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 22,903,804
Belgium 10,237,790
France 5,383,444
Netherlands 3,335,396
Italy 877,004

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 11,114,809 11,788,995 +674,186
Belgium 4,670,190 5,567,600 +897,410
France 4,167,032 1,216,412 -2,950,620
Netherlands 524,366 2,811,030 +2,286,664
Italy 461,641 415,363 -46,278
China 201,731 131,680 -70,051
Spain 157,495 134,763 -22,732
Bulgaria 83,339 0 -83,339
Sweden 35,654 0 -35,654
United States 13,463 21,955 +8,492

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 34,290,881
United States 4,855,495
Thailand 2,486,338
China 1,612,087
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 17,135,368 17,155,513 +20,145
United States 2,208,098 2,647,397 +439,299
Thailand 1,094,472 1,391,866 +297,394
China 710,413 901,674 +191,261
Spain 154,070 15,798 -138,272
Poland 68,085 0 -68,085
Belgium 49,560 0 -49,560
Italy 14,365 26,473 +12,108
Germany 16,917 10,696 -6,221
Netherlands 4,222 9,251 +5,029

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
Devon 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Inner London - West 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 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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) 21,825,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,721,695
Other 1,623,922
Air transport 514,067

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) 9,895,003 11,930,290 +2,035,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,948,856 9,772,839 -176,017
Other 1,561,429 62,493 -1,498,936
Air transport 91,056 423,011 +331,955

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,959,429
Southampton 10,609,946
499 10,080,534
Eurotunnel 3,155,503
000 1,623,922

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 7,476,887 8,482,542 +1,005,655
Southampton 1,969,573 8,640,373 +6,670,800
499 7,327,998 2,752,536 -4,575,462
Eurotunnel 1,950,704 1,204,799 -745,905
000 1,561,429 62,493 -1,498,936
Felixstowe 374,883 397,638 +22,755
Birmingham Airport 50,977 370,284 +319,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 238,682 36,668 -202,014
Thamesport 127,398 67,475 -59,923
Purfleet 165,396 0 -165,396

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
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
2026-05 5
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 9
2026-01 4

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+ 8
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 3,307,525
Belgium 927,410
Japan 871,515
Poland 652,353
Spain 393,531

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 1,757,641 1,549,884 -207,757
Belgium 383,713 543,697 +159,984
Japan 285,219 586,296 +301,077
Poland 475,741 176,612 -299,129
Spain 217,674 175,857 -41,817
Netherlands 24,544 176,992 +152,448
Gibraltar 137,233 36,848 -100,385
Singapore 0 86,246 +86,246
United Arab Emirates 26,618 48,025 +21,407
United States 47,740 14,427 -33,313

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 75,744

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 72,238 3,506 -68,732

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) 5,763,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,110,144
Air transport 269,670
Other 77,454

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) 3,033,598 2,729,492 -304,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,120 662,024 +213,904
Air transport 142,334 127,336 -14,998
Other 72,238 5,216 -67,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,011,909
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,188,515
Southampton 525,643
London Gateway Port 315,246
Immingham Docks 250,533

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 1,593,911 1,417,998 -175,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,257,593 930,922 -326,671
Southampton 233,538 292,105 +58,567
London Gateway Port 150,329 164,917 +14,588
Immingham Docks 86,767 163,766 +76,999
Felixstowe 0 231,080 +231,080
London Heathrow Airport 64,744 103,985 +39,241
Fishguard 66,517 91,938 +25,421
000 72,238 5,216 -67,022
Harwich 8,750 40,846 +32,096

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