36050000 — Matches (excl. pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604)
Commodity code 36050000 covers matches (excl. pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604), within HMRC chapter 36 (explosives, matches and pyrotechnics). 33 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 19 counties and 29 towns.
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33Businesses trading
19Counties
29Towns
328Import declarations
Counties trading under 36050000
Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.
Cardiff, South Glamorgan100 import declarations117 export declarationsCF3 *Ch. 15Ch. 17Ch. 19Ch. 22Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include sleeping bags, whether or non-electrically heated, interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 26.7% 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 activity117 in the last 6 months
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REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITE D
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire63 import declarations21 export declarationsHP13 *Ch. 36Ch. 39Ch. 44Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wadding of man-made fibres and articles thereof (excl. sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, wadding and articles thereof impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up for re, cigarette paper in the form of booklets or tubes.
▲ Expected to increase by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity63 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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THE ECLECTIC LIFESTYLE COMPANY LIMITED
Chester, Cheshire27 import declarations50 export declarationsCH1 *Ch. 06Ch. 12Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar sanitary fixtures, statuettes and other ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar recep, carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume.
▼ Expected to slow by 9.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity50 in the last 6 months
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Matches (excl. pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604). It sits in HMRC chapter 36, explosives, matches and pyrotechnics. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.
How many UK businesses import under 36050000?
33 businesses filed customs declarations against code 36050000 in the last six months, spread across 19 counties and 29 towns, totalling 328 import declarations.
Which parts of the UK trade the most under 36050000?
The busiest counties are Greater London (9 businesses), Hertfordshire (3 businesses), Gloucestershire (2 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.