62 businesses in Canvey Island appear in HMRC customs records for the last six months. It ranks 34 of 41 trading locations in Essex. 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 13.6% 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
353Import declarations▼ 9.7% on the 6 months before
171Export declarations
−13.6%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
62Trading 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 62 businesses.
★ Most active in Canvey IslandFiled more customs declarations than any other Canvey Island business over the last six months — roughly 21% of the town's total import activity, mostly in vegetables.
Most active business
LAURELLE LONDON LTD
75 import declarations21 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 07Ch. 29Ch. 33Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor, stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics.
▼ Expected to slow by 6.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity75 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity21 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
CANVEY ISLAND BINDERY COMPANY LTD
7 import declarations6 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 32Ch. 39Ch. 41Ch. 42Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard, statuettes and other ornamental articles, of plastics, articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619).
▲ Expected to increase by 62.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity7 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity6 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
KAYS AUTOSPECIALISTS LIMITED
22 import declarations38 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 73Ch. 76Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include 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 v, radiators 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 m, parts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos.
▼ Expected to slow by 17.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity38 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
PHILTON POLYTHENE CONVERTERS LIMITED
22 import declarations25 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 48Ch. 63Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics (excl. boxes, cases, crates and similar articles; sacks and bags, incl. cones; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles; spools, spindles, bobbins and similar supports; stoppers, lid, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (, equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit-propping (excl. composite sheetpiling products and formwork panels for poured-in-place concrete, which have the characteristics of moulds).
▼ Expected to slow by 25.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity25 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
F. BRAZIL REINFORCEMENTS LTD
22 import declarations16 export declarationsSS8 *Ch. 39Ch. 40Ch. 56Ch. 72Active 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), parts and accessories for machine tools for working metal without removing material, n.e.s., bars and rods, of iron or non-alloy steel, with indentations, ribs, groves or other deformations produced during the rolling process.
▼ Expected to slow by 42.9% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity16 in the last 6 months
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What Canvey Island trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 62 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
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 vPerfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions)Articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics (excl. boxes, cases, crates and similar articles; sacks and bags, incl. cones; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles; spools, spindles, bobbins and similar supports; stoppers, lidRadiators 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 mStoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plasticsCarboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plasticsNon-refractory mortars and concretesParts and accessories of bodies 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 purpos
Common questions about trade in Canvey Island
How many businesses import or export from Canvey Island?
HMRC customs records show 62 businesses in Canvey Island (SS8) filed declarations over the last six months — 353 import declarations and 171 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Canvey Island businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Canvey Island traders the leading goods are 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 v, perfumes and toilet waters (excl. aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions), articles for the conveyance or packaging of goods, of plastics (excl. boxes, cases, crates and similar articles; sacks and bags, incl. cones; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles; spools, spindles, bobbins and similar supports; stoppers, lid, radiators 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 m. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Canvey Island growing?
Import activity is down 9.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to soften by roughly 13.6%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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