Dorm Room 214 Key in Escape from Tarkov: Where It Is and What It Opens

On Customs, the dorm room 214 key unlocks a second-floor room in the large three-story dorm building. It is one of 13 keys for that building and one of 18 numbered dorm keys on the map, and it is not tied to a required quest. The wiki describes it as a small storage room with a safe, so it is a looting target rather than a position to hold.

Source: the official Escape from Tarkov wiki, read on 2 November 2026. The entry for this key was last edited on 18 July 2025, before the 1.0 release, so treat its loot list as a guide and confirm in raid.

Key facts

Property	Value
Opens	Room 214, second floor of the three-story dorms, Customs
Weight and size	0.01 kg, 1x1
Carry limit	5 at the same time in a raid inventory
Fits in	Key tool, Document case, SICC case, secure container (not wallets)
Quest key	Not listed as one on the Keys & Intel table
Raid length on Customs	35 minutes

Where to find the key

The wiki lists three kinds of spawn: jackets, drawers, and the pockets and bags of Scavs. It names one fixed spot on Customs: between pallets inside the garage marked with the number 88 on the eastern side of the map. Because those are random container spawns, no copy is certain, and the wiki lists no trader barter for this key.

What is behind the door

• One safe. The wiki's Safe page describes a 3x3 container that spawns currency, valuables and info items.
• Loose ammunition.
• A chance of the dorm room 203 key in a red mug.

The 203 link is the interesting part. Key 203 opens another second-floor room in the same building and is the key the Prapor task "Shaking Up the Teller" needs: you retrieve a valuable item from room 203 and hand it in. That task is marked as obtainable by USEC characters only, and it carries an optional objective to gain access to room 214. Finding the 203 key in room 214 is one of several routes; the wiki also lists warehouses 4, 5 and 6 in the crane yard.

What changed in 1.2.0

Update 1.2.0 (6 October 2026) added loot spots to locked dorm rooms and made locked containers always hold loot. That means the safe in 214 should never be empty now, but the notes do not list what was added to this room, and the wiki entry for it was last edited in July 2025.

How the dorms keys compare

Building	Keys	Quest keys
Three-story dorms	103, 108, 118, 203, 204, 214, 218, 220, 303, 306, 308, 315, 314 (marked)	203, 220, 303, 314 marked
Two-story dorms	104, 105, 110, 114, 206	110, 114, 206

Room 206 sits in the other building and is covered on the dorm room 206 key page. Keys of both buildings fit in a SICC pouch.

Risks and tips

• Reshala, the Customs boss, can spawn at the dorms area; the current Customs page also lists the new gas station and the Scav base at the ZB-1013 extract. He is one of several possible Customs bosses, so he is not in every raid.
• A key in a jacket or Scav pocket is lost if you die with it and it is not in a secure container.
• Keys wear out: the game data on tarkov.dev gives this key 40 uses, so check how many are left before you commit to a run.
• In PvE Zone the wiki lists no separate key rules.

Related terms

• Containers and keys glossary: key rooms and cards in short.
• Dorms V-Ex extraction: the paid exit next to the dorms.
• SICC case: a container that takes keys.
• Escape from Tarkov wiki: all Tarkov terms.

The Tarkov keys guide covers keys on every map, and the shop offers a Customs raid service.

FAQ

Where is room 214 in the dorms?

On the second floor of the three-story dorms on Customs. The separate two-story dorms hold rooms such as 104 and 206.

Where does the dorm 214 key spawn?

In jackets, drawers and Scav pockets or bags. The wiki also gives a fixed spot between pallets in garage 88 on the eastern side of Customs.

What is inside dorm room 214?

A safe, loose ammo and sometimes the dorm room 203 key in a red mug, per the wiki.

Does any quest need the 214 key?

Not as a requirement. "Shaking Up the Teller" has an optional objective to gain access to room 214, and the task itself is USEC only.