HMRC records show 29 businesses trading internationally from Gillingham (Dorset) over the last six months. It ranks 10 of 20 trading locations in Dorset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.3% 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
698Import declarations▼ 10.3% on the 6 months before
122Export declarations
−7.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
29Trading 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 29 businesses.
★ Most active in Gillingham (Dorset)Filed more customs declarations than any other Gillingham (Dorset) business over the last six months — roughly 78% of the town's total import activity, mostly in milling products, malt and starches.
Most active business
MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITE D
545 import declarations34 export declarationsSP8 *Ch. 11Ch. 13Ch. 15Ch. 17Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys), 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 7.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity545 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FASTENING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
7 import declarations6 export declarationsSP8 *Ch. 73Ch. 74Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include screw hooks, screw rings and the like, threaded, of copper (excl. standard screws and bolts and nuts), non-threaded articles, of iron or steel.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLOBAL HARVEST LTD
8 import declarationsImports onlySP8 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 21Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include juniper berries and seeds of anise, badian, caraway or fennel, neither crushed nor ground, natural honey, spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOUTH WEST PACKAGING LTD
6 import declarations2 export declarationsSP8 *Ch. 48Ch. 56Ch. 63Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include corrugated paper and paperboard "with or without glued flat surface sheets", whether or not perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 28.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
G E PIKE LTD
7 import declarationsImports onlySP8 *Ch. 76Ch. 85Ch. 94Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Gillingham (Dorset) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 29 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.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)Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys)Organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(N,N-Diethylamino)ethanethiol, Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (INN)), aldicarb [ISO], captafol [ISO], methamidophos [ISMachinery 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 combustParts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s.Enzymes and prepared enzymes, n.e.s. (excl. rennet and concentrates thereof)Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.
Common questions about trade in Gillingham (Dorset)
How many businesses import or export from Gillingham (Dorset)?
HMRC customs records show 29 businesses in Gillingham (Dorset) (SP8) filed declarations over the last six months — 698 import declarations and 122 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Gillingham (Dorset) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gillingham (Dorset) traders the leading goods are chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., 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), machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys), organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(n,n-diethylamino)ethanethiol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (inn)), aldicarb [iso], captafol [iso], methamidophos [is. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Gillingham (Dorset) growing?
Import activity is down 10.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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