Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) importers & exporters
191 businesses in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Dorset for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 3.0% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
3,609Import declarations▲ 4.6% on the 6 months before
2,280Export declarations
+3.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
191Trading 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 191 businesses.
★ Most active in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)Filed more customs declarations than any other Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in pharmaceuticals.
Most active business
GA TELESIS (UK) LTD
328 import declarations430 export declarationsBH23 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).
▲ Expected to increase by 2.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity328 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity430 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PENNY & GILES CONTROLS LIMITED
283 import declarations151 export declarationsBH23 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include transformers having a power handling capacity <= 1 kva (excl. liquid dielectric transformers), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, electrical variable resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiometers (excl. wirewound variable resistors and heating resistors).
▲ Expected to increase by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity283 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AVIC CABIN SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
156 import declarations254 export declarationsBH23 *Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. of cellular plastic; self-adhesive produ.
▲ Expected to increase by 11.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity156 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity254 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
F R AVIATION LTD
425 import declarations231 export declarationsBH23 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), under-carriages and parts thereof, for aircraft, n.e.s., instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment).
▲ Expected to increase by 28.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity425 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity231 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HOBBYCRAFT TRADING LIMITED
647 import declarationsImports onlyBH23 *Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 08Ch. 09Active 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, carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity647 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 191 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)
Common questions about trade in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
How many businesses import or export from Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)?
HMRC customs records show 191 businesses in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) (BH23) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,609 import declarations and 2,280 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) traders the leading goods are parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical), instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (excl. compasses and radio navigational equipment). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) growing?
Import activity is up 4.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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