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 77,726,548
Sweden 21,792,617
Netherlands 18,661,585
United States 4,489,048
Japan 3,710,389

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 46,470,050 31,256,498 -15,213,552
Sweden 13,501,549 8,291,068 -5,210,481
Netherlands 8,521,071 10,140,514 +1,619,443
United States 2,368,837 2,120,211 -248,626
Japan 1,456,469 2,253,920 +797,451
France 1,474,920 1,974,779 +499,859
South Korea 1,197,426 888,182 -309,244
Belgium 386,833 806,089 +419,256
Italy 267,603 781,843 +514,240
India 341,167 301,575 -39,592

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 76,324,960
Sweden 20,331,565
Japan 11,997,538
Netherlands 7,610,652
France 6,435,766

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 45,346,213 30,978,747 -14,367,466
Sweden 12,474,233 7,857,332 -4,616,901
Japan 6,386,883 5,610,655 -776,228
Netherlands 1,822,094 5,788,558 +3,966,464
France 3,550,458 2,885,308 -665,150
United States 2,730,296 2,571,454 -158,842
United Kingdom 1,410,568 825,591 -584,977
South Korea 1,197,426 934,156 -263,270
Italy 256,771 822,605 +565,834
Poland 714,427 135,053 -579,374

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Devon 7
Inner London - West 5
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
Devon 5 5 +0
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
Essex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 2 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,294,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,955,889
Air transport 3,253,352
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) 69,849,374 51,445,558 -18,403,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,893,973 6,061,916 +1,167,943
Air transport 1,215,954 2,037,398 +821,444
Other 1,523,367 659,371 -863,996
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 38,061,077
Purfleet 31,218,085
Dover 29,414,861
Eurotunnel 12,751,985
Felixstowe 5,303,240

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 19,766,938 18,294,139 -1,472,799
Purfleet 17,459,395 13,758,690 -3,700,705
Dover 18,850,665 10,564,196 -8,286,469
Eurotunnel 9,437,007 3,314,978 -6,122,029
Felixstowe 1,920,267 3,382,973 +1,462,706
Southampton 2,876,670 2,397,568 -479,102
000 1,523,367 659,371 -863,996
London Heathrow Airport 412,139 1,536,066 +1,123,927
Portsmouth 321,227 1,279,806 +958,579
Thamesport 571,262 709,127 +137,865

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of other transport equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
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 28
54m+ 16
0-1m 9
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 32,604,813
China 12,405,971
France 11,124,895
Malaysia 7,487,930
Italy 6,967,486

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 15,468,142 17,136,671 +1,668,529
China 6,610,461 5,795,510 -814,951
France 6,502,151 4,622,744 -1,879,407
Malaysia 4,542,108 2,945,822 -1,596,286
Italy 3,767,547 3,199,939 -567,608
Denmark 1,189,574 5,149,455 +3,959,881
Netherlands 1,406,620 3,731,064 +2,324,444
Singapore 2,755,401 2,080,641 -674,760
Sweden 1,555,518 2,642,112 +1,086,594
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
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
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) 81,088,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,536,763
Air transport 12,202,800
Other 69,341
Road transport 26,488

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) 43,597,162 37,491,301 -6,105,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,671,147 27,865,616 +8,194,469
Air transport 5,657,154 6,545,646 +888,492
Other 69,341 0 -69,341
Road transport 0 26,488 +26,488

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 26,813,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,129,585
London Gateway Port 22,250,134
Southampton 20,483,493
Immingham Docks 12,528,478

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 12,464,787 14,349,050 +1,884,263
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,079,122 11,050,463 -2,028,659
London Gateway Port 12,000,361 10,249,773 -1,750,588
Southampton 10,423,784 10,059,709 -364,075
Immingham Docks 3,290,119 9,238,359 +5,948,240
Felixstowe 4,604,216 5,969,331 +1,365,115
London Heathrow Airport 4,828,554 5,433,745 +605,191
Portsmouth 1,819,103 935,917 -883,186
Harwich 776,952 620,462 -156,490
Middlesbrough 1,135,211 97,935 -1,037,276

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