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Brighton and Hove importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Brighton and Hove?

HMRC customs records show 870 businesses in Brighton and Hove (BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,089 import declarations and 2,734 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: 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 articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Brighton and Hove growing?

Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Brighton and Hove importers?

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HMRC records show 870 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. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.5% 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

7,089Import declarations▼ 4.9% on the 6 months before

2,734Export declarations

−0.5%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

870Trading 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 870 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

452 import declarations 373 export declarations BN1 *Ch. 18Ch. 19Ch. 33Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, panties and swimwear).

▲ Expected to increase by 13.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity452 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity373 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JARLTECH EUROPE GMBH

192 import declarations 52 export declarations BN1 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include static converters, input or output units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing, machines which only perform one of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity192 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PAXTON ACCESS LTD

107 import declarations 110 export declarations BN1 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▼ Expected to slow by 6.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity107 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity110 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THOMANN GMBH

430 import declarations 141 export declarations BN1 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include keyboard instruments, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically (excl. accordions), accordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically, luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 4.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity430 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity141 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

TGA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

278 import declarations 121 export declarations BN2 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active 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), thermostats.

▲ Expected to increase by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity278 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity121 in the last 6 months

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What Brighton and Hove trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 870 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)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)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

Common questions about trade in Brighton and Hove

How many businesses import or export from Brighton and Hove?

HMRC customs records show 870 businesses in Brighton and Hove (BN1, BN2, BN3, BN41) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,089 import declarations and 2,734 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 articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Brighton and Hove growing?

Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.5%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Brighton and Hove importers?

Create an account to see all 870 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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Brighton and Hove importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

BENDA BILI SAS

JARLTECH EUROPE GMBH

PAXTON ACCESS LTD

THOMANN GMBH

TGA INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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What Brighton and Hove trades

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