HMRC records show 58 businesses trading internationally from Sherborne over the last six months. It ranks 13 of 20 trading locations in Dorset. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.0% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
352Import declarations▲ 11.0% on the 6 months before
142Export declarations
+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
58Trading 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 58 businesses.
★ Most active in SherborneFiled more customs declarations than any other Sherborne business over the last six months — roughly 26% of the town's total import activity, mostly in organic chemicals.
Most active business
VALMIERA GLASS UK LIMITED
93 import declarations26 export declarationsDT9 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), mechanically bonded fabrics of glass fibres (excl. closed fabrics of rovings, and woven fabrics), closed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns, coated or laminated.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity26 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ABLEBOX LIMITED
23 import declarationsImports onlyDT9 *Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 82Ch. 84Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, 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, weighing <= 150 g/m, paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or bo, testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, 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, weighing > 150 g/m.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DODGE@HOME LTD
20 import declarationsImports onlyDT9 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HUNT'S FOOD GROUP LTD
65 import declarations5 export declarationsDT9 *Ch. 04Ch. 08Ch. 10Ch. 11Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., 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, rolled or flaked grains of cereals (excl. oats).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TITAN ENTERPRISES LTD
3 import declarations21 export declarationsDT9 *Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 90Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), instruments or apparatus for measuring or checking variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% 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 activity21 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in DT9 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Sherborne trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 58 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Food preparations, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin careMechanically bonded fabrics of glass fibres (excl. closed fabrics of rovings, and woven fabrics)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 theTextile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petClosed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns, coated or laminated
Common questions about trade in Sherborne
How many businesses import or export from Sherborne?
HMRC customs records show 58 businesses in Sherborne (DT9) filed declarations over the last six months — 352 import declarations and 142 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Sherborne businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sherborne traders the leading goods are instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators), food preparations, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Sherborne growing?
Import activity is up 11.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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