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Ely importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Ely?

HMRC customs records show 215 businesses in Ely (CB6, CB7) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,986 import declarations and 1,785 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 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), food preparations, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Ely growing?

Import activity is down 12.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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215 businesses in Ely appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 4 of 17 trading locations in Cambridgeshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 2.2% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 05/10/2026 at 06:14HMRC release in view: Aug 26Snapshot: 2026-10-04.1

2,986Import declarations▼ 12.6% on the 6 months before

1,785Export declarations

−2.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

215Trading businesses

Top 10 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 215 businesses.

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★ 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, spirits and vinegar.

Most active business

THORLABS LIMITED

345 import declarations 268 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 22Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include rubberised textile fabrics (excl. knitted or crocheted textile fabrics, adhesive tape of a width of <= 20 cm, and tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon), machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s., textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics other than poly"vinyl chloride" or polyurethane (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon; wallcoverings of textile.

▼ Expected to slow by 1.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity345 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity268 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DB BROADCAST LTD

69 import declarations 84 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 72 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral, input or output units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing, machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 147.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity69 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity84 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

AGRIFAC UK LTD

132 import declarations 12 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include agricultural or horticultural sprayers (excl. portable), parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s., articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire).

▲ Expected to increase by 22.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity132 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity12 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

JDR CABLE SYSTEMS LTD

89 import declarations 40 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39 Active in 5 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), wire of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, plated or coated with zinc (excl. bars and rods), stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of copper (excl. electrically insulated products).

▲ Expected to increase by 6.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity89 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

LIFE FITNESS (UK) LTD

83 import declarations 11 export declarations CB6 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 59 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics, stranded wire, ropes and cables, of iron or steel (excl. electrically insulated products and twisted fencing wire and barbed wire), data-processing machines, automatic, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, and one input unit and one output unit, whether or not combined (excl. portable weighing <= 10 kg and excl. those presented in the form of systems.

▼ Expected to slow by 28.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity83 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity11 in the last 6 months

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What Ely trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 215 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Food preparations, n.e.s.Fresh or chilled potatoes (excl. seed)Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athleticsCertified reference materialsVegetable seeds, for sowing

Common questions about trade in Ely

How many businesses import or export from Ely?

HMRC customs records show 215 businesses in Ely (CB6, CB7) filed declarations over the last six months — 2,986 import declarations and 1,785 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 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), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), food preparations, n.e.s.. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Ely growing?

Import activity is down 12.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 2.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Ely importers?

Create an account to see all 215 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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Other Cambridgeshire locations with active customs entries.

Ely importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

THORLABS LIMITED

DB BROADCAST LTD

AGRIFAC UK LTD

JDR CABLE SYSTEMS LTD

LIFE FITNESS (UK) LTD

205 more Ely businesses

What Ely trades

Common questions about trade in Ely

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