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 14,630,802
Netherlands 2,864,846
Poland 2,604,088
Bulgaria 2,556,731
France 1,931,178

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 8,000,829 6,629,973 -1,370,856
Netherlands 1,379,370 1,485,476 +106,106
Poland 1,235,173 1,368,915 +133,742
Bulgaria 1,243,416 1,313,315 +69,899
France 1,224,073 707,105 -516,968
Germany 645,880 1,090,501 +444,621
Sweden 483,852 1,181,973 +698,121
Italy 571,299 722,737 +151,438
Indonesia 671,113 554,734 -116,379
United States 849,343 279,393 -569,950

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 15,748,168
Poland 3,204,521
Bulgaria 2,800,057
Germany 2,168,156
Netherlands 1,569,802

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 8,600,216 7,147,952 -1,452,264
Poland 1,526,042 1,678,479 +152,437
Bulgaria 1,454,786 1,345,271 -109,515
Germany 1,032,558 1,135,598 +103,040
Netherlands 656,395 913,407 +257,012
Indonesia 747,978 578,114 -169,864
Sweden 316,450 897,643 +581,193
Italy 560,849 648,185 +87,336
United States 804,035 270,113 -533,922
Slovenia 625,890 337,111 -288,779

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
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - East 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 3 8 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
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) 17,662,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,406,231
Air transport 5,703,626
Other 841,530
Road transport 494,597

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) 9,311,755 8,350,475 -961,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,551,895 6,854,336 +302,441
Air transport 2,592,552 3,111,074 +518,522
Other 598,594 242,936 -355,658
Road transport 321,341 173,256 -148,085

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,468,803
Felixstowe 8,177,171
London Gateway Port 3,446,216
Southampton 3,326,893
Harwich 1,512,355

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 4,345,679 5,123,124 +777,445
Felixstowe 4,940,479 3,236,692 -1,703,787
London Gateway Port 608,019 2,838,197 +2,230,178
Southampton 2,288,676 1,038,217 -1,250,459
Harwich 951,254 561,101 -390,153
London Heathrow Airport 845,579 630,941 -214,638
Eurotunnel 750,205 563,619 -186,586
Leeds Bradford Airport 386,178 815,932 +429,754
Immingham Docks 533,387 635,359 +101,972
London Stansted Airport 325,824 668,819 +342,995

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
46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
9
Specialised construction activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 32
2026-03 29
2026-02 36
2026-01 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 59
54m+ 45
0-1m 26
Other 21
15m-54m 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 1,220,494
United States 1,051,496
Lithuania 864,990
Netherlands 720,278
Iraq 519,275

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 680,122 540,372 -139,750
United States 683,685 367,811 -315,874
Lithuania 0 864,990 +864,990
Netherlands 413,047 307,231 -105,816
Iraq 265,275 254,000 -11,275
Germany 126,059 238,822 +112,763
Sweden 168,994 182,281 +13,287
France 272,653 73,726 -198,927
Belgium 30,239 210,994 +180,755
Italy 38,038 155,156 +117,118

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 80,710
Romania 35,513
Spain 23,707
Switzerland 1,802
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 45,875 34,835 -11,040
Romania 13,808 21,705 +7,897
Spain 7,839 15,868 +8,029
Switzerland 775 1,027 +252
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) 4,432,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,813,549
Air transport 689,815
Other 156,045

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) 1,772,250 2,660,404 +888,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,085,070 728,479 -356,591
Air transport 349,193 340,622 -8,571
Other 78,035 78,010 -25

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,542,259
Southampton 919,370
Holyhead 642,899
Immingham Docks 567,669
London Gateway Port 558,938

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 766,561 1,775,698 +1,009,137
Southampton 559,330 360,040 -199,290
Holyhead 323,254 319,645 -3,609
Immingham Docks 322,107 245,562 -76,545
London Gateway Port 313,418 245,520 -67,898
London Heathrow Airport 142,525 107,008 -35,517
Liverpool Docks 185,358 49,648 -135,710
Dover 57,127 156,326 +99,199
ZLC 76,695 118,057 +41,362
000 78,035 78,010 -25

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