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 3,019,833
Belgium 610,438
France 365,512
Netherlands 136,901
Italy 114,986

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 1,601,948 1,417,885 -184,063
Belgium 449,925 160,513 -289,412
France 183,820 181,692 -2,128
Netherlands 77,015 59,886 -17,129
Italy 37,882 77,104 +39,222
Germany 42,857 38,644 -4,213
United States 30,828 27,186 -3,642
Sweden 9,581 42,554 +32,973
New Zealand 30,569 3,320 -27,249
Ukraine 19,432 11,398 -8,034

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 4,120,301
Italy 114,709
United Kingdom 81,399
Germany 46,513
Spain 42,155

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 2,287,371 1,832,930 -454,441
Italy 37,701 77,008 +39,307
United Kingdom 13,783 67,616 +53,833
Germany 14,004 32,509 +18,505
Spain 42,155 0 -42,155
New Zealand 30,569 6,864 -23,705
Poland 32,385 0 -32,385
Ukraine 19,432 11,398 -8,034
United States 11,298 18,141 +6,843
Brazil 28,020 0 -28,020

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Inner London - West 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
Essex 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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) 3,153,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,342,902
Air transport 139,406
Other 3,445

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) 1,678,026 1,475,656 -202,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 834,054 508,848 -325,206
Air transport 55,775 83,631 +27,856
Other 2,713 732 -1,981

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,276,229
Dover 822,010
Southampton 355,253
London Gateway Port 270,575
Portsmouth 160,458

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 1,285,127 991,102 -294,025
Dover 561,092 260,918 -300,174
Southampton 173,605 181,648 +8,043
London Gateway Port 88,530 182,045 +93,515
Portsmouth 87,856 72,602 -15,254
London 17,583 81,908 +64,325
Liverpool Docks 75,573 0 -75,573
Harwich 53,669 13,315 -40,354
Thamesport 37,335 27,155 -10,180
Eurotunnel 40,367 21,029 -19,338

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Other manufacturing 3
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
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 15
54m+ 9
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
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 1,451,170
Sweden 790,868
France 188,035
Poland 112,997
Turkey 98,050

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 12,115 -1,426,940
Sweden 391,858 399,010 +7,152
France 181,999 6,036 -175,963
Poland 98,229 14,768 -83,461
Turkey 1,350 96,700 +95,350
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,638 0 -97,638
British Virgin Islands 85,872 0 -85,872
Bahamas 41,358 0 -41,358
Ireland 18,301 21,824 +3,523
Spain 0 38,660 +38,660

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) 1,784,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,267,319
Air transport 103,036

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) 1,768,619 15,787 -1,752,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 672,668 594,651 -78,017
Air transport 36,035 67,001 +30,966

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,494,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,079,444
London Gateway Port 181,157
Dover 106,407
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 633,786 445,658 -188,128
London Gateway Port 175,525 5,632 -169,893
Dover 1,208 105,199 +103,991
Greenock 96,729 0 -96,729
East Midlands Airport 25,211 22,318 -2,893
Holyhead 15,382 20,115 +4,733
London Heathrow Airport 4,122 22,109 +17,987
London Stansted Airport 3,702 13,106 +9,404
Portsmouth 12,271 3,636 -8,635

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