PAKAP IMPORTS CORP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YKQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PAKAP IMPORTS CORP of VANCOUVER, BC. 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
YKQ
Location
VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PAKAP IMPORTS CORP hulls (2008–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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PAKAP IMPORTS CORP HIN FAQ
What does a PAKAP IMPORTS CORP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YKQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PAKAP IMPORTS CORP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PAKAP IMPORTS CORP hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PAKAP IMPORTS CORP still in business?
USCG records list PAKAP IMPORTS CORP of VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a PAKAP IMPORTS CORP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PAKAP IMPORTS CORP hulls (2008–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, "PAKAP IMPORTS CORP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ykq, last verified 2026-06-12.