HMRC records show 149 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 9.8% 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
1,152Import declarations▼ 17.8% on the 6 months before
701Export declarations
−9.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
149Trading 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 149 businesses.
★ Most active in DoverFiled more customs declarations than any other Dover business over the last six months — roughly 15% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.
Most active business
MEGGER INSTRUMENTS LTD
174 import declarations77 export declarationsCT17 *Ch. 15Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, travelling-bags, shopping or tool bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases and similar, with outer surface of vulcanised fibre or paperboard; cases for binoculars, cameras, musical instruments, guns, holsters and similar containers with outer surface of, parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WESTVLEES (G.B) LTD
81 import declarationsImports onlyCT16 *Ch. 02Ch. 05Ch. 16Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fresh or chilled meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in.
▼ Expected to slow by 22.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EUROSHOWERS LIMITED
50 import declarations24 export declarationsCT17 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include rods, bars, tubes, profiles and other forms of unvulcanised rubber, incl. mixed rubber, and articles of unvulcanised rubber, incl. mixed rubber (excl. plates, sheets and strip which, apart from basic surface-working, have not been cut, or have merely, mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GREENER LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LTD
1 import declarations63 export declarationsCT17 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, from flat-rolled products simply cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. profiled sheet), safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SHARPAK AYLESHAM LTD
51 import declarations12 export declarationsCT3 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 76Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard), parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., greaseproof papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity51 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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What Dover trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 149 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)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFolding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardGuitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow)Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone inSpices (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
Common questions about trade in Dover
How many businesses import or export from Dover?
HMRC customs records show 149 businesses in Dover (CT15, CT16, CT17, CT3) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,152 import declarations and 701 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), frozen meat of swine (excl. carcases and half-carcases, and hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), 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 Dover growing?
Import activity is down 17.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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