Import/export HS code 890790: Various floating structures

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
France 9,932,018
Norway 7,797,237
United States 5,698,837
Ireland 5,234,010
Netherlands 4,705,421

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 £
France 4,616,496 5,315,522 +699,026
Norway 4,795,235 3,002,002 -1,793,233
United States 1,925,305 3,773,532 +1,848,227
Ireland 2,771,376 2,462,634 -308,742
Netherlands 1,626,091 3,079,330 +1,453,239
Germany 3,395,404 290,577 -3,104,827
Denmark 1,571,066 1,782,990 +211,924
Italy 738,644 672,410 -66,234
Canada 134,681 1,244,265 +1,109,584
China 369,610 523,765 +154,155

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 £
France 10,240,064
Norway 8,910,402
United States 6,417,818
Ireland 5,119,648
Germany 3,369,979

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 £
France 4,600,014 5,640,050 +1,040,036
Norway 4,911,932 3,998,470 -913,462
United States 2,395,670 4,022,148 +1,626,478
Ireland 2,684,066 2,435,582 -248,484
Germany 3,317,089 52,890 -3,264,199
Netherlands 793,091 2,491,549 +1,698,458
United Kingdom 877,158 1,574,726 +697,568
Denmark 966,601 766,905 -199,696
Italy 814,779 710,754 -104,025
Canada 115,656 1,240,596 +1,124,940

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 31
North Eastern Scotland 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Highlands and Islands 14
Inner London - West 14

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 25 22 -3
North Eastern Scotland 20 20 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Highlands and Islands 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 9 +5
Essex 5 7 +2
Norfolk 6 6 +0

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) 24,685,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,636,337
Air transport 8,444,725
Other 136,344
Road transport 50,983

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) 13,637,087 11,048,345 -2,588,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,340,940 10,295,397 +2,954,457
Air transport 4,116,672 4,328,053 +211,381
Other 114,112 22,232 -91,880
Road transport 47,486 3,497 -43,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,035,158
London 4,987,703
London Heathrow Airport 4,226,625
Stornoway 3,807,202
Immingham Docks 3,270,721

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 3,482,525 4,552,633 +1,070,108
London 3,620,599 1,367,104 -2,253,495
London Heathrow Airport 1,466,056 2,760,569 +1,294,513
Stornoway 2,028,123 1,779,079 -249,044
Immingham Docks 1,572,039 1,698,682 +126,643
Southampton 398,963 2,379,296 +1,980,333
Holyhead 1,847,490 505,609 -1,341,881
Liverpool Docks 862,728 1,303,928 +441,200
Eurotunnel 1,039,649 916,385 -123,264
Grangemouth Docks 1,284,569 526,962 -757,607

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Other manufacturing 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 45
2025-09 42
2025-08 33
2025-07 37

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 110
54m+ 78
15m-54m 32
0-1m 27
Other 22

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 £
Brazil 81,935,357
Guyana 45,111,146
United States 25,040,848
Norway 10,651,841
Turkey 9,595,664

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 £
Brazil 26,925,531 55,009,826 +28,084,295
Guyana 14,180,687 30,930,459 +16,749,772
United States 22,031,720 3,009,128 -19,022,592
Norway 6,190,962 4,460,879 -1,730,083
Turkey 387,455 9,208,209 +8,820,754
Netherlands 3,620,866 4,654,843 +1,033,977
France 2,299,956 3,186,404 +886,448
Angola 1,643,023 1,780,969 +137,946
Australia 3,132,535 99,101 -3,033,434
South Africa 2,844,669 18,286 -2,826,383

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 £
XU 9,136
XI 464
Hungary 1

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 £
XU 8,182 954 -7,228
XI 0 464 +464
Hungary 0 1 +1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,414,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,360,360
Air transport 13,323,377
Other 9,601
Road transport 3,148

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,172,785 106,241,671 +23,068,886
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,331,352 17,029,008 +2,697,656
Air transport 7,570,463 5,752,914 -1,817,549
Other 8,182 1,419 -6,763
Road transport 2,078 1,070 -1,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 58,861,932
Aberdeen Docks 54,050,463
Grangemouth Docks 46,211,137
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,262,934
Immingham Docks 11,924,767

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 £
London Gateway Port 27,721,673 31,140,259 +3,418,586
Aberdeen Docks 15,175,908 38,874,555 +23,698,647
Grangemouth Docks 24,802,995 21,408,142 -3,394,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,591,749 8,671,185 +1,079,436
Immingham Docks 7,061,935 4,862,832 -2,199,103
London Heathrow Airport 4,615,154 4,216,492 -398,662
Tyne 1,034,764 6,368,514 +5,333,750
Southampton 2,701,635 3,582,814 +881,179
Felixstowe 2,911,787 1,326,442 -1,585,345
ROS 2,686,673 1,087,008 -1,599,665

Quick facts

HS code: 890790

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

Description: Other floating devices not listed elsewhere, such as coffer-dams or beacons