HMRC records show 86 businesses trading internationally from Kendal over the last six months. That puts it third in Cumbria for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 6.1% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:26HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
956Import declarations▼ 8.3% on the 6 months before
622Export declarations
−6.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
86Trading businesses
Top 5 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 86 businesses.
★ Most active in KendalFiled more customs declarations than any other Kendal business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in inorganic chemicals.
Most active business
ANORD MARDIX UK LIMITED
71 import declarations131 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v, parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus), electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 v (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other.
▼ Expected to slow by 30.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity71 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity131 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KENDAL NUTRICARE LTD
81 import declarations30 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 04Ch. 11Ch. 15Ch. 17Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include food preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale, of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s. and of milk, sour cream, whey, yogurt, edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not re, whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity81 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity30 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
GILBERT GILKES AND GORDON
34 import declarations77 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 72Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include mechanical seals, washers of iron or steel (excl. spring washers and other lock washers), pumps for liquids, power-driven (excl. those of subheading 8413.11 and 8413.19, fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engine, concrete pumps, general reciprocating or rotary positive displacement pumps and centrifug.
▼ Expected to slow by 30.8% 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 activity77 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (UK ) LIMITED
62 import declarations93 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 38Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings), epoxide resins, in primary forms, 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 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity93 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LTD CO
27 import declarations88 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 14Ch. 39Ch. 47Ch. 48Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanica, uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 435 mm or with one side <= 435 mm and the other side >, 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.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity27 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity88 in the last 6 months
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What Kendal trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 86 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsTube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings)Epoxide resins, in primary formsUncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanicaSlag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rollsCeramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)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
Common questions about trade in Kendal
How many businesses import or export from Kendal?
HMRC customs records show 86 businesses in Kendal (LA9) filed declarations over the last six months — 956 import declarations and 622 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Kendal businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Kendal traders the leading goods are tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, tube or pipe fittings, of iron or steel (excl. cast iron or stainless steel products; flanges; threaded elbows, bends and sleeves; butt welding fittings), epoxide resins, in primary forms, 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 or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanica. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Kendal growing?
Import activity is down 8.3% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 6.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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