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68053000 — Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials

Commodity code 68053000 covers natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials other than woven textile fabric only or paper or, within HMRC chapter 68 (stone, plaster and cement articles). 239 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 56 counties and 146 towns.

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239Businesses trading
56Counties
146Towns
4,694Import declarations

Counties trading under 68053000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Aberdeen City

1 town
43 businessesView →

Greater London

12 towns
22 businessesView →

West Midlands

6 towns
14 businessesView →

Hampshire

7 towns
10 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

6 towns
10 businessesView →

Essex

7 towns
10 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

7 towns
8 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

4 towns
7 businessesView →

Northamptonshire

4 towns
6 businessesView →

Derbyshire

3 towns
6 businessesView →

Dorset

2 towns
5 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

4 towns
5 businessesView →

Lancashire

4 towns
5 businessesView →

Leicestershire

5 towns
5 businessesView →

Staffordshire

4 towns
5 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

4 towns
4 businessesView →

Kent

4 towns
4 businessesView →

East Sussex

4 towns
4 businessesView →

Merseyside

2 towns
4 businessesView →

South Glamorgan

1 town
4 businessesView →

Berkshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Surrey

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Cheshire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Worcestershire

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 68053000

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Most active business

TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD

Watford (Watford), Hertfordshire 120 import declarations 146 export declarations WD24 *Ch. 27Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 40 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools, n.e.s., tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping).

▲ Expected to increase by 10.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity120 in the last 6 months
TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 24: 26 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 24: 20 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 24: 19 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Oct 24: 21 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Nov 24: 17 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Dec 24: 10 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jan 25: 17 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Feb 25: 17 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Mar 25: 17 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Apr 25: 19 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — May 25: 17 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jun 25: 23 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 25: 29 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 25: 16 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 25: 22 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Oct 25: 29 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Nov 25: 21 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Dec 25: 9 import declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jan 26: 26 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Feb 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Mar 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Apr 26: 18 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — May 26: 16 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jun 26: 21 import declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 26: 32 import declarations (modelled forecast)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 26: 18 import declarations (modelled forecast)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 26: 24 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity146 in the last 6 months
TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 24: 24 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 24: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 24: 20 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Oct 24: 23 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Nov 24: 20 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Dec 24: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jan 25: 10 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Feb 25: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Mar 25: 16 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Apr 25: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — May 25: 29 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jun 25: 20 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 25: 25 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 25: 15 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 25: 26 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Oct 25: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Nov 25: 26 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Dec 25: 19 export declarations (historic)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jan 26: 20 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Feb 26: 27 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Mar 26: 29 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Apr 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — May 26: 22 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jun 26: 30 export declarations (current 6-month window)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Jul 26: 29 export declarations (modelled forecast)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Aug 26: 17 export declarations (modelled forecast)TREND TOOL TECHNOLOGY LTD — Sep 26: 30 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD

Plymouth, Devon 211 import declarations 32 export declarations PL6 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30Ch. 32 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, parts and accessories for machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays, and for machines and apparatus.

▲ Expected to increase by 39.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity211 in the last 6 months
PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 24: 24 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 24: 18 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 24: 20 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Oct 24: 20 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Nov 24: 31 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Dec 24: 26 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jan 25: 18 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Feb 25: 15 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Mar 25: 25 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Apr 25: 21 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — May 25: 17 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jun 25: 17 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 25: 20 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 25: 21 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 25: 22 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Oct 25: 24 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Nov 25: 30 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Dec 25: 25 import declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jan 26: 30 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Feb 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Mar 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Apr 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — May 26: 35 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jun 26: 49 import declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 26: 28 import declarations (modelled forecast)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 26: 31 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 24: 6 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 24: 10 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 24: 4 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Oct 24: 7 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Nov 24: 7 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Dec 24: 4 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jan 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Feb 25: 10 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Mar 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Apr 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — May 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jun 25: 9 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 25: 6 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 25: 10 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Oct 25: 6 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Nov 25: 3 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Dec 25: 5 export declarations (historic)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jan 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Feb 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Mar 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — May 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jun 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Aug 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD — Sep 26: 9 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED

Rhyl, Clwyd 145 import declarations 56 export declarations LL18 *Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables (excl. made up of individually sheathed fibres of heading 8544), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).

▼ Expected to slow by 12.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity145 in the last 6 months
COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 33 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 26 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 27 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 34 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 26 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 25 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 31 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 30 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 30 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 34 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — May 25: 21 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 29 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 26 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 24 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 33 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 25 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 27 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 27 import declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 22 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 24 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — May 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 23 import declarations (modelled forecast)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 21 import declarations (modelled forecast)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months
COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 13 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 6 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 13 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 8 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 10 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 10 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 13 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 10 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 9 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 10 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — May 25: 5 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 9 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 10 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 9 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 9 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 8 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 6 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 9 export declarations (historic)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — May 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 9 export declarations (modelled forecast)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 68053000

What goods does commodity code 68053000 cover?

Natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of materials other than woven textile fabric only or paper or. It sits in HMRC chapter 68, stone, plaster and cement articles. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 68053000?

239 businesses filed customs declarations against code 68053000 in the last six months, spread across 56 counties and 146 towns, totalling 4,694 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 68053000?

The busiest counties are Aberdeen City (43 businesses), Greater London (22 businesses), West Midlands (14 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.