Import/export HS code 840810: Marine propulsion engines

Engines designed for powering boats and ships, including commercial and military vessels

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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 £
Germany 80,292,848
Sweden 22,221,786
Netherlands 18,205,856
United States 4,615,845
Japan 3,481,719

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 £
Germany 48,581,744 31,711,104 -16,870,640
Sweden 13,633,571 8,588,215 -5,045,356
Netherlands 7,734,158 10,471,698 +2,737,540
United States 2,113,419 2,502,426 +389,007
Japan 1,275,605 2,206,114 +930,509
France 1,100,442 1,330,819 +230,377
South Korea 1,134,927 873,330 -261,597
Belgium 394,416 772,971 +378,555
Italy 266,277 596,457 +330,180
India 341,167 254,150 -87,017

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 £
Germany 78,916,699
Sweden 20,173,616
Japan 11,567,421
Netherlands 7,428,084
France 5,540,762

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 £
Germany 47,435,355 31,481,344 -15,954,011
Sweden 12,247,454 7,926,162 -4,321,292
Japan 5,730,490 5,836,931 +106,441
Netherlands 1,556,748 5,871,336 +4,314,588
France 3,279,863 2,260,899 -1,018,964
United States 2,289,744 3,030,228 +740,484
United Kingdom 1,543,136 694,239 -848,897
South Korea 1,134,927 919,304 -215,623
Poland 1,033,839 374,827 -659,012
Italy 264,205 595,059 +330,854

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Devon 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Devon 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Essex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 123,034,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,155,483
Air transport 3,368,982
Other 2,182,738
Road transport 61,734

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,841,616 52,192,397 -18,649,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,862,939 5,292,544 +429,605
Air transport 1,314,337 2,054,645 +740,308
Other 1,086,337 1,096,401 +10,064
Road transport 0 61,734 +61,734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 37,763,726
Purfleet 31,218,085
Dover 29,254,864
Eurotunnel 15,334,370
Felixstowe 5,396,531

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 £
Immingham Docks 19,116,313 18,647,413 -468,900
Purfleet 16,988,338 14,229,747 -2,758,591
Dover 18,221,172 11,033,692 -7,187,480
Eurotunnel 12,278,458 3,055,912 -9,222,546
Felixstowe 1,641,841 3,754,690 +2,112,849
Southampton 2,556,531 2,411,686 -144,845
000 1,086,337 1,096,401 +10,064
London Heathrow Airport 412,139 1,536,066 +1,123,927
Harwich 704,896 653,503 -51,393
Thamesport 592,072 656,169 +64,097

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 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 7
2025-07 13

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 29
54m+ 17
0-1m 8
Other 7
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 £
United States 33,353,462
France 11,359,820
China 10,906,397
Malaysia 7,542,930
Italy 7,113,228

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 £
United States 16,356,300 16,997,162 +640,862
France 6,390,297 4,969,523 -1,420,774
China 6,405,944 4,500,453 -1,905,491
Malaysia 3,807,604 3,735,326 -72,278
Italy 3,803,933 3,309,295 -494,638
Denmark 1,280,615 5,230,942 +3,950,327
Netherlands 1,880,545 3,375,041 +1,494,496
Singapore 2,755,401 2,080,641 -674,760
Sweden 2,439,695 2,328,851 -110,844
Taiwan 2,348,397 1,291,029 -1,057,368

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 £
United States 52,454
XU 12,764
Japan 4,120
Italy 3

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 £
United States 52,454 0 -52,454
XU 12,764 0 -12,764
Japan 4,120 0 -4,120
Italy 3 0 -3

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,801,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,285,987
Air transport 11,633,303
Other 69,341
Road transport 34,297

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,872,262 36,929,371 -7,942,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,537,861 27,748,126 +7,210,265
Air transport 5,662,647 5,970,656 +308,009
Other 69,341 0 -69,341
Road transport 7,809 26,488 +18,679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 27,637,815
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,792,387
London Gateway Port 20,684,633
Southampton 20,349,013
Immingham Docks 12,622,097

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 £
Liverpool Docks 13,227,286 14,410,529 +1,183,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,994,864 10,797,523 -4,197,341
London Gateway Port 11,695,999 8,988,634 -2,707,365
Southampton 9,172,860 11,176,153 +2,003,293
Immingham Docks 4,162,230 8,459,867 +4,297,637
Felixstowe 4,889,227 5,786,560 +897,333
London Heathrow Airport 4,742,351 4,916,040 +173,689
Portsmouth 1,356,284 1,672,731 +316,447
Harwich 776,952 620,462 -156,490
Dover 846,722 544,093 -302,629

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 840810

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

Description: Engines designed for powering boats and ships, including commercial and military vessels