Import/export HS code 840810: Marine propulsion engines

Engines designed for powering boats and ships, including commercial and military vessels

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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 £
Germany 73,127,913
Sweden 20,071,145
Netherlands 17,344,835
United States 4,489,048
Japan 3,664,344

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 £
Germany 43,340,077 29,787,836 -13,552,241
Sweden 12,368,460 7,702,685 -4,665,775
Netherlands 9,462,281 7,882,554 -1,579,727
United States 2,539,218 1,949,830 -589,388
Japan 1,410,424 2,253,920 +843,496
France 1,583,239 1,805,525 +222,286
South Korea 1,274,264 706,098 -568,166
Belgium 377,316 802,208 +424,892
Italy 258,926 771,505 +512,579
India 341,167 301,575 -39,592

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 £
Germany 71,872,082
Sweden 18,802,531
Japan 11,311,630
Netherlands 7,571,828
France 6,064,351

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 £
Germany 42,485,110 29,386,972 -13,098,138
Sweden 11,401,275 7,401,256 -4,000,019
Japan 6,392,396 4,919,234 -1,473,162
Netherlands 3,320,361 4,251,467 +931,106
France 3,179,043 2,885,308 -293,735
United States 2,663,548 2,397,192 -266,356
United Kingdom 1,486,629 707,149 -779,480
South Korea 1,274,264 752,072 -522,192
Italy 246,114 807,525 +561,411
Poland 714,427 135,053 -579,374

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 9
Devon 7
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
Devon 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 1 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 3 +2
Essex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 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) 113,545,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,720,013
Air transport 3,185,452
Other 2,182,738
Road transport 61,734

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) 66,527,639 47,017,607 -19,510,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,990,538 5,729,475 +738,937
Air transport 1,184,367 2,001,085 +816,718
Other 1,689,353 493,385 -1,195,968
Road transport 0 61,734 +61,734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 35,684,150
Purfleet 31,218,085
Dover 27,697,812
Eurotunnel 9,820,743
Felixstowe 5,094,461

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 £
Immingham Docks 18,582,492 17,101,658 -1,480,834
Purfleet 17,897,874 13,320,211 -4,577,663
Dover 17,676,930 10,020,882 -7,656,048
Eurotunnel 7,140,389 2,680,354 -4,460,035
Felixstowe 3,005,768 2,088,693 -917,075
Southampton 2,846,101 2,215,484 -630,617
000 1,689,353 493,385 -1,195,968
London Heathrow Airport 407,972 1,536,066 +1,128,094
Portsmouth 267,014 1,279,806 +1,012,792
499 0 1,270,518 +1,270,518

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of other transport equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 7

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 28
54m+ 16
0-1m 8
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 £
United States 30,088,661
China 12,317,930
France 11,040,690
Malaysia 7,220,481
Italy 6,702,736

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 £
United States 14,471,002 15,617,659 +1,146,657
China 6,645,502 5,672,428 -973,074
France 6,787,759 4,252,931 -2,534,828
Malaysia 4,958,318 2,262,163 -2,696,155
Italy 3,816,016 2,886,720 -929,296
Denmark 989,609 5,142,660 +4,153,051
Netherlands 1,344,807 3,712,074 +2,367,267
Singapore 2,925,371 1,840,816 -1,084,555
Taiwan 2,348,397 1,291,029 -1,057,368
Sweden 952,218 2,625,795 +1,673,577

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 £
United States 26,102
Japan 4,120
Italy 3

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 £
United States 26,102 0 -26,102
Japan 4,120 0 -4,120
Italy 3 0 -3

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) 76,409,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,967,205
Air transport 11,911,683
Other 42,989
Road transport 26,488

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) 43,024,230 33,384,820 -9,639,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,413,205 26,554,000 +6,140,795
Air transport 5,714,021 6,197,662 +483,641
Other 42,989 0 -42,989
Road transport 0 26,488 +26,488

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 25,068,743
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,570,360
London Gateway Port 21,401,214
Southampton 20,392,332
Immingham Docks 11,895,065

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 £
Liverpool Docks 11,803,050 13,265,693 +1,462,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,523,698 10,046,662 -3,477,036
London Gateway Port 12,600,396 8,800,818 -3,799,578
Southampton 11,513,197 8,879,135 -2,634,062
Immingham Docks 2,889,342 9,005,723 +6,116,381
London Heathrow Airport 4,867,878 5,133,066 +265,188
Felixstowe 4,349,973 5,575,736 +1,225,763
Portsmouth 1,863,986 891,034 -972,952
Harwich 773,974 620,462 -153,512
Middlesbrough 1,135,211 97,935 -1,037,276

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 840810

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

Description: Engines designed for powering boats and ships, including commercial and military vessels