HMRC records show 336 businesses trading internationally from Plymouth over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location 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 ease back by around 0.2% 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
5,081Import declarations▲ 1.6% on the 6 months before
2,001Export declarations
−0.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
336Trading 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 336 businesses.
★ Most active in PlymouthFiled more customs declarations than any other Plymouth business over the last six months — roughly 29% of the town's total import activity, mostly in other animal products.
Most active business
C.D.S.(SUPERSTORES INTERNATIONAL) LIMITE D
1453 import declarations119 export declarationsPL6 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 09Ch. 17Active 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, electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires (excl. those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 3.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1453 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BW CONVERTING LTD
44 import declarations100 export declarationsPL6 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 59Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances (excl. those for metal or wood-working, kitchen appliances or machines used by the food industry and those for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines), flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of < 600 mm, hot-rolled or cold-rolled "cold-reduced" and further worked, parts of machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 10.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity100 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PRINCESS YACHTS LIMITED
269 import declarations168 export declarationsPL1 *Ch. 20Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar, a, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), toughened "tempered" safety glass, of size and shape suitable for incorporation in motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, vessels and other vehicles.
▼ Expected to slow by 13.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity269 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity168 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD
211 import declarations32 export declarationsPL6 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32Active 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, parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays, and for machines and apparatus, natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials other than woven textile fabric only or paper or paperboard only, whether or not cut to shape, sewn or otherwise made up.
▲ Expected to increase by 39.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity211 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
RITTAL-CSM LIMITED
193 import declarations44 export declarationsPL6 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 6 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), parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity193 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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326 more Plymouth businesses
Every importer and exporter in PL1 / PL2 / PL3 / PL4 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Plymouth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 336 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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Static convertersBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VMetal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Navigational instruments and apparatus (excl. for aeronautical or space navigation, compasses and radio navigational equipment)Articles of bedding and similar furnishing, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or of cellular rubber or plastics (excl. mattress supports, mattresses, sleeping bags, pneumatic or water mattresses, blankets, covers,
Common questions about trade in Plymouth
How many businesses import or export from Plymouth?
HMRC customs records show 336 businesses in Plymouth (PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,081 import declarations and 2,001 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Plymouth businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Plymouth 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), 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), static converters. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Plymouth growing?
Import activity is up 1.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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