Import/export HS code 840721: Outboard motors

Engines used to power small boats, mounted on the outside of the boat

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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 £
Japan 20,456,363
Belgium 8,727,336
France 6,063,651
Netherlands 2,410,459
Italy 721,781

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 £
Japan 12,067,679 8,388,684 -3,678,995
Belgium 5,284,253 3,443,083 -1,841,170
France 4,660,203 1,403,448 -3,256,755
Netherlands 139,845 2,270,614 +2,130,769
Italy 243,911 477,870 +233,959
China 378,604 115,053 -263,551
Spain 125,517 275,256 +149,739
Bulgaria 83,339 0 -83,339
Sweden 66,972 12,874 -54,098
Norway 22,027 11,825 -10,202

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 £
Japan 30,984,198
United States 4,539,553
Thailand 2,128,499
China 1,514,003
Spain 169,868

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 £
Japan 17,999,226 12,984,972 -5,014,254
United States 2,960,215 1,579,338 -1,380,877
Thailand 1,177,075 951,424 -225,651
China 781,033 732,970 -48,063
Spain 3,901 165,967 +162,066
Poland 112,277 0 -112,277
Belgium 49,560 0 -49,560
United Kingdom 25,264 7,585 -17,679
Italy 9,494 13,942 +4,448
Germany 4,043 12,874 +8,831

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Inner London - West 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 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) 19,229,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,218,743
Other 1,873,091
Air transport 305,246

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) 10,770,696 8,459,056 -2,311,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,620,572 7,598,171 -3,022,401
Other 1,699,114 173,977 -1,525,137
Air transport 55,204 250,042 +194,838

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,797,186
499 11,168,974
Southampton 6,670,683
Eurotunnel 3,468,146
000 1,873,091

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 8,074,817 5,722,369 -2,352,448
499 7,737,979 3,430,995 -4,306,984
Southampton 2,219,446 4,451,237 +2,231,791
Eurotunnel 1,998,121 1,470,025 -528,096
000 1,699,114 173,977 -1,525,137
Felixstowe 712,134 375,551 -336,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 321,560 190,174 -131,386
Birmingham Airport 13,176 234,170 +220,994
Purfleet 0 165,396 +165,396
Thamesport 4,141 123,257 +119,116

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 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 5

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 13
54m+ 6
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 3,088,809
Belgium 819,569
Poland 649,853
Japan 546,578
Spain 358,731

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 £
Ireland 1,812,536 1,276,273 -536,263
Belgium 56,987 762,582 +705,595
Poland 205,544 444,309 +238,765
Japan 285,219 261,359 -23,860
Spain 219,674 139,057 -80,617
Gibraltar 328,971 14,240 -314,731
Netherlands 37,044 163,942 +126,898
France 90,911 0 -90,911
United States 48,708 14,078 -34,630
Egypt 60,699 0 -60,699

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 £
Japan 107,017

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 £
Japan 107,017 0 -107,017

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) 5,390,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 901,118
Air transport 262,800
Other 108,727

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) 2,571,042 2,819,181 +248,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 611,262 289,856 -321,406
Air transport 175,765 87,035 -88,730
Other 107,017 1,710 -105,307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,758,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,019,890
Southampton 374,766
Immingham Docks 262,533
London Gateway Port 238,780

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 £
Holyhead 1,570,833 1,187,612 -383,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 715,838 1,304,052 +588,214
Southampton 229,538 145,228 -84,310
Immingham Docks 98,767 163,766 +64,999
London Gateway Port 115,945 122,835 +6,890
Fishguard 119,891 64,427 -55,464
London 176,320 0 -176,320
London Heathrow Airport 90,621 60,271 -30,350
000 107,017 1,710 -105,307
Portsmouth 66,758 0 -66,758

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 840721

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

Description: Engines used to power small boats, mounted on the outside of the boat