Over the last six months, 254 Chesterfield businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Derbyshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.6% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
3,350Import declarations▼ 1.6% on the 6 months before
2,145Export declarations
+3.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
254Trading 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 254 businesses.
★ Most active in ChesterfieldFiled more customs declarations than any other Chesterfield business over the last six months — roughly 4% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 26.
Most active business
CATHELCO LTD
125 import declarations190 export declarationsS41 *Ch. 26Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of titanium, n.e.s., centrifugal pumps, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine and concrete pumps), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity190 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MOTAN COLORTRONIC LTD
121 import declarations51 export declarationsS41 *Ch. 22Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include pneumatic elevators and conveyors, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, evaporating, vaporisi.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VALVE AND PROCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
101 import declarations71 export declarationsS41 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 6 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), hydraulic or pneumatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus (excl. manostats and taps, cocks and valves of heading 8481), switches for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE (UK) LTD
135 import declarations84 export declarationsS41 *Ch. 09Ch. 13Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and other refractory ceramic goods, containing > 50% alumina, or a compound of alumina and silica (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refracto, retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods, slide gates and other refractory ceramic goods (excl. those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths, those of heading 6902, containing > 50% by, parts and accessories for hydrometers, areometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity135 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SCHMALZ LIMITED
88 import declarations85 export declarationsS41 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 59Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings, vacuum pumps, tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings.
▲ Expected to increase by 146.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
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249 more Chesterfield businesses
Every importer and exporter in S40 / S41 / S49 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Chesterfield trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 254 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)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)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VMechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatusOrthopaedic or fracture appliancesParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber)
Common questions about trade in Chesterfield
How many businesses import or export from Chesterfield?
HMRC customs records show 254 businesses in Chesterfield (S40, S41, S49) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,350 import declarations and 2,145 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chesterfield businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chesterfield 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), 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), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chesterfield growing?
Import activity is down 1.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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