HMRC records show 38 businesses trading internationally from Ashington (Northumberland) over the last six months. That puts it third in Northumberland for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.8% 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
498Import declarations▼ 25.4% on the 6 months before
426Export declarations
−3.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
38Trading 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 38 businesses.
★ Most active in Ashington (Northumberland)Filed more customs declarations than any other Ashington (Northumberland) business over the last six months — roughly 23% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes, pigments, paints and inks.
Most active business
RADWARD LTD
116 import declarations119 export declarationsNE63 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), 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), parts of machinery of chapter 84, not intended for a specific purpose, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 21.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity116 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity119 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BOYD TECHNOLOGIES ASHINGTON UK LIMITED
25 import declarations24 export declarationsNE63 *Ch. 25Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s., machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, evaporating, vaporisi, aluminium foil, not backed, rolled and further worked, of a thickness of <= 0,2 mm (excl. stamping foils of heading 3212, and foil made up as christmas tree decorating material).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CONTEC CLEANROOM (UK) LIMITED
6 import declarations38 export declarationsNE63 *Ch. 22Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include calcium hypochlorites, incl. commercial calcium hypochlorite, propan-1-ol "propyl alcohol" and propan-2-ol "isopropyl alcohol", organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap, anionic, cationic and non-ionic).
▼ Expected to slow by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TECH DESIGN TEAM (UK) LTD
23 import declarations6 export declarationsNE63 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 57Ch. 62Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed, men's or boys' garments of textile fabrics, rubberised or impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or other substances (excl. of the type described in heading 6201, and babies' garments and clothing accessories), women's or girls' garments of textile fabrics, rubberised or impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or other substances (excl. of the type described in heading 6202, and babies' garments and clothing accessories).
▲ Expected to increase by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity23 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
NORTHUMBRIAN ICE CREAM CO LTD
17 import declarations4 export declarationsNE63 *Ch. 12Ch. 21Ch. 22Ch. 29Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment and heat pumps, n.e.s., paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles, waters, incl. mineral and aerated, with added sugar, sweetener or flavour, for direct consumption as a beverage.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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What Ashington (Northumberland) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 38 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)Electric luminaires and lighting fittings, n.e.s.Overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton)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)Bread, 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 theTravelling-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 contaSafety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed
Common questions about trade in Ashington (Northumberland)
How many businesses import or export from Ashington (Northumberland)?
HMRC customs records show 38 businesses in Ashington (Northumberland) (NE63) filed declarations over the last six months — 498 import declarations and 426 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Ashington (Northumberland) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ashington (Northumberland) traders the leading goods are sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), electric luminaires and lighting fittings, n.e.s., overcoats, car coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks, incl. ski jackets, windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles of man-made fibres, for men or boys, knitted or crocheted (excl. suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, bib and brace overalls and trousers), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Ashington (Northumberland) growing?
Import activity is down 25.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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