HMRC records show 630 businesses trading internationally from Northampton over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Northamptonshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
14,123Import declarations▼ 2.4% on the 6 months before
5,151Export declarations
+0.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
630Trading businesses
Top 5 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 630 businesses.
★ Most active in NorthamptonFiled more customs declarations than any other Northampton business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in salt, stone and cement.
Most active business
BLACK & DECKER LIMITED
753 import declarations438 export declarationsNN4 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), 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 0.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity753 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity438 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DIVERSEY LIMITED
509 import declarations300 export declarationsNN3 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 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), surface-active preparations, washing preparations, auxiliary washing preparations and cleaning preparations put up for retail sale (excl. organic surface-active agents, soap and organic surface-active preparations in the form of bars, cakes, moulded, floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths, of all types of textile materials.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity509 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity300 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BLACKS OUTDOOR RETAIL LIMITED
497 import declarationsImports onlyNN4 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 36Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, 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), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 3.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity497 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TRAVIS PERKINS PLC
910 import declarations116 export declarationsNN5 *Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Active 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), interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges).
▲ Expected to increase by 16.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity910 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity116 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MH STAR UK LTD
829 import declarations33 export declarationsNN4 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, wooden furniture for offices (excl. seats), metal furniture for offices (excl. seats).
▲ Expected to increase by 16.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity829 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity33 in the last 6 months
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What Northampton trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 630 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsAppliances 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 iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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 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)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 foBread, 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 the
Common questions about trade in Northampton
How many businesses import or export from Northampton?
HMRC customs records show 630 businesses in Northampton (NN1, NN2, NN3, NN4) filed declarations over the last six months — 14,123 import declarations and 5,151 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Northampton businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Northampton traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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, 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 iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Northampton growing?
Import activity is down 2.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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