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 20,623,143
France 12,344,221
Canada 9,661,106
United States 7,956,983
Denmark 5,018,742

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 18,087,136 2,536,007 -15,551,129
France 374,868 11,969,353 +11,594,485
Canada 8,463,975 1,197,131 -7,266,844
United States 5,004,412 2,952,571 -2,051,841
Denmark 2,739,104 2,279,638 -459,466
Germany 3,450,852 1,135,203 -2,315,649
Netherlands 1,452,866 2,953,802 +1,500,936
Sweden 1,601,904 969,327 -632,577
Cyprus 15,015 2,018,814 +2,003,799
Switzerland 1,691,215 19,794 -1,671,421

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 22,706,753
France 12,194,778
United States 9,324,696
Canada 8,611,648
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 18,151,932 4,554,821 -13,597,111
France 334,278 11,860,500 +11,526,222
United States 7,447,481 1,877,215 -5,570,266
Canada 7,414,517 1,197,131 -6,217,386
United Kingdom 682,530 4,212,347 +3,529,817
Germany 3,462,952 638,081 -2,824,871
Denmark 259,722 2,167,494 +1,907,772
Netherlands 1,212,294 595,280 -617,014
Switzerland 1,691,215 17,484 -1,673,731
Poland 1,601,904 18,288 -1,583,616

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 5
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 2 6 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Devon 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Merseyside 1 2 +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) 37,191,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,456,733
Air transport 10,114,944
Other 3,267,478

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) 19,105,619 18,085,630 -1,019,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,090,116 10,366,617 -6,723,499
Air transport 8,478,220 1,636,724 -6,841,496
Other 3,006,048 261,430 -2,744,618

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 18,992,532
Immingham Docks 13,913,997
Plymouth 11,860,500
London Heathrow Airport 7,278,464
Dover 5,894,290

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 15,522,930 3,469,602 -12,053,328
Immingham Docks 11,890,439 2,023,558 -9,866,881
Plymouth 0 11,860,500 +11,860,500
London Heathrow Airport 6,662,083 616,381 -6,045,702
Dover 4,340,237 1,554,053 -2,786,184
000 3,006,048 261,430 -2,744,618
Blyth Harbour 0 2,500,000 +2,500,000
Purfleet 0 2,110,000 +2,110,000
Portsmouth 1,955,855 85,007 -1,870,848
London Gateway Port 8,835 2,018,814 +2,009,979

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 manufacturing 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 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
2025-11 4
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 3
2025-07 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
54m+ 19
1m-15m 18
0-1m 6
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 57,877,757
Ukraine 30,436,600
Saudi Arabia 16,026,529
Poland 7,951,004
Netherlands 6,992,561

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 3,000,000 54,877,757 +51,877,757
Ukraine 2,361,340 28,075,260 +25,713,920
Saudi Arabia 16,026,529 0 -16,026,529
Poland 2,117,017 5,833,987 +3,716,970
Netherlands 1,936,565 5,055,996 +3,119,431
Italy 4,191,864 2,451,954 -1,739,910
Kuwait 0 6,440,000 +6,440,000
United States 1,782,893 4,138,878 +2,355,985
Brazil 2,728,616 1,728,901 -999,715
Ireland 847,934 2,200,000 +1,352,066

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) 113,647,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,131,020
Air transport 12,876,612
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) 13,173,095 100,474,553 +87,301,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,027,554 10,103,466 -16,924,088
Air transport 1,417,490 11,459,122 +10,041,632
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 39,472,931
Portsmouth 33,852,543
Plymouth 24,570,000
London Gateway Port 17,576,603
Southampton 12,477,011

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 5,307,851 34,165,080 +28,857,229
Portsmouth 10,000 33,842,543 +33,832,543
Plymouth 3,000,000 21,570,000 +18,570,000
London Gateway Port 16,354,375 1,222,228 -15,132,147
Southampton 3,947,325 8,529,686 +4,582,361
Immingham Docks 2,105,506 5,771,428 +3,665,922
East Midlands Airport 23,470 6,488,687 +6,465,217
Harwich 2,870,357 1,239,564 -1,630,793
Hull 1,523,700 1,644,968 +121,268
Brize Norton 0 2,840,298 +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