61 businesses in Newhaven appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 8 of 22 trading locations in East Sussex. Most of that activity sits in electrical machinery and electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, plastics. 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 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
513Import declarations▼ 6.4% on the 6 months before
461Export declarations
+0.0%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
61Trading 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 61 businesses.
★ Most active in NewhavenFiled more customs declarations than any other Newhaven business over the last six months — roughly 20% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 13.
Most active business
QUINTESSENCE FRAGRANCES LTD
101 import declarations28 export declarationsBN9 *Ch. 13Ch. 21Ch. 28Ch. 29Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint), mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries), esters of acetic acid (excl. ethyl, vinyl, n-butyl and dinoseb [iso] acetates).
▲ Expected to increase by 11.6% 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 activity28 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SURREY NANOSYSTEMS LIMITED
29 import declarations50 export declarationsBN9 *Ch. 32Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, using uv, visible or ir optical radiations (excl. spectrometers, spectrophotometers, spectrographs, and gas or smoke analysis apparatus), articles of aluminium, n.e.s., paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions based on acrylic or vinyl polymers in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight.
▲ Expected to increase by 10.0% 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 activity50 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
HYLAB DISPENSERS LTD
17 import declarations37 export declarationsBN9 *Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of polymers of ethylene, household articles and toilet articles, of plastics (excl. tableware, kitchenware, baths, shower-baths, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware).
▲ Expected to increase by 150.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity17 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BWHL GROUP LIMITED
70 import declarations55 export declarationsBN9 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, sacks and bags, incl. cones, of plastics (excl. those of polymers of ethylene), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▼ Expected to slow by 10.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity70 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity55 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
BRIGHTWELL DOSING LTD
36 import declarations52 export declarationsBN9 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges, of plastics, for tubes, pipes and hoses, building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, pumps for liquids, fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device (excl. pumps for dispensing fuel or lubricants, of the type used in filling stations or in garages).
▲ Expected to increase by 141.7% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity36 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
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What Newhaven trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 61 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installatiEssential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint)Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares)Metal furniture for offices (excl. seats)Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures, incl. alcoholic solutions, based on one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry (excl. food or drink industries)Sacks and bags, incl. cones, of plastics (excl. those of polymers of ethylene)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)
Common questions about trade in Newhaven
How many businesses import or export from Newhaven?
HMRC customs records show 61 businesses in Newhaven (BN9) filed declarations over the last six months — 513 import declarations and 461 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Newhaven businesses import most?
The most common category is electrical machinery and electronics. Across all Newhaven traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati, essential oils, whether or not terpeneless, incl. concretes and absolutes (excl. those of citrus fruit and mint), chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, solely for light-emitting diode "led" light sources (excl. for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Newhaven growing?
Import activity is down 6.4% 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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