GRABEN TRADING CO LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZGK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRABEN TRADING CO LTD of DOLLARD DES ORM, QC. 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
ZGK
Location
DOLLARD DES ORM, QC
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRABEN TRADING CO LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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GRABEN TRADING CO LTD HIN FAQ
What does a GRABEN TRADING CO LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZGK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRABEN TRADING CO LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRABEN TRADING CO LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is GRABEN TRADING CO LTD still in business?
USCG records list GRABEN TRADING CO LTD of DOLLARD DES ORM, QC in the MIC database (registered 1978).
How do I decode the year on a GRABEN TRADING CO LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRABEN TRADING CO LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "GRABEN TRADING CO LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zgk, last verified 2026-06-12.