Town trade profile · NE16

Whickham importers & exporters

Over the last six months, 36 Whickham businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 17 of 22 trading locations in Tyne and Wear. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, furniture, bedding and lighting. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 5.0% 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

237Import declarations▲ 14.5% on the 6 months before

45Export declarations

−5.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

36Trading 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 36 businesses.

★ Most active in WhickhamFiled more customs declarations than any other Whickham business over the last six months — roughly 36% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dyes and pigments.

Most active business

HMY UK INNOVATION IN RETAIL LTD

86 import declarations 7 export declarations NE16 *Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture).

▲ Expected to increase by 11.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity86 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ETHERIA FOOD UK LTD

12 import declarations Imports only NE16 *Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 39Ch. 48 Active in 2 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics (excl. boxes, cases, crates and similar articles; sacks and bags, incl. cones; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles; spools, spindles, bobbins and similar supports; stoppers, lid, machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

KNOX FEEDS LIMITED

11 import declarations Imports only NE16 *Ch. 10Ch. 12Ch. 23Ch. 25 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale), natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured (excl. silica sands, quartz sands, gold- and platinum-bearing sands, zircon, rutile and ilmenite sands, monazite sands, and tar or asphalt sands), felt, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excl. needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

D.C. HANDRAILS AND IRONWORK PARTS LIMIT ED

56 import declarations 5 export declarations NE16 *Ch. 19Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture), base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges).

▼ Expected to slow by 10.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

SAFETY SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTION LTD

6 import declarations 8 export declarations NE16 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 71 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (excl. indicator panels with liquid crystal devices or light emitting diodes, burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus and apparatus for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling), registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus.

▼ Expected to slow by 20.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months

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What Whickham trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 36 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping orWooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats)Metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Parts of furniture, of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale)Handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of leather, composition leather or patent leatherLocks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture)

Common questions about trade in Whickham

How many businesses import or export from Whickham?

HMRC customs records show 36 businesses in Whickham (NE16) filed declarations over the last six months — 237 import declarations and 45 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Whickham businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Whickham traders the leading goods are parts of furniture, not of wood, n.e.s. (excl. of seats or medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture), structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats), metal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Whickham growing?

Import activity is up 14.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 5.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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Whickham importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

HMY UK INNOVATION IN RETAIL LTD

ETHERIA FOOD UK LTD

KNOX FEEDS LIMITED

D.C. HANDRAILS AND IRONWORK PARTS LIMIT ED

SAFETY SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTION LTD

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What Whickham trades

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