TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZTS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD of MISSISSAUGA, 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
ZTS
Location
MISSISSAUGA, ON
In business
since 1974
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–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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TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD HIN FAQ
What does a TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZTS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–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 TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD still in business?
USCG records list TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD of MISSISSAUGA, ON in the MIC database (registered 1974).
How do I decode the year on a TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–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, "TRADER SPORTCRAFT LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zts, last verified 2026-06-12.