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 3,128,090
France 2,970,080
United States 971,296
Netherlands 828,549
Sweden 788,724

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 1,563,545 1,564,545 +1,000
France 1,055,116 1,914,964 +859,848
United States 716,425 254,871 -461,554
Netherlands 374,398 454,151 +79,753
Sweden 69,706 719,018 +649,312
Portugal 295,512 460,237 +164,725
China 267,332 113,811 -153,521
Canada 198,160 182,922 -15,238
Cyprus 299,270 0 -299,270
Italy 239,567 0 -239,567

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 4,003,441
France 1,384,494
Portugal 950,618
United States 922,496
Finland 713,393

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 1,915,133 2,088,308 +173,175
France 492,010 892,484 +400,474
Portugal 294,412 656,206 +361,794
United States 681,703 240,793 -440,910
Finland 349,612 363,781 +14,169
Sweden 0 656,243 +656,243
Netherlands 270,158 379,711 +109,553
China 268,809 294,195 +25,386
Canada 198,160 186,002 -12,158
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
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 6 3 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
North Wales 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 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
Highlands and Islands 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) 8,884,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,234,043
Air transport 173,368
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) 3,745,279 5,139,166 +1,393,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,780,479 1,453,564 -326,915
Air transport 79,045 94,323 +15,278
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 6,108,422
Southampton 1,356,527
Harwich 814,072
Eurotunnel 807,956
London Gateway Port 654,189

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 2,875,666 3,232,756 +357,090
Southampton 741,855 614,672 -127,183
Harwich 93,072 721,000 +627,928
Eurotunnel 222,731 585,225 +362,494
London Gateway Port 372,262 281,927 -90,335
Felixstowe 309,276 126,660 -182,616
London 149,990 245,181 +95,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,384 86,754 -108,630
Portsmouth 65,880 197,592 +131,712
Hull 124,286 59,707 -64,579

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7
Rental and leasing activities 4
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 6

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 33
0-1m 20
54m+ 4
15m-54m 1
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 £
Poland 3,633,154
Italy 1,362,606
Ireland 370,348
Turkey 246,748
France 230,039

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 3,403,214 229,940 -3,173,274
Italy 1,345,437 17,169 -1,328,268
Ireland 67,583 302,765 +235,182
Turkey 229,303 17,445 -211,858
France 124,580 105,459 -19,121
Germany 161,196 47,273 -113,923
United States 93,131 76,968 -16,163
Finland 100,914 58,761 -42,153
Netherlands 51,195 100,195 +49,000
Switzerland 91,571 34,897 -56,674

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 6,784

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 6,784 0 -6,784

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) 5,243,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,395,039
Air transport 113,573
Other 6,784

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) 4,214,287 1,029,484 -3,184,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,956,675 438,364 -1,518,311
Air transport 78,225 35,348 -42,877
Other 6,784 0 -6,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,202,624
Southampton 1,698,362
London 301,943
Holyhead 254,895
Felixstowe 234,127

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 3,846,775 355,849 -3,490,926
Southampton 1,577,977 120,385 -1,457,592
London 194,737 107,206 -87,531
Holyhead 40,870 214,025 +173,155
Felixstowe 92,969 141,158 +48,189
Harwich 44,539 120,000 +75,461
Liverpool Docks 85,714 63,408 -22,306
London Gateway Port 51,987 91,852 +39,865
Dover 136,743 1,853 -134,890
Portsmouth 46,198 59,205 +13,007

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