HMRC records show 90 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 and plastic articles, electrical machinery and electronics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 13.9% 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
828Import declarations▼ 17.4% on the 6 months before
508Export declarations
−13.9%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
90Trading 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 90 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
57 import declarations101 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include bars, rods and solid profiles, of aluminium alloys, n.e.s., reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of iron or steel, for any material "other than compressed or liquefied gas", of a capacity of > 300 l, not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, whether or not lined or heat-insulated (excl. cont, articles of copper, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 34.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity57 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LTD CO
18 import declarations70 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 14Ch. 39Ch. 47Ch. 48Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes, thin sheets "veils" of irregularly laminated glass fibres, recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard, incl. unsorted waste and scrap (excl. waste and scrap of unbleached kraft paper or kraft paperboard, or of corrugated paper or corrugated paperboard, that of paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D M GOULD WHOLESALE LTD
65 import declarationsImports onlyLA9 *Ch. 05Ch. 39Ch. 42Ch. 43Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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, glass eyes (excl. prosthetic articles); articles of glass beads, or of imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones, statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass (excl. imitation jewellery), water-skis, surfboards and other water-sport equipment (other than sailboards).
▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
TECHNICAL FIBRE PRODUCTS LTD
29 import declarations36 export declarationsLA9 *Ch. 29Ch. 39Ch. 48Ch. 49Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls, nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, n.e.s., of synthetic or man-made filaments, weighing <= 25 g/m, fabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposes.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity29 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
JAMES CROPPER SPECIALITY PAPERS LIMITED
37 import declarationsImports onlyLA9 *Ch. 11Ch. 35Ch. 39Ch. 44Active in 5 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches, pulps of fibres derived from recovered "waste and scrap" paper or paperboard, sack kraft paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm (excl. unbleached, and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808).
▲ Expected to increase by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months
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What Kendal trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 90 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 kindsSlag-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)Carbon fibresFabrics of carbon fibres, for non-electrical purposesMeat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (excl. hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, and bellies and cuts thereof)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, yogurtEdible 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
Common questions about trade in Kendal
How many businesses import or export from Kendal?
HMRC customs records show 90 businesses in Kendal (LA9) filed declarations over the last six months — 828 import declarations and 508 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, slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools, incl. intermixtures thereof, in bulk, sheets or rolls, ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 % (excl. refractory, mosaic cubes and finishing ceramics), carbon fibres. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Kendal growing?
Import activity is down 17.4% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 13.9%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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