HMRC records show 46 businesses trading internationally from Stanley (County Durham) over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 21 trading locations in County Durham. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.6% 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
481Import declarations▼ 1.0% on the 6 months before
295Export declarations
−3.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
46Trading 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 46 businesses.
★ Most active in Stanley (County Durham)Filed more customs declarations than any other Stanley (County Durham) business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.
Most active business
LANCHESTER WINE CELLARS LTD
68 import declarations28 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 22Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine), sparkling wine of fresh grapes.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GREENCROFT BOTTLING COMPANY LTD
51 import declarations4 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 17Ch. 22Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, 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), sacks and bags, incl. cones, of plastics (excl. those of polymers of ethylene).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DOBY CLEATS LTD.
17 import declarations36 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 39Ch. 72Ch. 73Ch. 79Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, from flat-rolled products simply cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. profiled sheet), zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire, n.e.s., angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. profiled sheet).
▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% 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 activity36 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALLFLEX UK GROUP LIMITED
57 import declarations22 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85, pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOSOH QUARTZ INC
48 import declarations22 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of glass, n.e.s., tubes of fused quartz or other fused silica, unworked, rods of glass, unworked.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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What Stanley (County Durham) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 46 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Articles of glass, n.e.s.Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfumeSparkling wine of fresh grapesCarboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics
Common questions about trade in Stanley (County Durham)
How many businesses import or export from Stanley (County Durham)?
HMRC customs records show 46 businesses in Stanley (County Durham) (DH9) filed declarations over the last six months — 481 import declarations and 295 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Stanley (County Durham) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Stanley (County Durham) traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), articles of glass, n.e.s., wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of > 10 l (excl. sparkling wine), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Stanley (County Durham) growing?
Import activity is down 1.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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