Import/export HS code 890790: Various floating structures

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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 9,104,196
Norway 7,526,190
Netherlands 5,839,668
United States 5,763,777
Ireland 5,644,005

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 4,388,970 4,715,226 +326,256
Norway 6,352,607 1,173,583 -5,179,024
Netherlands 2,037,554 3,802,114 +1,764,560
United States 2,186,518 3,577,259 +1,390,741
Ireland 2,736,402 2,907,603 +171,201
Denmark 1,480,704 1,802,261 +321,557
Germany 2,583,538 295,709 -2,287,829
Canada 145,477 1,219,318 +1,073,841
Italy 736,942 491,416 -245,526
China 441,160 477,305 +36,145

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 £
France 9,384,572
Norway 8,628,800
United States 6,460,837
Ireland 5,545,341
Netherlands 4,429,942

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 £
France 4,404,364 4,980,208 +575,844
Norway 6,409,648 2,219,152 -4,190,496
United States 2,485,589 3,975,248 +1,489,659
Ireland 2,659,388 2,885,953 +226,565
Netherlands 1,227,580 3,202,362 +1,974,782
Germany 2,500,951 62,294 -2,438,657
United Kingdom 1,193,636 1,197,649 +4,013
Denmark 965,420 705,625 -259,795
Canada 142,982 1,213,270 +1,070,288
Italy 822,202 523,320 -298,882

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 31
North Eastern Scotland 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - West 17
Highlands and Islands 12

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 26 24 -2
North Eastern Scotland 20 20 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 15 8 -7
Highlands and Islands 9 5 -4
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 5 9 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 8 +6
Norfolk 6 6 +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) 23,307,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,744,844
Air transport 8,210,692
Other 135,354
Road transport 50,983

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) 12,487,153 10,820,504 -1,666,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,499,193 9,245,651 -253,542
Air transport 4,505,921 3,704,771 -801,150
Other 113,130 22,224 -90,906
Road transport 47,486 3,497 -43,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,077,047
London 5,110,996
London Heathrow Airport 4,054,134
Stornoway 3,807,202
Southampton 2,988,357

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 3,736,090 4,340,957 +604,867
London 2,616,675 2,494,321 -122,354
London Heathrow Airport 1,748,420 2,305,714 +557,294
Stornoway 3,807,202 0 -3,807,202
Southampton 404,890 2,583,467 +2,178,577
Immingham Docks 1,302,339 1,644,593 +342,254
Holyhead 1,867,552 631,932 -1,235,620
Liverpool Docks 1,026,884 1,125,542 +98,658
Felixstowe 486,843 1,461,609 +974,766
Grangemouth Docks 1,284,569 603,341 -681,228

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Other manufacturing 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 33
2025-10 45
2025-09 42
2025-08 33

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 102
54m+ 78
15m-54m 34
0-1m 28
Other 20

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 £
Brazil 80,670,196
Guyana 43,032,814
United States 19,200,287
Norway 10,373,334
Turkey 9,544,334

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 £
Brazil 24,455,309 56,214,887 +31,759,578
Guyana 24,094,580 18,938,234 -5,156,346
United States 17,717,761 1,482,526 -16,235,235
Norway 6,246,802 4,126,532 -2,120,270
Turkey 336,125 9,208,209 +8,872,084
Netherlands 2,908,434 4,637,667 +1,729,233
France 2,630,184 2,940,664 +310,480
Australia 3,102,479 108,724 -2,993,755
Angola 1,435,339 1,734,497 +299,158
South Africa 2,838,507 19,102 -2,819,405

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 £
XI 464
Hungary 1

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 £
XI 197 267 +70
Hungary 0 1 +1

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) 178,551,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,773,671
Air transport 11,791,427
Other 9,499
Road transport 1,958

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) 85,042,367 93,508,723 +8,466,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,076,841 15,696,830 +619,989
Air transport 6,330,018 5,461,409 -868,609
Other 8,371 1,128 -7,243
Road transport 888 1,070 +182

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 60,077,964
Aberdeen Docks 53,910,936
Grangemouth Docks 35,707,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,096,217
Immingham Docks 11,848,890

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 £
London Gateway Port 23,569,116 36,508,848 +12,939,732
Aberdeen Docks 26,901,434 27,009,502 +108,068
Grangemouth Docks 18,924,780 16,782,912 -2,141,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,717,508 7,378,709 -1,338,799
Immingham Docks 6,985,664 4,863,226 -2,122,438
London Heathrow Airport 3,414,365 4,142,084 +727,719
Tyne 1,042,934 6,410,344 +5,367,410
Southampton 2,193,215 3,649,823 +1,456,608
Felixstowe 2,777,926 1,408,806 -1,369,120
ROS 2,639,944 1,087,008 -1,552,936

Quick facts

HS code: 890790

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

Description: Other floating devices not listed elsewhere, such as coffer-dams or beacons