HMRC records show 822 businesses trading internationally from Brighton and Hove over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in East Sussex. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, 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
6,027Import declarations▼ 18.5% on the 6 months before
2,285Export declarations
−7.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
822Trading 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 822 businesses.
★ Most active in Brighton and HoveFiled more customs declarations than any other Brighton and Hove business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cocoa and chocolate.
Most active business
BENDA BILI SAS
391 import declarations317 export declarationsBN1 *Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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).
▲ Expected to increase by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity391 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity317 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
64 import declarations116 export declarationsBN2 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), lip make-up preparations, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity64 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity116 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MERSEN UK TEESSIDE LIMITED
108 import declarations30 export declarationsBN41 *Ch. 25Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of graphite or carbon, for non-electrical purposes (excl. carbon fibres and articles of carbon fibres), retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods, slide gates and other refractory ceramic goods, containing by weight > 50% free carbon (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic, artificial graphite (excl. retort graphite, retort carbon and goods of artificial graphite, incl. refractory materials based on artificial graphite).
▼ Expected to slow by 13.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ZT GROUP INT'L INC
59 import declarations43 export declarationsBN1 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 83Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., storage units for automatic data-processing machines, data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units).
▼ Expected to slow by 21.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STOKKE AS
91 import declarations5 export declarationsBN1 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include baby carriages and parts thereof, n.e.s., umbrellas and sun umbrellas, incl. walking-stick umbrellas (excl. umbrellas having a telescopic shaft, garden umbrellas and the like, and toy umbrellas), trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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What Brighton and Hove trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 822 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)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 contaPerfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsBeauty 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 careT-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)
Common questions about trade in Brighton and Hove
How many businesses import or export from Brighton and Hove?
HMRC customs records show 822 businesses in Brighton and Hove (BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41) filed declarations over the last six months — 6,027 import declarations and 2,285 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Brighton and Hove businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Brighton and Hove traders the leading goods are wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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, perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Brighton and Hove growing?
Import activity is down 18.5% 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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