Over the last six months, 149 Dudley (Dudley) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 13 of 27 trading locations in West Midlands. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, iron and steel articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.3% 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
2,020Import declarations▲ 1.1% on the 6 months before
1,260Export declarations
−0.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
149Trading 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 149 businesses.
★ Most active in Dudley (Dudley)Filed more customs declarations than any other Dudley (Dudley) business over the last six months — roughly 9% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
THOMAS DUDLEY LIMITED
181 import declarations243 export declarationsDY1 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), cast articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. articles of non-malleable cast iron, and grinding balls and similar articles for mills), base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges).
▼ Expected to slow by 14.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity181 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity243 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TIMKEN UK LIMITED
95 import declarations59 export declarationsDY2 *Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Active 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), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), axles, for electrical purposes, and wheels and parts thereof for railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts of bogies and bissel-bogies, n.e.s..
▲ Expected to increase by 7.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity95 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity59 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
A P LIFTING GEAR COMPANY LIMITED
100 import declarations21 export declarationsDY2 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active 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), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), welded link chain of iron or steel (excl. articulated link chain, skid chain and stud-link chain).
▼ Expected to slow by 4.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity100 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GODIVA BEARINGS (SOUTHERN) LTD
131 import declarations80 export declarationsDY2 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ball bearings, nuts of iron or steel, lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity80 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DELIGO LIMITED
174 import declarations29 export declarationsDY2 *Ch. 34Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 40Active 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), building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other.
▲ Expected to increase by 8.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity174 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
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What Dudley (Dudley) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 149 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire)Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)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)Base metal mountings and fittings suitable for buildings (excl. locks with keys and hinges)Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installatiAppliances 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)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
Common questions about trade in Dudley (Dudley)
How many businesses import or export from Dudley (Dudley)?
HMRC customs records show 149 businesses in Dudley (Dudley) (DY1, DY2) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,020 import declarations and 1,260 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Dudley (Dudley) businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Dudley (Dudley) traders the leading goods are articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), 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 Dudley (Dudley) growing?
Import activity is up 1.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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