Over the last six months, 18 Padstow businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 25 of 34 trading locations in Cornwall. Most of that activity sits in optical, photographic and medical instruments, machinery and mechanical appliances, leather goods, luggage and handbags. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.1% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
55Import declarations▲ 0.0% on the 6 months before
15Export declarations
−3.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
18Trading 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 18 businesses.
★ Most active in PadstowFiled more customs declarations than any other Padstow business over the last six months — roughly 38% of the town's total import activity, mostly in plastics and plastic articles.
Most active business
T T SURVEYS LIMITED
21 import declarations5 export declarationsPL28 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 84Ch. 85Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and ap, parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s., parts of: air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, fans and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, and gas-tight biological safety cabinets, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 30.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SEAFOOD TRADING LIMITED
1 import declarationsImports onlyPL28 *Ch. 22Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 68Active in 1 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, marble, travertine and alabaster, in any form (excl. tiles, cubes and similar articles of subheading 6802.10, imitation jewellery, clocks, lamps and lighting fittings and parts thereof, buttons, original sculptures and statuary, setts, curbstones and.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TJ CLAYS LIMITED
8 import declarations5 export declarationsPL28 *Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 84Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in rolls of any size, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of, paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or bo.
▲ Expected to increase by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity8 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
FLOTSAM AND JETSON LIMITED
5 import declarationsImports onlyPL28 *Ch. 42Ch. 44Ch. 71Active in 4 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs), handbags, whether or not with shoulder straps, incl. those without handles, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old).
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SLICKERS LIMITED
4 import declarationsImports onlyPL28 *Ch. 42Ch. 90Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602), wallets, purses, key-pouches, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches and similar articles carried in the pocket or handbag, with outer surface of plastic sheeting or textile materials, sunglasses.
▲ 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 Padstow trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 18 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and apPrinted books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising)Parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s.Saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602)Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsStatuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques)Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs)
Common questions about trade in Padstow
How many businesses import or export from Padstow?
HMRC customs records show 18 businesses in Padstow (PL28) filed declarations over the last six months — 55 import declarations and 15 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Padstow businesses import most?
The most common category is optical, photographic and medical instruments. Across all Padstow traders the leading goods are instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics (excl. compasses, rangefinders, theodolites, tachymeters "tacheometers", levels and photogrammetrical surveying instruments and ap, printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), parts and accessories for instruments and appliances used in geodesy, topography, photogrammetrical surveying, hydrography, oceanography, hydrology, meteorology or geophysics, and for rangefinders, n.e.s., saddlery and harness for any animal, incl. traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddlebags, dog coats and the like, of any material (excl. harnesses for children and adults, riding whips and other goods of heading 6602). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Padstow growing?
Import activity is up 0.0% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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