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 4,471,313
France 1,242,350
Netherlands 862,891
Viet Nam 531,010
United States 352,182

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 3,035,559 1,435,754 -1,599,805
France 507,727 734,623 +226,896
Netherlands 571,700 291,191 -280,509
Viet Nam 0 531,010 +531,010
United States 315,087 37,095 -277,992
Spain 56,974 116,925 +59,951
Germany 74,213 20,602 -53,611
Czechia 56,749 30,203 -26,546
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 52,860 +52,860
Ireland 26,216 25,518 -698

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 6,877,583
Viet Nam 592,739
France 149,919
Czechia 86,952
United States 50,967

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 4,347,880 2,529,703 -1,818,177
Viet Nam 0 592,739 +592,739
France 67,928 81,991 +14,063
Czechia 56,749 30,203 -26,546
United States 49,896 1,071 -48,825
Thailand 50,148 0 -50,148
Portugal 26,914 2,360 -24,554
Austria 7,296 19,604 +12,308
Mexico 22,997 0 -22,997
Italy 0 20,082 +20,082

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Essex 3
Inner London - East 3
South East Wales 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Essex 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
South East Wales 3 0 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Devon 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,972,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,767,187
Air transport 229,176
Other 71,719

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) 3,651,035 2,321,559 -1,329,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 867,589 899,598 +32,009
Air transport 153,044 76,132 -76,912
Other 32,255 39,464 +7,209

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,215,947
Southampton 1,522,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,207,797
London Gateway Port 627,621
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 1,998,793 1,217,154 -781,639
Southampton 1,210,046 312,145 -897,901
Dover / Eurotunnel 452,119 755,678 +303,559
London Gateway Port 113,688 513,933 +400,245
Immingham Docks 187,909 71,059 -116,850
Thamesport 92,094 157,007 +64,913
Dover 82,507 51,410 -31,097
Eurotunnel 63,767 40,010 -23,757
Grangemouth Docks 50,148 36,695 -13,453
Birmingham Airport 17,476 61,648 +44,172

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 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 3
2025-10 1
2025-09 6
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 23
54m+ 11
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2

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 249,667
Netherlands 162,396
Germany 150,947
Israel 52,600
New Zealand 26,019

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 159,519 90,148 -69,371
Netherlands 38,620 123,776 +85,156
Germany 93,461 57,486 -35,975
Israel 0 52,600 +52,600
New Zealand 17,842 8,177 -9,665
Finland 10,918 9,051 -1,867
Spain 11,595 6,949 -4,646
China 1,300 15,782 +14,482
Austria 9,086 5,043 -4,043
Sweden 12,208 950 -11,258

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) 558,539
Air transport 130,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,092
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) 311,229 247,310 -63,919
Air transport 61,790 68,881 +7,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,533 79,559 +46,026
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 332,905
Immingham Docks 104,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,075
London Gateway Port 62,722
East Midlands Airport 62,633

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 210,195 122,710 -87,485
Immingham Docks 3,334 101,256 +97,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,913 9,162 -74,751
London Gateway Port 9,072 53,650 +44,578
East Midlands Airport 43,241 19,392 -23,849
ZLC 11,856 48,449 +36,593
Southampton 0 25,909 +25,909
Dover 1,157 14,182 +13,025
Poole 12,630 0 -12,630
Felixstowe 12,059 0 -12,059

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