Import/export HS code 890311: Small motorized boats

Lightweight boats designed to have a motor, weighing less than 100 kg without the motor

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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 £
China 3,101,386
Belgium 620,338
France 406,190
Netherlands 142,151
Spain 119,759

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 £
China 1,431,153 1,670,233 +239,080
Belgium 450,850 169,488 -281,362
France 195,840 210,350 +14,510
Netherlands 68,928 73,223 +4,295
Spain 8,898 110,861 +101,963
Italy 2,735 77,104 +74,369
Germany 26,782 52,195 +25,413
United States 32,938 25,076 -7,862
Viet Nam 0 55,827 +55,827
Sweden 9,581 42,554 +32,973

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 £
China 4,225,095
Spain 136,410
United Kingdom 81,399
Italy 79,562
Viet Nam 63,944

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 £
China 2,081,984 2,143,111 +61,127
Spain 42,155 94,255 +52,100
United Kingdom 13,783 67,616 +53,833
Italy 2,554 77,008 +74,454
Viet Nam 3,531 60,413 +56,882
Germany 14,004 34,743 +20,739
New Zealand 32,156 12,607 -19,549
Ukraine 19,432 15,364 -4,068
Poland 32,385 0 -32,385
United States 11,298 18,141 +6,843

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 5
Essex 4
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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 5 +3
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 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) 3,287,766
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,428,124
Air transport 159,843
Other 3,101

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) 1,507,581 1,780,185 +272,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 764,172 663,952 -100,220
Air transport 54,605 105,238 +50,633
Other 2,393 708 -1,685

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,309,234
Dover 899,412
London Gateway Port 432,994
Southampton 365,429
Portsmouth 189,615

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 £
Felixstowe 1,170,700 1,138,534 -32,166
Dover 525,945 373,467 -152,478
London Gateway Port 86,426 346,568 +260,142
Southampton 197,074 168,355 -28,719
Portsmouth 84,603 105,012 +20,409
London 15,909 86,590 +70,681
Harwich 53,669 16,995 -36,674
Thamesport 34,738 27,155 -7,583
Eurotunnel 28,705 32,755 +4,050
Plymouth 22,130 31,942 +9,812

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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 4
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 7
2025-12 3

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 17
54m+ 9
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6
Other 1

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 1,454,110
Sweden 941,785
France 239,684
Turkey 128,416
Czechia 121,993

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 1,439,055 15,055 -1,424,000
Sweden 465,184 476,601 +11,417
France 181,999 57,685 -124,314
Turkey 1,350 127,066 +125,716
Czechia 963 121,030 +120,067
Poland 98,229 17,268 -80,961
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,638 0 -97,638
British Virgin Islands 85,872 0 -85,872
Netherlands 9,400 42,853 +33,453
Ireland 20,692 24,939 +4,247

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) 1,788,958
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,660,497
Air transport 109,339

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) 1,766,571 22,387 -1,744,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 707,056 953,441 +246,385
Air transport 45,017 64,322 +19,305

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,494,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,279,829
Dover 258,823
London Gateway Port 181,157
Greenock 96,729

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 £
Southampton 1,494,317 0 -1,494,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 658,282 621,547 -36,735
Dover 8,709 250,114 +241,405
London Gateway Port 175,525 5,632 -169,893
Greenock 96,729 0 -96,729
East Midlands Airport 34,532 12,997 -21,535
Holyhead 17,773 22,137 +4,364
Harwich 0 26,157 +26,157
London Heathrow Airport 3,783 22,049 +18,266
Portsmouth 12,271 9,843 -2,428

Quick facts

HS code: 890311

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

Description: Lightweight boats designed to have a motor, weighing less than 100 kg without the motor