Import/export HS code 890312: Small non-motorized boats

Lightweight boats not designed for motors, weighing less than 100 kg

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 4,732,230
France 1,362,959
Netherlands 856,406
Viet Nam 531,010
United States 273,431

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 2,513,985 2,218,245 -295,740
France 646,226 716,733 +70,507
Netherlands 568,738 287,668 -281,070
Viet Nam 77,359 453,651 +376,292
United States 201,032 72,399 -128,633
Spain 72,438 107,746 +35,308
Germany 71,558 52,683 -18,875
Czechia 48,328 50,812 +2,484
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 52,860 +52,860
Ireland 26,223 25,552 -671

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 7,215,828
Viet Nam 594,338
France 161,014
Czechia 104,548
United States 53,166

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 3,901,091 3,314,737 -586,354
Viet Nam 77,359 516,979 +439,620
France 78,098 82,916 +4,818
Czechia 48,328 56,220 +7,892
United States 10,711 42,455 +31,744
Thailand 50,148 0 -50,148
Austria 15,019 12,064 -2,955
Portugal 23,796 2,360 -21,436
Italy 0 20,082 +20,082
Mexico 18,874 0 -18,874

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 4
Inner London - West 4
South East Wales 4
Inner London - East 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 2 +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) 6,210,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,847,971
Air transport 251,542
Other 72,213

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) 3,213,914 2,997,083 -216,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 890,007 957,964 +67,957
Air transport 149,243 102,299 -46,944
Other 32,262 39,951 +7,689

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,195,706
Southampton 1,492,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,328,630
London Gateway Port 778,259
Immingham Docks 258,968

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 1,424,950 1,770,756 +345,806
Southampton 1,116,938 375,587 -741,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 598,105 730,525 +132,420
London Gateway Port 231,878 546,381 +314,503
Immingham Docks 189,005 69,963 -119,042
Thamesport 112,646 142,525 +29,879
Dover 87,500 48,928 -38,572
Liverpool Docks 2,186 99,830 +97,644
Eurotunnel 39,595 61,440 +21,845
Birmingham Airport 24,113 68,667 +44,554

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 28
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Information service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 8
2026-01 6
2025-11 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 23
54m+ 12
0-1m 8
Other 5
15m-54m 3

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 £
France 281,028
Netherlands 218,537
Germany 159,800
United States 132,937
Greece 95,180

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 £
France 171,715 109,313 -62,402
Netherlands 143,049 75,488 -67,561
Germany 100,289 59,511 -40,778
United States 10,983 121,954 +110,971
Greece 6,363 88,817 +82,454
Israel 52,600 0 -52,600
Antigua and Barbuda 0 30,000 +30,000
New Zealand 17,842 9,127 -8,715
Finland 13,956 7,075 -6,881
Italy 4,745 14,723 +9,978

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 £
Ireland 6,025

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 £
Ireland 4,166 1,859 -2,307

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) 749,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,769
Air transport 144,363
Other 6,025

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) 429,091 320,683 -108,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,927 181,842 +100,915
Air transport 70,886 73,477 +2,591
Other 4,166 1,859 -2,307

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 357,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,982
Southampton 147,863
Immingham Docks 108,990
ZLC 84,698

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 £
Eurotunnel 231,889 125,324 -106,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,825 128,157 +49,332
Southampton 0 147,863 +147,863
Immingham Docks 104,590 4,400 -100,190
ZLC 19,988 64,710 +44,722
London Gateway Port 58,383 1,050 -57,333
East Midlands Airport 45,724 7,817 -37,907
Hull 0 44,615 +44,615
Portsmouth 0 30,000 +30,000
Middlesbrough 10,485 6,934 -3,551

Quick facts

HS code: 890312

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

Description: Lightweight boats not designed for motors, weighing less than 100 kg