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 and plastic articles, 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 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
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 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 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 declarations78 export declarationsTQ4 *Ch. 19Ch. 22Ch. 29Ch. 30Active 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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Among the most active
TEDDY MOUNTAIN (UK) LTD
18 import declarations17 export declarationsTQ4 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active 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, staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VX3 LIMITED
125 import declarations7 export declarationsTQ4 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 52Ch. 55Active 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 declarations62 export declarationsTQ4 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active 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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Among the most active
OCLARO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
4 import declarations62 export declarationsTQ4 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 68Ch. 71Active 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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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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