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Paignton importers & exporters

HMRC records show 84 businesses trading internationally from Paignton over the last six months. It ranks 9 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.5% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1

843Import declarations▲ 1.0% on the 6 months before

417Export declarations

+3.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

84Trading businesses

Top 5 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 84 businesses.

★ Most active in PaigntonFiled more customs declarations than any other Paignton business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in bakery and cereal preparations.

Most active business

NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD

131 import declarations 78 export declarations TQ4 *Ch. 19Ch. 22Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., electro-cardiographs, felt-tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers.

▲ Expected to increase by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months

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OCLARO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

4 import declarations 62 export declarations TQ4 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 68Ch. 71 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes, instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, using uv, visible or ir optical radiations (excl. spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs, and gas or smoke analysis apparatus).

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months

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HERCULES HYDRAULICS LTD

25 import declarations 41 export declarations TQ4 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 79 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmission, clutches and shaft couplings, incl. universal joints, for machinery, winches and capstans, non-powered by electric motor.

▲ 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 activity41 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VX3 LIMITED

125 import declarations 7 export declarations TQ4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 52Ch. 55 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' shirts of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, t-shirts, singlets and other vests), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. swimwear and underpants).

▲ Expected to increase by 48.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

KWC DVS LIMITED

47 import declarations 62 export declarations TQ4 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), sanitary ware, incl. parts thereof (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310, small wall cabinets for medical supplies or toiletries and other furniture of chapter 94, and fittings, complete sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel, c, sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel.

▼ Expected to slow by 19.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity47 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months

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Every importer and exporter in TQ3 / TQ4 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Paignton trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 84 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsInstruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Static convertersCrabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilledInstruments and appliances used in dental sciences, 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)Electro-cardiographs

Common questions about trade in Paignton

How many businesses import or export from Paignton?

HMRC customs records show 84 businesses in Paignton (TQ3, TQ4) filed declarations over the last six months — 843 import declarations and 417 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Paignton businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Paignton traders the leading goods are 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, instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Paignton growing?

Import activity is up 1.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Paignton importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD

OCLARO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

HERCULES HYDRAULICS LTD

VX3 LIMITED

KWC DVS LIMITED

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What Paignton trades

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