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Sherborne importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Sherborne?

HMRC customs records show 55 businesses in Sherborne (DT9) filed declarations over the last six months — 305 import declarations and 131 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Sherborne businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Sherborne traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., 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, mechanically bonded fabrics of glass fibres (excl. closed fabrics of rovings, and woven fabrics), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Sherborne growing?

Import activity is down 1.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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HMRC records show 55 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, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 7.3% 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

305Import declarations▼ 1.0% on the 6 months before

131Export declarations

−7.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

55Trading 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 55 businesses.

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★ 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

78 import declarations 24 export declarations DT9 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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, yarn and slivers of glass fibres (excl. in chopped strands of a length of <= 50 mm, and rovings).

▼ Expected to slow by 8.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity78 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DODGE@HOME LTD

19 import declarations Imports only DT9 *Ch. 42Ch. 61Ch. 62Ch. 64 Active in 4 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), women's or girls' dresses of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted and petticoats).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

DR. LEATHER LTD

6 import declarations 10 export declarations DT9 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include textile 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% pet, 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, ca, synthetic organic tanning substances.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

EMU TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LTD

9 import declarations 5 export declarations DT9 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 76Ch. 83 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays, and for machines and apparatus, base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles (excl. locks with keys, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, hinges, castors and mountings and fittings suitable for buildings, motor vehicles or furniture), machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits.

▼ Expected to slow by 37.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

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

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THE SKINSMITH LTD

5 import declarations 5 export declarations DT9 *Ch. 33Ch. 49Ch. 96 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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, trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like, make-up or skin care powders, incl. baby powders, whether or not compressed (excl. medicaments).

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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What Sherborne trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 55 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Food preparations, n.e.s.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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Textile 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% petBread, 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 theClosed woven fabrics, plain weave, of glass fibre yarns, coated or laminatedYarn and slivers of glass fibres (excl. in chopped strands of a length of <= 50 mm, and rovings)

Common questions about trade in Sherborne

How many businesses import or export from Sherborne?

HMRC customs records show 55 businesses in Sherborne (DT9) filed declarations over the last six months — 305 import declarations and 131 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 food preparations, n.e.s., 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, mechanically bonded fabrics of glass fibres (excl. closed fabrics of rovings, and woven fabrics), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Sherborne growing?

Import activity is down 1.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Sherborne importers?

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Sherborne importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

VALMIERA GLASS UK LIMITED

DODGE@HOME LTD

DR. LEATHER LTD

EMU TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LTD

THE SKINSMITH LTD

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What Sherborne trades

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