Import/export HS code 890393: Short lightweight boats

Small boats shorter than 7.5 meters and lightweight

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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 £
Poland 3,329,983
France 2,986,311
United States 926,221
Netherlands 822,625
Portugal 618,571

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 £
Poland 1,786,980 1,543,003 -243,977
France 1,236,769 1,749,542 +512,773
United States 709,693 216,528 -493,165
Netherlands 350,754 471,871 +121,117
Portugal 295,512 323,059 +27,547
Sweden 69,706 448,736 +379,030
Finland 288,421 139,240 -149,181
China 221,627 161,709 -59,918
Canada 198,160 182,922 -15,238
Cyprus 299,270 0 -299,270

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 £
Poland 4,039,912
France 1,409,020
Finland 1,060,456
United States 886,544
Portugal 813,440

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 £
Poland 2,122,485 1,917,427 -205,058
France 516,536 892,484 +375,948
Finland 696,675 363,781 -332,894
United States 684,094 202,450 -481,644
Portugal 294,412 519,028 +224,616
Netherlands 301,687 333,135 +31,448
China 223,104 342,093 +118,989
Sweden 0 385,961 +385,961
Canada 198,160 182,922 -15,238
Cyprus 299,270 0 -299,270

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 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5
North Wales 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Devon 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 6 3 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
North Wales 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2

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) 8,833,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,252,814
Air transport 176,999
Road transport 1,655

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) 4,273,936 4,559,382 +285,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,758,154 1,494,660 -263,494
Air transport 82,676 94,323 +11,647
Road transport 1,655 0 -1,655

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,526,904
Southampton 1,311,452
Eurotunnel 670,778
London Gateway Port 654,189
Harwich 497,214

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 £
Dover 3,481,112 3,045,792 -435,320
Southampton 729,221 582,231 -146,990
Eurotunnel 174,518 496,260 +321,742
London Gateway Port 372,262 281,927 -90,335
Harwich 76,989 420,225 +343,236
Felixstowe 259,940 174,558 -85,382
London 128,661 266,510 +137,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,384 86,754 -108,630
Portsmouth 65,880 197,592 +131,712
Hull 145,393 59,707 -85,686

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 25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 6
2025-07 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 31
0-1m 22
54m+ 4
Other 2
15m-54m 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 £
Poland 3,596,254
Italy 1,362,606
Ireland 344,108
Turkey 246,748
France 213,413

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 £
Poland 3,406,314 189,940 -3,216,374
Italy 1,345,437 17,169 -1,328,268
Ireland 61,914 282,194 +220,280
Turkey 229,303 17,445 -211,858
France 124,580 88,833 -35,747
Germany 122,886 79,337 -43,549
United States 93,131 76,968 -16,163
Finland 100,914 58,761 -42,153
Netherlands 51,195 100,195 +49,000
Norway 56,361 59,770 +3,409

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 £
Japan 7,447

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 £
Japan 7,447 0 -7,447

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) 5,146,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,441,343
Air transport 113,573
Other 7,447

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) 4,178,415 968,386 -3,210,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,013,548 427,795 -1,585,753
Air transport 78,225 35,348 -42,877
Other 7,447 0 -7,447

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,189,183
Southampton 1,696,293
London 301,943
Felixstowe 234,127
Holyhead 227,992

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,817,235 371,948 -3,445,287
Southampton 1,577,977 118,316 -1,459,661
London 194,737 107,206 -87,531
Felixstowe 92,969 141,158 +48,189
Holyhead 34,538 193,454 +158,916
London Gateway Port 67,503 83,352 +15,849
Liverpool Docks 85,714 63,408 -22,306
Dover 136,743 1,853 -134,890
Harwich 44,539 80,000 +35,461
Immingham Docks 55,381 43,775 -11,606

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 890393

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

Description: Small boats shorter than 7.5 meters and lightweight