HMRC records show 104 businesses trading internationally from Durham over the last six months. It ranks 8 of 21 trading locations in County Durham. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 8.9% 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
640Import declarations▲ 0.9% on the 6 months before
170Export declarations
+8.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
104Trading 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 104 businesses.
★ Most active in DurhamFiled more customs declarations than any other Durham business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plants and cut flowers.
Most active business
FEMVIBE LTD.
108 import declarationsImports onlyDH1 *Ch. 06Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), women's or girls' ensembles of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, ski overalls and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CPI BOOKS LTD
19 import declarations12 export declarationsDH1 *Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include composite paper and paperboard "made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive", not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets wi, paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m , n.e.s., printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GW EQUIPMENT LTD
27 import declarations1 export declarationsDH1 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears and hoof nippers for farriers), sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel, saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
APHRODITE GROUP SERVICES LTD
25 import declarationsImports onlyDH1 *Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' suits of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of synthetic fibres, and ski overalls and swimwear), women's or girls' ensembles of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, ski overalls and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, and wadded waistcoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ASHCROFT JEWELLERY DESIGN LTD
1 import declarations18 export declarationsDH1 *Ch. 71Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), articles of precious or semi-precious stones "natural, synthetic or reconstructed", n.e.s., imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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What Durham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 104 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine)Non-refractory mortars and concretesFuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, non-coniferousPaints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumWomen's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear)Women's or girls' tracksuits and other garments, n.e.s. of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted)Composite paper and paperboard "made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive", not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets wi
Common questions about trade in Durham
How many businesses import or export from Durham?
HMRC customs records show 104 businesses in Durham (DH1) filed declarations over the last six months — 640 import declarations and 170 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Durham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Durham traders the leading goods are 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), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine), non-refractory mortars and concretes, fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms, non-coniferous. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Durham growing?
Import activity is up 0.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for Durham importers?
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