Over the last six months, 74 Bridport businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 11 of 20 trading locations in Dorset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 9.2% 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
500Import declarations▼ 0.8% on the 6 months before
345Export declarations
+9.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
74Trading 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 74 businesses.
★ Most active in BridportFiled more customs declarations than any other Bridport business over the last six months — roughly 18% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics.
Most active business
AMSAFE BRIDPORT LTD
88 import declarations143 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 51Ch. 54Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 14.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity143 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
COLLINS NETS LIMITED
44 import declarations11 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 39Ch. 54Ch. 56Ch. 61Active 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), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like).
▲ Expected to increase by 40.0% 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 activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TOP GEAR (BRIDPORT) LIMITED
25 import declarations8 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 34Ch. 73Ch. 74Ch. 76Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include silencers "mufflers" and exhaust pipes, and parts thereof, 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, 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, machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust.
▲ Expected to increase by 12.5% 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 activity8 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUCK NETS (UK) LIMITED
54 import declarations40 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like), articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools, dyed warp knit fabrics of synthetic fibres "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", of a width of > 30 cm (excl. those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics,.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SICOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
63 import declarations3 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 22Ch. 39Ch. 51Ch. 54Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like), twine, cordage, ropes and cables of polyethylene or polypropylene, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. binder or baler twine), twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene).
▲ Expected to increase by 10.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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69 more Bridport businesses
Every importer and exporter in DT6 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Bridport trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 74 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of polyethylene or polypropylene, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. binder or baler twine)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Wine 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)Articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling poolsMade-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Bridport
How many businesses import or export from Bridport?
HMRC customs records show 74 businesses in Bridport (DT6) filed declarations over the last six months — 500 import declarations and 345 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Bridport businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Bridport traders the leading goods are knotted netting of twine, cordage, ropes or cables, by the piece or metre; made-up nets, of man-made textile materials (excl. made-up fishing nets, hairnets, nets for sporting purposes, incl. landing nets, butterfly nets and the like), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), twine, cordage, ropes and cables of polyethylene or polypropylene, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. binder or baler twine), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bridport growing?
Import activity is down 0.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 9.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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