HMRC records show 26 businesses trading internationally from Ferryhill over the last six months. It ranks 18 of 21 trading locations in County Durham. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 21.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
189Import declarations▼ 4.5% on the 6 months before
50Export declarations
+21.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
26Trading 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 26 businesses.
★ Most active in FerryhillFiled more customs declarations than any other Ferryhill business over the last six months — roughly 22% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
TYK LIMITED
42 import declarations9 export declarationsDL17 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and other refractory ceramic goods, containing > 50% alumina, or a compound of alumina and silica (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refracto, aluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum), refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, incl. dolomite ramming mix (excl. preparations based on graphite or other carbonaceous substances).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WINDLESTONE NURSERY LTD
9 import declarationsImports onlyDL17 *Ch. 06Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, whether or not grafted.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
METAL DRUM COMPANY LIMITED
24 import declarations9 export declarationsDL17 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of >= 50 l but <= 300 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment), stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks), flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, in coils, simply cold-rolled "cold-reduced", not clad, plated or coated, of a thickness of >= 0,5 mm but <= 1 mm.
▲ Expected to increase by 23.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DURHAM ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED
17 import declarations2 export declarationsDL17 *Ch. 02Ch. 05Ch. 23Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include products of animal origin, n.e.s., dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates), dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals.
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HYDRAM ENGINEERING LTD
12 import declarations7 export declarationsDL17 *Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bumpers and parts thereof 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 moto, parts of central heating boilers, n.e.s., parts of railway or tramway locomotives, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 70.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
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What Ferryhill trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 26 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)Products of animal origin, n.e.s., dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates)Retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and other refractory ceramic goods, containing > 50% alumina, or a compound of alumina and silica (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractoBars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s.Bumpers and parts thereof 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 motoAluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum)Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of >= 50 l but <= 300 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment)Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of >= 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced", corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (excl. electrolytically plated or coated with zinc)
Common questions about trade in Ferryhill
How many businesses import or export from Ferryhill?
HMRC customs records show 26 businesses in Ferryhill (DL17) filed declarations over the last six months — 189 import declarations and 50 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ferryhill businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ferryhill traders the leading goods are preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), products of animal origin, n.e.s., dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates), retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and other refractory ceramic goods, containing > 50% alumina, or a compound of alumina and silica (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refracto, bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ferryhill growing?
Import activity is down 4.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 21.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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