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 44,037,211
Poland 15,783,635
Czechia 15,746,396
Ireland 13,937,353
Germany 8,079,401

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 20,731,159 23,306,052 +2,574,893
Poland 5,023,658 10,759,977 +5,736,319
Czechia 5,453,988 10,292,408 +4,838,420
Ireland 3,499,124 10,438,229 +6,939,105
Germany 6,918,523 1,160,878 -5,757,645
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,739,425 2,125,451 -1,613,974
Netherlands 4,725,318 897,848 -3,827,470
Croatia 2,315,820 1,198,037 -1,117,783
Austria 1,786,117 1,561,929 -224,188
Spain 1,066,454 1,793,554 +727,100

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 44,460,933
Poland 19,356,821
Czechia 15,879,344
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,681,623
Germany 8,030,546

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 21,110,641 23,350,292 +2,239,651
Poland 8,337,097 11,019,724 +2,682,627
Czechia 5,590,194 10,289,150 +4,698,956
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,353,063 3,328,560 -3,024,503
Germany 7,282,160 748,386 -6,533,774
United Kingdom 309,310 7,099,771 +6,790,461
Ireland 3,136,494 4,165,579 +1,029,085
Spain 1,066,429 1,718,059 +651,630
China 692,803 1,856,092 +1,163,289
Netherlands 1,246,584 13,003 -1,233,581

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Northern Ireland 9
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 5 +4
Greater Manchester 0 4 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Lancashire 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +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) 109,269,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,160,978
Other 3,284,124
Road transport 279,553
Air transport 175,954

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) 53,243,620 56,026,314 +2,782,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,646,964 9,514,014 +5,867,050
Other 1,438,095 1,846,029 +407,934
Road transport 116,732 162,821 +46,089
Air transport 157,075 18,879 -138,196

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 65,445,475
Immingham Docks 12,151,057
Harwich 7,796,866
Hull 7,663,790
Holyhead 6,980,496

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 29,711,866 35,733,609 +6,021,743
Immingham Docks 3,877,920 8,273,137 +4,395,217
Harwich 5,168,355 2,628,511 -2,539,844
Hull 7,534,524 129,266 -7,405,258
Holyhead 2,420,625 4,559,871 +2,139,246
London 1,788,193 3,600,095 +1,811,902
Liverpool Docks 340,436 4,613,462 +4,273,026
000 1,438,095 1,846,029 +407,934
Killingholme 1,839,086 111,077 -1,728,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,348,671 377,908 -970,763

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Other manufacturing 6
Specialised construction activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 10
2025-10 10
2025-09 12
2025-08 16

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+ 26
0-1m 20
15m-54m 12
Other 8

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 40,605,686
Germany 10,523,534
Iraq 3,344,644
Netherlands 1,729,315
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 29,467,941 11,137,745 -18,330,196
Germany 3,624,330 6,899,204 +3,274,874
Iraq 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Netherlands 1,005,334 723,981 -281,353
Norway 81,000 1,126,346 +1,045,346
France 61,363 594,007 +532,644
Afghanistan 277,406 313,507 +36,101
United States 281,820 302,441 +20,621
United Arab Emirates 5,646 534,491 +528,845
Pakistan 471,622 0 -471,622

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 19,914,961
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 16,027,405 3,887,556 -12,139,849
Nicaragua 1,161,414 3,924,751 +2,763,337
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 30,048,268
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,264,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,814,227
Air transport 71,285
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 20,460,923 9,587,345 -10,873,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,753,040 4,511,306 -9,241,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,660,108 13,154,119 +10,494,011
Air transport 16,321 54,964 +38,643
Road transport 0 3,000 +3,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 30,048,268
Blyth Harbour 6,600,000
Holyhead 5,248,682
Liverpool Docks 4,711,053
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 20,460,923 9,587,345 -10,873,578
Blyth Harbour 0 6,600,000 +6,600,000
Holyhead 4,357,381 891,301 -3,466,080
Liverpool Docks 4,133,052 578,001 -3,555,051
Middlesbrough 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Harwich 2,998,845 27,308 -2,971,537
Immingham Docks 1,200,836 1,623,232 +422,396
London Gateway Port 403,950 1,377,215 +973,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 862,679 917,303 +54,624
Southampton 603,074 889,383 +286,309

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