Import/export HS code 940620: Modular building units made of steel

Prefabricated building sections made of steel, often used for industrial or commercial purposes

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Slovenia 45,215,774
Ireland 19,505,368
Czechia 18,359,799
Poland 12,402,763
Germany 8,188,293

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Slovenia 26,078,173 19,137,601 -6,940,572
Ireland 11,972,187 7,533,181 -4,439,006
Czechia 8,787,592 9,572,207 +784,615
Poland 8,505,299 3,897,464 -4,607,835
Germany 6,911,751 1,276,542 -5,635,209
China 934,806 4,911,506 +3,976,700
Spain 1,716,934 2,370,232 +653,298
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,949,697 1,126,774 -1,822,923
Croatia 1,801,163 946,596 -854,567
Austria 1,542,868 1,123,841 -419,027

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Slovenia 45,111,965
Czechia 18,071,335
Poland 13,005,941
Ireland 12,804,308
Germany 7,929,603

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Slovenia 25,918,166 19,193,799 -6,724,367
Czechia 8,999,929 9,071,406 +71,477
Poland 8,900,310 4,105,631 -4,794,679
Ireland 5,435,956 7,368,352 +1,932,396
Germany 7,171,345 758,258 -6,413,087
United Kingdom 7,073,331 280,820 -6,792,511
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,697,522 2,229,490 -2,468,032
China 1,019,588 5,110,129 +4,090,541
Spain 1,540,924 2,575,622 +1,034,698
France 798,031 293,680 -504,351

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - East 5

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Northern Ireland 3 7 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 0 6 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 0 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,716,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,039,566
Other 3,672,399
Road transport 176,450
Air transport 132,235

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,055,851 45,660,765 -18,395,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,899,044 7,140,522 -1,758,522
Other 2,003,620 1,668,779 -334,841
Road transport 13,629 162,821 +149,192
Air transport 66,845 65,390 -1,455

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 65,087,683
Immingham Docks 12,371,481
Holyhead 8,828,802
Liverpool Docks 8,043,091
Hull 7,128,004

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 40,300,018 24,787,665 -15,512,353
Immingham Docks 5,873,099 6,498,382 +625,283
Holyhead 5,732,081 3,096,721 -2,635,360
Liverpool Docks 4,077,067 3,966,024 -111,043
Hull 7,018,346 109,658 -6,908,688
London 3,002,808 2,587,751 -415,057
Southampton 411,990 3,978,929 +3,566,939
Harwich 1,237,837 2,934,821 +1,696,984
000 2,003,620 1,668,779 -334,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 948,809 1,058,564 +109,755

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Other manufacturing
6
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 8
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
2026-01 10

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 37
54m+ 26
0-1m 15
15m-54m 14
Other 10

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 30,192,098
Germany 9,621,670
Netherlands 3,534,137
Iraq 3,344,644
Norway 1,207,346

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 18,297,532 11,894,566 -6,402,966
Germany 2,646,992 6,974,678 +4,327,686
Netherlands 916,636 2,617,501 +1,700,865
Iraq 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Norway 81,000 1,126,346 +1,045,346
France 228,995 913,088 +684,093
Somalia 0 874,132 +874,132
United States 197,574 553,563 +355,989
Afghanistan 590,913 0 -590,913
United Arab Emirates 50,707 489,430 +438,723

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 17,644,092
Nicaragua 5,086,165
Turkey 30,362
China 1,830

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 11,047,170 6,596,922 -4,450,248
Nicaragua 2,538,414 2,547,751 +9,337
Turkey 30,362 0 -30,362
China 1,830 0 -1,830

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 26,459,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,798,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,322,822
Air transport 226,550
Road transport 3,000

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 16,354,148 10,105,510 -6,248,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,566,764 12,231,271 +9,664,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,101,903 8,220,919 +2,119,016
Air transport 31,410 195,140 +163,730
Road transport 3,000 0 -3,000

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,459,658
Blyth Harbour 6,600,000
Immingham Docks 5,639,887
Middlesbrough 3,344,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,404,680

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 16,354,148 10,105,510 -6,248,638
Blyth Harbour 0 6,600,000 +6,600,000
Immingham Docks 1,271,505 4,368,382 +3,096,877
Middlesbrough 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 691,136 1,713,544 +1,022,408
Harwich 2,248,762 26,357 -2,222,405
Holyhead 831,590 972,477 +140,887
Southampton 1,026,589 674,101 -352,488
London Gateway Port 992,932 673,929 -319,003
Liverpool Docks 761,075 604,815 -156,260

Quick facts

HS code: 940620

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Prefabricated building sections made of steel, often used for industrial or commercial purposes