Import/export HS code 83030040: Safes and strongroom doors

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 14,033,710
Netherlands 2,792,055
Poland 2,635,677
Bulgaria 2,511,279
France 1,734,376

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 8,240,799 5,792,911 -2,447,888
Netherlands 1,014,707 1,777,348 +762,641
Poland 1,446,420 1,189,257 -257,163
Bulgaria 1,257,031 1,254,248 -2,783
France 965,169 769,207 -195,962
Germany 729,852 735,885 +6,033
United States 823,956 484,328 -339,628
Sweden 487,513 669,441 +181,928
Indonesia 616,107 486,700 -129,407
Italy 452,857 562,022 +109,165

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 15,146,235
Poland 3,129,339
Bulgaria 2,745,508
Germany 1,918,362
Netherlands 1,526,843

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 8,864,573 6,281,662 -2,582,911
Poland 1,693,061 1,436,278 -256,783
Bulgaria 1,449,149 1,296,359 -152,790
Germany 920,674 997,688 +77,014
Netherlands 434,811 1,092,032 +657,221
United States 787,884 485,103 -302,781
Indonesia 693,106 510,560 -182,546
Italy 449,031 590,876 +141,845
Slovenia 440,091 517,101 +77,010
India 495,041 461,723 -33,318

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
West Midlands 9

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 13 10 -3
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,852,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,536,584
Air transport 5,288,665
Other 778,482
Road transport 548,200

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,065,767 7,786,873 -1,278,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,490,698 6,045,886 -444,812
Air transport 2,458,956 2,829,709 +370,753
Other 609,574 168,908 -440,666
Road transport 402,030 146,170 -255,860

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,473,369
Felixstowe 8,252,757
Southampton 4,457,943
London Gateway Port 1,772,391
Harwich 1,670,494

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 4,141,879 4,331,490 +189,611
Felixstowe 4,744,810 3,507,947 -1,236,863
Southampton 3,010,736 1,447,207 -1,563,529
London Gateway Port 210,063 1,562,328 +1,352,265
Harwich 936,971 733,523 -203,448
London Heathrow Airport 650,608 881,890 +231,282
Eurotunnel 752,854 674,630 -78,224
Immingham Docks 446,582 465,993 +19,411
Leeds Bradford Airport 292,323 568,863 +276,540
Birmingham Airport 427,119 416,664 -10,455

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 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Specialised construction activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 35
2025-10 24
2025-09 28
2025-08 35

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 57
54m+ 42
0-1m 26
15m-54m 19
Other 19

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 1,119,128
United States 953,813
Lithuania 741,420
Netherlands 726,137
Iraq 632,825

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 611,541 507,587 -103,954
United States 502,670 451,143 -51,527
Lithuania 0 741,420 +741,420
Netherlands 365,426 360,711 -4,715
Iraq 374,275 258,550 -115,725
France 228,127 139,134 -88,993
Sweden 143,771 141,432 -2,339
Belgium 37,676 174,141 +136,465
Italy 38,800 149,834 +111,034
Germany 144,981 33,688 -111,293

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 90,145
Romania 21,675
Spain 17,707
XI 1,331
Switzerland 775

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 55,297 34,848 -20,449
Romania 19,277 2,398 -16,879
Spain 2,618 15,089 +12,471
XI 1,331 0 -1,331
Switzerland 0 775 +775

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) 3,990,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,810,922
Air transport 736,881
Other 144,001
Road transport 4,175

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) 1,711,415 2,278,699 +567,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 991,475 819,447 -172,028
Air transport 404,717 332,164 -72,553
Other 86,931 57,070 -29,861
Road transport 4,175 0 -4,175

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,363,946
Southampton 786,336
London Gateway Port 649,076
Holyhead 591,649
Immingham Docks 483,684

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 830,179 1,533,767 +703,588
Southampton 316,030 470,306 +154,276
London Gateway Port 397,808 251,268 -146,540
Holyhead 280,554 311,095 +30,541
Immingham Docks 260,929 222,755 -38,174
London Heathrow Airport 191,106 102,139 -88,967
Liverpool Docks 188,174 31,428 -156,746
ZLC 63,992 93,977 +29,985
Fishguard 78,498 74,295 -4,203
Harwich 106,776 39,504 -67,272

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