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Hastings importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Hastings?

HMRC customs records show 186 businesses in Hastings (TN34, TN35, TN37, TN38) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,320 import declarations and 893 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Hastings businesses import most?

The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Hastings traders the leading goods are 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), frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles), parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., whiskies. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Hastings growing?

Import activity is down 14.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

Q: How do I get contact details for Hastings importers?

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Over the last six months, 186 Hastings businesses filed customs declarations. That puts it second in East Sussex for trade activity. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical, photographic and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 3.3% over the next three months.

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1,320Import declarations▼ 14.6% on the 6 months before

893Export declarations

−3.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

186Trading 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 186 businesses.

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★ Most active in HastingsFiled more customs declarations than any other Hastings business over the last six months — roughly 10% of the town's total import activity, mostly in mineral fuels and oils.

Most active business

KURT J LESKER CO LIMITED

132 import declarations 122 export declarations TN38 *Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 32Ch. 34 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposes, 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), lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. p.

▼ Expected to slow by 9.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity132 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity122 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

PHOTEK LIMITED

35 import declarations 35 export declarations TN38 *Ch. 29Ch. 37Ch. 38Ch. 39 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, wire of non-alloy nickel (excl. electrically insulated products), photographic plates and film in the flat for monochrome photography, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles (excl. x-ray film and photographic plates, film in the flat with any side > 255 mm, and instant print.

▲ Expected to increase by 13.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity35 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

T A DRILLING (SALES) LTD

56 import declarations 6 export declarations TN38 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 34Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49, n.e.s., rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, interchangeable, and parts therefor, with working parts of materials other than sintered metal carbide or cermets, rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, interchangeable, with working parts of sintered metal carbides or cermets.

▲ Expected to increase by 33.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity56 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DYKE & DEAN LTD

44 import declarations 17 export declarations TN34 *Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39Ch. 42 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. of porcelain or china, soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper ho, luminaires and lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources, n.e.s., 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 17.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

UNIPOWER (UK) LTD

53 import declarations 5 export declarations TN38 *Ch. 39Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 90 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include time switches with clock or watch movement or with synchronous motor, fans (excl. table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output <= 125 w), parts suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 15.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity53 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity5 in the last 6 months

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What Hastings trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 186 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles)Parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s.WhiskiesBeauty 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 careGold, incl. gold plated with platinum, in semi-manufactured forms, for non-monetary purposesAntiques, over 100 but at most 250 years oldTube or pipe fittings of stainless steel (excl. cast products, flanges, threaded elbows, bends and sleeves and butt weldings fittings)

Common questions about trade in Hastings

How many businesses import or export from Hastings?

HMRC customs records show 186 businesses in Hastings (TN34, TN35, TN37, TN38) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,320 import declarations and 893 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Hastings businesses import most?

The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Hastings traders the leading goods are 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), frames and forks, and parts thereof, for cycles, n.e.s. (excl. for motorcycles), parts and accessories, for bicycles, n.e.s., whiskies. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Hastings growing?

Import activity is down 14.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 3.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Hastings importers?

Create an account to see all 186 businesses, open their Companies House records, run AI research on their website and buying signals, and reveal validated email and LinkedIn contacts.

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Hastings importers & exporters

Top 10 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

KURT J LESKER CO LIMITED

PHOTEK LIMITED

T A DRILLING (SALES) LTD

DYKE & DEAN LTD

UNIPOWER (UK) LTD

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What Hastings trades

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