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 14,593,368
Netherlands 2,822,240
Poland 2,758,432
Bulgaria 2,650,136
France 1,818,696

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 8,308,216 6,285,152 -2,023,064
Netherlands 922,952 1,899,288 +976,336
Poland 1,286,229 1,472,203 +185,974
Bulgaria 1,249,080 1,401,056 +151,976
France 1,019,201 799,495 -219,706
Germany 711,607 788,701 +77,094
United States 854,566 488,819 -365,747
Sweden 406,225 755,438 +349,213
Indonesia 616,107 486,700 -129,407
Italy 413,820 614,849 +201,029

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 15,756,275
Poland 3,257,325
Bulgaria 2,886,556
Germany 1,993,302
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 8,894,101 6,862,174 -2,031,927
Poland 1,567,222 1,690,103 +122,881
Bulgaria 1,425,817 1,460,739 +34,922
Germany 979,519 1,013,783 +34,264
Netherlands 411,421 1,115,422 +704,001
United States 816,540 487,032 -329,508
Indonesia 711,172 510,560 -200,612
Italy 401,772 651,797 +250,025
Slovenia 442,114 584,970 +142,856
India 526,173 461,723 -64,450

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 11 -2
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
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) 17,560,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,016,018
Air transport 5,341,545
Other 780,290
Road transport 550,269

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) 9,190,731 8,369,948 -820,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,351,896 6,664,122 +312,226
Air transport 2,369,924 2,971,621 +601,697
Other 607,426 172,864 -434,562
Road transport 354,573 195,696 -158,877

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,689,408
Felixstowe 8,525,205
Southampton 4,819,882
Harwich 1,790,355
London Gateway Port 1,772,391

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 3,805,905 4,883,503 +1,077,598
Felixstowe 4,727,901 3,797,304 -930,597
Southampton 3,289,048 1,530,834 -1,758,214
Harwich 1,048,035 742,320 -305,715
London Gateway Port 186,673 1,585,718 +1,399,045
London Heathrow Airport 679,270 883,813 +204,543
Eurotunnel 824,900 709,316 -115,584
Immingham Docks 422,264 508,377 +86,113
Leeds Bradford Airport 204,645 662,592 +457,947
Birmingham Airport 425,474 432,663 +7,189

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
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
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 56
54m+ 42
0-1m 26
15m-54m 20
Other 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 1,220,900
United States 961,410
Netherlands 767,601
Lithuania 741,420
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 636,967 583,933 -53,034
United States 494,213 467,197 -27,016
Netherlands 372,192 395,409 +23,217
Lithuania 0 741,420 +741,420
Iraq 374,275 258,550 -115,725
France 253,093 151,826 -101,267
Sweden 151,195 158,865 +7,670
Belgium 37,676 174,141 +136,465
Italy 40,662 149,834 +109,172
Germany 130,455 52,675 -77,780

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 107,910
Romania 21,675
Spain 17,801
XI 1,571
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 71,155 36,755 -34,400
Romania 19,277 2,398 -16,879
Spain 2,239 15,562 +13,323
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) 4,161,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,839,355
Air transport 754,620
Other 162,100
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) 1,753,925 2,407,955 +654,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 986,886 852,469 -134,417
Air transport 387,769 366,851 -20,918
Other 95,436 66,664 -28,772
Road transport 19,621 0 -19,621

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,420,695
Southampton 786,336
Holyhead 669,541
London Gateway Port 651,176
Immingham Docks 507,288

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 854,225 1,566,470 +712,245
Southampton 316,030 470,306 +154,276
Holyhead 332,901 336,640 +3,739
London Gateway Port 399,908 251,268 -148,640
Immingham Docks 231,218 276,070 +44,852
London Heathrow Airport 174,685 126,157 -48,528
Liverpool Docks 163,651 55,951 -107,700
ZLC 77,113 102,188 +25,075
000 95,436 66,664 -28,772
Fishguard 79,199 76,162 -3,037

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