HMRC records show 52 businesses trading internationally from Peterlee over the last six months. It ranks 7 of 21 trading locations in County Durham. 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 11.7% 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
790Import declarations▼ 14.0% on the 6 months before
237Export declarations
−11.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
52Trading 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 52 businesses.
★ Most active in PeterleeFiled more customs declarations than any other Peterlee business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous chemical products.
Most active business
SEAWARD ELECTRONIC LIMITED
115 import declarations28 export declarationsSR8 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri, units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. processing units, input or output units and storage units).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity115 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EMERSON AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS ACTUATION T ECHNOLOGIES LIMI
47 import declarations13 export declarationsSR8 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pneumatic power engines and motors, linear-acting, "cylinders", pneumatic power engines and motors (excl. linear acting), parts of non-electrical engines and motors, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 3.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AKS PRECISION BALL EUROPE LIMITED
38 import declarations10 export declarationsSR8 *Ch. 27Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport), bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils (excl. products of high-speed steel or silicon-electrical steel), cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NOVARES PETERLEE LTD
38 import declarations8 export declarationsSR8 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 73Active in 5 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, 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, intake air filters for internal combustion engines.
▼ Expected to slow by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
B H K (UK) LIMITED
38 import declarations8 export declarationsSR8 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness > 9 mm, medium density fibreboard "mdf" of wood, of a thickness <= 5 mm, sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
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What Peterlee trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 52 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 vTableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of goods, and coffee grinders and spice mills with receptacles made of ceramics and working parts oTableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recepGaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)Cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills)Pneumatic power engines and motors, linear-acting, "cylinders"Drinking glasses, stemware (excl. of glass ceramics or of lead crystal)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)
Common questions about trade in Peterlee
How many businesses import or export from Peterlee?
HMRC customs records show 52 businesses in Peterlee (SR8) filed declarations over the last six months — 790 import declarations and 237 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Peterlee businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Peterlee traders the leading goods are 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, tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of goods, and coffee grinders and spice mills with receptacles made of ceramics and working parts o, tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Peterlee growing?
Import activity is down 14.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 11.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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