Over the last six months, 130 Derbyshire Dales businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 7 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 1.2% 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
1,224Import declarations▼ 14.6% on the 6 months before
522Export declarations
−1.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
130Trading 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 130 businesses.
★ Most active in Derbyshire DalesFiled more customs declarations than any other Derbyshire Dales business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
FRANK WRIGHT LTD
352 import declarations58 export declarationsDE6 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 11Ch. 12Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), sulphates (excl. of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel, copper, barium and mercury), vitamins and their derivatives, used primarily as vitamins, unmixed (excl. vitamins a, b1, b2, b3, b5, b6, b12, c, e and their derivatives).
▼ Expected to slow by 8.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity352 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRINITY PARTNERS LTD
34 import declarations11 export declarationsDE6 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 10Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), plants, parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (excl. ginseng roots, coca leaf, p, dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excl. onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed).
▲ Expected to increase by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ROADVACS LTD
42 import declarations2 export declarationsDE6 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of pumps for liquids, n.e.s., parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s., 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 41.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity42 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EDELRID UK LIMITED
41 import declarationsImports onlyS32 *Ch. 56Ch. 58Ch. 63Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene), made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, or of twine, cordage, ropes or cables of heading 5607, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ARTISAN BISCUITS LTD
14 import declarations23 export declarationsDE6 *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 11Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, sweet biscuits, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products.
▼ Expected to slow by 30.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
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What Derbyshire Dales trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 130 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recepParts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s.Inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organisms (excl. packaged as medicaments)Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Carpets and other floor coverings, of felt, not tufted or flocked, whether or not made up (excl. floor tiles with an area of <= 1 m )
Common questions about trade in Derbyshire Dales
How many businesses import or export from Derbyshire Dales?
HMRC customs records show 130 businesses in Derbyshire Dales (DE6, S32) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,224 import declarations and 522 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Derbyshire Dales businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Derbyshire Dales traders the leading goods are preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, parts of machinery for working mineral substances of heading 8474, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Derbyshire Dales growing?
Import activity is down 14.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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