HMRC records show 31 businesses trading internationally from Helston over the last six months. It ranks 12 of 34 trading locations in Cornwall. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics and plastic articles, toys, games and sports equipment. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 7.8% 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
188Import declarations▼ 16.1% on the 6 months before
117Export declarations
+7.8%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
31Trading 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 31 businesses.
★ Most active in HelstonFiled more customs declarations than any other Helston business over the last six months — roughly 40% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
FOURTH ELEMENT LIMITED
76 import declarations54 export declarationsTR13 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 42Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), garments, knitted or crocheted, rubberised or impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or other materials (excl. babies' garments and clothing accessories), water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards).
▲ Expected to increase by 17.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity76 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity54 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CEMON HOMEOPATHICS LTD
2 import declarations6 export declarationsTR13 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments, lip and eye make-up preparations, manicure or pedicure preparations and make-up or skin care, carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the commercial conveyance or packing of goods, and preserving jars, of glass (excl. ampoules, glass inners for containers, with vacuum insulation, perfume, tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood; boot or shoe lasts and shoetrees, of wood (excl. forms used in the manufacture of hats, forms of heading 8480, other machines and machine components, of wood).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KING CLIVE CHARLES PETER
4 import declarations4 export declarationsTR13 *Ch. 67Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human hair, and articles of human hair, n.e.s., complete wigs of synthetic textile materials.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLEXI-HEX LTD
3 import declarations3 export declarationsTR13 *Ch. 48Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include packing containers, incl. record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, folding cartons, boxes and cases, of uncorrugated paper or paperboard, s.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
WENDRON STOVES LIMITED
4 import declarationsImports onlyTR13 *Ch. 68Ch. 73Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include stoves, heaters, grates, fires, wash boilers, braziers and similar domestic appliances, of iron or steel, for solid fuel or other non-electricsource of energy (excl. liquid or gaseous fuel, and cooking appliances, whether or not with oven, separate o, mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound absorbing mineral materials (excl. slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials, article.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity4 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Helston trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 31 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 animalJerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Garments, knitted or crocheted, rubberised or impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or other materials (excl. babies' garments and clothing accessories)Water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards)Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. swimwear and underpants)Gloves, mittens and mitts, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber, knitted or crochetedTooth brushes, incl. dental-plate brushesDentifrices, incl. those used by dental practitioners
Common questions about trade in Helston
How many businesses import or export from Helston?
HMRC customs records show 31 businesses in Helston (TR13) filed declarations over the last six months — 188 import declarations and 117 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Helston businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Helston traders the leading goods are 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 animal, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), garments, knitted or crocheted, rubberised or impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or other materials (excl. babies' garments and clothing accessories), water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Helston growing?
Import activity is down 16.1% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 7.8%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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