BERTHON USA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BRU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BERTHON USA INC of NEWPORT, RI. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
BRU
Location
NEWPORT, RI
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BERTHON USA INC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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BERTHON USA INC HIN FAQ
What does a BERTHON USA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BRU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BERTHON USA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BERTHON USA INC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BERTHON USA INC still in business?
USCG records list BERTHON USA INC of NEWPORT, RI in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a BERTHON USA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BERTHON USA INC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. 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, "BERTHON USA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/bru, last verified 2026-06-12.