Town trade profile · BS20

Portishead importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Portishead?

HMRC customs records show 70 businesses in Portishead (BS20) filed declarations over the last six months — 990 import declarations and 657 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Portishead businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Portishead traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Portishead growing?

Import activity is down 5.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Portishead importers?

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Over the last six months, 70 Portishead businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 4 of 40 trading locations in Somerset. 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 5.0% 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

990Import declarations▼ 5.8% on the 6 months before

657Export declarations

−5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

70Trading 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 70 businesses.

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★ Most active in PortisheadFiled more customs declarations than any other Portishead business over the last six months — roughly 6% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

KERRY INGREDIENTS HOLDINGS (UK) LTD

55 import declarations 310 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, s.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity310 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ETEX UK INSULATION LIMITED

59 import declarations 15 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include glass fibres and articles thereof, n.e.s., glass wool and articles of glass wool, lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. prepa.

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SINTELA LIMITED

52 import declarations 20 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 49 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral, parts and accessories of automatic data-processing machines or for other machines of heading 8471, n.e.s., rods and profile shapes, of cellular rubber.

▲ Expected to increase by 116.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity20 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THE COMMONWEALTH MINT & PHILATELIC BUREAU LTD

41 import declarations 24 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 30Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes, coin (excl. legal tender, gold coins, medals, jewellery made from coins, collectors' items of numismatic value, waste and scrap), silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum, semi-manufactured.

▼ Expected to slow by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity41 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity24 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BLUE MACHINERY (SOUTHERN) LTD

44 import declarations 5 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 22Ch. 40Ch. 82Ch. 84 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s., parts of machinery of heading 8428, n.e.s., parts of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 and 8430, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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What Portishead trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 70 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Food preparations, n.e.s.Golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the mSafety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmedBeer made from maltMalt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sGold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposesLocks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture)

Common questions about trade in Portishead

How many businesses import or export from Portishead?

HMRC customs records show 70 businesses in Portishead (BS20) filed declarations over the last six months — 990 import declarations and 657 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Portishead businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Portishead traders the leading goods are food preparations, n.e.s., golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the food and drink industries; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the m, safety headgear, whether or not lined or trimmed. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Portishead growing?

Import activity is down 5.8% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Portishead importers?

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Portishead importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

KERRY INGREDIENTS HOLDINGS (UK) LTD

ETEX UK INSULATION LIMITED

SINTELA LIMITED

THE COMMONWEALTH MINT & PHILATELIC BUREAU LTD

BLUE MACHINERY (SOUTHERN) LTD

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