HMRC records show 616 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 and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 17.0% 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
7,178Import declarations▼ 21.3% on the 6 months before
3,933Export declarations
−17.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
616Trading 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 616 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, perfumes and essential oils.
Most active business
PAUL SMITH LTD
612 import declarations467 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 41Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), 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, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity612 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity467 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HELLY HANSEN (UK) LTD
200 import declarations93 export declarationsNG8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted, underpants and swimwear).
▼ Expected to slow by 11.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity200 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DIVERSITECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
116 import declarations118 export declarationsNG8 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 32Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone, whether or not reinforced (excl. prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, tiles, paving, bricks and the like), interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., parts of air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 21.3% 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 activity118 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
AGROVISTA UK LIMITED
164 import declarations59 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 10Ch. 12Ch. 14Ch. 17Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of <= 10 kg), mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements nitrogen and potassium or one principal fertilising substance only, incl. mixtures of animal or vegetable fertilisers with chemical or mineral fertilisers (excl. those in tablets, animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products (excl. those in tablets or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weigh.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity164 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MARKEM-IMAJE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
159 import declarations61 export declarationsNG7 *Ch. 22Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 38Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories of printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, n.e.s. (excl. of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine), machines which only perform one of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity159 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months
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What Nottingham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 616 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 kindsTravelling-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.Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any materialJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)T-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crochetedDiagnostic 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 A
Common questions about trade in Nottingham
How many businesses import or export from Nottingham?
HMRC customs records show 616 businesses in Nottingham (NG1, NG3, NG5, NG6) filed declarations over the last six months — 7,178 import declarations and 3,933 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, 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., sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners, and similar articles, of any material. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Nottingham growing?
Import activity is down 21.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 17.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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