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Peterborough importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 666 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.6% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1

8,814Import declarations▼ 12.2% on the 6 months before

4,011Export declarations

−6.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

666Trading businesses

Top 10 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 666 businesses.

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★ 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 metal ores and ash.

Most active business

PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH

613 import declarations 805 export declarations PE1 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity613 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity805 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BRITISH SUGAR PLC

187 import declarations 50 export declarations PE7 *Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 15Ch. 17 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar), raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excl. cane sugar of 1701 13), cane molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar.

▼ Expected to slow by 19.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity187 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

COPERION UK LIMITED

81 import declarations 147 export declarations PE4 *Ch. 11Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, n.e.s., parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 58.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity147 in the last 6 months

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HORSCH UK LIMITED

201 import declarations 2 export declarations PE1 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), agricultural or horticultural sprayers (excl. portable), seeders, planters and transplanters (excl. no-till machines).

▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity201 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RADICAL MOTORSPORT LTD

50 import declarations 145 export declarations PE3 *Ch. 05Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include spark-ignition reciprocating piston engine, of a kind used for vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity > 1.000 cm, parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci.

▲ Expected to increase by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity145 in the last 6 months

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What Peterborough trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 666 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Beauty 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.Bread, 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 theArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps)Base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Peterborough

How many businesses import or export from Peterborough?

HMRC customs records show 666 businesses in Peterborough (PE1, PE2, PE3, PE4) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,814 import declarations and 4,011 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 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), beauty 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 care, food preparations, n.e.s., bread, 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Peterborough growing?

Import activity is down 12.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Peterborough importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH

BRITISH SUGAR PLC

COPERION UK LIMITED

HORSCH UK LIMITED

RADICAL MOTORSPORT LTD

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What Peterborough trades

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