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Portsmouth importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Portsmouth?

HMRC customs records show 404 businesses in Portsmouth (PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,696 import declarations and 2,490 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Portsmouth businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Portsmouth 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), 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, 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 Portsmouth growing?

Import activity is down 6.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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HMRC records show 404 businesses trading internationally from Portsmouth over the last six months. It ranks 5 of 46 trading locations in Hampshire. 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 ease back by around 1.6% 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

4,696Import declarations▼ 6.8% on the 6 months before

2,490Export declarations

−1.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

404Trading 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 404 businesses.

★ Most active in PortsmouthFiled more customs declarations than any other Portsmouth business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.

Most active business

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

255 import declarations 254 export declarations PO3 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of aircraft and spacecraft, n.e.s., articles of titanium, n.e.s., plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity255 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity254 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PALL MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED

151 import declarations 15 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38 Active 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), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of cellular plastic, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl.those of polymers of styrene, vinyl chloride, polyurethanes and regenerated cellulose, self-adhesive products,.

▲ Expected to increase by 68.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity151 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HARWIN PLC

53 import declarations 102 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 18Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 49 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other, hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 18.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity102 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LIQUID GAS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

48 import declarations 401 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39 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), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v.

▼ Expected to slow by 12.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity401 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PALL EUROPE LIMITED

230 import declarations 189 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).

▼ Expected to slow by 2.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity230 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity189 in the last 6 months

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What Portsmouth trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 404 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)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids (excl. meters and regulators)Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)Parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders)

Common questions about trade in Portsmouth

How many businesses import or export from Portsmouth?

HMRC customs records show 404 businesses in Portsmouth (PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4) filed declarations over the last six months — 4,696 import declarations and 2,490 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Portsmouth businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Portsmouth 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), instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), 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, 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 Portsmouth growing?

Import activity is down 6.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Portsmouth importers?

Create an account to see all 404 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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Portsmouth importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

PALL MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED

HARWIN PLC

LIQUID GAS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

PALL EUROPE LIMITED

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What Portsmouth trades

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