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 24,788,800
France 10,657,089
Poland 5,691,913
Netherlands 4,871,532
Germany 3,632,446

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 13,911,930 10,876,870 -3,035,060
France 6,072,229 4,584,860 -1,487,369
Poland 2,898,094 2,793,819 -104,275
Netherlands 1,835,909 3,035,623 +1,199,714
Germany 1,930,090 1,702,356 -227,734
Bulgaria 1,249,080 1,401,056 +151,976
United States 1,173,787 639,429 -534,358
Italy 627,658 713,412 +85,754
Sweden 437,593 780,956 +343,363
Spain 573,204 617,455 +44,251

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 37,145,433
Poland 6,339,516
Germany 3,469,155
Bulgaria 2,891,895
Netherlands 1,583,350

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 20,762,439 16,382,994 -4,379,445
Poland 3,444,316 2,895,200 -549,116
Germany 1,706,556 1,762,599 +56,043
Bulgaria 1,430,134 1,461,761 +31,627
Netherlands 454,259 1,129,091 +674,832
United States 937,083 633,117 -303,966
Italy 614,751 740,625 +125,874
Indonesia 711,172 510,560 -200,612
India 537,686 517,389 -20,297
Slovenia 442,114 584,970 +142,856

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 41
West Midlands 21
Greater Manchester 20
Outer London - West and North West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 29 19 -10
West Midlands 14 16 +2
Greater Manchester 13 14 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 9 -4
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -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) 29,601,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,490,257
Air transport 6,217,701
Other 878,648
Road transport 573,666

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) 15,512,147 14,089,297 -1,422,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,758,501 13,731,756 -2,026,745
Air transport 2,857,606 3,360,095 +502,489
Other 668,905 209,743 -459,162
Road transport 377,970 195,696 -182,274

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 19,163,999
Felixstowe 15,262,868
Southampton 7,186,410
Eurotunnel 4,302,168
London Gateway Port 4,239,343

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 9,248,741 9,915,258 +666,517
Felixstowe 8,492,898 6,769,970 -1,722,928
Southampton 4,993,665 2,192,745 -2,800,920
Eurotunnel 2,751,109 1,551,059 -1,200,050
London Gateway Port 1,075,293 3,164,050 +2,088,757
Harwich 1,546,284 1,172,914 -373,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,280,526 1,095,444 -185,082
London Heathrow Airport 757,503 961,400 +203,897
Birmingham Airport 588,676 514,746 -73,930
Immingham Docks 495,060 529,420 +34,360

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 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
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
2026-01 56
2025-11 70
2025-10 59
2025-09 53
2025-08 67

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 95
54m+ 88
15m-54m 48
0-1m 44
Other 35

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 1,755,741
United States 1,144,896
Netherlands 1,035,998
France 892,999
Lithuania 744,944

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 838,351 917,390 +79,039
United States 585,392 559,504 -25,888
Netherlands 488,384 547,614 +59,230
France 590,414 302,585 -287,829
Lithuania 3,524 741,420 +737,896
Iraq 374,275 289,903 -84,372
Germany 219,026 123,862 -95,164
Sweden 165,299 163,372 -1,927
Poland 137,659 137,785 +126
Italy 106,462 156,354 +49,892

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 116,144
Romania 21,675
Spain 17,801
XI 4,391
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 75,327 40,817 -34,510
Romania 19,277 2,398 -16,879
Spain 2,239 15,562 +13,323
XI 4,391 0 -4,391
Switzerland 0 775 +775
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) 6,109,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,047,405
Air transport 1,242,666
Other 175,058
Road transport 19,621

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) 2,828,595 3,281,213 +452,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,053,232 994,173 -59,059
Air transport 658,787 583,879 -74,908
Other 103,891 71,167 -32,724
Road transport 19,621 0 -19,621
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 3,751,929
Holyhead 1,074,518
Southampton 810,337
London Gateway Port 700,139
Immingham Docks 556,191

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 1,650,619 2,101,310 +450,691
Holyhead 461,253 613,265 +152,012
Southampton 326,568 483,769 +157,201
London Gateway Port 401,122 299,017 -102,105
Immingham Docks 248,518 307,673 +59,155
London Heathrow Airport 294,838 247,504 -47,334
Liverpool Docks 215,671 78,905 -136,766
ZLC 116,195 114,331 -1,864
East Midlands Airport 97,100 110,454 +13,354
Felixstowe 127,142 61,509 -65,633

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