Town trade profile · BH23

Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)?

HMRC customs records show 179 businesses in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) (BH23) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,123 import declarations and 1,987 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: 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 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), parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) growing?

Import activity is down 8.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) importers?

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179 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, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.1% 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

3,123Import declarations▼ 8.7% on the 6 months before

1,987Export declarations

−3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

179Trading 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 179 businesses.

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★ 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

287 import declarations 378 export declarations BH23 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 5 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), hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting "cylinders", parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity287 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity378 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PENNY & GILES AEROSPACE LTD

82 import declarations 176 export declarations BH23 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include storage units for automatic data-processing machines, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders).

▼ Expected to slow by 26.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity82 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity176 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CSE BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED

119 import declarations 94 export declarations BH23 *Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38 Active in 5 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., parts of turbojets or turbopropellers, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 21.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ICONS SHOP LIMITED

36 import declarations 63 export declarations BH23 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Ch. 52 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include collections and collectors' pieces of archaeological, ethnographic or historical interest, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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 71.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED

5 import declarations 90 export declarations BH23 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 62Ch. 64 Active in 4 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include rubber, unvulcanised, compounded with carbon black or silica, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip, structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of < 50 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, and cans which.

▲ 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 activity90 in the last 6 months

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What Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 179 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTravelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Food preparations, n.e.s.Parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s.Articles of wood, n.e.s.

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 179 businesses in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) (BH23) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,123 import declarations and 1,987 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 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), parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), 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, travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) growing?

Import activity is down 8.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) importers?

Create an account to see all 179 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

GA TELESIS (UK) LTD

PENNY & GILES AEROSPACE LTD

CSE BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED

ICONS SHOP LIMITED

BABCOCK LAND DEFENCE LIMITED

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What Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) trades

Common questions about trade in Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

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