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Telford importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Telford?

HMRC customs records show 460 businesses in Telford (TF1, TF2, TF3, TF4) filed declarations over the last six months — 10,597 import declarations and 4,403 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Telford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Telford traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Telford growing?

Import activity is down 13.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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460 businesses in Telford appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Shropshire. 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 6.2% 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

10,597Import declarations▼ 13.9% on the 6 months before

4,403Export declarations

−6.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

460Trading 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 460 businesses.

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★ Most active in TelfordFiled more customs declarations than any other Telford business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cocoa and chocolate.

Most active business

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD

739 import declarations 285 export declarations TF3 *Ch. 18Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 33 Active in 5 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), articles of zinc, n.e.s., cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills).

▼ Expected to slow by 9.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity739 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity285 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

HYVE SOLUTIONS EUROPE LIMITED

246 import declarations 142 export declarations TF3 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), storage units for automatic data-processing machines.

▼ Expected to slow by 8.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity246 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity142 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DENSO MANUFACTURING UK LTD

269 import declarations 49 export declarations TF1 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 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), self-tapping screws, of iron or steel (excl. wood screws), nuts of iron or steel.

▼ Expected to slow by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity269 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

RHEINMETALL BAE SYSTEMS LAND LIMITED

272 import declarations 36 export declarations TF1 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, parts and accessories, 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 motor v, articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 9.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity272 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PHOENIX CONTACT LIMITED

271 import declarations 12 export declarations TF7 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal, 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, angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, from flat-rolled products simply cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. profiled sheet).

▲ Expected to increase by 2.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity271 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months

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What Telford trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 460 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsGears and gearing for machinery (excl. toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately); ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, incl. torque convertersParts and accessories, 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 motor vArticles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Telford

How many businesses import or export from Telford?

HMRC customs records show 460 businesses in Telford (TF1, TF2, TF3, TF4) filed declarations over the last six months — 10,597 import declarations and 4,403 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Telford businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Telford traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), 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. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Telford growing?

Import activity is down 13.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Telford importers?

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Telford importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LTD

HYVE SOLUTIONS EUROPE LIMITED

DENSO MANUFACTURING UK LTD

RHEINMETALL BAE SYSTEMS LAND LIMITED

PHOENIX CONTACT LIMITED

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