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 82,657,453
Sweden 18,293,992
Netherlands 16,886,167
United States 7,919,752
Japan 6,055,621

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 50,596,778 32,060,675 -18,536,103
Sweden 9,211,213 9,082,779 -128,434
Netherlands 11,298,944 5,587,223 -5,711,721
United States 2,241,054 5,678,698 +3,437,644
Japan 1,559,366 4,496,255 +2,936,889
France 1,743,366 2,583,211 +839,845
Italy 274,386 2,712,658 +2,438,272
South Korea 989,741 1,703,320 +713,579
Belgium 774,708 472,170 -302,538
Norway 378,961 829,666 +450,705

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 81,774,255
Sweden 17,258,746
Japan 13,270,000
United States 8,845,353
Netherlands 7,677,392

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 49,895,597 31,878,658 -18,016,939
Sweden 8,981,826 8,276,920 -704,906
Japan 5,970,115 7,299,885 +1,329,770
United States 2,466,299 6,379,054 +3,912,755
Netherlands 5,605,053 2,072,339 -3,532,714
France 3,190,583 3,264,688 +74,105
United Kingdom 926,968 2,582,767 +1,655,799
Italy 240,785 2,688,506 +2,447,721
South Korea 1,065,384 1,663,483 +598,099
India 415,068 455,416 +40,348

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 10
Devon 7
North Eastern Scotland 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 2 10 +8
Devon 7 4 -3
North Eastern Scotland 1 5 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Essex 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2

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) 122,746,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,753,395
Air transport 4,537,017
Other 1,758,500
Road transport 216,237

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) 72,754,953 49,991,656 -22,763,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,820,205 13,933,190 +9,112,985
Air transport 974,235 3,562,782 +2,588,547
Other 1,545,239 213,261 -1,331,978
Road transport 0 216,237 +216,237

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 42,185,227
Purfleet 36,682,414
Dover 27,440,127
Southampton 7,494,551
Eurotunnel 7,358,642

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 22,867,799 19,317,428 -3,550,371
Purfleet 20,602,873 16,079,541 -4,523,332
Dover 18,819,298 8,620,829 -10,198,469
Southampton 2,609,848 4,884,703 +2,274,855
Eurotunnel 4,308,370 3,050,272 -1,258,098
499 0 4,679,651 +4,679,651
Felixstowe 4,101,121 348,588 -3,752,533
London Heathrow Airport 403,918 2,958,072 +2,554,154
Portsmouth 366,664 2,133,659 +1,766,995
000 1,545,239 213,261 -1,331,978

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
11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Manufacture of other transport equipment
10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 13

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 30
54m+ 16
0-1m 10
Other 8
15m-54m 6

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 36,740,155
France 11,969,917
China 10,385,658
Italy 8,013,759
Malaysia 6,643,921

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 16,542,409 20,197,746 +3,655,337
France 6,596,280 5,373,637 -1,222,643
China 4,883,059 5,502,599 +619,540
Italy 3,933,352 4,080,407 +147,055
Malaysia 4,519,083 2,124,838 -2,394,245
Netherlands 1,204,333 4,875,599 +3,671,266
Denmark 1,721,575 4,213,620 +2,492,045
Sweden 1,525,530 3,037,133 +1,511,603
United Arab Emirates 1,932,550 2,459,966 +527,416
Singapore 3,267,264 1,025,072 -2,242,192

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 4,120

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 4,120 0 -4,120

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) 78,010,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,811,492
Air transport 11,503,602
Road transport 26,488
Other 4,120

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) 38,140,918 39,869,525 +1,728,607
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,767,922 31,043,570 +8,275,648
Air transport 6,014,101 5,489,501 -524,600
Road transport 26,488 0 -26,488
Other 4,120 0 -4,120

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,761,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,465,243
London Gateway Port 22,180,461
Southampton 18,073,171
Immingham Docks 13,711,464

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 13,823,007 16,938,731 +3,115,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,748,393 13,716,850 +968,457
London Gateway Port 10,977,495 11,202,966 +225,471
Southampton 8,920,182 9,152,989 +232,807
Immingham Docks 3,880,026 9,831,438 +5,951,412
Felixstowe 4,955,611 4,833,047 -122,564
London Heathrow Airport 5,083,486 4,297,375 -786,111
Portsmouth 1,922,595 1,176,341 -746,254
Harwich 625,979 1,224,681 +598,702
London 688,075 391,022 -297,053

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