Import/export HS code 89040010: Tugs

Small, powerful boats used to pull or push larger ships, especially in harbors

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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 £
Turkey 11,617,388
China 1,453,429
Germany 623,372
Netherlands 238,928
Sweden 221,767

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 £
Turkey 7,045,202 4,572,186 -2,473,016
China 1,453,429 0 -1,453,429
Germany 623,372 0 -623,372
Netherlands 4,424 234,504 +230,080
Sweden 0 221,767 +221,767
France 0 142,827 +142,827
United States 82,189 0 -82,189
Thailand 31,806 0 -31,806
Ireland 0 22,440 +22,440
India 0 11,276 +11,276

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 £
Turkey 11,617,388
China 1,462,115
Germany 623,372
Netherlands 238,928
Sweden 221,767

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 £
Turkey 7,045,202 4,572,186 -2,473,016
China 1,462,115 0 -1,462,115
Germany 623,372 0 -623,372
Netherlands 4,424 234,504 +230,080
Sweden 0 221,767 +221,767
Norway 0 142,827 +142,827
United States 73,503 0 -73,503
Thailand 31,806 0 -31,806
United Kingdom 0 22,440 +22,440
India 0 11,276 +11,276

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) 13,805,708
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 625,962
Air transport 19,373

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) 9,222,246 4,583,462 -4,638,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,424 621,538 +617,114
Air transport 19,373 0 -19,373

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 7,045,202
Leith 4,572,186
WEY 1,447,859
Thamesport 621,859
Immingham Docks 259,967

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 7,045,202 0 -7,045,202
Leith 0 4,572,186 +4,572,186
WEY 1,447,859 0 -1,447,859
Thamesport 621,859 0 -621,859
Immingham Docks 0 259,967 +259,967
Dover 0 221,767 +221,767
Hull 0 117,364 +117,364
Southampton 98,640 0 -98,640
Holyhead 0 22,440 +22,440
London Heathrow Airport 12,239 0 -12,239

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
SUBSEA 7 LIMITED 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 £
Canada 3,200,000
Guyana 770,000
Belgium 239,518
Sweden 221,180
Finland 220,000

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 £
Canada 0 3,200,000 +3,200,000
Guyana 770,000 0 -770,000
Belgium 0 239,518 +239,518
Sweden 0 221,180 +221,180
Finland 220,000 0 -220,000
Ireland 66,689 0 -66,689
Switzerland 29,287 20,000 -9,287
France 30,000 0 -30,000
Italy 17,120 0 -17,120
Poland 0 15,466 +15,466

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) 4,276,689
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 565,610
Air transport 3,789

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) 1,076,689 3,200,000 +2,123,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,407 509,203 +452,796
Air transport 3,789 0 -3,789

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 3,200,000
Hull 770,000
London 459,518
Dover / Eurotunnel 182,519
Dover 143,573

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 £
Belfast Port 0 3,200,000 +3,200,000
Hull 770,000 0 -770,000
London 220,000 239,518 +19,518
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,407 126,112 +69,705
Dover 0 143,573 +143,573
Heysham 66,689 0 -66,689
GSY 20,000 0 -20,000
ZLC 3,789 0 -3,789

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 89040010

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

Description: Small, powerful boats used to pull or push larger ships, especially in harbors