EAST ASIA COMPOSITES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EAC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EAST ASIA COMPOSITES of SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN. The company is recorded as out of business since 2014 — 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
EAC
Location
SOUTH BLOOMINGTON, MN
In business
since 2011
Status
Out of business (2014)
Parent company
FAR EAST ASIA COMPOSITES LTD
EAST ASIA COMPOSITES hulls (2011–2014) 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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EAST ASIA COMPOSITES HIN FAQ
What does a EAST ASIA COMPOSITES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EAC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EAST ASIA COMPOSITES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EAST ASIA COMPOSITES hulls (2011–2014) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is EAST ASIA COMPOSITES still in business?
USCG records list EAST ASIA COMPOSITES as out of business since 2014 (associated with FAR EAST ASIA COMPOSITES LTD). 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 EAST ASIA COMPOSITES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EAST ASIA COMPOSITES hulls (2011–2014) 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, "EAST ASIA COMPOSITES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/eac, last verified 2026-06-12.