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Portsmouth importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Portsmouth?

HMRC customs records show 376 businesses in Portsmouth (PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,938 import declarations and 2,113 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 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, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Portsmouth growing?

Import activity is down 19.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 11.6%. 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 376 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, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 11.6% 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

3,938Import declarations▼ 19.6% on the 6 months before

2,113Export declarations

−11.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

376Trading 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 376 businesses.

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★ Most active in PortsmouthFiled more customs declarations than any other Portsmouth business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.

Most active business

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

239 import declarations 223 export declarations PO3 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of titanium, n.e.s., parts of aircraft and spacecraft, n.e.s., containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity239 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity223 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

F.P.T. INDUSTRIES LIMITED

55 import declarations 67 export declarations PO3 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include inflatable rafts, parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders), articles of aluminium, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity67 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DEVONPORT ROYAL DOCKYARD LTD

69 import declarations 49 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings, gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).

▼ Expected to slow by 30.4% 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 activity49 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RAPID WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIESLIMITED

61 import declarations 51 export declarations PO6 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 42 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machine tools for working material by removing material of headings 8456 to 8461, n.e.s., 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, machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by plasma arc processes.

▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ELMDENE INTERNATIONAL LTD

60 import declarations 45 export declarations PO3 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 72 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material, of a capacity of < 50 l, n.e.s. (excl. containers for compressed or liquefied gas, or containers fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, and cans which, parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., printed matter, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 5.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months

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What Portsmouth trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 376 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 kindsAppliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units)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 combustArticles of aluminium, n.e.s.Parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s.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 376 businesses in Portsmouth (PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,938 import declarations and 2,113 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 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, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Portsmouth growing?

Import activity is down 19.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 11.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Portsmouth importers?

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Portsmouth importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

F.P.T. INDUSTRIES LIMITED

DEVONPORT ROYAL DOCKYARD LTD

RAPID WELDING & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIESLIMITED

ELMDENE INTERNATIONAL LTD

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What Portsmouth trades

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