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 21,900,987
Belgium 9,153,890
France 7,326,061
Netherlands 1,790,004
Italy 888,719

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 11,180,624 10,720,363 -460,261
Belgium 4,727,685 4,426,205 -301,480
France 5,033,986 2,292,075 -2,741,911
Netherlands 59,333 1,730,671 +1,671,338
Italy 364,859 523,860 +159,001
China 742,947 125,605 -617,342
Spain 139,226 279,157 +139,931
United States 112,895 5,776 -107,119
Bulgaria 83,339 0 -83,339
Sweden 66,972 12,874 -54,098

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 33,125,467
United States 5,018,996
Thailand 2,305,743
China 1,808,246
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 17,269,068 15,856,399 -1,412,669
United States 2,998,858 2,020,138 -978,720
Thailand 1,067,113 1,238,630 +171,517
China 1,013,222 795,024 -218,198
Spain 17,610 169,868 +152,258
Poland 64,972 47,305 -17,667
France 52,307 1,781 -50,526
Belgium 0 49,560 +49,560
United Kingdom 24,264 8,585 -15,679
Italy 16,682 10,735 -5,947

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 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1

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 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +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) 20,868,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,416,668
Other 2,110,928
Air transport 400,596

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) 11,153,811 9,714,342 -1,439,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,425,671 8,990,997 -1,434,674
Other 838,236 1,272,692 +434,456
Air transport 130,138 270,458 +140,320

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,814,875
499 12,624,759
Southampton 6,326,630
Eurotunnel 4,364,413
000 2,110,928

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 7,009,537 6,805,338 -204,199
499 7,912,706 4,712,053 -3,200,653
Southampton 1,910,910 4,415,720 +2,504,810
Eurotunnel 2,630,632 1,733,781 -896,851
000 838,236 1,272,692 +434,456
Felixstowe 1,171,814 373,526 -798,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 493,653 216,121 -277,532
Birmingham Airport 7,078 241,211 +234,133
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
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 3
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 5
2025-07 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+ 7
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 3,465,877
Belgium 922,479
Japan 772,488
Poland 655,253
Gibraltar 448,969

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 1,750,093 1,715,784 -34,309
Belgium 160,212 762,267 +602,055
Japan 598,107 174,381 -423,726
Poland 210,944 444,309 +233,365
Gibraltar 446,953 2,016 -444,937
Spain 71,600 206,591 +134,991
France 247,236 6,955 -240,281
Netherlands 48,044 125,242 +77,198
United Arab Emirates 94,731 28,073 -66,658
Australia 88,766 1,316 -87,450

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 151,521
XU 1,710

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 150,390 1,131 -149,259
XU 0 1,710 +1,710

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) 5,983,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,166,864
Air transport 479,212
Other 153,231

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) 2,634,639 3,349,287 +714,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 828,505 338,359 -490,146
Air transport 430,348 48,864 -381,484
Other 150,390 2,841 -147,549

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,081,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,275,429
Southampton 499,082
London Heathrow Airport 356,558
London Gateway Port 348,559

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 1,463,261 1,617,752 +154,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 954,474 1,320,955 +366,481
Southampton 389,418 109,664 -279,754
London Heathrow Airport 347,701 8,857 -338,844
London Gateway Port 184,168 164,391 -19,777
Immingham Docks 49,393 233,140 +183,747
Fishguard 110,181 67,991 -42,190
London 176,320 0 -176,320
000 150,390 2,841 -147,549
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