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Lewes importers & exporters

Q: How many businesses import or export from Lewes?

HMRC customs records show 179 businesses in Lewes (BN7, BN8) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,350 import declarations and 794 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

Q: What do Lewes businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lewes traders the leading goods are 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), food preparations, n.e.s., perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Q: Is trade from Lewes growing?

Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

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

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HMRC records show 179 businesses trading internationally from Lewes over the last six months. It ranks 4 of 22 trading locations in East Sussex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, optical and medical instruments. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 4.3% over the next three months.

Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1

1,350Import declarations▼ 4.9% on the 6 months before

794Export declarations

+4.3%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data

179Trading 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 179 businesses.

★ Most active in LewesFiled more customs declarations than any other Lewes business over the last six months — roughly 14% of the town's total import activity, mostly in vegetables.

Most active business

HENLEY BRIDGE INGREDIENTS LTD

191 import declarations Imports only BN8 *Ch. 07Ch. 08Ch. 09Ch. 11 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum), bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the, fruit and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excl. prepared or preserved with vinegar, preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marm.

▲ Expected to increase by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity191 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity0 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

DARCY CLOTHING LTD

25 import declarations 44 export declarations BN7 *Ch. 42Ch. 50Ch. 51Ch. 52 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include men's or boys' shirts of cotton (excl. knitted or crocheted, nightshirts, singlets and other vests), footwear with outer soles and uppers of leather, covering the ankle (excl. incorporating a protective metal toecap, sports footwear, orthopaedic footwear and toy footwear), men's or boys' shirts of textile materials (excl. of cotton or man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, nightshirts, singlets and other vests).

▲ Expected to increase by 50.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

AMBER HOUSE LTD

49 import declarations 17 export declarations BN8 *Ch. 30Ch. 33Ch. 34Ch. 39 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include beauty 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 care, lip make-up preparations, yarn used to clean between the teeth "dental floss", in individual retail packages.

▲ Expected to increase by 13.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity49 in the last 6 months

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

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Among the most active

HANOVER DISPLAYS LTD

101 import declarations 72 export declarations BN8 *Ch. 33Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 44 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include indicator panels with liquid crystal devices "lcd" or light emitting diodes "led" (excl. those for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling), 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, parts of electric sound or visual signalling apparatus, n.e.s..

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

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity101 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity72 in the last 6 months

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Among the most active

ZENITEL GB LTD

25 import declarations 62 export declarations BN8 *Ch. 32Ch. 73Ch. 76Ch. 83 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include parts of microphones, loudspeakers, headphones and earphones, earphones, audio-frequency electric amplifiers or electric sound amplifier sets, n.e.s., machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone sets, telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), audio-frequency electric amplifiers.

▼ Expected to slow by 28.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity62 in the last 6 months

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174 more Lewes businesses

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What Lewes trades

The most frequently declared goods across all 179 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.

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)Food preparations, n.e.s.Perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)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 tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vParts and accessories of motorcycles, incl. mopeds, n.e.s.Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder)Parachutes, incl. dirigible parachutes and paragliders, and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories thereto, n.e.s.

Common questions about trade in Lewes

How many businesses import or export from Lewes?

HMRC customs records show 179 businesses in Lewes (BN7, BN8) filed declarations over the last six months — 1,350 import declarations and 794 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.

What do Lewes businesses import most?

The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Lewes traders the leading goods are 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), food preparations, n.e.s., perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), printed books, brochures and similar printed matter (excl. those in single sheets; dictionaries, encyclopaedias, periodicals and publications which are essentially devoted to advertising). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.

Is trade from Lewes growing?

Import activity is down 4.9% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 4.3%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.

How do I get contact details for Lewes importers?

Create an account to see all 179 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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Lewes importers & exporters

Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier

HENLEY BRIDGE INGREDIENTS LTD

DARCY CLOTHING LTD

AMBER HOUSE LTD

HANOVER DISPLAYS LTD

ZENITEL GB LTD

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What Lewes trades

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