HMRC records show 166 businesses trading internationally from Dover over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 48 trading locations in Kent. 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 2.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
1,371Import declarations▼ 3.6% on the 6 months before
823Export declarations
−2.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
166Trading 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 166 businesses.
★ Most active in DoverFiled more customs declarations than any other Dover business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
MEGGER INSTRUMENTS LTD
214 import declarations90 export declarationsCT17 *Ch. 15Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, without recording device (excl. multimeters, and oscilloscopes and oscillographs), instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, with recording device (excl. multimeters, and oscilloscopes and oscillographs).
▲ Expected to increase by 17.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity214 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MUTLEY PLANT SERVICE LIMITED
52 import declarations5 export declarationsCT15 *Ch. 27Ch. 40Ch. 72Ch. 82Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for machines or for mechanical appliances, for metalworking.
▲ Expected to increase by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DANI ORGANIC FOODS LTD
30 import declarations89 export declarationsCT3 *Ch. 06Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spices (excl. pepper of the genus piper, fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, clove "wholefruit", clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and cara, ginger, crushed or ground, dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excl. onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed).
▼ Expected to slow by 44.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MULTIPANEL UK LTD
84 import declarations25 export declarationsCT15 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip), plates, sheets and strip, of non-alloy aluminium, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip), aluminium foil, backed, of a thickness (excl. any backing) of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
STORY MFG LTD
43 import declarations61 export declarationsCT3 *Ch. 32Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 58Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' jackets and blazers of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, and wind-jackets and similar articles), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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What Dover trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 166 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Gas or smoke analysis apparatusInstruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, without recording device (excl. multimeters, and oscilloscopes and oscillographs)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s.Plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium alloys, of a thickness of > 0,2 mm, square or rectangular (excl. expanded plates, sheets and strip)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)
Common questions about trade in Dover
How many businesses import or export from Dover?
HMRC customs records show 166 businesses in Dover (CT15, CT16, CT17, CT3) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,371 import declarations and 823 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Dover businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Dover traders the leading goods are fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), gas or smoke analysis apparatus, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or electrical power, without recording device (excl. multimeters, and oscilloscopes and oscillographs), 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 Dover growing?
Import activity is down 3.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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