Town trade profile · TQ12

Newton Abbot importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 175 Newton Abbot businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 36 trading locations in Devon. 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 pick up by around 5.6% 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

2,013Import declarations▲ 7.8% on the 6 months before

991Export declarations

+5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

175Trading 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 175 businesses.

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★ Most active in Newton AbbotFiled more customs declarations than any other Newton Abbot business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.

Most active business

WILTON BRADLEY LIMITED

302 import declarations 28 export declarations TQ12 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus, tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards).

▲ Expected to increase by 11.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity302 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FORGEWAY LTD

64 import declarations 22 export declarations TQ12 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include polyethers, in primary forms (excl. polyacetals, bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate and goods of 3002), products suitable for use as glues or adhesives put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, with a net weight of <= 1 kg, carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics.

▼ Expected to slow by 15.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity64 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months

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CENTRAX LTD

63 import declarations 66 export declarations TQ12 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gas turbines of a power > 5.000 kw (excl. turbojets and turbopropellers), parts of gas turbines, 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 40.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

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

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity66 in the last 6 months

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VARITECH SYSTEMS LTD

36 import declarations 91 export declarations TQ12 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include carbon fibres, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s..

▲ 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 activity91 in the last 6 months

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HOTLINE-HORIZONT LTD

91 import declarations 31 export declarations TQ12 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 49Ch. 56 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage > 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers, isolating switches, make-and-break switches, lightning arr.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity31 in the last 6 months

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What Newton Abbot trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 175 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)Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsStatic convertersInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling poolsFood preparations, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Newton Abbot

How many businesses import or export from Newton Abbot?

HMRC customs records show 175 businesses in Newton Abbot (TQ12) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,013 import declarations and 991 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Newton Abbot businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Newton Abbot 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), live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn (excl. bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, incl. chicory plants and roots, unrooted cuttings and slips, fruit and nut trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and roses), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Newton Abbot growing?

Import activity is up 7.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Newton Abbot importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

WILTON BRADLEY LIMITED

FORGEWAY LTD

CENTRAX LTD

VARITECH SYSTEMS LTD

HOTLINE-HORIZONT LTD

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What Newton Abbot trades

Common questions about trade in Newton Abbot

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