ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AMI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL of AUBURN, WA. The company is recorded as out of business since 2013 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
AMI
Location
AUBURN, WA
In business
since 1980
Status
Out of business (2013)
ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2013): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL HIN FAQ
What does a ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AMI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2013): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL still in business?
USCG records list ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL as out of business since 2013. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–2013): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "ARIMA MARINE INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ami, last verified 2026-06-12.