Over the last six months, 90 Newton Aycliffe businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location in County Durham. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.8% 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
2,629Import declarations▲ 6.3% on the 6 months before
1,370Export declarations
+4.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
90Trading 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 90 businesses.
★ Most active in Newton AycliffeFiled more customs declarations than any other Newton Aycliffe business over the last six months — roughly 41% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.
Most active business
HUSQVARNA UK LTD
1071 import declarations282 export declarationsDL5 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mowers for lawns, parks or sports grounds, powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane, static converters, saws for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1071 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity282 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SENSTRONICS LTD
61 import declarations50 export declarationsDL5 *Ch. 32Ch. 37Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions and salts and prec.
▲ Expected to increase by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
INEOS COMPOUNDS AYCLIFFE LIM ITED
92 import declarations14 export declarationsDL5 *Ch. 15Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include aromatic polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives (excl. esters of orthophthalic acid, phthalic anhydride, terephthalic acid and its salts and dimet, plasticised poly"vinyl chloride", in primary forms, mixed with other substances, non-plasticised poly"vinyl chloride", in primary forms, mixed with other substances.
▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity92 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MOLEKULA LTD
151 import declarations333 export declarationsDL5 *Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 21Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(n,n-diethylamino)ethanethiol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (inn)), aldicarb [iso], captafol [iso], methamidophos [is, antibiotics (excl. penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure, salts thereof, streptomycins, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol and erythromycin, their derivatives and salts thereof), nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom[s] only, compounds containing in the structure an unfused thiazole ring or a benzothiazole or phenothiazine.
▲ Expected to increase by 27.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity333 in the last 6 months
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GESTAMP TALLENT LIMITED
231 import declarations48 export declarationsDL5 *Ch. 35Ch. 37Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 v, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity231 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
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What Newton Aycliffe trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 90 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)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)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 vArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (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)Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plasticsArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Newton Aycliffe
How many businesses import or export from Newton Aycliffe?
HMRC customs records show 90 businesses in Newton Aycliffe (DL5) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,629 import declarations and 1,370 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Newton Aycliffe businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Newton Aycliffe 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), 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), 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 v, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Newton Aycliffe growing?
Import activity is up 6.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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