ELAN MARINE IMPORTER HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EMA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ELAN MARINE IMPORTER of LITTLE ROCK, AR. 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
EMA
Location
LITTLE ROCK, AR
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ELAN MARINE IMPORTER hulls (2017–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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ELAN MARINE IMPORTER HIN FAQ
What does a ELAN MARINE IMPORTER HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EMA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ELAN MARINE IMPORTER — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ELAN MARINE IMPORTER hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ELAN MARINE IMPORTER still in business?
USCG records list ELAN MARINE IMPORTER of LITTLE ROCK, AR in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a ELAN MARINE IMPORTER HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ELAN MARINE IMPORTER hulls (2017–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, "ELAN MARINE IMPORTER HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ema, last verified 2026-06-12.