Town trade profile · TQ5

Brixham importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 30 Brixham businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 23 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.9% over the next three months.

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104Import declarations▼ 8.8% on the 6 months before

188Export declarations

−7.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

30Trading 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 30 businesses.

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★ Most active in BrixhamFiled more customs declarations than any other Brixham business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in fish and seafood.

Most active business

BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LTD

9 import declarations 63 export declarations TQ5 *Ch. 03Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s., cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell, fresh or chilled sole "solea spp.".

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months

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JOHN REID & SON (ISLAY INDUSTRIES) LTD

2 import declarations 5 export declarations TQ5 *Ch. 40Ch. 73 Active in 5 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), articulated link chain of iron or steel (excl. roller chain), non-threaded articles, of iron or steel.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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IAN PERKES FISH MERCHANTS LIMITED

1 import declarations 43 export declarations TQ5 *Ch. 03Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell, fresh or chilled sole "solea spp.", fresh or chilled sea bass "dicentrarchus spp.".

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months

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BRIXHAM TRAWL MAKERS LIMITED

26 import declarations Imports only TQ5 *Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 73Ch. 87 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), welded link chain of iron or steel (excl. articulated link chain, skid chain and stud-link chain), twine, cordage, ropes and cables of polyethylene or polypropylene, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. binder or baler twine).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BREAKWATER MARINE ENGINEERS LTD

9 import declarations 13 export declarations TQ5 *Ch. 49Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for marine propulsion, compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" (excl. engines for marine propulsion and engines for vehicles of chapter 87), parts and accessories, 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 special purpose motor v.

▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months

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What Brixham trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 30 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilledCuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shellFresh or chilled fish, n.e.s.Fresh or chilled sole "Solea spp."Fresh or chilled sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp."Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilledFresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excl. halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)

Common questions about trade in Brixham

How many businesses import or export from Brixham?

HMRC customs records show 30 businesses in Brixham (TQ5) filed declarations over the last six months — 104 import declarations and 188 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Brixham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Brixham traders the leading goods are crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled, cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell, fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s., fresh or chilled sole "solea spp.". You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Brixham growing?

Import activity is down 8.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Brixham importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LTD

JOHN REID & SON (ISLAY INDUSTRIES) LTD

IAN PERKES FISH MERCHANTS LIMITED

BRIXHAM TRAWL MAKERS LIMITED

BREAKWATER MARINE ENGINEERS LTD

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What Brixham trades

Common questions about trade in Brixham

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