HMRC records show 59 businesses trading internationally from Belper over the last six months. It ranks 9 of 26 trading locations in Derbyshire. 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 2.8% 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
1,239Import declarations▼ 14.1% on the 6 months before
308Export declarations
−2.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
59Trading 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 59 businesses.
★ Most active in BelperFiled more customs declarations than any other Belper business over the last six months — roughly 27% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cocoa and chocolate.
Most active business
VAILLANT INDUSTRIAL UK LTD
340 import declarations46 export declarationsDE56 *Ch. 18Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity340 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity46 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROBEYS LTD
47 import declarations2 export declarationsDE56 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stoves, heaters, grates, fires, wash boilers, braziers and similar domestic appliances, of iron or steel, for solid fuel or other non-electricsource of energy (excl. liquid or gaseous fuel, and cooking appliances, whether or not with oven, separate o, stoves, heaters, grates, fires, wash boilers, braziers and similar appliances, of iron or steel, for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels (excl. cooking appliances, whether or not with oven, separate ovens, plate warmers, central heating boilers,, parts of domestic appliances non-electrically heated of heading 7321, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 30.4% 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 activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GARNER ALUMINIUM EXTRUSIONS LTD
26 import declarations10 export declarationsDE56 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 59Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include unwrought aluminium alloys, base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges), interchangeable dies for drawing or extruding metal.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS EUROPE BVBA - UK BRANCH
27 import declarationsImports onlyDE56 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., glycerol, disinfectants, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUDSONS PLANT CENTRE LTD
22 import declarationsImports onlyDE56 *Ch. 06Active in 5 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), unrooted cuttings and slips, edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, whether or not grafted.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Belper trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 59 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s.Medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 W)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coLive 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)Tubes and pipes of refined copper
Common questions about trade in Belper
How many businesses import or export from Belper?
HMRC customs records show 59 businesses in Belper (DE56) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,239 import declarations and 308 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Belper businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Belper traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Belper growing?
Import activity is down 14.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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