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 44,469,412
Czechia 15,866,914
Poland 15,783,635
Ireland 13,365,507
Netherlands 11,517,615

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 20,857,321 23,612,091 +2,754,770
Czechia 5,212,898 10,654,016 +5,441,118
Poland 4,733,704 11,049,931 +6,316,227
Ireland 3,339,383 10,026,124 +6,686,741
Netherlands 10,632,770 884,845 -9,747,925
Germany 6,892,948 1,186,453 -5,706,495
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,968,725 2,179,915 -1,788,810
Austria 2,139,962 1,561,929 -578,033
Croatia 2,292,844 1,190,475 -1,102,369
Spain 1,095,264 1,934,986 +839,722

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 44,844,847
Poland 19,356,821
Czechia 16,068,363
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,956,094
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 21,236,803 23,608,044 +2,371,241
Poland 8,026,132 11,330,689 +3,304,557
Czechia 5,369,318 10,699,045 +5,329,727
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,559,387 3,396,707 -3,162,680
Germany 7,193,252 837,294 -6,355,958
United Kingdom 309,310 6,961,249 +6,651,939
Netherlands 7,154,036 0 -7,154,036
Ireland 2,976,753 3,753,474 +776,721
Spain 1,095,264 1,859,466 +764,202
China 709,837 1,718,500 +1,008,663

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 - East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 115,632,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,893,831
Other 3,271,489
Road transport 279,553
Air transport 167,093

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) 58,709,053 56,923,085 -1,785,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,930,661 8,963,170 +3,032,509
Other 1,436,574 1,834,915 +398,341
Road transport 116,732 162,821 +46,089
Air transport 162,970 4,123 -158,847

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 66,612,355
Immingham Docks 17,795,654
Harwich 7,883,541
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 29,587,730 37,024,625 +7,436,895
Immingham Docks 9,730,389 8,065,265 -1,665,124
Harwich 5,286,779 2,596,762 -2,690,017
Hull 7,534,524 129,266 -7,405,258
Holyhead 2,384,658 4,595,838 +2,211,180
London 1,653,718 3,734,570 +2,080,852
Liverpool Docks 340,436 4,041,616 +3,701,180
000 1,436,574 1,834,915 +398,341
Southampton 2,320,568 538,251 -1,782,317
Killingholme 1,921,340 111,077 -1,810,263

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
Specialised construction activities 7
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 16
2025-07 8

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 41
54m+ 26
0-1m 18
15m-54m 12
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 41,068,780
Germany 10,497,177
Iraq 3,344,644
Netherlands 1,473,134
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 28,986,239 12,082,541 -16,903,698
Germany 3,617,563 6,879,614 +3,262,051
Iraq 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Netherlands 948,983 524,151 -424,832
Norway 81,000 1,126,346 +1,045,346
France 22,696 628,690 +605,994
Afghanistan 0 590,913 +590,913
United Arab Emirates 18,729 534,491 +515,762
United States 133,625 404,987 +271,362
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 20,283,566
XU 5,106,672
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 16,981,227 3,302,339 -13,678,888
XU 3,005,111 2,101,561 -903,550
Nicaragua 0 5,086,165 +5,086,165
Turkey 16,975 13,387 -3,588
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 30,508,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,987,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,640,077
Air transport 70,479
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 20,005,143 10,503,452 -9,501,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,666,143 4,321,248 -9,344,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,249,729 13,390,348 +11,140,619
Air transport 30,918 39,561 +8,643
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 30,508,595
Blyth Harbour 6,600,000
Holyhead 5,248,012
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 20,005,143 10,503,452 -9,501,691
Blyth Harbour 0 6,600,000 +6,600,000
Holyhead 4,367,022 880,990 -3,486,032
Liverpool Docks 4,129,052 582,001 -3,547,051
Middlesbrough 0 3,344,644 +3,344,644
Harwich 2,998,845 951 -2,997,894
Immingham Docks 1,097,726 1,423,402 +325,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 870,771 951,986 +81,215
London Gateway Port 345,617 1,278,492 +932,875
Felixstowe 690,804 770,114 +79,310

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