HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HKO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. of BERWICK, LA. 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
HKO
Location
BERWICK, LA
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. hulls (1985–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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HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. HIN FAQ
What does a HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HKO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. still in business?
USCG records list HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. of BERWICK, LA in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. hulls (1985–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, "HANKO'S METAL WORKS INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hko, last verified 2026-06-12.