HMRC records show 651 businesses trading internationally from Nottingham over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Nottinghamshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.4% 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
8,507Import declarations▼ 11.7% on the 6 months before
4,636Export declarations
−6.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
651Trading 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 651 businesses.
★ Most active in NottinghamFiled more customs declarations than any other Nottingham business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cosmetics and perfumes.
Most active business
PAUL SMITH LTD
736 import declarations562 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 41Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts, of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), 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 increase by 9.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity736 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity562 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GAMES WORKSHOP LIMITED
122 import declarations257 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 35Active 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, tables for casino games, automatic bowling alley equipment, and other funfair, table or parlour games, incl. pintables (excl. operated by any means of payment, billiards, video game consoles and machines, and playing cards), artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity257 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HELLY HANSEN (UK) LTD
253 import declarations101 export declarationsNG8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity253 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BOOTS UK LTD
591 import declarations295 export declarationsNG90 *Ch. 07Ch. 09Ch. 12Ch. 15Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material, 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, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 30.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity591 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity295 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
ZF SERVICES UK LIMITED
535 import declarations148 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, gear boxes and parts thereof, 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, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, 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 speci.
▲ Expected to increase by 3.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity535 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity148 in the last 6 months
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What Nottingham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 651 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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 contaFood preparations, n.e.s.Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any materialDiagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus AInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)
Common questions about trade in Nottingham
How many businesses import or export from Nottingham?
HMRC customs records show 651 businesses in Nottingham (NG1, NG3, NG5, NG6) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,507 import declarations and 4,636 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Nottingham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Nottingham traders the leading goods are 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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, food preparations, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Nottingham growing?
Import activity is down 11.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.4%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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