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Barnstaple importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Barnstaple?

HMRC customs records show 113 businesses in Barnstaple (EX31, EX32) filed declarations over the last six months — 943 import declarations and 488 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Barnstaple businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Barnstaple traders the leading goods are scallops and other molluscs of the family pectinidae, frozen, even in shell, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell, medicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, not containing hormones, steroids used as hormones or antibiotics, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containin. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Barnstaple growing?

Import activity is down 16.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Barnstaple importers?

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HMRC records show 113 businesses trading internationally from Barnstaple over the last six months. It ranks 7 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 8.9% 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

943Import declarations▼ 16.4% on the 6 months before

488Export declarations

−8.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

113Trading 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 113 businesses.

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★ Most active in BarnstapleFiled more customs declarations than any other Barnstaple business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.

Most active business

A M ADAMS HOLDINGS LTD

194 import declarations 40 export declarations EX31 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s., 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 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity194 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PENINSULA SEAFOODS LTD

20 import declarations 38 export declarations EX31 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 05Ch. 16 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include scallops and other molluscs of the family pectinidae, frozen, even in shell, frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns), cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DIAMEDICA (UK) LIMITED

25 import declarations 27 export declarations EX31 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 65Ch. 76 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s., casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, incl. rigid tubular containers, of aluminium, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity of <= 300 l, n.e.s., hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SMALLRIDGE BROS. LIMITED

36 import declarations 15 export declarations EX31 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 82 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., parts of agricultural, horticultural, forestry or bee-keeping machinery, n.e.s., machinery for preparing animal feedingstuffs in agricultural holdings and similar undertakings (excl. machinery for the feedingstuff industry, forage harvesters and autoclaves for cooking fodder).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ASSOCIATED OPTICAL PRODUCTS

34 import declarations Imports only EX31 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of wood, n.e.s., wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.3% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months

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What Barnstaple trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 113 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae, frozen, even in shellMedicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or steCuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shellMedicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, not containing hormones, steroids used as hormones or antibiotics, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containinCentrifugal 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)Molluscs, even in shell, frozen (excl. oysters, scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", cuttle fish and squid, octopus "Octopus spp.", snails other than sea snails, clams, cockles and ark shells, abaParts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s.Heat pumps (excl. air conditioning machines of heading 8415)

Common questions about trade in Barnstaple

How many businesses import or export from Barnstaple?

HMRC customs records show 113 businesses in Barnstaple (EX31, EX32) filed declarations over the last six months — 943 import declarations and 488 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Barnstaple businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Barnstaple traders the leading goods are scallops and other molluscs of the family pectinidae, frozen, even in shell, medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containing antibiotics, hormones or ste, cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell, medicaments containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, not containing hormones, steroids used as hormones or antibiotics, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. containin. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Barnstaple growing?

Import activity is down 16.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Barnstaple importers?

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Barnstaple importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

A M ADAMS HOLDINGS LTD

PENINSULA SEAFOODS LTD

DIAMEDICA (UK) LIMITED

SMALLRIDGE BROS. LIMITED

ASSOCIATED OPTICAL PRODUCTS

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What Barnstaple trades

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