HMRC records show 171 businesses trading internationally from Scunthorpe over the last six months. That puts it second in Lincolnshire for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, iron and steel articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.4% 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
2,088Import declarations▼ 12.0% on the 6 months before
1,169Export declarations
−6.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
171Trading 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 171 businesses.
★ Most active in ScunthorpeFiled more customs declarations than any other Scunthorpe business over the last six months — roughly 13% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages, spirits and vinegar.
Most active business
JOTUN PAINTS (EUROPE) LTD
279 import declarations108 export declarationsDN15 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 26Ch. 27Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on polyesters in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity279 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity108 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
LEBUS UPHOLSTERY LTD
55 import declarations70 export declarationsDN16 *Ch. 44Ch. 52Ch. 54Ch. 55Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chenille fabrics, of man-made fibres (excl. terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics, tufted textile fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of heading 5806), woven fabrics of yarn containing >= 85% by weight of textured polyester filaments, incl. monofilament of >= 67 decitex and a maximum diameter of <= 1 mm, dyed, printed warp knit fabrics of synthetic fibres "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", of a width of > 30 cm (excl. those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabric.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% 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 activity70 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HITEK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LTD
40 import declarations81 export declarationsDN17 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, n.e.s., articles of nickel, n.e.s., chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 27.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TEKDATA INTERCONNECTIONS LIMITED
27 import declarations91 export declarationsDN15 *Ch. 28Ch. 30Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wire of non-alloy nickel (excl. electrically insulated products), glues, prepared, and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s., parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft, n.e.s. (excl. those for gliders).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity91 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ALPHA 3 MANUFACTURING LIMITED
63 import declarations48 export declarationsDN15 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 71Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., articles of zinc, n.e.s., stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base metal (excl. crow corks).
▼ Expected to slow by 9.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity48 in the last 6 months
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What Scunthorpe trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 171 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsChemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.Nuts of iron or steelArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orAppliances 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)Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co
Common questions about trade in Scunthorpe
How many businesses import or export from Scunthorpe?
HMRC customs records show 171 businesses in Scunthorpe (DN15, DN16, DN17) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,088 import declarations and 1,169 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Scunthorpe businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Scunthorpe traders the leading goods are 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), 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, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., nuts of iron or steel. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Scunthorpe growing?
Import activity is down 12.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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