HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with YNS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING of NEWMARKET, ON. 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
YNS
Location
NEWMARKET, ON
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING 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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HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING HIN FAQ
What does a HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "YNS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING 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 HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING still in business?
USCG records list HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING of NEWMARKET, ON in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING 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, "HIGH COMMAND DISTRIBUTING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/yns, last verified 2026-06-12.