

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

Description: Engines used to power small boats, mounted on the outside of the boat