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 3,386,072
Belgium 610,438
France 388,744
Netherlands 136,901
Italy 115,246

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 1,497,424 1,888,648 +391,224
Belgium 352,054 258,384 -93,670
France 184,558 204,186 +19,628
Netherlands 72,037 64,864 -7,173
Italy 38,142 77,104 +38,962
Germany 22,105 60,711 +38,606
United States 31,321 28,446 -2,875
Sweden 9,581 42,554 +32,973
Spain 32,287 16,606 -15,681
New Zealand 30,569 3,320 -27,249

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 4,512,074
Italy 114,709
United Kingdom 81,399
Spain 64,265
Germany 46,513

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 2,072,364 2,439,710 +367,346
Italy 37,701 77,008 +39,307
United Kingdom 13,783 67,616 +53,833
Spain 57,933 6,332 -51,601
Germany 4,672 41,841 +37,169
New Zealand 30,569 6,864 -23,705
Poland 32,385 0 -32,385
United States 13,051 18,141 +5,090
Ukraine 12,641 18,189 +5,548
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
Essex 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +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) 3,505,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,406,864
Air transport 139,406
Other 6,502

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) 1,549,605 1,955,751 +406,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,033 655,831 -95,202
Air transport 52,358 87,048 +34,690
Other 5,770 732 -5,038

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,619,535
Dover 823,881
Southampton 402,049
London Gateway Port 270,575
Portsmouth 168,923

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 1,206,234 1,413,301 +207,067
Dover 457,298 366,583 -90,715
Southampton 171,837 230,212 +58,375
London Gateway Port 79,198 191,377 +112,179
Portsmouth 82,978 85,945 +2,967
London 18,496 81,908 +63,412
Liverpool Docks 75,573 0 -75,573
Plymouth 26,549 45,140 +18,591
Harwich 51,555 15,429 -36,126
Thamesport 37,335 27,155 -10,180

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 8
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 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+ 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 1,451,170
Sweden 790,868
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 1,076,784 374,386 -702,398
Sweden 309,034 481,834 +172,800
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) 1,337,567
Air transport 130,913
Road transport 7,724

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) 455,447 882,120 +426,673
Air transport 62,704 68,209 +5,505
Road transport 7,724 0 -7,724

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,494,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,143,600
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 427,675 715,925 +288,250
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 25,203 23,526 -1,677
Holyhead 16,543 25,046 +8,503
London Stansted Airport 5,379 13,106 +7,727
ZLC 10,724 7,714 -3,010

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