150 businesses in Ilkeston appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. 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 0.4% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
1,339Import declarations▼ 2.3% on the 6 months before
647Export declarations
−0.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
150Trading 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 150 businesses.
★ Most active in IlkestonFiled more customs declarations than any other Ilkeston business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in oil seeds and industrial plants.
Most active business
WELEDA (UK) LTD
78 import declarations30 export declarationsDE7 *Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, personal deodorants and antiperspirants, organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap.
▲ Expected to increase by 14.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PERFORMANCE NAUTIQUE LIMITED
50 import declarations3 export declarationsDE7 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442), surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded.
▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
R A LABONE & CO LTD
34 import declarations64 export declarationsDE7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include road wheels and parts and accessories 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, articles of copper, cast, moulded, stamped or forged, but not further worked, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▼ Expected to slow by 21.4% 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 activity64 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DONALD WARD LTD
21 import declarations54 export declarationsDE7 *Ch. 26Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r, waste and scrap of iron or steel (excl. slag, scale and other waste of the production of iron and steel; radioactive waste and scrap; fragments of pigs, blocks or other primary forms of pig iron or spiegeleisen; waste and scrap of cast iron, alloy st, waste and scrap of stainless steel (excl. radioactive, and waste and scrap of batteries and electric accumulators).
▼ Expected to slow by 36.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
METREEL LTD
50 import declarations18 export declarationsDE7 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s., base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
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What Ilkeston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 150 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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (Waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and rSacks and bags, incl. cones, of polymers of ethyleneSalts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea waterStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsChenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806)
Common questions about trade in Ilkeston
How many businesses import or export from Ilkeston?
HMRC customs records show 150 businesses in Ilkeston (DE7) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,339 import declarations and 647 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ilkeston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ilkeston 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, waste and scrap, of aluminium (excl. slags, scale and the like from iron and steel production, containing recoverable aluminium in the form of silicates, ingots or other similar unwrought shapes, of remelted waste and scrap, of aluminium, ashes and r. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ilkeston growing?
Import activity is down 2.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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