Import/export HS code 83030040: Safes and strongroom doors

Armoured metal safes, strongboxes, and doors for secure storage in strongrooms

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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 £
China 25,164,684
France 10,897,828
Poland 5,606,673
Netherlands 4,941,894
Germany 3,972,601

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 £
China 13,059,482 12,105,202 -954,280
France 5,763,771 5,134,057 -629,714
Poland 3,232,255 2,374,418 -857,837
Netherlands 2,158,548 2,783,346 +624,798
Germany 2,071,742 1,900,859 -170,883
Bulgaria 1,179,124 1,420,139 +241,015
United States 1,008,920 770,212 -238,708
Italy 721,843 913,582 +191,739
Sweden 582,017 818,544 +236,527
Indonesia 656,305 695,172 +38,867

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 £
China 37,893,443
Poland 6,244,673
Germany 3,793,392
Bulgaria 2,855,761
Netherlands 1,603,013

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 £
China 19,813,964 18,079,479 -1,734,485
Poland 3,667,870 2,576,803 -1,091,067
Germany 1,804,870 1,988,522 +183,652
Bulgaria 1,399,565 1,456,196 +56,631
Netherlands 653,051 949,962 +296,911
Italy 724,859 853,701 +128,842
Indonesia 739,179 718,552 -20,627
United States 764,772 559,580 -205,192
India 457,579 535,634 +78,055
Spain 443,579 536,869 +93,290

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Greater Manchester 20
West Midlands 20
Outer London - West and North West 19
West Yorkshire 15

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
Inner London - West 27 21 -6
Greater Manchester 16 12 -4
West Midlands 13 15 +2
Outer London - West and North West 16 10 -6
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Inner London - East 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -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) 30,372,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,071,532
Air transport 6,639,473
Other 939,976
Road transport 630,265

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) 15,603,411 14,768,950 -834,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,053,803 15,017,729 -36,074
Air transport 3,102,583 3,536,890 +434,307
Other 652,769 287,207 -365,562
Road transport 432,679 197,586 -235,093

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,464,230
Felixstowe 15,370,237
Southampton 5,904,262
London Gateway Port 5,652,864
Eurotunnel 4,071,929

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 10,045,111 10,419,119 +374,008
Felixstowe 8,349,218 7,021,019 -1,328,199
Southampton 3,636,726 2,267,536 -1,369,190
London Gateway Port 1,593,124 4,059,740 +2,466,616
Eurotunnel 2,459,964 1,611,965 -847,999
Harwich 1,405,875 1,048,443 -357,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,137,181 925,436 -211,745
London Heathrow Airport 732,089 946,726 +214,637
Birmingham Airport 609,941 653,350 +43,409
Immingham Docks 538,143 632,316 +94,173

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 82
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Specialised construction activities 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 62
2026-02 64
2026-01 56
2025-12 47

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 103
54m+ 86
0-1m 48
15m-54m 44
Other 32

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 1,868,608
United States 1,338,672
Netherlands 1,064,583
Lithuania 870,535
France 771,826

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 857,118 1,011,490 +154,372
United States 615,535 723,137 +107,602
Netherlands 554,307 510,276 -44,031
Lithuania 3,524 867,011 +863,487
France 529,806 242,020 -287,786
Iraq 368,275 256,903 -111,372
Germany 210,324 293,521 +83,197
Sweden 185,930 206,203 +20,273
Belgium 54,545 210,844 +156,299
Italy 93,320 171,362 +78,042

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 £
China 106,158
Romania 34,897
Spain 23,385
XI 4,151
Switzerland 1,444

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 £
China 51,378 54,780 +3,402
Romania 17,636 17,261 -375
Spain 6,529 16,856 +10,327
XI 4,151 0 -4,151
Switzerland 0 1,444 +1,444
Ireland 0 49 +49

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,476,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,380,298
Air transport 1,292,884
Other 184,460
Rail transport 963

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,863,576 3,612,835 +749,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,097,933 1,282,365 +184,432
Air transport 649,500 643,384 -6,116
Other 89,081 95,379 +6,298
Rail transport 0 963 +963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,899,426
Southampton 1,138,890
Holyhead 1,134,564
London Gateway Port 662,226
Immingham Docks 629,914

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,621,326 2,278,100 +656,774
Southampton 358,683 780,207 +421,524
Holyhead 451,586 682,978 +231,392
London Gateway Port 398,864 263,362 -135,502
Immingham Docks 341,346 288,568 -52,778
London Heathrow Airport 270,068 269,429 -639
Liverpool Docks 245,591 60,251 -185,340
Dover 117,543 155,140 +37,597
ZLC 112,981 137,824 +24,843
Felixstowe 106,939 113,164 +6,225

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 83030040

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

Description: Armoured metal safes, strongboxes, and doors for secure storage in strongrooms