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 9,741,966
Norway 7,819,091
Netherlands 5,985,945
United States 5,937,988
Ireland 5,748,285

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 4,416,664 5,325,302 +908,638
Norway 4,781,025 3,038,066 -1,742,959
Netherlands 2,078,890 3,907,055 +1,828,165
United States 2,248,623 3,689,365 +1,440,742
Ireland 2,771,743 2,976,542 +204,799
Germany 3,403,893 296,598 -3,107,295
Denmark 1,603,787 1,811,760 +207,973
Canada 142,826 1,221,969 +1,079,143
Italy 613,517 656,635 +43,118
China 425,758 505,484 +79,726

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 10,040,233
Norway 8,993,437
United States 6,625,370
Ireland 5,635,105
Netherlands 4,445,723

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 4,393,748 5,646,485 +1,252,737
Norway 4,924,531 4,068,906 -855,625
United States 2,556,129 4,069,241 +1,513,112
Ireland 2,684,066 2,951,039 +266,973
Netherlands 1,184,891 3,260,832 +2,075,941
Germany 3,321,306 63,183 -3,258,123
United Kingdom 1,136,182 1,280,051 +143,869
Denmark 970,387 761,504 -208,883
Italy 691,644 694,987 +3,343
Canada 140,331 1,215,921 +1,075,590

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 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - West 17
Highlands and Islands 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 26 24 -2
North Eastern Scotland 19 20 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 15 8 -7
Highlands and Islands 11 5 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Essex 5 9 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 8 +5
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) 25,181,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,085,248
Air transport 8,463,995
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) 13,330,734 11,850,477 -1,480,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,970,599 11,114,649 +3,144,050
Air transport 4,428,998 4,034,997 -394,001
Other 114,120 22,224 -91,896
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 8,290,537
London 6,066,768
London Heathrow Airport 4,226,083
Stornoway 3,807,202
Immingham Docks 3,281,579

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 3,551,355 4,739,182 +1,187,827
London 3,572,447 2,494,321 -1,078,126
London Heathrow Airport 1,743,515 2,482,568 +739,053
Stornoway 2,028,123 1,779,079 -249,044
Immingham Docks 1,569,978 1,711,601 +141,623
Southampton 413,014 2,591,908 +2,178,894
Holyhead 1,847,490 651,994 -1,195,496
Liverpool Docks 1,041,114 1,125,542 +84,428
Felixstowe 471,935 1,480,258 +1,008,323
Grangemouth Docks 1,284,569 603,341 -681,228

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Other manufacturing 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 33
2025-10 45
2025-09 42
2025-08 33

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 106
54m+ 78
15m-54m 34
0-1m 28
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 81,850,057
Guyana 45,017,367
United States 19,271,777
Norway 10,449,674
Turkey 9,585,914

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 21,008,001 60,842,056 +39,834,055
Guyana 25,923,074 19,094,293 -6,828,781
United States 16,260,210 3,011,567 -13,248,643
Norway 6,156,139 4,293,535 -1,862,604
Turkey 377,705 9,208,209 +8,830,504
Netherlands 2,929,657 4,892,536 +1,962,879
France 2,535,322 3,093,426 +558,104
Angola 1,698,519 1,757,947 +59,428
Australia 3,123,043 108,724 -3,014,319
South Africa 2,838,507 19,102 -2,819,405

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 £
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 £
XI 197 267 +70
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) 183,070,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,168,067
Air transport 12,979,531
Other 9,499
Road transport 1,958

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) 82,841,856 100,228,810 +17,386,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,734,515 16,433,552 +1,699,037
Air transport 7,217,595 5,761,936 -1,455,659
Other 8,277 1,222 -7,055
Road transport 888 1,070 +182

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 61,816,969
Aberdeen Docks 54,054,642
Grangemouth Docks 37,757,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,317,526
Immingham Docks 11,948,227

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 25,100,849 36,716,120 +11,615,271
Aberdeen Docks 27,045,140 27,009,502 -35,638
Grangemouth Docks 16,346,959 21,410,890 +5,063,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,426,193 7,891,333 -534,860
Immingham Docks 6,895,507 5,052,720 -1,842,787
London Heathrow Airport 4,154,731 4,289,909 +135,178
Tyne 1,042,934 6,410,344 +5,367,410
Southampton 2,203,311 3,653,948 +1,450,637
Felixstowe 2,932,104 1,540,292 -1,391,812
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