Over the last six months, 29 St Ives (Cornwall) businesses filed customs declarations. It ranks 23 of 34 trading locations in Cornwall. Most of that activity sits in knitted clothing and accessories, works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques, jewellery, pearls and precious metals. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.0% 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
64Import declarations▼ 13.5% on the 6 months before
17Export declarations
+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
29Trading 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 29 businesses.
★ Most active in St Ives (Cornwall)Filed more customs declarations than any other St Ives (Cornwall) business over the last six months — roughly 12% of the town's total import activity, mostly in miscellaneous food preparations.
Most active business
H TEMPEST LTD
8 import declarations7 export declarationsTR26 *Ch. 21Ch. 32Ch. 33Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818,, composite paper and paperboard "made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive", not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets wi, 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.
▼ Expected to slow by 16.7% 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 activity7 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TIFFANY PORTMAN
4 import declarationsImports onlyTR26 *Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include women's or girls' dresses of textile materials (excl. of wool, fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' dresses of synthetic fibres (excl. knitted or crocheted and petticoats), women's or girls' garments of textile fabrics, rubberised or impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or other substances (excl. of the type described in heading 6202, and babies' garments and clothing accessories).
▲ Expected to increase by 75.0% 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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Among the most active
R S NICOLL LTD
4 import declarationsImports onlyTR26 *Ch. 71Active in 2 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum), imitation jewellery, of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal (excl. cuff links and studs).
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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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Among the most active
CELTIC FISH AND GAME LIMITED
3 import declarationsImports onlyTR26 *Ch. 03Ch. 20Ch. 30Ch. 35Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, non-printed, frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "euthynnus [katsuwonus] pelamis", wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, e.g. dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. adhesive dressings and ot.
▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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ABIGAIL ANDERSON
3 import declarationsImports onlyTR26 *Ch. 48Ch. 49Ch. 61Ch. 62Active in 3 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles, printed books, brochures and similar printed matter, in single sheets, whether or not folded (excl. periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats).
▲ 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 activity0 in the last 6 months
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What St Ives (Cornwall) trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 29 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old)Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats)Imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum)Footwear with uppers of textile materials (excl. with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear)Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818,Paintings, e.g. oil paintings, watercolours and pastels, and drawings executed entirely by hand (excl. over 100 years old, and technical drawings and the like of heading 4906, and hand-painted or hand-decorated manufactured articles)Composite paper and paperboard "made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive", not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets wiHats 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
Common questions about trade in St Ives (Cornwall)
How many businesses import or export from St Ives (Cornwall)?
HMRC customs records show 29 businesses in St Ives (Cornwall) (TR26) filed declarations over the last six months — 64 import declarations and 17 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do St Ives (Cornwall) businesses import most?
The most common category is knitted clothing and accessories. Across all St Ives (Cornwall) traders the leading goods are articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal (excl. articles > 100 years old), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, of wool, knitted or crocheted (excl. wadded waistcoats), imitation jewellery (excl. jewellery, of base metal, whether or not clad with silver, gold or platinum), footwear with uppers of textile materials (excl. with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from St Ives (Cornwall) growing?
Import activity is down 13.5% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.0%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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