GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YNB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC of ST-COLOMBAN, PQ. 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
YNB
Location
ST-COLOMBAN, PQ
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC hulls (2010–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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GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC HIN FAQ
What does a GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YNB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC still in business?
USCG records list GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC of ST-COLOMBAN, PQ in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC hulls (2010–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, "GRAND INTERNATIONAL IMPORT EXCHANGE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ynb, last verified 2026-06-12.