13 businesses in Lyme Regis appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 20 of 20 trading locations in Dorset. Most of that activity sits in toys, games and sports equipment, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 25.0% 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
20Import declarations▼ 9.1% on the 6 months before
5Export declarations
−25.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
13Trading 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 13 businesses.
★ Most active in Lyme RegisFiled more customs declarations than any other Lyme Regis business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 97.
Most active business
CAVALIERO FINN GALLERY LIMITED
1 import declarations3 export declarationsDT7 *Ch. 97Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include original sculptures and statuary, in any material (excl. over 100 years old), original sculptures and statuary, in any material, over 100 years old.
▼ 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 activity3 in the last 6 months
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RP LYME REGIS LIMITED
2 import declarationsImports onlyDT7 *Ch. 21Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings (excl. soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, mustard, and mustard flour and meal).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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PERSUASION
2 import declarationsImports onlyDT7 *Ch. 62Ch. 90Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other (excl. spectacles for testing eyesight, sunglasses, contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames and mountings for spectacles), women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers), men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MARTIN JOHN PLATTS AND SUSAN JANE PLATTS
4 import declarationsImports onlyDT7 *Ch. 22Active in 3 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THINGS I LIKE
3 import declarationsImports onlyDT7 *Ch. 34Ch. 44Ch. 95Active in 2 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, statuettes and other ornaments, of tropical wood (excl. wood marquetry and inlaid wood), candles, tapers and the like.
▲ Expected to increase by 133.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Lyme Regis trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 13 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsOriginal sculptures and statuary, in any material (excl. over 100 years old)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalPlaying cardsSpectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other (excl. spectacles for testing eyesight, sunglasses, contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames and mountings for spectacles)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Preparations for sauces and prepared sauces; mixed condiments and seasonings (excl. soya sauce, tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces, mustard, and mustard flour and meal)
Common questions about trade in Lyme Regis
How many businesses import or export from Lyme Regis?
HMRC customs records show 13 businesses in Lyme Regis (DT7) filed declarations over the last six months — 20 import declarations and 5 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Lyme Regis businesses import most?
The most common category is toys, games and sports equipment. Across all Lyme Regis traders the leading goods are 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), 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, original sculptures and statuary, in any material (excl. over 100 years old), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Lyme Regis growing?
Import activity is down 9.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 25.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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