HMRC records show 94 businesses trading internationally from North Northamptonshire over the last six months. It ranks 10 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 ease back by around 14.4% 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
872Import declarations▼ 11.9% on the 6 months before
407Export declarations
−14.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
94Trading 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 94 businesses.
★ Most active in North NorthamptonshireFiled more customs declarations than any other North Northamptonshire business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
WACOAL EUROPE LTD
55 import declarations98 export declarationsNN14 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, women's or girls' briefs and panties of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, knitted or crocheted fabrics, of a width of > 30 cm, containing >= 5% by weight elastomeric yarn (excl. containing rubber thread, pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabr.
▼ Expected to slow by 8.1% 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 activity98 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHEANEY SHOES LIMITED
35 import declarations24 export declarationsNN14 *Ch. 41Ch. 44Ch. 48Ch. 54Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated, parts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof (excl. outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics, uppers and parts thereof other than stiffeners, and general parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BEACON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
16 import declarations32 export declarationsNN14 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 59Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include special garments for professional, sporting or other purposes, n.e.s., of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. of cotton and man-made fibres), garments made up of felt or nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excl. babies' garments and clothing accessories), intake air filters for internal combustion engines.
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
POVOAS PACKAGING LTD
40 import declarations6 export declarationsNN14 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s., pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide of a kind used for colouring any material or produce colorant preparations, containing < 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 320.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% 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 activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DUNKELMAN & SON LTD
33 import declarations11 export declarationsNN14 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 41Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include polishes, creams and similar preparations, for footwear or leather, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepa, tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and shoetrees, of wood (excl. forms used in the manufacture of hats, forms of heading 8480, other machines and machine components, of wood), mops and leather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; squeegees of rubber or other flexible materials; brooms and brushes, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months
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What North Northamptonshire trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 94 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Women's or girls' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crochetedGrain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminatedMedium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s.Carpets and other floor coverings, of vegetable textile materials or coarse animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, not made up (excl. Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fiParts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vParts of footwear; removable in-soles, heel cushions and similar articles; gaiters, leggings and similar articles, and parts thereof (excl. outer soles and heels of rubber or plastics, uppers and parts thereof other than stiffeners, and general partsCarpets and other floor coverings, of wool or fine animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, not made up (excl. Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs)Women's or girls' briefs and panties of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted
Common questions about trade in North Northamptonshire
How many businesses import or export from North Northamptonshire?
HMRC customs records show 94 businesses in North Northamptonshire (NN14) filed declarations over the last six months — 872 import declarations and 407 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do North Northamptonshire businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all North Northamptonshire traders the leading goods are women's or girls' swimwear of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, grain splits leather "incl. parchment-dressed leather", of the whole hides and skins of bovine "incl. buffalo" or equine animals, further prepared after tanning or crusting, without hair on (excl. chamois leather, patent leather and patent laminated, medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s., carpets and other floor coverings, of vegetable textile materials or coarse animal hair, woven, not tufted or flocked, of pile construction, not made up (excl. kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs, and floor coverings of coconut fi. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from North Northamptonshire growing?
Import activity is down 11.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 14.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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