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 and plastic articles. 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 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
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 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 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 and oils.
Most active business
NIWAKI LTD
127 import declarations36 export declarationsSP7 *Ch. 15Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active 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
FOOD LYNX INTERNATIONAL FOOD SERVICES LI MITED
0 import declarations25 export declarationsSP7 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products, cheese (excl. fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
R.J. & K.D. MCLEAN LTD
1 import declarations70 export declarationsSP7 *Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 82Ch. 84Active 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 declarations39 export declarationsSP7 *Ch. 38Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73Active 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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Among the most active
GILO ADVENTURE SPORTS LTD
33 import declarations9 export declarationsSP7 *Ch. 42Ch. 73Ch. 81Ch. 84Active 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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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.
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