HMRC records show 48 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.8% 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
442Import declarations▼ 5.4% on the 6 months before
245Export declarations
−8.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
48Trading 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 48 businesses.
★ Most active in Stanley (County Durham)Filed more customs declarations than any other Stanley (County Durham) business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
LANCHESTER WINE CELLARS LTD
65 import declarations22 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 22Ch. 84Active in 5 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 slow by 18.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ASTON WORKSHOP LIMITED
12 import declarations26 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 49Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gear boxes 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, 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, collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest.
▲ Expected to increase by 40.0% 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 activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NICHOLSONS SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
15 import declarations21 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 72Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets, strip and foil, of nickel alloys (excl. expanded plates, sheets or strip), mechanical seals, parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RASMI ELECTRONICS LTD
22 import declarations5 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 83Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and the like, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or metal carbides, n.e.s., and wire and rods of agglomerated base metal, threaded articles, of iron or steel, n.e.s., luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 41.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DYER ENGINEERING LIMITED
17 import declarations9 export declarationsDH9 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), non-threaded articles, of iron or steel, tubes and pipes of non-alloy aluminium (excl. hollow profiles).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity9 in the last 6 months
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What Stanley (County Durham) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 48 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)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 grapesTubes of fused quartz or other fused silica, unworkedParts and accessories for musical instruments "e.g. mechanisms for musical boxes, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments" n.e.s.; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes of all kinds (excl. musical instrument strings and arts and accessorWigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human hair, and articles of human hair, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Stanley (County Durham)
How many businesses import or export from Stanley (County Durham)?
HMRC customs records show 48 businesses in Stanley (County Durham) (DH9) filed declarations over the last six months — 442 import declarations and 245 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), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Stanley (County Durham) growing?
Import activity is down 5.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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