Over the last six months, 483 Poole businesses filed customs declarations. That makes it the busiest trading location 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 7.8% 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
7,450Import declarations▼ 12.4% on the 6 months before
4,888Export declarations
−7.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
483Trading 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 483 businesses.
★ Most active in PooleFiled more customs declarations than any other Poole business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
SIGMA-ALDRICH COMPANY LIMITED
1590 import declarations635 export declarationsBH15 *Ch. 04Ch. 05Ch. 11Ch. 13Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 6.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1590 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity635 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
YUNEX LIMITED
205 import declarations127 export declarationsBH17 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral.
▲ Expected to increase by 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity205 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity127 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SUNSEEKER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
208 import declarations113 export declarationsBH15 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 41Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood <= 6 mm thick, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood (excl. sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components), flooring panels, assembled, of wood other than bamboo (excl. multilayer panels and panels for mosaic floors), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", for marine propulsion.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity208 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity113 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED
293 import declarations24 export declarationsBH15 *Ch. 03Ch. 05Ch. 15Ch. 25Active in 5 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, roller coasters, amusement park rides (excl. roller coasters, carousels, swings, roundabouts, dodge'em cars, motion simulators, moving theatres and water rides).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity293 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AVIATION & DEFENCE SPARES LIMITED
83 import declarations208 export declarationsBH12 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of titanium, n.e.s., articles of nickel, n.e.s., threaded articles, of iron or steel, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity208 in the last 6 months
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What Poole trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 483 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 contaArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations (excl. those put up for retail sale, organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, caTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsAppliances 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)
Common questions about trade in Poole
How many businesses import or export from Poole?
HMRC customs records show 483 businesses in Poole (BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,450 import declarations and 4,888 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Poole businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Poole traders the leading goods are 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Poole growing?
Import activity is down 12.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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