Over the last six months, 83 St Ives (Huntingdonshire) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 11 of 17 trading locations in Cambridgeshire. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 9.7% 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
1,185Import declarations▼ 13.0% on the 6 months before
662Export declarations
−9.7%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
83Trading 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 83 businesses.
★ Most active in St Ives (Huntingdonshire)Filed more customs declarations than any other St Ives (Huntingdonshire) business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in animal feed and food residues.
Most active business
LINX PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES LTD
248 import declarations256 export declarationsPE27 *Ch. 23Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink), rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19 and fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine), printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity248 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity256 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
OPAL FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS LIMITED
44 import declarations10 export declarationsPE27 *Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 59Ch. 63Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s., machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry (excl. cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or freezing equipment), parts of harvesting machinery, threshing machinery, mowers and machines for cleaning, sorting or grading agricultural produce, 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 activity44 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
L H AGRO (UK) LTD
40 import declarations9 export declarationsPE27 *Ch. 73Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts of valves and similar articles for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, n.e.s., 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., 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).
▼ Expected to slow by 31.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity40 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WEBTEC PRODUCTS LTD
15 import declarations28 export declarationsPE27 *Ch. 40Ch. 49Ch. 72Ch. 73Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include ball bearings, articles of non-malleable cast iron, n.e.s., rods and profile shapes, of cellular rubber.
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAUVAIS LIMITED
34 import declarations5 export declarationsPE27 *Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 52Ch. 61Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include t-shirts, singlets and other vests of cotton, knitted or crocheted, men's or boys' shirts of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excl. nightshirts, t-shirts, singlets and other vests), t-shirts, singlets and other vests of textile materials, knitted or crocheted (excl. cotton).
▼ Expected to slow by 38.5% 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 activity5 in the last 6 months
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What St Ives (Huntingdonshire) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 83 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar contaGolf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs)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)Ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed (excl. headgear for animalMetal furniture (excl. for offices, seats and medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)
Common questions about trade in St Ives (Huntingdonshire)
How many businesses import or export from St Ives (Huntingdonshire)?
HMRC customs records show 83 businesses in St Ives (Huntingdonshire) (PE27) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,185 import declarations and 662 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do St Ives (Huntingdonshire) businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all St Ives (Huntingdonshire) traders the leading goods are travelling-bags, insulated food or beverage bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, shopping-bags, map-cases, tool bags, sports bags, jewellery boxes, cutlery cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar conta, golf equipment (excl. balls and complete clubs), 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), ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from St Ives (Huntingdonshire) growing?
Import activity is down 13.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 9.7%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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