Import/export HS code 890690: Various boats and ships

Other types of boats and ships not classified elsewhere

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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 £
Norway 17,247,089
France 12,344,221
Canada 8,645,722
United States 7,349,292
Denmark 4,734,599

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 £
Norway 14,737,089 2,510,000 -12,227,089
France 434,679 11,909,542 +11,474,863
Canada 7,448,591 1,197,131 -6,251,460
United States 4,587,728 2,761,564 -1,826,164
Denmark 2,716,391 2,018,208 -698,183
Germany 3,979,085 542,234 -3,436,851
Netherlands 1,232,173 2,952,640 +1,720,467
Sweden 1,601,904 969,327 -632,577
Cyprus 15,015 2,018,814 +2,003,799
Poland 1,384,667 18,288 -1,366,379

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 £
Norway 19,330,699
France 12,194,778
Canada 8,611,648
United States 8,093,132
United Kingdom 4,894,877

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 £
Norway 14,801,885 4,528,814 -10,273,071
France 334,278 11,860,500 +11,526,222
Canada 7,414,517 1,197,131 -6,217,386
United States 6,707,021 1,386,111 -5,320,910
United Kingdom 1,146,419 3,748,458 +2,602,039
Germany 3,494,063 542,234 -2,951,829
Denmark 259,722 2,167,494 +1,907,772
Poland 1,601,904 18,288 -1,583,616
Netherlands 991,601 516,787 -474,814
Sweden 79,651 969,327 +889,676

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4

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 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Devon 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,668,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,097,806
Air transport 9,442,517
Other 2,983,335

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) 14,119,880 17,549,027 +3,429,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,419,453 9,678,353 -6,741,100
Air transport 8,034,119 1,408,398 -6,625,721
Other 2,983,335 0 -2,983,335

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 17,977,148
Plymouth 11,860,500
Immingham Docks 10,537,943
London Heathrow Airport 6,702,178
Dover 5,397,080

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 £
Southampton 15,082,864 2,894,284 -12,188,580
Plymouth 0 11,860,500 +11,860,500
Immingham Docks 8,514,385 2,023,558 -6,490,827
London Heathrow Airport 6,082,086 620,092 -5,461,994
Dover 4,266,153 1,130,927 -3,135,226
000 2,983,335 0 -2,983,335
Blyth Harbour 0 2,500,000 +2,500,000
Purfleet 0 2,110,000 +2,110,000
London Gateway Port 8,835 2,018,814 +2,009,979
Brize Norton 1,384,667 0 -1,384,667

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other transport equipment 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 5
Other manufacturing 4
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 3

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
54m+ 19
1m-15m 18
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4
Other 4

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 £
France 54,877,757
Ukraine 30,436,600
Poland 10,864,694
Netherlands 7,095,234
Italy 6,630,148

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 £
France 21,570,000 33,307,757 +11,737,757
Ukraine 8,052,908 22,383,692 +14,330,784
Poland 4,935,647 5,929,047 +993,400
Netherlands 1,937,813 5,157,421 +3,219,608
Italy 4,845,148 1,785,000 -3,060,148
Kuwait 0 6,440,000 +6,440,000
Saudi Arabia 6,426,529 0 -6,426,529
United States 1,769,235 4,382,519 +2,613,284
Brazil 2,728,616 1,728,901 -999,715
Pakistan 0 3,005,245 +3,005,245

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 £
Ireland 18,828

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 £
Ireland 18,828 0 -18,828

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) 113,474,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,508,414
Air transport 13,010,510
Other 18,828

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) 41,067,229 72,407,209 +31,339,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,888,458 10,619,956 -6,268,502
Air transport 4,194,415 8,816,095 +4,621,680
Other 18,828 0 -18,828

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,145,563
Portsmouth 33,852,543
Plymouth 21,570,000
Southampton 12,477,011
London Gateway Port 8,355,523

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 11,370,315 30,775,248 +19,404,933
Portsmouth 21,580,000 12,272,543 -9,307,457
Plymouth 0 21,570,000 +21,570,000
Southampton 3,947,325 8,529,686 +4,582,361
London Gateway Port 6,618,405 1,737,118 -4,881,287
Immingham Docks 4,761,826 3,067,584 -1,694,242
East Midlands Airport 54,292 6,444,195 +6,389,903
Harwich 3,245,357 864,564 -2,380,793
Hull 1,523,700 1,644,968 +121,268
Brize Norton 2,840,298 0 -2,840,298

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 890690

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

Description: Other types of boats and ships not classified elsewhere