County trade profile · North East
Tyne and Wear import & export data
Across Tyne and Wear, 21,247 businesses imported goods in the last six months. Another 10,581 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 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1
21,247Businesses importing▼ 14.0% on the 6 months before
10,581Businesses exporting▼ 17.6% on the 6 months before
−10.3%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 · NE4451 businesses▼ 12.4%
Gateshead
NE10 · NE11 · NE8 · NE9242 businesses▼ 16.1%
Washington
NE37 · NE38327 businesses▼ 16.2%
Sunderland
SR1 · SR2 · SR3 · SR4 · SR5 · SR6174 businesses▼ 9.3%
South Shields
NE33 · NE3476 businesses▼ 16.6%
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more Tyne and Wear locations with customs activity
Longbenton · Tynemouth · Shiremoor · Wallsend · Birtley · +12
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