Over the last six months, 78 Thornaby-On-Tees businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 6 of 26 trading locations in North Yorkshire. 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 pick up by around 7.6% 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
1,188Import declarations▼ 2.9% on the 6 months before
630Export declarations
+7.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
78Trading 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 78 businesses.
★ Most active in Thornaby-On-TeesFiled more customs declarations than any other Thornaby-On-Tees business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
LUSSO STONE LTD
163 import declarations96 export declarationsTS17 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (excl. prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, tiles, paving, bricks and the like), sanitary ware, incl. parts thereof (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310, small wall cabinets for medical supplies or toiletries and other furniture of chapter 94, and fittings, complete sinks and washbasins, of stainless steel, c.
▲ Expected to increase by 2.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity163 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BZ PAINTBALL SUPPLIES LTD
55 import declarations4 export declarationsTS17 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bombs, grenades, torpedos, mines, missiles, and other ammunition and projectiles, and parts thereof, n.e.s. (excl. cartridges), spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons and other non-firearms (excl. swords, cutlasses, bayonettes and similar arms of heading 9307), spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other (excl. spectacles for testing eyesight, sunglasses, contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames and mountings for spectacles).
▲ Expected to increase by 24.1% 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 activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PASS LTD
161 import declarations97 export declarationsTS17 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators), thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments (excl. liquid-filled thermometers for direct reading), instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).
▲ Expected to increase by 17.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity161 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity97 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PROCESS CONTROL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
109 import declarations44 export declarationsTS17 *Ch. 21Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings), threaded elbows, bends and sleeves of stainless steel (excl. cast products).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity109 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BARKER AND STONEHOUSE LTD
117 import declarations2 export declarationsTS17 *Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 49Ch. 57Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity117 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
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What Thornaby-On-Tees trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 78 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsStructures 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 orInstruments and apparatus for measuring or checking pressure of liquids or gases (excl. regulators)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Tube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings)
Common questions about trade in Thornaby-On-Tees
How many businesses import or export from Thornaby-On-Tees?
HMRC customs records show 78 businesses in Thornaby-On-Tees (TS17) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,188 import declarations and 630 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Thornaby-On-Tees businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Thornaby-On-Tees traders the leading goods are 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 plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), 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 Thornaby-On-Tees growing?
Import activity is down 2.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 7.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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