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 45,991,353
Ireland 19,161,616
Czechia 16,560,289
Poland 15,075,721
Germany 8,186,071

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 24,959,575 21,031,778 -3,927,797
Ireland 8,526,120 10,635,496 +2,109,376
Czechia 7,667,114 8,893,175 +1,226,061
Poland 8,618,331 6,457,390 -2,160,941
Germany 6,894,980 1,291,091 -5,603,889
China 946,417 5,052,833 +4,106,416
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,456,189 1,261,680 -2,194,509
Spain 1,215,081 2,353,725 +1,138,644
Croatia 2,002,776 992,994 -1,009,782
Austria 949,126 1,814,525 +865,399

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 45,880,553
Czechia 16,325,782
Poland 15,602,926
Ireland 12,463,859
Germany 8,006,594

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 24,703,208 21,177,345 -3,525,863
Czechia 7,869,993 8,455,789 +585,796
Poland 8,936,241 6,666,685 -2,269,556
Ireland 4,416,785 8,047,074 +3,630,289
Germany 7,256,095 750,499 -6,505,596
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,326,523 2,446,008 -2,880,515
United Kingdom 4,665,581 2,686,169 -1,979,412
China 1,010,559 5,273,109 +4,262,550
Spain 1,215,056 2,342,433 +1,127,377
France 633,107 469,665 -163,442

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Northern Ireland 8
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Northern Ireland 3 8 +5
Greater Manchester 0 6 +6
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 5 +4
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 111,012,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,539,105
Other 3,769,341
Road transport 216,101
Air transport 136,015

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) 60,711,476 50,301,341 -10,410,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,846,398 9,692,707 +2,846,309
Other 1,553,250 2,216,091 +662,841
Road transport 53,280 162,821 +109,541
Air transport 71,558 64,457 -7,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 65,354,835
Immingham Docks 12,284,800
Holyhead 8,398,656
Liverpool Docks 8,283,802
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 38,162,684 27,192,151 -10,970,533
Immingham Docks 3,915,615 8,369,185 +4,453,570
Holyhead 4,176,674 4,221,982 +45,308
Liverpool Docks 2,788,872 5,494,930 +2,706,058
Hull 7,018,346 109,658 -6,908,688
London 2,934,093 2,404,637 -529,456
Harwich 1,781,897 3,023,949 +1,242,052
Southampton 424,603 3,964,907 +3,540,304
000 1,553,250 2,216,091 +662,841
Killingholme 1,907,614 86,392 -1,821,222

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 7
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
2026-01 10
2025-12 5

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 39
54m+ 27
0-1m 18
15m-54m 14
Other 9

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 36,622,963
Germany 10,518,026
Netherlands 3,535,729
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 23,866,352 12,756,611 -11,109,741
Germany 3,520,223 6,997,803 +3,477,580
Netherlands 900,835 2,634,894 +1,734,059
Iraq 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Norway 81,000 1,126,346 +1,045,346
France 122,730 959,245 +836,515
Somalia 0 874,132 +874,132
United States 210,898 533,643 +322,745
Afghanistan 590,913 0 -590,913
Sweden 133,453 421,327 +287,874

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 19,785,413
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 13,243,226 6,542,187 -6,701,039
Nicaragua 1,323,414 3,762,751 +2,439,337
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 29,204,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,757,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,271,182
Air transport 207,630
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 17,450,928 11,753,933 -5,696,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,244,526 7,512,892 -3,731,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,984,091 12,287,091 +9,303,000
Air transport 11,729 195,901 +184,172
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 29,204,861
Blyth Harbour 6,600,000
Immingham Docks 5,729,760
Holyhead 5,251,616
Middlesbrough 3,344,644

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 17,450,928 11,753,933 -5,696,995
Blyth Harbour 0 6,600,000 +6,600,000
Immingham Docks 1,350,488 4,379,272 +3,028,784
Holyhead 5,011,899 239,717 -4,772,182
Middlesbrough 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Harwich 2,997,331 27,308 -2,970,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 753,274 1,782,826 +1,029,552
London Gateway Port 992,932 673,929 -319,003
Liverpool Docks 921,232 571,272 -349,960
Southampton 879,402 609,884 -269,518

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