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 15,214,215
Netherlands 2,901,166
Poland 2,670,639
Bulgaria 2,599,263
France 1,923,015

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 7,947,428 7,266,787 -680,641
Netherlands 1,246,319 1,654,847 +408,528
Poland 1,351,939 1,318,700 -33,239
Bulgaria 1,179,124 1,420,139 +241,015
France 986,890 936,125 -50,765
Germany 730,115 940,669 +210,554
Indonesia 656,305 695,172 +38,867
Sweden 544,538 791,358 +246,820
Italy 539,365 791,373 +252,008
United States 656,727 480,369 -176,358

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 16,379,957
Poland 3,223,392
Bulgaria 2,846,321
Germany 2,164,729
Netherlands 1,571,984

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 8,585,531 7,794,426 -791,105
Poland 1,586,283 1,637,109 +50,826
Bulgaria 1,394,226 1,452,095 +57,869
Germany 930,143 1,234,586 +304,443
Netherlands 629,021 942,963 +313,942
Indonesia 739,179 718,552 -20,627
Italy 526,639 741,783 +215,144
United States 625,564 455,311 -170,253
Slovenia 545,650 421,499 -124,151
Slovakia 217,055 719,826 +502,771

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 10
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 15 12 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 3 8 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2

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) 18,190,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,575,014
Air transport 5,718,607
Other 835,947
Road transport 616,167

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) 8,907,855 9,282,550 +374,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,402,572 7,172,442 +769,870
Air transport 2,627,816 3,090,791 +462,975
Other 593,223 242,724 -350,499
Road transport 418,581 197,586 -220,995

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,499,302
Felixstowe 8,812,705
Southampton 3,808,768
London Gateway Port 3,003,601
Harwich 1,582,649

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 4,254,557 5,244,745 +990,188
Felixstowe 4,958,718 3,853,987 -1,104,731
Southampton 2,299,099 1,509,669 -789,430
London Gateway Port 322,939 2,680,662 +2,357,723
Harwich 958,133 624,516 -333,617
London Heathrow Airport 641,465 882,776 +241,311
Eurotunnel 793,681 615,018 -178,663
Immingham Docks 469,756 590,042 +120,286
Birmingham Airport 452,079 540,755 +88,676
Leeds Bradford Airport 393,522 554,974 +161,452

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Specialised construction activities 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 29
2026-02 36
2026-01 27
2025-12 27

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 60
54m+ 46
0-1m 26
Other 22
15m-54m 21

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 1,260,320
United States 1,120,578
Lithuania 864,990
Netherlands 774,298
Iraq 575,825

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 609,217 651,103 +41,886
United States 515,387 605,191 +89,804
Lithuania 0 864,990 +864,990
Netherlands 437,442 336,856 -100,586
Iraq 342,275 233,550 -108,725
France 286,140 92,633 -193,507
Sweden 173,244 200,852 +27,608
Germany 126,460 221,786 +95,326
Belgium 29,239 205,830 +176,591
Italy 27,520 163,076 +135,556

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 98,648
Romania 34,897
Spain 23,385
Switzerland 1,444
XI 1,331

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 47,808 50,840 +3,032
Romania 17,636 17,261 -375
Spain 6,529 16,856 +10,327
Switzerland 0 1,444 +1,444
XI 1,331 0 -1,331

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) 4,615,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,926,317
Air transport 769,578
Other 172,688

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) 1,813,071 2,802,763 +989,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,002,252 924,065 -78,187
Air transport 399,663 369,915 -29,748
Other 81,712 90,976 +9,264

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,704,149
Southampton 923,214
Holyhead 654,986
London Gateway Port 592,329
Immingham Docks 579,990

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 900,903 1,803,246 +902,343
Southampton 339,194 584,020 +244,826
Holyhead 284,662 370,324 +85,662
London Gateway Port 370,695 221,634 -149,061
Immingham Docks 320,666 259,324 -61,342
London Heathrow Airport 165,369 115,743 -49,626
Liverpool Docks 185,358 45,135 -140,223
ZLC 79,962 119,564 +39,602
Dover 50,405 146,574 +96,169
000 81,712 90,976 +9,264

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