HMRC records show 484 businesses trading internationally from Derby over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location 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 3.5% 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
8,615Import declarations▼ 14.0% on the 6 months before
5,202Export declarations
−3.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
484Trading 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 484 businesses.
★ Most active in DerbyFiled more customs declarations than any other Derby business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
812 import declarations1222 export declarationsDE24 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of titanium, n.e.s., 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, rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity812 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1222 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PATTONAIR LIMITED
274 import declarations243 export declarationsDE24 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), nuts of iron or steel, articles of nickel, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 1.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity274 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity243 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GETINGE LIMITED
351 import declarations31 export declarationsDE21 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 34Active 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 dishwashing machines, packing or wrapping machinery and other machinery and apparatus of heading 8422, 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 11.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity351 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PATTONAIR (DERBY) LTD
146 import declarations199 export declarationsDE24 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), nuts of iron or steel, articles of nickel, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 21.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity146 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity199 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AEROVAC MED-LAB LTD
16 import declarations214 export declarationsDE1 *Ch. 21Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, co, lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa, non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, inside walls, floors, ceilings and the like.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity214 in the last 6 months
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What Derby trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 484 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of titanium, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steelAppliances 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 aluminium, n.e.s.Articles of nickel, n.e.s.Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Derby
How many businesses import or export from Derby?
HMRC customs records show 484 businesses in Derby (DE1, DE21, DE22, DE23) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,615 import declarations and 5,202 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Derby businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Derby traders the leading goods are 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of titanium, n.e.s., nuts of iron or steel. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Derby 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 3.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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