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Kettering importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Kettering?

HMRC customs records show 189 businesses in Kettering (NN15, NN16) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,250 import declarations and 1,113 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Kettering businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Kettering traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Kettering growing?

Import activity is down 3.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Kettering importers?

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Over the last six months, 189 Kettering businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 5 of 14 trading locations in Northamptonshire. 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 3.9% over the next three months.

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3,250Import declarations▼ 3.6% on the 6 months before

1,113Export declarations

+3.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

189Trading 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 189 businesses.

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★ Most active in KetteringFiled more customs declarations than any other Kettering business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in soaps, waxes and cleaning products.

Most active business

SNAP-ON U.K HOLDINGS LTD

735 import declarations 258 export declarations NN16 *Ch. 34Ch. 37Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s., instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical).

▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity735 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity258 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LOGISTEX LIMITED

79 import declarations 7 export declarations NN15 *Ch. 09Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., pneumatic elevators and conveyors, machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ROTHENBERGER (UK) LTD

224 import declarations 33 export declarations NN16 *Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools, of base metal, interchangeable tools for pressing, stamping or punching, blowlamps and the like (excl. gas-powered blowlamps).

▼ Expected to slow by 2.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity224 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

ALPRO (UK) LTD

207 import declarations 23 export declarations NN15 *Ch. 08Ch. 11Ch. 12Ch. 13 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, food preparations, n.e.s., non-alcoholic beverages (excl. water, fruit or vegetable juices, milk and beer).

▼ Expected to slow by 9.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity207 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LOAKE BROTHERS LTD

83 import declarations 80 export declarations NN16 *Ch. 13Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 41 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, with uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy fo, footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear).

▼ Expected to slow by 14.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months

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What Kettering trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 189 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)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsInterchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s.Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather (excl. covering the ankle, incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Kettering

How many businesses import or export from Kettering?

HMRC customs records show 189 businesses in Kettering (NN15, NN16) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,250 import declarations and 1,113 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Kettering businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Kettering traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, instruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Kettering growing?

Import activity is down 3.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 3.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Kettering importers?

Create an account to see all 189 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Kettering importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SNAP-ON U.K HOLDINGS LTD

LOGISTEX LIMITED

ROTHENBERGER (UK) LTD

ALPRO (UK) LTD

LOAKE BROTHERS LTD

179 more Kettering businesses

What Kettering trades

Common questions about trade in Kettering

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