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 and plastic articles, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 5.4% 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
454Import declarations▼ 9.0% on the 6 months before
301Export declarations
+5.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
74Trading 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 74 businesses.
★ Most active in BridportFiled more customs declarations than any other Bridport business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
AMSAFE BRIDPORT LTD
65 import declarations114 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 51Ch. 54Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s., 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), ornamental trimmings of textile materials, in the piece, not embroidered, other than knitted or crocheted; tassels, pompons and similar articles of textile materials (excl. braids in the piece).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity114 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JESS WHEELER LTD
1 import declarations23 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 83Ch. 94Ch. 97Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares), chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares and those solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources), electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity23 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOLARPORT SYSTEMS LIMITED
4 import declarations17 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include nails, tacks, staples, screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins, washers and similar articles, of aluminium (excl. staples in strips, plugs, bungs and the like, threaded), angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel, welded, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▲ 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 activity17 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MERCATO ITALIANO LIMITED
19 import declarationsImports onlyDT6 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 11Ch. 15Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the.
▼ Expected to slow by 21.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRIDMET LIMITED
14 import declarations3 export declarationsDT6 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), castors with mountings of base metal, gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters.
▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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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)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)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 poolsArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Narrow woven fabrics of man-made fibres, with a width of <= 30 cm, n.e.s.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)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
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 — 454 import declarations and 301 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), 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), 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 pools. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Bridport growing?
Import activity is down 9.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 5.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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