Import/export HS code 890190: Various Transport Ships

Ships for carrying goods or both people and goods, not covered in other categories

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Singapore 55,674,322
Turkey 20,319,424
Netherlands 9,173,166
Denmark 2,304,877
Germany 1,207,103

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 £
Singapore 38,924,546 16,749,776 -22,174,770
Turkey 17,565 20,301,859 +20,284,294
Netherlands 4,055,186 5,117,980 +1,062,794
Denmark 0 2,304,877 +2,304,877
Germany 6,076 1,201,027 +1,194,951
Estonia 0 610,950 +610,950
India 70,016 0 -70,016
Spain 58,741 0 -58,741
China 23,442 27,845 +4,403
Norway 27,902 2,068 -25,834

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 £
Singapore 55,674,322
Turkey 24,529,395
Netherlands 5,814,506
Denmark 2,279,986
United Kingdom 605,654

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 £
Singapore 38,924,546 16,749,776 -22,174,770
Turkey 3,026,509 21,502,886 +18,476,377
Netherlands 1,030,995 4,783,511 +3,752,516
Denmark 0 2,279,986 +2,279,986
United Kingdom 19,773 585,881 +566,108
Ireland 0 364,790 +364,790
India 66,799 0 -66,799
New Zealand 56,771 0 -56,771
Norway 27,902 26,959 -943
China 23,442 27,845 +4,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Highlands and Islands 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Essex 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Kent 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
Highlands and Islands 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -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) 86,615,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,728,137
Air transport 195,332

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) 42,995,063 43,620,890 +625,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,892 2,666,245 +2,604,353
Air transport 142,893 52,439 -90,454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 64,446,132
Hull 7,626,046
Inverness 4,171,397
Grimsby 3,913,144
Fraserburgh Harbour 3,015,652

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 £
Southampton 35,020,543 29,425,589 -5,594,954
Hull 0 7,626,046 +7,626,046
Inverness 0 4,171,397 +4,171,397
Grimsby 3,913,144 0 -3,913,144
Fraserburgh Harbour 3,015,652 0 -3,015,652
Immingham Docks 0 2,301,455 +2,301,455
Workington 0 1,201,027 +1,201,027
Greenock 1,024,335 0 -1,024,335
RSY 0 610,950 +610,950
Peterhead 0 580,629 +580,629

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Water transport 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-05 1
2025-03 2
2025-02 2
2024-10 3
2024-09 2

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 3
54m+ 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 370,680
China 294,138
Malta 216,405
United States 104,532
Netherlands 101,392

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 370,680 0 -370,680
China 294,138 0 -294,138
Malta 0 216,405 +216,405
United States 92,756 11,776 -80,980
Netherlands 35,993 65,399 +29,406
Iceland 0 37,320 +37,320
Denmark 0 22,835 +22,835
Singapore 10,164 5,876 -4,288
Belgium 14,072 0 -14,072
Norway 10,000 0 -10,000

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) 468,564
Air transport 467,304
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 216,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,499

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) 388,634 79,930 -308,704
Air transport 435,046 32,258 -402,788
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 216,405 +216,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,839 43,660 +28,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 370,680
London Heathrow Airport 286,110
Lowestoft 216,405
London Stansted Airport 100,165
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,954

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 370,680 0 -370,680
London Heathrow Airport 286,110 0 -286,110
Lowestoft 0 216,405 +216,405
London Stansted Airport 88,389 11,776 -76,613
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,954 56,000 +38,046
ZLC 52,828 12,178 -40,650
Middlesbrough 0 37,320 +37,320
Immingham Docks 0 22,835 +22,835
East Midlands Airport 7,719 8,304 +585
Aberdeen Docks 10,000 0 -10,000

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 890190

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

Description: Ships for carrying goods or both people and goods, not covered in other categories