Over the last six months, 24 Sidmouth businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 31 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, vehicles and vehicle parts, electrical machinery and electronics. 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 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1
70Import declarations▲ 1.4% on the 6 months before
21Export declarations
+5.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
24Trading 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 24 businesses.
★ Most active in SidmouthFiled more customs declarations than any other Sidmouth business over the last six months — roughly 17% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
POTBURY AND SONS LTD
12 import declarationsImports onlyEX10 *Ch. 39Ch. 94Ch. 95Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include christmas articles (excl. candles and electric lighting sets, natural christmas trees and christmas tree stands).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J G ENGINEERING (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
5 import declarationsImports onlyEX10 *Ch. 84Ch. 87Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, bearing housings for machinery, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings for machinery, 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 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SPORTING CLASSICS (SHERBORNE) LIMITED
5 import declarationsImports onlyEX10 *Ch. 62Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, suits, ensemb.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
VIOLET GREY LIMITED
2 import declarations3 export declarationsEX10 *Ch. 68Ch. 69Ch. 94Ch. 97Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, antiques, over 250 years old, articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (excl. prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, tiles, paving, bricks and the like).
▲ 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 activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WOODFORDE & CO LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyEX10 *Ch. 33Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions).
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Sidmouth trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 24 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Lactic acid, its salts and esters (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)Antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years oldBars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irreguPerfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)Suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transporWine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)
Common questions about trade in Sidmouth
How many businesses import or export from Sidmouth?
HMRC customs records show 24 businesses in Sidmouth (EX10) filed declarations over the last six months — 70 import declarations and 21 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Sidmouth businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sidmouth traders the leading goods are 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), lactic acid, its salts and esters (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury), antiques, over 100 but at most 250 years old, bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregu. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Sidmouth growing?
Import activity is up 1.4% 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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