Over the last six months, 127 Gosport businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 12 of 46 trading locations in Hampshire. 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 ease back by around 4.3% 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
1,529Import declarations▼ 9.2% on the 6 months before
803Export declarations
−4.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
127Trading 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 127 businesses.
★ Most active in GosportFiled more customs declarations than any other Gosport business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.
Most active business
GEO KINGSBURY MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED
157 import declarations68 export declarationsPO12 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tool holders, incl. tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand, and self-opening dieheads, for machine tools, parts and accessories for machine tools for working material by removing material of headings 8456 to 8461, n.e.s., gears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque converters.
▼ Expected to slow by 10.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity157 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HEXATRONIC UK LTD
69 import declarations37 export declarationsPO12 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p, threaded articles, of iron or steel, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SOLENT (UK) LIMITED
94 import declarations11 export declarationsPO12 *Ch. 27Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles), pedals and crank-gear, and parts thereof, for bicycles, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity94 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NORTH SAILS LTD
86 import declarations16 export declarationsPO13 *Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics other than poly"vinyl chloride" or polyurethane (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon; wallcoverings of textile, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of synthetic fibres, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. polyethylene and polypropylene), woven fabrics of high-tenacity yarn, nylon, other polyamides or polyesters, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and with a cross sectional dimension of <= 1 mm.
▼ Expected to slow by 20.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IRON HEART INTERNATIONAL LTD
57 import declarations44 export declarationsPO12 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 41Ch. 42Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), articles of apparel, of leather or composition leather (excl. clothing accessories, footware and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks).
▲ Expected to increase by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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What Gosport trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 127 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTravelling-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 contaT-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedParts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes (excl. fabrics)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)
Common questions about trade in Gosport
How many businesses import or export from Gosport?
HMRC customs records show 127 businesses in Gosport (PO12, PO13) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,529 import declarations and 803 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Gosport businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gosport traders the leading goods are 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, 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, t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Gosport growing?
Import activity is down 9.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 4.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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