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Gateshead importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 242 Gateshead businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in Tyne and Wear for trade activity. 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 6.9% 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

3,065Import declarations▼ 16.1% on the 6 months before

1,484Export declarations

−6.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

242Trading 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 242 businesses.

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★ Most active in GatesheadFiled more customs declarations than any other Gateshead business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Most active business

INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITED

286 import declarations 100 export declarations NE10 *Ch. 15Ch. 19Ch. 25Ch. 26 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., paints and varnishes, incl. enamels, lacquers and distempers (excl. those based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers that are dispersed or dissolved in a medium); prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather.

▲ Expected to increase by 1.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity286 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity100 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

AKZO NOBEL POWDER COATINGS LTD

90 import declarations 60 export declarations NE10 *Ch. 15Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include pigments, incl. metallic powders and flakes, dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints; colorants and other colouring matter, n.e.s. put up for retail sale, paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on polyesters in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight.

▲ Expected to increase by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MSSL (GB) LIMITED

52 import declarations 78 export declarations NE8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 73 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s., 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, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport).

▲ Expected to increase by 18.8% 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 activity78 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

NANO-PURIFICATION SOLUTIONS LTD

45 import declarations 57 export declarations NE11 *Ch. 28Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include aluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum), 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), parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, 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 activity45 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

OES GROUP LTD

37 import declarations 60 export declarations NE11 *Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire, n.e.s., articles of titanium, n.e.s., paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co.

▼ Expected to slow by 4.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity60 in the last 6 months

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What Gateshead trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 242 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, coAppliances 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)Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.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)Sweet biscuitsPaints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on polyesters in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weightArticles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight

Common questions about trade in Gateshead

How many businesses import or export from Gateshead?

HMRC customs records show 242 businesses in Gateshead (NE10, NE11, NE8, NE9) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,065 import declarations and 1,484 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Gateshead businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Gateshead traders the leading goods are paints and varnishes based, incl. enamels and lacquers, on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, and solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, co, 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), chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s., 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). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Gateshead growing?

Import activity is down 16.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Gateshead importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

INTERNATIONAL PAINT LIMITED

AKZO NOBEL POWDER COATINGS LTD

MSSL (GB) LIMITED

NANO-PURIFICATION SOLUTIONS LTD

OES GROUP LTD

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