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Scarborough importers & exporters

80 businesses in Scarborough appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 10 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. 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 8.2% 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

605Import declarations▼ 15.5% on the 6 months before

304Export declarations

−8.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

80Trading 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 80 businesses.

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★ Most active in ScarboroughFiled more customs declarations than any other Scarborough business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

MCCAIN FOODS (GB) LIMITED

137 import declarations 33 export declarations YO11 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 11Ch. 15 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, food preparations, n.e.s., parts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 13.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity137 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JS OUTLET LIMITED

19 import declarations 13 export declarations YO11 *Ch. 21Ch. 49Ch. 61Ch. 62 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), women's or girls' garments of textile fabrics, rubberised or impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or other substances (excl. of the type described in heading 6202, and babies' garments and clothing accessories), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, and wadded waistcoats).

▲ Expected to increase by 154.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity13 in the last 6 months

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UNISON LIMITED

14 import declarations 18 export declarations YO11 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 73Ch. 74 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories for machine tools for working metal without removing material, n.e.s., numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines for flat products (excl. profile forming machines, press brakes, panel benders and roll forming machines), parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity14 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

VIPIRS LIMITED

15 import declarations 15 export declarations YO11 *Ch. 39Ch. 59Ch. 76Ch. 84 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral, textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics other than poly"vinyl chloride" or polyurethane (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon; wallcoverings of textile, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for door, of aluminium (excl. door furniture).

▲ Expected to increase by 140.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

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

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

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DAVID DUGGLEBY LTD

2 import declarations 28 export declarations YO11 *Ch. 49Ch. 63Ch. 69Ch. 70 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by hand (excl. over 100 years old, and technical drawings and the like of heading 4906, and hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles), articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal other than silver, whether or not plated or clad with precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months

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What Scarborough trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 80 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedMen's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilledJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenParts of machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled

Common questions about trade in Scarborough

How many businesses import or export from Scarborough?

HMRC customs records show 80 businesses in Scarborough (YO11, YO12) filed declarations over the last six months — 605 import declarations and 304 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Scarborough businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Scarborough traders the leading goods are t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton), lobsters "homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Scarborough growing?

Import activity is down 15.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 8.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Scarborough importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

MCCAIN FOODS (GB) LIMITED

JS OUTLET LIMITED

UNISON LIMITED

VIPIRS LIMITED

DAVID DUGGLEBY LTD

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What Scarborough trades

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