Town trade profile · SP7

Shaftesbury importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Shaftesbury?

HMRC customs records show 67 businesses in Shaftesbury (SP7) filed declarations over the last six months — 403 import declarations and 309 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Shaftesbury businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Shaftesbury traders the leading goods are secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears, incl. poultry shears, with working parts of base metal, ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessories, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Shaftesbury growing?

Import activity is down 9.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Shaftesbury importers?

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67 businesses in Shaftesbury appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 12 of 20 trading locations in Dorset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 8.2% 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

403Import declarations▼ 9.0% on the 6 months before

309Export declarations

+8.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

67Trading 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 67 businesses.

★ Most active in ShaftesburyFiled more customs declarations than any other Shaftesbury business over the last six months — roughly 32% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats.

Most active business

NIWAKI LTD

127 import declarations 36 export declarations SP7 *Ch. 15Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears, incl. poultry shears, with working parts of base metal, articles of lead, n.e.s., spades and shovels, with working parts of base metal.

▲ Expected to increase by 10.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity127 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

GILO ADVENTURE SPORTS LTD

33 import declarations 9 export declarations SP7 *Ch. 42Ch. 73Ch. 81Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, n.e.s., spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engine, for aircraft.

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VIRGINIA HAYWARD LIMITED

37 import declarations Imports only SP7 *Ch. 17Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 22 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from vegetable plaiting materials or made up from goods of vegetable plaiting materials of heading 4601, and articles of loofah (excl. of bamboo and rattan; wallcoverings of heading 48, candles, tapers and the like, statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques).

▼ Expected to slow by 14.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

R.J. & K.D. MCLEAN LTD

1 import declarations 70 export declarations SP7 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 84 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tractors, of an engine power > 130 kw (excl. those of heading 8709, pedestrian-controlled tractors, road tractors for semi-trailers and track-laying tractors), tractors, of an engine power > 37 kw but <= 75 kw (excl. those of heading 8709, pedestrian-controlled tractors, road tractors for semi-trailers and track-laying tractors), tractors, of an engine power > 75 kw but <= 130 kw (excl. those of heading 8709, pedestrian-controlled tractors, road tractors for semi-trailers and track-laying tractors).

▼ 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 activity70 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

OILYBITS LTD

23 import declarations 39 export declarations SP7 *Ch. 38Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), 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).

▲ Expected to increase by 71.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity39 in the last 6 months

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What Shaftesbury trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 67 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears, incl. poultry shears, with working parts of base metalOzone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessoriesStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsInstruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s.Articles of lead, n.e.s.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 contaSpades and shovels, with working parts of base metalParts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)

Common questions about trade in Shaftesbury

How many businesses import or export from Shaftesbury?

HMRC customs records show 67 businesses in Shaftesbury (SP7) filed declarations over the last six months — 403 import declarations and 309 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Shaftesbury businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Shaftesbury traders the leading goods are secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears, incl. poultry shears, with working parts of base metal, ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus, incl. parts and accessories, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics, instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Shaftesbury growing?

Import activity is down 9.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 8.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Shaftesbury importers?

Create an account to see all 67 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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Shaftesbury importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

NIWAKI LTD

GILO ADVENTURE SPORTS LTD

VIRGINIA HAYWARD LIMITED

R.J. & K.D. MCLEAN LTD

OILYBITS LTD

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What Shaftesbury trades

Common questions about trade in Shaftesbury

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