Town trade profile · BS20

Portishead importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Portishead?

HMRC customs records show 78 businesses in Portishead (BS20) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,176 import declarations and 748 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., locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Portishead growing?

Import activity is up 5.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.2%. 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, 78 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 pick up by around 2.2% over the next three months.

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1,176Import declarations▲ 5.5% on the 6 months before

748Export declarations

+2.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

78Trading 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 78 businesses.

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★ Most active in PortisheadFiled more customs declarations than any other Portishead business over the last six months — roughly 5% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.

Most active business

KERRY INGREDIENTS HOLDINGS (UK) LTD

59 import declarations 358 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 04Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09 Active in 6 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 slow by 6.7% 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 activity358 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

BLUE MACHINERY (SOUTHERN) LTD

41 import declarations 5 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 22Ch. 40Ch. 82Ch. 84 Active in 6 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 slow by 11.1% 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 activity5 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ETEX BUILDING PERFORMANCE LIMITED

183 import declarations 61 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 17Ch. 25Ch. 29Ch. 31 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include angles, shapes and sections, of iron or non-alloy steel, cold-formed or cold-finished from flat-rolled products and further worked, plasters consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate, whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders, mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound absorbing mineral materials (excl. slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials, article.

▼ Expected to slow by 8.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity183 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity61 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

THE MASTERS GOLF COMPANY LIMITED

96 import declarations 57 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 19Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), golf balls, vehicles pushed or drawn by hand and other vehicles not mechanically propelled (excl. trailers and semi-trailers).

▲ Expected to increase by 9.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity96 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JLC DISTRIBUTION LTD

93 import declarations 25 export declarations BS20 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 48Ch. 62 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., static converters, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).

▲ Expected to increase by 6.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

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What Portishead trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 78 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Food preparations, n.e.s.Locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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, s

Common questions about trade in Portishead

How many businesses import or export from Portishead?

HMRC customs records show 78 businesses in Portishead (BS20) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,176 import declarations and 748 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., locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Portishead growing?

Import activity is up 5.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Portishead importers?

Create an account to see all 78 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Portishead importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

KERRY INGREDIENTS HOLDINGS (UK) LTD

BLUE MACHINERY (SOUTHERN) LTD

ETEX BUILDING PERFORMANCE LIMITED

THE MASTERS GOLF COMPANY LIMITED

JLC DISTRIBUTION LTD

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What Portishead trades

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