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 14,501,068
Netherlands 2,818,191
Bulgaria 2,726,338
Poland 2,602,509
France 1,813,449

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 8,363,114 6,137,954 -2,225,160
Netherlands 981,162 1,837,029 +855,867
Bulgaria 1,240,001 1,486,337 +246,336
Poland 1,187,641 1,414,868 +227,227
France 1,014,920 798,529 -216,391
United States 740,791 693,691 -47,100
Germany 702,422 717,161 +14,739
Indonesia 523,029 579,778 +56,749
India 675,413 367,110 -308,303
Italy 346,270 657,304 +311,034

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 15,735,079
Poland 2,995,450
Bulgaria 2,962,758
Germany 1,931,699
Netherlands 1,509,732

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 8,939,303 6,795,776 -2,143,527
Poland 1,412,625 1,582,825 +170,200
Bulgaria 1,416,738 1,546,020 +129,282
Germany 978,129 953,570 -24,559
Netherlands 458,127 1,051,605 +593,478
United States 765,664 629,005 -136,659
Indonesia 655,882 603,638 -52,244
India 679,748 368,026 -311,722
Slovenia 502,752 525,879 +23,127
Italy 333,793 690,576 +356,783

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
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) 17,571,186
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,711,345
Air transport 5,057,940
Other 779,448
Road transport 597,874

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) 9,274,717 8,296,469 -978,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,046,660 6,664,685 +618,025
Air transport 2,361,350 2,696,590 +335,240
Other 608,382 171,066 -437,316
Road transport 311,806 286,068 -25,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,628,599
Dover 8,511,039
Southampton 4,931,408
Harwich 1,770,087
London Gateway Port 1,554,086

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 £
Felixstowe 4,681,839 3,946,760 -735,079
Dover 3,822,600 4,688,439 +865,839
Southampton 3,389,322 1,542,086 -1,847,236
Harwich 872,979 897,108 +24,129
London Gateway Port 190,288 1,363,798 +1,173,510
London Heathrow Airport 620,853 926,220 +305,367
Eurotunnel 836,753 640,257 -196,496
Immingham Docks 363,795 595,294 +231,499
Birmingham Airport 469,808 425,018 -44,790
London Stansted Airport 325,359 477,049 +151,690

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Specialised construction activities 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 24
2025-09 28
2025-08 35
2025-07 29

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 55
54m+ 42
0-1m 23
Other 21
15m-54m 20

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 1,233,827
United States 961,410
Netherlands 758,108
Lithuania 741,420
Iraq 623,473

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 586,760 647,067 +60,307
United States 470,223 491,187 +20,964
Netherlands 400,450 357,658 -42,792
Lithuania 0 741,420 +741,420
Iraq 341,898 281,575 -60,323
France 227,703 188,347 -39,356
Sweden 131,384 119,078 -12,306
Portugal 194,019 2,907 -191,112
Belgium 67,391 120,495 +53,104
Germany 128,369 57,617 -70,752

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 108,551
Romania 23,778
Spain 17,801
XU 12,368
XI 1,571

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 64,743 43,808 -20,935
Romania 20,490 3,288 -17,202
Spain 2,239 15,562 +13,323
XU 1,194 11,174 +9,980
XI 1,571 0 -1,571
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) 4,083,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,828,238
Air transport 779,241
Other 164,844
Road transport 57,631

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) 1,767,024 2,316,125 +549,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 940,809 887,429 -53,380
Air transport 363,408 415,833 +52,425
Other 90,237 74,607 -15,630
Road transport 57,631 0 -57,631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,436,422
Southampton 786,336
Holyhead 669,008
London Gateway Port 612,376
Immingham Docks 409,939

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 936,811 1,499,611 +562,800
Southampton 316,030 470,306 +154,276
Holyhead 348,221 320,787 -27,434
London Gateway Port 346,983 265,393 -81,590
Immingham Docks 221,451 188,488 -32,963
London Heathrow Airport 176,984 126,157 -50,827
Liverpool Docks 70,483 149,119 +78,636
ZLC 97,027 121,709 +24,682
000 90,237 74,607 -15,630
Fishguard 78,246 75,880 -2,366

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