Import/export HS code 890393: Short lightweight boats

Small boats shorter than 7.5 meters and lightweight

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
France 2,921,490
Poland 2,586,889
Sweden 788,724
Portugal 735,155
United States 716,680

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 £
France 1,206,253 1,715,237 +508,984
Poland 1,419,331 1,167,558 -251,773
Sweden 69,706 719,018 +649,312
Portugal 404,357 330,798 -73,559
United States 468,372 248,308 -220,064
Netherlands 319,557 356,309 +36,752
China 244,736 97,739 -146,997
Canada 128,605 174,169 +45,564
Finland 111,777 85,109 -26,668
New Zealand 28,917 143,212 +114,295

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 £
Poland 3,413,650
France 1,375,791
Portugal 930,024
United States 732,601
Sweden 656,243

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 £
Poland 1,711,884 1,701,766 -10,118
France 504,670 871,121 +366,451
Portugal 476,341 453,683 -22,658
United States 513,725 218,876 -294,849
Sweden 0 656,243 +656,243
Finland 385,868 253,375 -132,493
Netherlands 260,427 297,223 +36,796
China 305,663 218,673 -86,990
Canada 128,605 177,249 +48,644
New Zealand 28,917 239,051 +210,134

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 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
North Wales 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 6 2 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
North Wales 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Lincolnshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,976,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,713,049
Air transport 155,140
Road transport 1,655

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) 3,608,274 4,368,212 +759,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,447,263 1,265,786 -181,477
Air transport 76,694 78,446 +1,752
Road transport 1,655 0 -1,655

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,325,583
Southampton 1,196,439
Harwich 792,374
Eurotunnel 770,128
London Gateway Port 484,409

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 £
Dover 2,515,133 2,810,450 +295,317
Southampton 588,330 608,109 +19,779
Harwich 119,328 673,046 +553,718
Eurotunnel 351,975 418,153 +66,178
London Gateway Port 205,262 279,147 +73,885
Felixstowe 326,982 36,975 -290,007
London 187,594 166,738 -20,856
Portsmouth 125,330 138,142 +12,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,273 86,754 -74,519
Hull 124,286 59,707 -64,579

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 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Rental and leasing activities 4
Manufacture of other transport equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 6

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 29
0-1m 19
54m+ 4
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 £
Poland 2,924,278
Ireland 334,842
Turkey 246,748
France 230,039
Netherlands 151,390

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 £
Poland 2,819,335 104,943 -2,714,392
Ireland 45,290 289,552 +244,262
Turkey 229,303 17,445 -211,858
France 124,580 105,459 -19,121
Netherlands 51,195 100,195 +49,000
Germany 98,794 47,273 -51,521
Finland 98,661 33,706 -64,955
Switzerland 72,291 34,897 -37,394
Australia 102,256 3,849 -98,407
Italy 81,867 17,169 -64,698

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 4,316

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 4,316 0 -4,316

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) 4,415,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 932,859
Air transport 113,573
Other 4,316

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) 3,577,907 837,424 -2,740,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 637,720 295,139 -342,581
Air transport 78,225 35,348 -42,877
Other 4,316 0 -4,316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,407,222
Southampton 353,204
London 274,635
Felixstowe 234,127
Holyhead 221,857

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,101,530 305,692 -2,795,838
Southampton 302,752 50,452 -252,300
London 192,484 82,151 -110,333
Felixstowe 138,800 95,327 -43,473
Holyhead 7,832 214,025 +206,193
Harwich 124,539 40,000 -84,539
London Gateway Port 54,315 85,524 +31,209
Dover 136,743 1,853 -134,890
Portsmouth 46,198 59,205 +13,007
London Heathrow Airport 68,625 12,300 -56,325

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 890393

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

Description: Small boats shorter than 7.5 meters and lightweight