HMRC records show 385 businesses trading internationally from Basildon over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Essex. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics and plastic articles. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to ease back by around 0.2% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 25/08/2026 at 11:41HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-25.1
8,570Import declarations▼ 0.6% on the 6 months before
4,168Export declarations
−0.2%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
385Trading 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 385 businesses.
★ Most active in BasildonFiled more customs declarations than any other Basildon business over the last six months — roughly 16% of the town's total import activity, mostly in cereals.
Most active business
FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
1348 import declarations943 export declarationsSS15 *Ch. 10Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 31Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, nuts of iron or steel.
▲ Expected to increase by 9.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1348 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity943 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
D.H. INDUSTRIES LIMITED
85 import declarations104 export declarationsSS15 *Ch. 22Ch. 34Ch. 38Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), gaskets, washers and other seals, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and those of cellular rubber), articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 15.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity85 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity104 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
1296 import declarations288 export declarationsSS14 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 35Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), gear boxes and parts thereof, 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, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall.
▲ Expected to increase by 6.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1296 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity288 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
IVECO LTD
677 import declarations223 export declarationsSS14 *Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, 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 transpor, gear boxes and parts thereof, 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, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall.
▲ Expected to increase by 12.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity677 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity223 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
487 import declarations191 export declarationsSS13 *Ch. 07Ch. 12Ch. 17Ch. 21Active in 6 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, articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), ball-point pens.
▼ Expected to slow by 15.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity487 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity191 in the last 6 months
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Every importer and exporter in SS13 / SS14 / SS15 / SS16 with monthly activity, 24-month indicators, forecasts, Companies House records, AI research and validated contact reveals.
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What Basildon trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 385 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 kindsArticles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded)Gear boxes and parts thereof, 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 purposeParts 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 vAppliances 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)Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall
Common questions about trade in Basildon
How many businesses import or export from Basildon?
HMRC customs records show 385 businesses in Basildon (SS13, SS14, SS15, SS16) filed declarations over the last six months — 8,570 import declarations and 4,168 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Basildon businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Basildon 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, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire), threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded). You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Basildon growing?
Import activity is down 0.6% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 0.2%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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