Import/export HS code 890590: Various specialized vessels

Ships like floating cranes, fire-floats, or floating docks, used for specific tasks on water

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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 £
Netherlands 5,865,561
Ireland 1,322,572
United States 746,455
Germany 725,357
Spain 600,000

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 £
Netherlands 631,080 5,234,481 +4,603,401
Ireland 0 1,322,572 +1,322,572
United States 271,072 475,383 +204,311
Germany 171,984 553,373 +381,389
Spain 0 600,000 +600,000
Norway 14,101 387,151 +373,050
China 89,655 300,331 +210,676
Poland 244,360 78,931 -165,429
Australia 0 217,774 +217,774
India 0 77,792 +77,792

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 £
Romania 2,908,718
United Kingdom 2,227,374
Ireland 1,322,572
Netherlands 941,115
United States 805,111

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 £
Romania 0 2,908,718 +2,908,718
United Kingdom 32,878 2,194,496 +2,161,618
Ireland 0 1,322,572 +1,322,572
Netherlands 583,754 357,361 -226,393
United States 322,260 482,851 +160,591
Germany 178,016 550,074 +372,058
Spain 0 600,000 +600,000
China 92,876 300,331 +207,455
Norway 14,101 325,674 +311,573
Poland 244,360 78,931 -165,429

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Devon 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
North Eastern Scotland 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +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) 6,098,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,829,758
Road transport 1,523,182
Air transport 355,821

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) 375,534 5,722,959 +5,347,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,051,946 1,777,812 +725,866
Road transport 0 1,523,182 +1,523,182
Air transport 45,327 310,494 +265,167

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 2,922,705
Belfast Port 1,523,182
Kirkwall 1,321,659
Southampton 1,082,200
Harwich 951,287

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 £
London 0 2,922,705 +2,922,705
Belfast Port 0 1,523,182 +1,523,182
Kirkwall 0 1,321,659 +1,321,659
Southampton 215,685 866,515 +650,830
Harwich 269,908 681,379 +411,471
Immingham Docks 188,403 746,021 +557,618
Dover 155,865 225,984 +70,119
Felixstowe 199,702 161,398 -38,304
Aberdeen Docks 0 314,424 +314,424
Killingholme 214,052 0 -214,052

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Water transport 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 3
2025-06 7
2025-04 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 8
0-1m 5
54m+ 4
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
Netherlands 2,613,805
Italy 2,018,360
Germany 1,412,267
United States 1,374,142
Singapore 1,218,444

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 £
Netherlands 1,572,108 1,041,697 -530,411
Italy 1,999,361 18,999 -1,980,362
Germany 1,225,515 186,752 -1,038,763
United States 9,485 1,364,657 +1,355,172
Singapore 1,112,745 105,699 -1,007,046
Trinidad and Tobago 833,809 0 -833,809
United Arab Emirates 777,575 2,216 -775,359
Spain 37,930 661,332 +623,402
Brazil 0 472,094 +472,094
Turkey 258,609 22,206 -236,403

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) 6,459,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,311,700
Air transport 700,183
Road transport 21,224

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) 4,192,253 2,267,255 -1,924,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,204,880 2,106,820 -2,098,060
Air transport 306,085 394,098 +88,013
Road transport 21,224 0 -21,224

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,616,776
Tyne 2,241,065
Southampton 2,050,444
Felixstowe 1,177,813
Aberdeen Docks 945,209

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 3,519,224 1,097,552 -2,421,672
Tyne 1,413,735 827,330 -586,405
Southampton 691,694 1,358,750 +667,056
Felixstowe 1,165,721 12,092 -1,153,629
Aberdeen Docks 889,509 55,700 -833,809
Immingham Docks 274,261 280,528 +6,267
Grangemouth Docks 0 455,387 +455,387
London Heathrow Airport 83,681 172,094 +88,413
East Midlands Airport 150,416 80,551 -69,865
Liverpool Docks 187,717 16,852 -170,865

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 890590

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

Description: Ships like floating cranes, fire-floats, or floating docks, used for specific tasks on water