Import/export HS code 890311: Small motorized boats

Lightweight boats designed to have a motor, weighing less than 100 kg without the motor

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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 £
China 3,357,942
Belgium 729,437
France 400,720
Netherlands 121,328
Italy 100,885

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 £
China 1,476,306 1,881,636 +405,330
Belgium 482,019 247,418 -234,601
France 199,848 200,872 +1,024
Netherlands 56,529 64,799 +8,270
Italy 43,350 57,535 +14,185
United States 49,763 33,500 -16,263
Germany 22,250 60,711 +38,461
Spain 32,517 16,668 -15,849
New Zealand 33,884 3,320 -30,564
Ireland 30,842 530 -30,312

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 £
China 4,571,115
Italy 99,908
Spain 64,265
United States 54,688
United Kingdom 49,403

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 £
China 2,182,044 2,389,071 +207,027
Italy 42,469 57,439 +14,970
Spain 57,933 6,332 -51,601
United States 36,547 18,141 -18,406
United Kingdom 13,783 35,620 +21,837
Germany 4,672 41,841 +37,169
New Zealand 33,884 6,864 -27,020
Poland 32,385 0 -32,385
Ukraine 10,746 20,084 +9,338
Brazil 28,020 0 -28,020

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 5
Essex 4
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,481,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,508,668
Air transport 114,121
Other 7,705

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) 1,549,578 1,931,728 +382,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 886,221 622,447 -263,774
Air transport 53,024 61,097 +8,073
Other 6,911 794 -6,117

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,590,040
Dover 826,743
Southampton 386,029
London Gateway Port 290,675
Portsmouth 179,894

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 £
Felixstowe 1,204,992 1,385,048 +180,056
Dover 493,668 333,075 -160,593
Southampton 171,837 214,192 +42,355
London Gateway Port 99,298 191,377 +92,079
Portsmouth 101,004 78,890 -22,114
London 16,501 82,994 +66,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,292 2,073 -92,219
Liverpool Docks 75,573 0 -75,573
Plymouth 26,549 45,140 +18,591
Eurotunnel 32,586 33,667 +1,081

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Other manufacturing 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 4
2025-08 5
2025-07 10

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 18
54m+ 9
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
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 £
United States 1,450,190
Sweden 784,063
France 188,035
Poland 112,997
Turkey 98,050

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 1,076,784 373,406 -703,378
Sweden 259,297 524,766 +265,469
France 4,081 183,954 +179,873
Poland 98,229 14,768 -83,461
Turkey 1,350 96,700 +95,350
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 46,795 50,843 +4,048
British Virgin Islands 85,872 0 -85,872
Ireland 28,386 26,755 -1,631
Spain 4,656 38,660 +34,004
Bahamas 41,358 0 -41,358

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) 1,784,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,330,762
Air transport 131,117
Road transport 10,304

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) 1,362,776 421,630 -941,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 405,710 925,052 +519,342
Air transport 62,388 68,729 +6,341
Road transport 10,304 0 -10,304

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,494,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,136,795
London Gateway Port 181,157
Dover 106,407
Greenock 96,729

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 £
Southampton 1,088,474 405,843 -682,631
Dover / Eurotunnel 377,938 758,857 +380,919
London Gateway Port 175,525 5,632 -169,893
Dover 1,208 105,199 +103,991
Greenock 96,729 0 -96,729
London Heathrow Airport 29,122 22,109 -7,013
East Midlands Airport 26,387 23,526 -2,861
Holyhead 16,543 25,046 +8,503
ZLC 11,804 9,214 -2,590
London Stansted Airport 5,379 12,126 +6,747

Quick facts

HS code: 890311

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

Description: Lightweight boats designed to have a motor, weighing less than 100 kg without the motor