111 businesses in Chesham appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 12 of 22 trading locations in Buckinghamshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 2.1% 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
880Import declarations▲ 4.0% on the 6 months before
591Export declarations
+2.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
111Trading 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 111 businesses.
★ Most active in CheshamFiled more customs declarations than any other Chesham business over the last six months — roughly 0% of the town's total import activity, mostly in dairy, eggs and honey.
Most active business
PELAM FOODS LIMITED
0 import declarations240 export declarationsHP5 *Ch. 04Ch. 09Ch. 11Ch. 12Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins), sweet biscuits.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity240 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CHILTERN GLOBAL LTD
35 import declarations22 export declarationsHP5 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 54Ch. 58Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons and other non-firearms (excl. swords, cutlasses, bayonettes and similar arms of heading 9307), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles and equipment for sport and outdoor games n.e.s; swimming and paddling pools.
▲ Expected to increase by 57.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CARLETON OPTICAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
45 import declarations9 export declarationsHP5 *Ch. 30Ch. 39Ch. 63Ch. 83Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ophthalmic instruments and appliances, n.e.s., operating tables, examination tables, and other medical, dental, surgical or veterinary furniture (excl. dentists' or similar chairs, special tables for x-ray examination, and stretchers and litters, incl. trolley-stretchers), instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 10.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity45 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
J C DUDLEY AND CO LTD
100 import declarationsImports onlyHP5 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 13Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include juice of fruit or vegetables, unfermented, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit, mixtures, and juice of citrus fruit, pineapples, tomatoes, grapes, incl. grape must, apples and cranberries), vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins), fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm.
▼ Expected to slow by 5.7% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SILVERSON MACHINES LTD
34 import declarations32 export declarationsHP5 *Ch. 22Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mechanical seals, mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines, n.e.s. (excl. industrial robots), parts of machines and mechanical appliances, 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 activity34 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity32 in the last 6 months
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What Chesham trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 111 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Games with screens, flipper and other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment (excl. bowling alley equipment)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsFood preparations, n.e.s.Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins)Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.Brass-wind instrumentsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics
Common questions about trade in Chesham
How many businesses import or export from Chesham?
HMRC customs records show 111 businesses in Chesham (HP5) filed declarations over the last six months — 880 import declarations and 591 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Chesham businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Chesham traders the leading goods are games with screens, flipper and other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment (excl. bowling alley equipment), tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, food preparations, n.e.s., vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. cucumbers and gherkins). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Chesham growing?
Import activity is up 4.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 2.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
How do I get contact details for Chesham importers?
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