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Peterborough importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Peterborough?

HMRC customs records show 695 businesses in Peterborough (PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4) filed declarations over the last six months — 10,269 import declarations and 4,581 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Peterborough businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Peterborough traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Peterborough growing?

Import activity is up 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Peterborough importers?

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Over the last six months, 695 Peterborough businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in Cambridgeshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.3% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1

10,269Import declarations▲ 0.4% on the 6 months before

4,581Export declarations

+2.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

695Trading businesses

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

Ranked by declaration volume and months active. Hover any bar in the 24-month indicators for that month's figures. Log in for keyword search and HMRC category filters across all 695 businesses.

★ Most active in PeterboroughFiled more customs declarations than any other Peterborough business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 26.

Most active business

PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH

720 import declarations 940 export declarations PE1 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 38 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves).

▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity720 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity940 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

GRANIT PARTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

342 import declarations 23 export declarations PE2 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity342 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS UN ITED KINGDOM

283 import declarations 37 export declarations PE2 *Ch. 21Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., separate chemically defined non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, n.e.s., surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, ca.

▼ Expected to slow by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity283 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

YOURS CLOTHING LIMITED

378 import declarations 184 export declarations PE2 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 61 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).

▼ Expected to slow by 10.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity378 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity184 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HOTPOINT UK APPLIANCES LIMITED

431 import declarations 66 export declarations PE2 *Ch. 25Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include household refrigerators, compression-type, electric ovens, cookers, cooking plates and boiling rings, electric grillers and roasters, for domestic use (excl. space-heating stoves and microwave ovens), appliances for baking, frying, grilling and cooking and plate warmers, for domestic use, of iron or steel, for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels (excl. large cooking appliances).

▼ Expected to slow by 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity431 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months

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What Peterborough trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 695 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VBeauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careFood preparations, n.e.s.Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the

Common questions about trade in Peterborough

How many businesses import or export from Peterborough?

HMRC customs records show 695 businesses in Peterborough (PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4) filed declarations over the last six months — 10,269 import declarations and 4,581 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Peterborough businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Peterborough traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Peterborough growing?

Import activity is up 0.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Peterborough importers?

Create an account to see all 695 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Peterborough importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH

GRANIT PARTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS UN ITED KINGDOM

YOURS CLOTHING LIMITED

HOTPOINT UK APPLIANCES LIMITED

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