70 businesses in South Hams appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 17 of 36 trading locations in Devon. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, furniture, bedding, lighting and signs, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 6.1% 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
306Import declarations▲ 2.3% on the 6 months before
113Export declarations
+6.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
70Trading 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 70 businesses.
★ Most active in South HamsFiled more customs declarations than any other South Hams business over the last six months — roughly 11% of the town's total import activity, mostly in leather goods, luggage and handbags.
Most active business
HERRING SHOES LTD
34 import declarations10 export declarationsTQ7 *Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 63Ch. 64Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
EQUIMINS LTD
1 import declarations9 export declarationsTQ7 *Ch. 21Ch. 23Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or cosmetic preparations, n.e.s., inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organisms (excl. packaged as medicaments).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
FIBRE TRADING LTD
40 import declarations1 export declarationsTQ7 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 46Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, not of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres "coir"), carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs), carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
THE UNNATURAL FLOORING COMPANY LTD
29 import declarations3 export declarationsTQ7 *Ch. 39Ch. 57Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, not of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres "coir"), carpets and other floor coverings, of man-made textile materials, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs), carpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made up.
▲ Expected to increase by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
Among the most active
KYAIAWIRE LIMITED
22 import declarationsImports onlyTQ7 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 64Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials (excl. sports footwear, incl. tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, and toy footwear).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Earlier monthsLast 6 monthsOur forecast for the next 3
✦ Research this businessOpen their official record, run AI research, or find the people who make the freight decisions.
60 more South Hams businesses
Every importer and exporter in PL8 / TQ7 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
Free to browse. An account takes a minute to set up.
What South Hams trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 70 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, not of pile construction, not made up (excl. Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres "coir")Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)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,Inflatable "incl. rigid hull inflatable" boats, for pleasure or sports, unladen "net" weight > 100 kgCarpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, tufted "needle punched", whether or not made upFootwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy foPreparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)
Common questions about trade in South Hams
How many businesses import or export from South Hams?
HMRC customs records show 70 businesses in South Hams (PL8, TQ7) filed declarations over the last six months — 306 import declarations and 113 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do South Hams businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all South Hams traders the leading goods are carpets and other textile floor coverings, woven, not tufted or flocked, not of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fibres "coir"), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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,. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from South Hams growing?
Import activity is up 2.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 6.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for South Hams importers?
Create an account to see all 70 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.
Nearby in Devon
Other Devon locations with active customs entries.