Over the last six months, 82 South Shields businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 6 of 22 trading locations in Tyne and Wear. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 10.3% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
1,067Import declarations▼ 4.2% on the 6 months before
932Export declarations
+10.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
82Trading businesses
Top 5 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 82 businesses.
★ Most active in South ShieldsFiled more customs declarations than any other South Shields business over the last six months — roughly 50% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels.
Most active business
J BARBOUR AND SONS LTD
536 import declarations486 export declarationsNE34 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity536 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity486 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FELLER (UK) LTD
43 import declarations12 export declarationsNE34 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44Ch. 49Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s., electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 v, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s., cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WARM PROTECTION PRODUCTS LIMITED
43 import declarations6 export declarationsNE34 *Ch. 39Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of aluminium, n.e.s., bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s., hollow profiles of aluminium alloys, 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 activity43 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES NORTH LIMITED
85 import declarations89 export declarationsNE33 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), parts of machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids or gases, n.e.s., articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 24.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GLOBAL DECONTAMINATION SOLUT IONS LIMITE D
32 import declarations65 export declarationsNE33 *Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include made-up articles of textile materials, incl. dress patterns, n.e.s., parts of trailers and semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled, n.e.s., breathing appliances and gas masks, incl. parts and accessories (excl. protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters, and artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus).
▲ Expected to increase by 140.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
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What South Shields trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 82 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Articles of aluminium, n.e.s.Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)
Common questions about trade in South Shields
How many businesses import or export from South Shields?
HMRC customs records show 82 businesses in South Shields (NE33, NE34) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,067 import declarations and 932 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do South Shields businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all South Shields traders the leading goods are footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, with uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animal, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from South Shields growing?
Import activity is down 4.2% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 10.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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