240 businesses in Corby appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it second in Northamptonshire for trade activity. 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 7.2% 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
5,513Import declarations▼ 13.4% on the 6 months before
4,299Export declarations
−7.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
240Trading 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 240 businesses.
★ Most active in CorbyFiled more customs declarations than any other Corby business over the last six months — roughly 45% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone, plaster and cement.
Most active business
R S COMPONENTS LTD
2457 import declarations2784 export declarationsNN17 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active 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, 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), travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2457 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2784 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WILLOWBROOK PLANT LTD
84 import declarations6 export declarationsNN17 *Ch. 27Ch. 40Ch. 70Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s., self-propelled mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, with a 360 revolving superstructure, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines.
▲ Expected to increase by 72.2% 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 activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SML EUROPE LTD
40 import declarations50 export declarationsNN18 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include labels, badges and similar articles, of textile materials, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven, not embroidered, twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics (excl. that of synthetic fibres and of sisal or other textile fibres of the genus agave), paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed.
▼ Expected to slow by 23.8% 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 activity50 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CAMBRIDGE WEIGHT PLAN LTD
13 import declarations76 export declarationsNN17 *Ch. 07Ch. 11Ch. 16Ch. 18Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder), pasta, cooked or otherwise prepared (excl. stuffed), food preparations, 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 activity13 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PDI (EMEA) LTD
62 import declarations27 export declarationsNN17 *Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include disinfectants, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59), nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of man-made filaments, weighing > 25 g/m but <= 70 g/m, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of synthetic or man-made filaments, weighing <= 25 g/m.
▼ Expected to slow by 17.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
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What Corby trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 240 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s.Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaChocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)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)Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materialsBread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and theArticles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools
Common questions about trade in Corby
How many businesses import or export from Corby?
HMRC customs records show 240 businesses in Corby (NN17, NN18) filed declarations over the last six months — 5,513 import declarations and 4,299 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Corby businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Corby traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Corby growing?
Import activity is down 13.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 7.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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