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Ely importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Ely?

HMRC customs records show 229 businesses in Ely (CB6, CB7) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,517 import declarations and 2,130 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Ely businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ely traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Ely growing?

Import activity is up 4.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 6.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Ely importers?

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229 businesses in Ely appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. That puts it third in Cambridgeshire for trade activity. 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 6.1% over the next three months.

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3,517Import declarations▲ 4.6% on the 6 months before

2,130Export declarations

+6.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

229Trading 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 229 businesses.

★ Most active in ElyFiled more customs declarations than any other Ely business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in beverages and spirits.

Most active business

THORLABS LIMITED

409 import declarations 331 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 22Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s., optical appliances and instruments, n.e.s. in chapter 90, parts and accessories for machines, appliances, instruments or other apparatus in chapter 90, specified neither in this chapter nor elsewhere.

▲ Expected to increase by 3.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity409 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity331 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MONKFIELD NUTRITION LTD

133 import declarations 129 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 01Ch. 05Ch. 06Ch. 19 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electric luminaires and lighting fittings, n.e.s., articles of glass, n.e.s., wooden furniture (excl. for offices, kitchens and bedrooms, and seats).

▲ Expected to increase by 9.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity133 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity129 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

FAERCH UK LIMITED

191 import declarations 35 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 21Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 34 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics, parts of machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.s..

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity191 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

CAMBRIDGE COMMODITIES LTD

422 import declarations 58 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 02Ch. 03Ch. 04Ch. 07 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include food preparations, n.e.s., protein concentrates and textured protein substances, organo-sulphur compounds (excl. thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates, thiuram mono-, di- or tetrasulphides, methionine, 2-(n,n-diethylamino)ethanethiol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (inn)), aldicarb [iso], captafol [iso], methamidophos [is.

▲ Expected to increase by 25.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity422 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity58 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

MICHELL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

154 import declarations 170 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 28Ch. 35Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include hydrometers, areometers and similar floating instruments, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, whether or not combined with each other or with thermometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus, parts and accessories for hydrometers, areometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 9.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity154 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity170 in the last 6 months

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224 more Ely businesses

Every importer and exporter in CB6 / CB7 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.

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What Ely trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 229 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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)Wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine)Gas or smoke analysis apparatusBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VFood preparations, n.e.s.Certified reference materials

Common questions about trade in Ely

How many businesses import or export from Ely?

HMRC customs records show 229 businesses in Ely (CB6, CB7) filed declarations over the last six months — 3,517 import declarations and 2,130 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Ely businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Ely traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), 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), wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines, and grape must whose fermentation has been arrested by the addition of alcohol, in containers of <= 2 l (excl. sparkling wine). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ely growing?

Import activity is up 4.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 6.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Ely importers?

Create an account to see all 229 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Ely importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

THORLABS LIMITED

MONKFIELD NUTRITION LTD

FAERCH UK LIMITED

CAMBRIDGE COMMODITIES LTD

MICHELL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

224 more Ely businesses

What Ely trades

Common questions about trade in Ely

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