249 businesses in Scottish Borders appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Scottish Borders. 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 1.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
2,589Import declarations▲ 6.3% on the 6 months before
1,417Export declarations
−1.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
249Trading 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 249 businesses.
★ Most active in Scottish BordersFiled more customs declarations than any other Scottish Borders business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 14.
Most active business
HOLLAND & SHERRY LTD
222 import declarations250 export declarationsEH45 *Ch. 14Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 41Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight (excl. those mixed principally or solely with synthetic or artificial filaments or staple fibres and fabrics for technical uses of heading 5911), woven fabrics of flax, containing >= 85% flax by weight, unbleached or bleached, woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% carded wool or carded fine animal hair by weight (excl. those mixed principally or solely with synthetic or artificial filaments or staple fibres).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity222 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity250 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
EMTELLE UK LTD
134 import declarations62 export declarationsTD9 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include rigid tubes, pipes and hoses, of polymers of ethylene, fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (.
▲ Expected to increase by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity134 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
THE L S STARRETT CO LTD
88 import declarations65 export declarationsTD8 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 44Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., bandsaw blades of base metal, parts and accessories for instruments, appliances and machines for measuring and checking, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 8.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PLEXUS CORP (UK) LTD
310 import declarations103 export declarationsTD5 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. lamp holders), microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring, printed circuits.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity310 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity103 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BARRIE KNITWEAR LTD
194 import declarations125 export declarationsTD9 *Ch. 25Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), buttons of base metal, not covered with textile material (excl. press-fasteners, snap-fasteners, press studs and cuff links).
▲ Expected to increase by 35.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity194 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity125 in the last 6 months
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244 more Scottish Borders businesses
Every importer and exporter in EH38 / EH43 / EH44 / EH45 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Scottish Borders trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 249 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of Kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Woven fabrics containing >= 85% carded wool or carded fine animal hair by weight and weighing <= 300 g/mCarded yarn of fine animal hair (excl. that of wool or that put up for retail sale)Woven fabrics containing predominantly, but < 85% combed wool or combed fine animal hair by weight (excl. those mixed principally or solely with synthetic or artificial filaments or staple fibres and fabrics for technical uses of heading 5911)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of fine animal hair, knitted or crocheted (excl. from hair of Kashmir "cashmere" goats and quilted articles)
Common questions about trade in Scottish Borders
How many businesses import or export from Scottish Borders?
HMRC customs records show 249 businesses in Scottish Borders (EH38, EH43, EH44, EH45) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,589 import declarations and 1,417 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Scottish Borders businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Scottish Borders traders the leading goods are jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of hair of kashmir "cashmere" goats, knitted or crocheted (excl. quilted articles), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), woven fabrics containing >= 85% carded wool or carded fine animal hair by weight and weighing <= 300 g/m. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Scottish Borders growing?
Import activity is up 6.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 1.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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