County trade profile · North East
Tyne and Wear import & export data
Across Tyne and Wear, 24,705 businesses imported goods in the last six months. Another 12,501 exported. Activity is concentrated around Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Washington, and every one of the 22 trading locations below has its own page.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
24,705Businesses importing▼ 2.4% on the 6 months before
12,501Businesses exporting▼ 5.8% on the 6 months before
−3.4%Forecast, next 3 monthsHigh confidence
22Towns with trade activity
Locations in Tyne and Wear
Top 5 of 22 locations by six-month customs activity.
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 · NE13 · NE15 · NE2 · NE3 · NE4470 businesses▼ 5.4%
Gateshead
NE10 · NE11 · NE8 · NE9253 businesses▼ 1.5%
Washington
NE37 · NE38354 businesses▼ 8.8%
Sunderland
SR1 · SR2 · SR3 · SR4 · SR5 · SR6169 businesses▲ 4.9%
Longbenton
NE1279 businesses▲ 0.4%
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more Tyne and Wear locations with customs activity
South Shields · Tynemouth · Shiremoor · Wallsend · Birtley · +12
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