U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN Decoder — MIC UES

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UES were assigned by the US Coast Guard to U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC of ST HELENS, OR. 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

UES

Location

ST HELENS, OR

In business

since 1998

Status

Listed active in USCG records

U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

How a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN breaks down

A current-format (1984–present) Hull Identification Number is 12 characters. Using the example UES45678D424 (illustrative):

CharactersSegmentIn exampleWhat it identifies
1–3Manufacturer (MIC)UESIdentifies U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC, assigned by the US Coast Guard.
4–8Hull serial number45678U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC's own production number for the specific hull (the letters I, O, Q are never used).
9Certification monthDMonth built — A=January … L=December (D = April).
10Certification year4Last digit of the certification year.
11–12Model year24The boat’s model year.

Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner

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U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN FAQ

What does a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "UES" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC still in business?

USCG records list U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC of ST HELENS, OR in the MIC database (registered 1998).

How do I decode the year on a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC hulls (1998–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.

Where is the HIN on a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC boat?

On the outside upper-starboard (right) corner of the transom, within two inches of the top — required by 33 CFR 181.29. Since August 1984 an identical duplicate HIN is also molded into an unexposed interior location as an anti-theft measure. Both should match the title, registration, and insurance card exactly.

Is the "UES" MIC the same as a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC serial number?

No. "UES" is the Manufacturer Identification Code — characters 1–3 of the HIN — that identifies U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC. The hull serial number is characters 4–8: U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC's own production number for that specific boat (the letters I, O, and Q are never used). The full 12-character HIN combines the MIC, the serial, and the date code.

Can a U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN tell me the exact model?

Not on its own. A HIN encodes the builder, hull serial, certification month/year, and model year — not the model name or length. Match the decoded year and serial against U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC records, the title, or a marine survey to confirm the exact model and configuration.

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Sources: verified against the USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR Part 181, Subpart C. Reviewed by Sam Reynolds, Lead Researcher, CarWhere. Cite this page: CarWhere, "U.S.I.A. MARINE DIVISION LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ues, last verified 2026-06-15.